Performing at Glen Echo on June 21, 2013 - Bob Isaacs and Last Exit
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Take an ANONYMOUS SURVEY about last week's performers: Jean Gibson-Gorrindo and the Glen Echo Open Band
The Friday night dances are brought to you by the Friday Night Dancers, Inc (a nonprofit, community-based organization) in cooperation with the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, the National Park Service, and Montgomery County, MD. Dances are held every Friday evening from 8:30 to 11:30 in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard , Glen Echo, Maryland 20812. Admission is $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for 17 and under. Open Band nights are free for 17 and under. Contra dance is a type of folk dance for all ages and a social dance in the most literal sense. It is a great way to meet lots of new people and potentially make new friends. You do not need to bring a partner. Bring proper attire.
Dance all evening to top quality live music in an alcohol-free environment. Music may be traditional or modern inspired by folk tunes. For examples of what Contra dance music sounds or looks like, visit Robert Cox's contra podcast page or videos on the Klmabon Channel on YouTube.
Beginners are always welcome! There is a beginner's lesson every Friday from 7:30 pm - 8:15 pm which is included in the price of admission. Beginners learn faster and have a better time when they dance with experienced dancers, rather than other beginners. We encourage beginners to ask Dance Buddies to be their dance partner. Dance Buddies are experienced dancers who enjoy dancing with beginners and who volunteer to help beginners have a fun experience. They are identified by the name tag with a happy face sticker or a button that says “Dance Buddy.” Dancers who wish to be Dance Buddies should inquire at the admission desk.
There is always a Dance Manager on hand every Friday to answer questions and solve problems that arise during the evening. If you need to speak with the manager on duty, ask the person at the admission table to locate the manager or another Board member.
The Friday Night Dance is now a recurring "Special Event" at Commuter Connections. Commuter Connections is a free service that will present potential carpooling matches based on where you need to leave from and where you want to go. You must register to use the service. Go to: https://tdm.commuterconnections.org/mwcog/
On the second Friday of each month, the "Fabulous Glen Echo Open Band" provides the music for the dance. Both amateur and professional musicians are welcome to sit in and are admitted free. One of our Open Band members, penny-whistler Jim Stahler, has compiled an 19-year list of tunes and a 2011/2012 tune list played by the Glen Echo Open Band and how many times they were played. Newer members are encouraged to download the shorter list of recently played tunes so they can practice the most frequently played tunes. Both lists are Word .doc files. Here is a podcast that offers the sets of songs along with the page info in some of the popular books such as the Portland Collection and Fiddlers Fakebook. For more information regarding the open band, check out the Open Band FAQ or send email to Jim Stahler: jstahler at earthlink dot net. If you would like to play or call for a Friday Night Dance, send email to FND Booking at: fndgigs at petml dot com.
The Friday Night Dancers are accepting applications for volunteers to help out at dance activities and with behind-the-scenes tasks. Applications are available at the desk by the door at every dance or send an email to info at fridaynightdance dot org (copy and paste the address into your email page).
Help expand the contra dance community in the Washington, DC area. Download, print and distribute the Friday Night Dancers (FND) contra dance flyer. The continued growth and success of the Friday Night Dance is dependent on the growth of our dance community. Post the flyer in your office, health club, local coffee shops, bookstore, school, grocery store, library, etc. Note: many establishments have rules regarding the posting of materials. Please ask permission from management before posting.
If you have shot photographs or movies at a recent dance and would like them to be posted on our website, please send us an email and a link to them. Photos can be viewed on this site or at http://www.facebook.com/groups/fridaynightdancers/?fref=ts
Most of the more recent photography on the site is from Charlie Tupitza, Kevin Mabon and Doug Plummer.
Join hundreds and get weekly announcements about upcoming dances and other news for the Friday Night Dance Community sent to you automatically by email: info at fridaynightdance dot org.
In case of severe weather, if Glen Echo Park is closed then the dance is cancelled. Call the Glen Echo Park hotline at 301-320-2330 after 3pm for more information.
To subscribe to FNDWeekly or if you have any questions, comments or suggestions about the Friday Night Dance at Glen Echo or about contra dancing, please send an email to the FND Board at Info at FridayNightDance dot org or fndgigs at petml dot com (performers).
At-large Board Members
Jackie Hoglund, President
Cat Tucker, Vice President
Michael Barraclough, Band Booking
April Blum, Treasurer
Beth Campbell, Manager Scheduler
Dominique Dancourt, Webmaster,
Housing, Hospitality (on a temporary basis)
Jim Faruki, Volunteer Coordinator
Steve Kaufman, Secretary
Kevin Mabon,
Caller
Booking
Tom Milke, Sound Committee
Noel Marie Taylor, Publicity
Valerie Young, Outreach Coordinator
The Friday Night Dancers board is looking for feedback on the performers at our dances. This survey is entirely voluntary (unless you are a board member who attended the dance, in which case you are expected to participate). The feedback helps the Band, the Caller, Instructor and Sound Tech bookers decide who to book, who not to book and how often they should be booked. If feedback is provided to the performers it will be in summary form and will not repeat any specific comment made in the survey.
Please only complete this survey if you were actually at the dance. We are looking for feedback on THIS performance - not on how they have performed at previous Glen Echo dances (or elsewhere).
The survey takes 7 clicks to complete: one click to get to the survey, one click on the Continue button, one click for each of the band, caller, instructor and sound tech and one click to finish. Here is the survey link: http://questionpro.com/t/AJirnZPrGg
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Last modified: June 17, 2013