Registration is open!

Great dancing, beautiful music, rejuvenating singing, brilliant tune swaps, exuberant parties—CDS-Boston Centre's July 4th Session has it all. Come for English and American dancing called by Joanna Reiner and Lisa Greenleaf, ritual dancing taught by Ben Moss and Shona Kearney, a singing class with Lily Kruskal Leahy, couple dancing with Andy Taylor, a tune-writing workshop with Rachel Bell, social singing led by Jamie Beaton and John Mayberry, and lots of time and space to make music. The session celebrates both the depth of traditions and the exciting new possibilities in English and American music and dance. Join us!

Featuring teaching by

Joanna Reiner—English Country Dance
Lisa Greenleaf—Squares & Contras
Ben Moss—English Ritual Dance & Music
Shona Kearney—Longsword and Step Dancing
Lily Kruskal Leahy—Harmony Singing
Andy Taylor-Blenis—Couple Dancing
Jamie Beaton & John Mayberry—Porch Singing

and music by

Alchemy

Karen Axelrod, Rachel Bell, & Eric Martin

Night Watch

Elvie Miller, Owen Morrison, & Naomi Morse

​joined by Alex Cumming!

Sound engineering by ​Dereck Kalish

This session will feature gender-free calling styles!

J4 plans to use the following calling styles: larks and robins for contra dances and English Country Dances, and ladies and gents for square dances.

Read more about the program staff on the Program & Staff page.

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The July 4th Session at Pinewoods Camp is a program provided by the Country Dance Society, Boston Centre (CDS-BC), an Anglo-American dance organization based in the Greater Boston Area.

The session is held at Pinewoods Camp, a traditional dance and music camp in Plymouth, Mass. that is owned and operated by the non-profit organization Pinewoods Camp, Inc (PCI).

For more info, contact the 2023 Co-Chairs, Natty Smith, Meredith Langstaff, and Gillian Stewart, at july4@cds-boston.org.

Banner photo by Jack Honeysett, 2021.