Contra dance to brighten November - on the 2nd Saturday, November 11!

Dear HVCD,

As the days get shorter, come brighten your evening with music, fun and a welcoming diverse community of joyful dancers. Come solo or with a friend, a group or your family -- experienced or not, come!

Caller Ridge Kennedy, a dance leader and talented teacher, will call dances from a wide range of traditions and cultures. "I draw most strongly on the contra dances and square dances at traditional live music venues in the US today."

The music will be by the incomparable Selma Kaplan and George Wilson.

Selma Kapla is a standard bearers of traditional contra-dance piano. Her solid, inventive backup is in demand at dances and festivals up and down the east coast. With musical sensitivity and joy, she adds the right touch for a driving fiddle tune or a gorgeous gliding waltz.

A talented, multi-instrumentalist and singer, master fiddler George Wilson brings a repertoire of traditional and folk styles from New England, Quebec, Cape Breton, Scotland, Ireland and Shetland heritage. His dynamic fiddling has brought fun to contra dances since the late 1970s.

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Doors open at 7 pm

Come early for a beginners' lesson at 7:15

Dance 7:30 -10:30 pm

Sliding scale admission $15-$20, or $7-$10 for students

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

55 Wilbur Boulevard, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

We're back to having snacks during the break, so please feel free to bring a snack (finger food) or a beverage to share.

And as a volunteer-run dance, we can always use assistance - please email Kathleen if you can help with anything from set-up, a shift at the entrance table, break down, clean up, or marketing.

This season, HVCD contra dances are vaccination and mask optional. (If community Covid levels change, this may be reevaluated)

Thank you!

Sincerely,

HVCD Contra Planning Volunteers

Note: Please do not come to a dance if you have any symptoms or recently tested positive for Covid-19 or were in close contact with someone who recently tested positive. If you are not feeling well or suspect you might have been exposed to someone with Covid-19, please forgo attending this time.

Waiver of Liability: In electing to attend this event, I hereby release and agree to hold HVCD and its officers, employees, and volunteers harmless from, and waive on behalf of myself, my heirs, and any personal representatives any and all causes of action, claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses and compensation for damage or loss to myself and/or property that may be caused by any act, or failure to act of HVCD or its officers, employees or volunteers, or that may otherwise arise in any way in connection with my attendance at a HVCD dance, including, but not limited to illness, medical treatment or death as a result of contracting COVID-19. I understand that this release discharges HVCD and its officers, employees and volunteers from any liability or claim that I, my heirs, or any personal representatives may have against HVCD and its officers, employees or volunteers with respect to any bodily injury, illness, death, medical treatment, or property damage that may arise from, or in connection to, my attendance at a HVCD dance. This liability waiver and release extends to HVCD and its officers, employees and volunteers both as a group and its individual members.

Hudson Valley Community Dances

845-473-7050