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40th Anniversary Double Dance — Bob Isaacs & Kingfisher
OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY! Who woulda thunk it back in 1984? We are ready to celebrate! Bob Isaacs will call Advanced Contras in the Afternoon. Our All-Level Evening Dance will be called by our Cavalcade of Callers–our homegrown callers from Swingin’ Tern. Both sessions will feature the amazing band Kingfisher! And there’ll be cake!
In a historic tern, Swingin’ Tern terns forty proving that one good tern deserves another. Since Doug Heacock has terned in his tern of a phrase for all forty years, a retern to basics is in order to make sure no stone is left unterned. In a dramatic tern many of the callers that took flight at Tern retern to call patterns with twists and terns. Kingfisher terns loose a ternament of tunes to have you tern somersaults. Don’t be stern, tacitern, saternine, or tern a deaf ear. Tern over a new leaf and take a tern for the better and tern up. Whether it’s the western or eastern spur, take the ternpike for your tern of fortune. We expect a big ternout so don’t miss your tern. For forty years, to everything, tern, tern, tern.
This dance will be called to the gender-neutral terms Larks & Robins instead of the traditional Ladies & Gents. Larks are on the Left of the couple. Robins are on the Right of the couple.
DOUBLE DANCE:
3:45 – 5:45 pm Afternoon Advanced Contras $15 adults/$5 students
5:45 – 7:00 pm Dinner Break at the many walkable Chatham restaurants
7:00 – 7:30 pm Beginners’ Workshop
7:30 – 10:30 pm All-Level Evening Dance $15 adults/$5 students
Masks and vaccinations optional.
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Bob Isaacs will be calling the Afternoon Advanced Contra session. Swingin’ Tern is fortunate to have had a close relationship with Bob who is known for his clear, concise calling. He is a prolific contra choreographer — his creative dances are called throughout the country. A specialty of Bob’s are his Grid Squares in which one moves from square to square in a single dance. It’s a wild ride.
The All-Level Evening Dance will feature our Cavalcade of Callers–those that started out as fledglings at Swingin’ Tern and have takin full flight. Bob Isaacs is coordinating the evening callers.
![Kingfisher Photo of Kingfisher](https://folkproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Tern-Kingfisher-spring-sq-1200.jpg)
Kingfisher, the eclectic duo of Cecilia Vacanti and Jeff Kaufman, plays both traditional and modern contra dance music and has been hailed as one of the most versatile up-and-coming dance bands on the road today. Already a mainstay in the Greater Boston area, they’ve performed to large, enthusiastic crowds on the West Coast, Eastern Seaboard, and throughout the Northeast. Jeff Kaufman, a multi-instrumentalist, anchors the duo from the piano, as well as mandolin and a number of innovative electronic instruments he created himself, providing the duo with bass and drum grooves — all of which gives Cecilia Vacanti the opportunity to wow you with intense fiddling renditions of tunes across the spectrum, surprising even the most seasoned listener with a genre-bending playlist that is absolutely breathtaking.
COVID PROTOCOL & OTHER INFO
- Masks and proof of vaccination are no longer required.
- We once again welcome contributions of home-baked [or not] goodies to share at the break.
- Please bring your own water bottle with your name on it. Water bottles may be filled at the kitchen sink.
- All dances are now called to the gender-neutral terms Larks & Robins.
Hourly Schedule
Dance Schedule
- 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
- Beginner's Workshop
- Learn the basics or help the newcomers.
- 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
- Dance
- The main event.