| This
weekend workshop is coordinated by veteran callers, Phil Jamison
and Nancy Mamlin with music by David Bass and the
Forge Mountain Diggers (formerly the Sidewinders) and Ron
Cole and Randy Johnson. Other bands and callers will be added
- keep checking this site!
Cost: $60 (for all
workshops and evening dances), $30 for youth (under 22). No on-campus
housing for this weekend event, but housing may be available with
local host participants. You may also wish to stay in a nearby
motel. A limited number of work scholarships are available.
Other callers joining us include:
Martha Tyner (Illinois)
Bob Dalsemer (North Carolina)
Schedule of workshops and
other events.
Keep checking this site for updates!
Last update: 4/1/06 |
Come
to this weekend of traditional square dancing, calling workshops,
and old-time music in the mountains of western North
Carolina. For callers, dancers, and old-time musicians of all
levels. The weekend activities will be held on the campus of Warren
Wilson College, and is sponsored by The
Swannanoa Gathering.
 If you are a veteran
square caller, we invite you to join this "think tank"
of square dance callers; share your years of wisdom, discuss dance
issues, exchange ideas, charge your batteries, and help keep the
tradition alive. Do you have a favorite square dance topic that
you'd like to offer? Let us know. Do you have old/rare square
dance books? Bring 'em to share!
If you are a novice
square caller, expand your repertoire, skills, and knowledge.
If you are a contra
dance caller, but would like to begin to learn how to call
squares, this is a unique opportunity to learn from some of the
best and most-experienced traditional square callers in the country.
If you are a dancer,
come dance every kind of square imaginable, both during the workshops
and in the evenings.
If you are an old-time
musician, come for a weekend of music. Learn how to become
a better dance musician. Opportunities for jamming as well as
playing for dances.
For
more information contact:
Nancy Mamlin
phone: 828-262-6059
Phil Jamison
phone: 828-771-3722 |
| Yes! I want to be a part of this
fun weekend!!
Enclosed is my check made out to The Swannanoa Gathering
[$60 (per person)/$30 youth discount for participants under 22
years old].*
My contact information is below:
Name: ____________________________________
Email:__________________________________________
Phone: ____________________________________
Address: __________________________________
_________________________________________
Workshop requests (What do you want to do/learn?): __________________________________________________________
I am a:
____ caller
____ dancer
____ musician
Send form and check to:
Dare to be Square!
c/o Phil Jamison
Warren Wilson College, CPO 6211
PO Box 9000
Swannanoa, NC 28815-9000
For inquiries about local housing, please contact Don
Talley.
*If you wish to participate but have financial need, please
email us for information about a work exchange for tuition
reduction.
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