Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 
Subject: Dances of April 9, 2005
From: Cris 

Dances from April 9, 2005
Salvation Army Gymnasium, 7:00-10:00pm

I arrived late and incuriously failed to find what dances had preceded 
my arrival, so I bring you to our regularly scheduled dance list 
already in progress.

3  St. George of Skyros - Greece
4  Louky - Czech [Russ taught]
5  Milanovo Kolo - Serbia [Russ taught]
6  An Dro Retourne ("Changerais-tu?") -- Brittany
7  Jessie Polka (to "Cotton Mill Girls") - United States [Russ taught]
8  Tino More - Macedonia [Russ taught]
9  Mayim -  Israel [Cris taught]. The rain continues to fall.
10 Rumelaj - Gypsy
11 Ali Pasa - Turkey [Cris taught]
12 Gorani- Armenia
13 Oseh Shaloam - Israel
14 Derite Se Cizme Moje - Croatia [Cris taught]
15 Lesnoto ("Tuginata Pusta de Osta Ne") -- Macedonia via Chickenhouse,
        MT [Russ taught]
16 Juice of Barley- England [Russ taught]
   As we knew in our hearts, Playford states "all clap and hands-4 once
   round" which is to say the circle turn goes all the way, not half as we
   chose to do.  But it certainly is easier to accomplish the move in the
   allotted time if you only go half-way-round, isn't it? Thus our
   low-impact adaptation continues by mutual consent.
17 Tamzara - Armenia
18 Podrimsko oro - Albania
19 Cobankat - Albania. We didn't actually dance this, but rather studied
        the dance notes while the music played.
20 Yolanda - Colombia
21 Devojce - Macedonia
22 Zorba - Greece
23 Barsgeren yeghanag (Persian Melody) - Armenia  <Joe led>
24 Sedi Donka - Bulgaria [Russ taught]  Thank heaven for the variable-speed
        tape.
25 St. Margaret's Hill - England.  Danced twice and oh my was it beautiful.
26 Dospatsko Horo - Bulgaria
27 Heya Heya (partner version) - Modern Israeli
28 Dedo Mili Dedo - Macedonia
29 Svekrvino Oro - Macedonia. The mother-in-law's dance.

14 dancers, alphabetically by first name spelled backward:
Linda
Ronda
Lita
Ted
Jackie Z
Joe
Rose
Lauren
Don
Shannon
Cris
Russ
Scott (visiting from Helena)
Missy

=============
Announcements
=============
Next dance: Saturday, April 16, Salvation Army Gym, 7pm-10pm.
The following Saturday, April 23, is the Spring Swing in Bozeman. 
Folkdancing in the Flathead will be held that evening.

Speaking of the Spring Swing, here is the tentative schedule for that 
weekend. The one change from last week's dance report is a probable 
change in the start time of the Saturday afternoon Scottish.
I'm led to believe there may be a Friday evening activity in Helena as 
well; details will follow if this is confirmed.
> Saturday:
> 11-12(Maybe)    At Harmony Hall. A beginners lesson for locals (for 
> the folks who don't dance enough to recall.) We can zip through these 
> again in the evening, but I'd like to add more from the 
> Bourques-Moreau Easy International CD, which Carla should have by 
> then.We already do 3 from it.
>
> 12-2 At Harmony Hall. S&S Review and maybe add some new dances.
>
> 2-2:30   Break
>
> 2:30-5:30 Scottish to live music (Hallie and Tom Robison) at the barn, 
> with Setnja and maybe another International thrown in. This makes the 
> best of Bozeman- our musicians and Susan at her finest.
>
> 5:30-7  Dinner
>
> 7-11 or so..    Dance at MT Ballet
> Some people will sleep.
>
> Sunday
> 11-1-ish   Dance at MT Ballet
>

One more note of personal interest to me: the Swingin' On High Big Band 
will be playing a swing dance on Friday Evening, April 22, at the 
Eagles lodge (37 1st Street W, Kalispell). Proceeds will benefit the 
Flathead Jazz Society -- I'm not sure right now what the admission 
price is, but I know it's going to be reasonable. Bandleader B.J. 
Lupton has asked the Eagles to make this a non-smoking event, so have 
no fear of secondhand smoke and come to dance!