Monday, October 15, 6:30-8:30pm
You are welcome to come to a great evening of light, fun social dancing for adults and for students in sixth grade and older. We are hosting an introductory English Country Dancing class on Monday October 15, 6:30-8:30 in the Community Room at the Turtle Lane campus. [If there is interest, a regular dance at our school can follow, hopefully with live music].
What is English County Dancing? It is a style of social dance, originally from the eighteenth century and earlier, done in different formations (long or short lines, circles, squares, etc.) ranging in mood from light playfulness to delightful elegance, enthusiastically robust to gloriously stately. The music comes from composers Purcell, Handel, and Grainger as well as traditional, folk, classical and contemporary sources, and is above all, very melodic. It’s easy to learn, and the basic step is simple — just walking in time with the music.
If you come, bring clean, flat-heeled shoes with some traction; it’s best to avoid high or narrow heels, sneakers, and flip-flops/mules. Dress comfortably and casually, and be aware that you can get warm, so layers are helpful. This first class will be to recorded music, but in the future we might have live musicians.