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This unique dance weekend will continue the traditions of the Levi Jackson Dance Weekend and the Fall Mountain Folk Festival. Join us for a mix of contras, squares, English, Appalachian and Danish dancing. Calling will be by Kathy Anderson with local callers supporting. Music will be primarily by the Berea Castoffs with Kate Sanders on piano. There will be a brunch on Sunday at the Carlberg's house.
FRIDAY
6-7 Intergenerational dance
7:30-10 Dance session - English, contra, squares and Appalachian
10- ? Campfire singing and stories
SATURDAY
9AM - Morning singing
10-12 Dance session - English, contra, Appalachian, squares, Danish
12 noon - Lunch
1:30 Hambo workshop (a Scandanavian couple dance, taught by Merrell Fuson, of Lexington Vintage Dancers)
2:30-4 Dance session, mostly English
4-5 Weaving dance workshop (In this Danish set dance, the dancers mimic (and sing about) the stages of weaving craft, from threading the bobbin to testing the finished fabric.)
5:30 Dinner
8-11 Contra!
Late night after party
Sunday brunch
Saturday night will incorporate Berea's fourth Saturday contra dance. You can expect some of the Levi Jackson dances to be on the program. In the tradition of Levi Jackson, Saturday's lunch and dinner will be prepared cooperatively on site. All dancers should plan to pitch in on either meal prep or clean up for Saturday lunch or dinner. There will be no formal program on Sunday, but there will be a local brunch.
The dance Levi Jackson Rag was written by Pat Shaw for the dance hall at Levi Jackson State Park. In this video, the Berea College Country Dancers, under the direction of John Ramsay, dance Levi Jackson Rag at the inauguration of the Russell Acton Folk Center, our venue for Balance the Star Dance Weekend.
Date & Time
Sep 22, 2023 6:00 PM - Sep 23, 2023 11:30 PM
Venue Details
Russel Acton Folk Center
212 West Jefferson StreetBerea, Kentucky 40403
