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Schedule

November 8-10, 2024

Contra Fantasia!
Schedule

FRIDAY:

6:00 pm	Registration opens
7:00 – 9:00	MAIN HALL Contra Dance: with RIVER ROAD & ALEX DEIS-LAUBY (Role Terms: Gents/Ladies)
9:15 – 11:00	MAIN HALL Contra Dance: with THE DAM BEAVERS & CIS HINKLE (Role Terms: Larks/Robins)
11:30	Building locked for the Night

SATURDAY MORNING:

8:00 am	Building opens
9:00 – 9:30	SIDE ROOM Tai Chi Warmups: with CIS HINKLE No experience required. Get stretched and ready to start the day! MAIN HALL Waltz Dance: with THE DAM BEAVERS
9:30 – 12:15	MAIN HALL Contra Dance: with THE DAM BEAVERS & ALEX DEIS-LAUBY (Role Terms: Larks/Robins)
10:45 – 12:15	DANCE STUDIO Cajun/Zydeco Workshop: with DON BAGGET & MARLA PUZISS No experience required. Laissez les bons temps roule y’all!

SATURDAY AFTERNOON:

12:15 – 2:00	LUNCH ON YOUR OWN Don’t want to eat lunch alone? Meet up at the “Dine With a Dancer” gathering spot in front of the registration table in the lobby at 12:30pm and introduce yourself to others who are also looking for lunch companions. There are tons of restaurants within walking distance!
12:30 – 1:30	LOBBY ANNEX Positional Calling Self-led Discussion: This workshop is for Callers who want to meet and brainstorm how to call specific dances and dance moves using positional cues. Bring your cards and your ideas! OUTDOORS / SIDE ROOM Music Jam: Bring your instrument and meet outdoors (if sunny) or in the Side Room off the main hallway (if rainy)
2:00 – 4:30	MAIN HALL Contra Dance: with RIVER ROAD & CIS HINKLE (Role Terms: Gents/Ladies) DANCE STUDIO English Country Dance: with SHAPESHIFTER & SETH TEPFER
2:00 – 3:00	SIDE ROOM Waltz Flourishes Workshop: with ED & TAMI HOWE This session is great BOTH for beginners who are new to “contra style” waltz and for experienced dancers who want to pick up some tips and fun moves. We will explore the structure of fiddle tunes and how we can connect waltz moves with waltz music. There will be no rules or fancy footwork, just momentum!
3:30 – 4:30	SIDE ROOM Glorious Chorus: with ELISE WITT Low Pressure, High Pleasure Community Sing. Internationally renowned musical arts educator Elise Witt teaches in a style so easy that, before you know it, the room is in perfect harmony. All pieces are broken down into easily learnable parts and become thrilling to sing in a group. Singers of all abilities, styles, and experience are welcome. No music reading required.

SATURDAY NIGHT: CONTRA FANTASIA

4:30 – 7:00	SUPPER ON YOUR OWN Don’t want to eat supper alone? Meet up at the “Dine With a Dancer” gathering spot in front of the registration table in the lobby at 4:45pm and introduce yourself to others who are also looking for dinner companions.
6:15 – 7:00	LOBBY Ukulele Jam
7:00 – 9:00	MAIN HALL Contra Dance: with DAM BEAVERS & CIS HINKLE (Role Terms: Larks/Robins)
9:15 – 11:00	MAIN HALL Contra Dance: with RIVER ROAD & ALEX DEIS-LAUBY (Role Terms: Gents/Ladies)
11:30	Building locked for the Night

SUNDAY:

8:00am	Building Opens
9:00 – 11:30	SIDE ROOM Pot Luck Community Brunch
9:00 – 10:00	MAIN HALL Waltz Dance: with THE ATLANTA FOLK ORCHESTRA
9:15 – 10:00	LOBBY Sunday Sing: with JANET SHEPHERD
9:30 – 10:00	BACK HALLWAY Morning Stretches: with TBA
10:15 – 11:15	MAIN HALL Dutch Crossing: with RIVER ROAD & SETH TEPFER “Am I an X or am I an O? Right hand in, here we go!” Advance sign up at front desk required.
11:30 – 1:15	MAIN HALL Contra Dance: with THE DAM BEAVERS & ALEX DEIS-LAUBY (Role Terms: Larks/Robins)
1:30 – 3:00	MAIN HALL Contra Dance: with RIVER ROAD & CIS HINKLE (Role Terms: Gents/Ladies)
3:00 – 4:00	Clean Up & Travel Home