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The Madison (Wisconsin) English Country Dance Society
meets for dancing on the first and third Mondays of the month from 7:30-9:30 p.m. from

October through May at the Wilmar Center and
June through September in front of Memorial Library .

Generally the first hour focuses on new dances or techniques, the second hour on requests.

Dance Locations including maps
Schedule
Coming Events
Additional information and Links

For more information, contact Frances , Mike , Jean (608-231-1040), or Don (608-238-9951).

Dance Location

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	Wil-Mar Center	953 Jenifer St., Madison, WI
	University of Wisconsin Memorial Library	728 State St., Madison, WI On the steps of the west entrance to Memorial Library

Schedule

Monday, October 15, 2001	Wil-Mar Center	Helene Cornelius
Monday, October 29, 2001	Wil-Mar Center	Halloween
Monday, November 5, 2001	Wil-Mar Center	Guy Fawkes Gunpowder Plot!
Friday -Sunday November 9-11, 2001	Fairfield, Iowa	Bare Necessities
Monday, November 19, 2001	Wil-Mar Center	Thanksgiving
Monday, December 3, 2001	Wil-Mar Center
Saturday, December 15, 2001	Urbana, Illinois	English Country Dance Christmas Ball
Monday, December 17, 2001	Wil-Mar Center	Seasonal Solstice Celebration and Potluck

Coming Events

20th Annual Minnesota Country Dance Weekend

October 12-14, 2001
Camp Ihduhapi - Loretto, Minnesota

Enjoy an exciting weekend of workshops and parties at the Minnesota Country Dance Weekend. All events feature live music and are designed for all levels of dancers. This year we feature squares, contras, and English country dancing with teachers Carol Ormond and Helene Cornelius .

Annual Visit of Helene Cornelius to Madison, Wisconsin

October 15, 2001
Wilmar Center 923 Jenifer Street
7:30 p.m. til 9:30 p.m. (or so)

Helene Cornelius breaks her return to the Boston area for an evening of English Country Dancing in Madison on the third Monday of October! This informal evening of dance includes live music by the ----

Wylmar Centre English Dance Consort :

Karen Cornelius (cello) played classical music for years until she fell in with the wrong crowd and started hanging out at coffee house Celtic gigs. She currently plays cello in the Madison based Celtic band, Keltori, and the Irish band, West Wind.
Mike Briggs (keyboard) has been class musician with the Madison Scottish Country Dancers for about 15 years, and with McDuff's Ceilidh Band, O’er the Border and the Wisconsin Ramblers has played for Scottish country dancing all over the upper M idwest. Mike has also provided music for English country dancing, as a member of the duo Poet and Peasant and for New England contra dancing.
Susan Conant (flute, recorders, and whistles) grew up steeped in dance music at Pinewoods Camp in Plymouth, Massachusetts. She received classical training at the New England Conservatory of Music and the Longy School of Music. She has played for numerous English, American, and Scottish dances and enjoys the relaxed, energetic atmosphere of dance music. As a member of the James Street Players, a classical chamber music quintet, Susan
performs concerts regularly throughout the Chicago area.

Additional Information and Links

	Madison Contra Dance Schedule
	Madison Scottish Country Dancers
	Madison Folkdance Unlimited
	The Isthmus Daily Page
	Rhythm - A Guide to Madison Entertainment
	Information about the City of Madison
	Weather Underground: Madison, Wisconsin Forecast
	Tapestry Folk Dance Center - Minneapolis
	English Country Dancing - Evanston, Illinois
	Central Illinois English Country Dancers - Urbana, Illinois
	Fairfield Folk Arts and Dance Coop - Fairfield, Iowa
	Country Dance and Song Society Celebrating a Living Tradition of English and Anglo-American Folk Dance and Music since 1915
	Index of English Country Dances and where they are published
	ECD English Country Dance Mailing List Includes What is English Country Dance? English Country Dance (and Contra) History and Difference English Country Dance Locations in the US How did ECD figures get into contra dancing? How did Early American dance get reconstructed?

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Last update: October 9, 2001
This page created and maintained by Michael Mudrey.
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