(Note: Dancing is
held every Sunday from 7:00-10:00 at the Masonic Lodge, 11 South
Main Street, West Hartford, CT. Where not otherwise indicated, we
dance to a mix of recorded and live music. Special events will be
posted as soon as they are scheduled; bookmark this site and
check back often.)
August
- August 1, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $5.
- August 8, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $5.
- August 15, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $5.
- August 22-29, 2004:
Balkan Music and Dance Workshops in Mt. Washington, MA (Berkshires),
sponsored by the East European Folklife Center. Details.
- August 22, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $5.
- August 29, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $5.
September
- September 5, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- September 12, 2004:
Mini-Workshop in Italian Folk Dance by Pauline (Paolina)
Kavanagh. Workshop from 7 to 8; request dancing until 10.
Donation $7.
- September 18, 2004:
Saturday-night international folkdance party, 7-10 PM, at
the Charles Enes Community Center, 150 Nevers Road, South
Windsor, CT. Music performed by Hijaz. Donation $10.
Circle and social dances from many countries. No partners
needed. Teens and children welcome (under 16, free
admission). Full details. Driving directions.
- September 18, 2004:
Folk Dance Workshop and Party in Whately, MA. Afternoon
workshop with Steve Kotansky, 2:30 – 5:30, Pot Luck
Dinner at 6:00, Folk Dance Party at 7:30 with Shining
Moon. Details.
- September 19, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- September 26, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
Note:
6-session series on folkdance fundamentals begins today,
7-8 PM. No extra charge. Excellent introduction for
beginners and refresher for more experienced dancers.
October
- October 3, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- October 10, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- October 17, 2004:
Live-music dance party. Music by Shining
Moon, the versatile
vocal and instrumental ensemble from the Boston area,
back by popular demand. Donation $12. Bring refreshments
to share.
- October 23, 2004:
Saturday-night Balkan dance party in Whately, MA. Music
by Zdravets, "Boston's friendly
neighborhood Bulgarian band". Pot Luck Dinner at 5:30
PM., Folk Dance Party at 7:30 PM. Details.
- October 24, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- October 31, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
November
- November 7, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- November
6-7, 2004: NOMAD Festival
of Traditional Music, Art, and Dance, held this year at
Wilbur Cross High School, New Haven, CT.
- November 14, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- November 21, 2004:
Live music by XOPO (Becky Ashenden, Chuck Corman, Joe
Blumenthal, Anna Patton). Donation $12. Bring
refreshments to share. This evening we will also hold a
Tag Sale to benefit Always on Sunday. Bring good things
for sale and money to buy!
- November 28, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
December
- December 5, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- December 12, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- December 19, 2004:
Holiday Dance Party with music by Friends of the
Founders, Hijaz, Dunya, Glasovi Srca, Nutmeg
Spelemannslag, and others. This evening we will honor the
surviving founders of Always on Sunday, Bert Dobkin, Lynn
Levine, and Cy Levine. Donation $12.
- December 26, 2004:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
January
- January 2, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- January 9, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
Note:
6-session continuing series on folkdance fundamentals
resumes today, 7-8 PM. No extra charge. Excellent
introduction for beginners and refresher for more
experienced dancers.
- January 16, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- January 23, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- January 30, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
February
- Febuary 6, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- Febuary 13, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- Febuary 19, 2005:
Saturday. Performance by the Duquesne University Tamburitzans at St. Joseph College / Hoffman
Auditorium in West Hartford, CT. 7:00 PM. Call Driscoll
Box Office for reservations: (860) 231-5555.
- Febuary 20, 2005:
Live-music dance party. Music by Shining
Moon, the versatile
vocal and instrumental ensemble from the Boston area,
back by popular demand. Donation $12. Bring refreshments
to share.
- Febuary 27, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
March
- March 6, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- March 13, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- March 20, 2005:
Live-music dance party. Music by members of Panharmonium,
the lively vocal and instrumental ensemble from the
Amherst area. Donation $12. Note: All proceeds after
expenses will go to international disaster relief.
Bring refreshments to share.
- March 27, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
April
- April 3, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- April 8-10,
2005: NEFFA (New
England Folk Festival Association, Natick, MA).
- April 10, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- April 17, 2005:
Live-music dance party. Music by Pajdashi, a Croatian Tamburitsa Band from the
Boston area. This high-energy vocal and instrumental
ensemble has performed to wide acclaim at NEFFA and NOMAD.
Donation $12. Bring refreshments to share.
- April 24, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
May
- May 1, 2005:
Dance Party with music by Tom
Pixton and Flying Tomatoes. This amazing band from the Boston
area has entertained us every spring for many years now.
They know the entire interantional folk dance repertory
and put on a great show. Donation $12.
- May 8, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- May 15, 2005:
Annual meeting from 7:00-7:30, followed by regular dance
evening. There will also be a tag sale to benefit AOS.
Any items are fair game but you must price them and take
them home if they don't sell by 9:30. Donation $7.
- May 22, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- May 29, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
June
- June 5, 2005:
Annual Dance Party in memory of Bruce Batts with music by
several bands. Donation $12.
- June 12, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- June 19, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- June 26, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
July
- July 3, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- July 10, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- July 17, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- July 24, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
August
- August 7, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- August 14, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- August 21, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.
- August 28, 2005:
Regular dance evening. Donation $7.