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Happy New Year ! First Dance - Saturday January 10thCathy CampbellCathy Campbell, Co-President of TCD, has been calling contra dances in southern Ontario since 2005. She is a recent convert to contra dancing who likes to call accessible yet interesting dances.
Katie Avery & Emilyn StamKatie has been a member of Relative Harmony since 2001 and a member of the Young Folk Revue since 2005, a Toronto based quintet of young and very talented folk musicians. She is currently majoring in violin at U of T. Emilyn is a composer and teacher on piano and fiddle, a versatile accompanist, innovative improviser, and creative collaborator. |
Guelph Contra Dance - Friday Jan 9thContact Judy: judy.greenhill@rogers.com |
Suggestions ?? Feedback ?? Need to express an opinion about one of our recent bands or callers? Did you dance somewhere else to fabulous music or calling? Please let us know how we're doing --and who you would like to see us hire in the future. In addition to the Suggestion Box which is on the table at every dance, we now have an online comment and suggestion form which we encourage you to use. |
Hallowe'en Dance with Judy Greenhill Photos and slideshow by Steven Nagy |
Spring Thaw 2009 - Wild Asparagus !Mark your calendars now. April 17th - 19th |
New to Contra Dancing or the Toronto Country Dancers ?
Beginners are welcome at all TCD dances - No partner needed. Contra dancing is a walking step so no fancy footwork to be learned. All music is live (jigs & reels). All dances walked through before the dance. Please come for the 7:00 p.m. Basics Class before the dance.
We hold Contra Dances most second, fourth, and fifth Saturdays from September through June. Please check our Schedule for details. This site is updated regularly. For out of town dances, please follow the "Links" link in the left navigation bar.
We dance at St. Barnabas Church Hall on the Danforth. It's across the road from the Carrot Common and Eastminster United Church, where we hold our Annual Spring Thaw. From the Chester Subway Station walk westwards along the Danforth then south on Hampton Ave. Follow the path through the playground to the doors at the end of the path.
It’s traditional to change partners for each dance, so you will dance with many people during an evening. Dress casually and comfortably in layers. It gets quite warm. All dancers are invited to go out to eat afterwards.
Toronto Country Dancers 2008 |
Shoe Policy
We are lucky to have this wonderful floor to dance on. Maintaining such a floor is costly, and the administrator of St. Barnabas has asked us to respect their shoe policy, which is that no street shoes may be worn in the dance hall/gym. Please *bring* an extra pair of shoes to the dance to change into .Click here for more details.
Photos
- 25th Anniversary Dance
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TCD Dance videos by Myra Hirschberg February 9, 2008. Tom Calwell calling; Sheesham and Lotus (Teillard & Sam) playing.
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