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Well, there is a lot to tell you about, (you can be as busy as a bee...) so please read this email!
This weekend:
TWO CONTRA DANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOOTMAD IN BIRMINGHAM!
1. SATURDAY - FOOTMAD will be participating in DANCE ACROSS BIRMINGHAM (www.danceacrossbirmingham.org). Some of us will be part of a DANCE SHOWCASE, where lots of different dance groups (Contra, Belly-dance, Hip-Hop, West African Dance, Salsa - and many more) will each give a brief demo at the BJCC Theater from 12:30-1:45.
THEN we will have a free one hour contra in one of the BJCC meeting rooms beginning at 2pm. Fiddling in the Parlor will be playing the tunes and Joyce Cauthen will be our caller.
PLEASE COME AND HELP US TEACH NEW FOLKS HOW TO CONTRA. BRING NEW FOLKS WITH YOU! We did this a few years ago, and it is really fun. So many different dance styles to try out. ALL FREE!
2. SUNDAY - we have a Contra at the YWCA at 4pm, with one of the finest Irish bands - Henri's Notions (Tuscaloosa) and caller Rob Harper (Atlanta). Come Dance!
AND, coming in just a few weeks......
PERPETUAL e-MOTION!
An exciting band from Maine that has been performing at a few dance weekends here in the South. Perpetual e-Motion will be giving a concert at MOONLIGHT ON THE MOUNTAIN on Wednesday, Feb 1. Tickets are only $15. You can bring your own food and drink and come enjoy this great music venue with a great band and lots of your friends. The concert is at 7:30pm, doors open at 6:30pm. We are going to have a pot-luck at Moonlight that night, so bring food to share if you like!
More about the band: www.perpetuale-motion.com
More about the venue: www.moonlightonthemtn.com
Perpetual e-Motion will also be playing for our CONTRA on Sunday Feb 5th at 4pm, YWCA. The caller for this dance is Gary Nelson.
More info about us and our dances: www.FOOTMADbirmingham.org
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR FOOTMAD FOLKS AND ATLANTA FRIENDS THAT PUT TOGETHER THE THIRD ANNUAL GEORGY-ALABAM SQUARE DANCE WEEKEND last week at Cheaha State Park. WHAT A BLAST!
Thank you Thank you Thank you for another wonderful dance weekend. We can plan on another Georgy-Alabam on MLK weekend 2013!
Last thing: The Chattahoochee Country Dancers in Atlanta have put together many videos about contra dancing. The two I have listed below are all about NEW DANCERS.
These would be great to share with your friends that would like to know more about Contra Dancing, but are unsure what is involved.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BjR-LuMPr4&feature=youtu.be
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCYhIVrgIbE&feature=youtu.be&mid=58158
Like I said, lots to do dance-wise. Hope to see you on the dance floor!
Linda James
Public Relations Person for
BIRMINGHAM FOOTMAD
www.FOOTMADbirmingham.org
p.s. Don't forget, FOOTMAD means Friends of Old Time Music and Dance!
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