SunAssembly.org http://sunassembly.org/blog English Country Dance Community in Durham, North Carolina Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:28:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Spring DanceFest on March 13-14 http://sunassembly.org/blog/spring-dancefest-on-march-13-14/ http://sunassembly.org/blog/spring-dancefest-on-march-13-14/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:14:02 +0000 http://sunassembly.org/blog/?p=12 Save the date for Sun Assembly’s Spring DanceFest to be held March 13-14 at The Ark, Duke University East Campus!

Our guest caller will be Jenny Beer from Philadelphia. Music will be provided by members and friends of our wonderful local band, Collard Greene.

Please look for registration information and other details after the New Year. If you have any questions about this event or are interested in volunteering, please contact Leah Hefner at (919)428-0008 or lhefner at email.unc.edu.

]]> http://sunassembly.org/blog/spring-dancefest-on-march-13-14/feed/ 0 New Years Eve English Country Dance http://sunassembly.org/blog/new-years-eve-english-country-dance/ http://sunassembly.org/blog/new-years-eve-english-country-dance/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:07:49 +0000 http://sunassembly.org/blog/?p=7 Sun Assembly English Country Dancers will hold a New Year’s Eve Dance at the Ark on Duke’s East Campus December 31, 2009, starting at 8:30 until we welcome the New Year in with a song and final dance.

Dance a wonderful selection of English Country Dances to the live music of Mara Shea and friends. Calling by Allan Troxler and Russell Herman. Donation: $18 ($15 for Sun Assembly members and Duke students); children under 12 free.

Join Sun Assembly that evening and get the dance and a 2010 membership for $25.  No one will be turned away for lack of funds. A dessert or snack to share at the break would be delightful.

Newcomers welcome!  No partners needed, and all dances will be taught using global (non-gendered) calling.

Remember: Clean dance shoes or socks only – no street shoes.

Questions? Call 286-2202.

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Please bring non-street shoes or plan to dance in your stocking feet, as a courtesy to the floor.

We have live music on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month, with recorded music on the other nights.

If you have questions, call (919) 683-9672.

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