Thanks everyone who attended for an amazing weekend! The dates for 2025 will be June 26th - June 30th.
Introducing July 4th Weekend 2024!
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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 Scott Higgs and Lisa Greenleaf, Quebecois step and square dancing, ritual dancing taught by Laurel Swift and Shona Kearney, a singing class with Lily Kruskal Leahy, couple dancing with Andy Taylor, a song-writing workshop with Laurel, social singing led by Jamie Beaton and John Mayberry, crafts with Laura Sprung, 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!
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Featuring teaching by
Scott Higgs—English Country Dance
Lisa Greenleaf—Squares & Contras
Laurel Swift—English Ritual Dance & Music
Shona Kearney—Longsword and Rapper Dancing
Lily Kruskal Leahy—Harmony Singing
Andy Taylor-Blenis—Couple Dancing
Jamie Beaton & John Mayberry—Porch Singing
Laura Sprung—Crafts
Lisa Greenleaf—Squares & Contras
Laurel Swift—English Ritual Dance & Music
Shona Kearney—Longsword and Rapper Dancing
Lily Kruskal Leahy—Harmony Singing
Andy Taylor-Blenis—Couple Dancing
Jamie Beaton & John Mayberry—Porch Singing
Laura Sprung—Crafts
and music by
Karen Axelrod
Eric Martin
Owen Morrison
Naomi Morse
Natty Smith
Eric Martin
Owen Morrison
Naomi Morse
Natty Smith
Sound engineering by Dereck Kalish
Read more about the program staff on the Program & Staff page.
This session will feature gender-free calling styles!
J4 plans to use positional calling for English Counry Dances, larks and robins for contra dances and square dances.
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 2024 Co-Chairs, Meredith Langstaff, Gillian Stewart, and Ray Schneider at [email protected].
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 2024 Co-Chairs, Meredith Langstaff, Gillian Stewart, and Ray Schneider at [email protected].
Banner photo by Jack Honeysett, 2021.
