 English Country Dance Atlanta has been producing its annual dance weekend, Fandango!, since 1995. Below is a list of every year's caller and band. In addition, there are links to YouTube videos of select dances, produced by Jim Crawford, local dancer and videographer. (additional video clips can be found on Jim's page!) 2019 Fandango! --- Caller Joanna Reiner Wilkinson and Band Alchemy (Karen Axelrod, Rachel Bell, and Eric Martin Weekend Workshops: "Around the Corner" This workshop will explore a variety of dances that feature corner figures. We'll explore longways and set dances, a variety of meters, old favorites, as well as recent compositions. "Going in Circles" ECD workshops are an opportunity to work on technique - not only new figures, but how to dance them well. This workshop will focus on circles, and how every dancer plays a part in creating satisfying circles in dances. This workshop will also review the more challenging ball dances. "What's New?" As a fun end to the weekend, we'll dance new and recent additions to the ECD canon. Requests welcome! Saturday Evening Program: The Ragg Bellamira: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCfyfeJOi3s Terry's Triad Jack's Health Companions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFFhfFnb03I Siege of Limerick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPGiHdyi7iE Fandango Michedonia Plum Thursday: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5v10yI7hweM Leather Lake House Whately Barn Ashford Anniversary Foxfire Trip To Provence Haymakers Other Dances from the Weekend: The Minor Spaniard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmV3e274Sgk&t=74s Hudson Barn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGlZdaRUnNk Plum Thursday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v10yI7hweM Whately Barn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB47ZxEklKM Sapphire Sea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMXf-e0lj2s 2018 Fandango! --- Caller Brooke Friendly with Band Roguery (Anita Anderson, Dave Bartley, Jim Oakden and Shira Kammen ) Saturday Morning Workshop: "Unpublished Impropriety"
Saturday Evening Ball (including the following video clips)
2017 Fandango! ~~~ Caller Tom Amesse with band Bare Necessities (Kate Barnes, Mara Shea, Earl Gaddis and Jacqueline Schwab) Saturday Morning ECD Workshop: The Music Will Tell You What to Do Saturday Afternoon Workshop: Making Connections Saturday Evening Ball (dances with links to youtube have an asterisk after the name)
Saturday Afternoon Dances on YouTube: 2016 Fandango! ~~~ Caller Joseph Pimentel with band Goldcrest (Daron Douglas, Paul Oorts & Dave Wiesler) Saturday Morning ECD Workshop: English Dances from the Goldcrest Collection Saturday Afternoon Workshop: Advanced English Country Dances Saturday Evening Ball (dances with links to YouTube have an asterisk after the name)
2015 Fandango! ~~~ Caller Brad Foster with band Foxfire! ...A program chart is available here: Dance List Saturday Afternoon Workshops: -- Morning Workshop: The Art of Reconstruction -- Afternoon Workshop: Modern Treasures Select Dance Videos: 2014 Fandango! ~~~ Caller Joanna Reiner with Music by Bare Necessities Saturday morning’s workshop will be on
maintaining symmetry and shape of the dance through phrasing and
creating non-physical connections. Saturday afternoon will be on circles
and squares - a look at set dances new and old. Sunday’s workshop will
feature dances by Chris Sackett and Brooke Friendly - their dances are
designed to be gender neutral and have great music! Saturday Night "Ball" Videos:
Saturday Night "Ball" Videos: FANDANGO! 2012 ~~~ Caller Joanna Reiner with music by Karen Axelrod, Naomi Morse and Anna Patton Saturday/Sunday Workshop Program
FANDANGO! 2011 ~~~ Principal Caller Scott Higgs, Special Caller Loretta Holz, Music by Joyful Noise (Barbara Greenberg, Daniel Beerbohm and Kathy Talvitie) Loretta Workshop --Dancing Across the Atlantic and Beyond This workshop will focus on dances from Loretta's book, Dancing Across the Atlantic, and also include new dances which will appear in her next book. Known for their unique story lines and outstanding tunes,
Loretta's dances are carefully crafted to flow well so they are
accessible to new dancers and fun for experienced dancers. In Set & Turn Single
Val MacFarlane said " Her dances are always interesting and distinctive
but not too challenging so dancers can enjoy varying the steps and have
fun interacting with one another (after all this is social dancing!)" Loretta specializes in using tunes by contemporary American composers including Jonathan Jensen and Charlene Thomson. During this workshop you will enjoy their wonderful tunes and discover just how much fun English Country Dancing can be! Dances from the Weekend FRIDAY EVENING: La Gavre, Yellow Stockings. Contras: Sligo Advocate; Appetizer; Frederick Contra; Pedal Pushers; Heartbeat Contra; Valley Flourish; Contra Cordions; Blackbird in the Night
SATURDAY MORNING: Dancing Wife; Heather Towers; From Inverness; Wa is Me; After Dinner Maggot; Hazelfern Place; Hudson Barn; Winter Solstice; Homecoming SATURDAY AFTERNOON: Mendocino Redwood; Astonished Archaeologist; Minor Spaniard; Autumn in Amherst; Mr Ganiford's Maggot; Dusty Miller; Impropriety; Sally in our Alley; Jack's Health SATURDAY EVENING: Christina; Lilliburlero; Turning By Threes; Sun Assembly; Jacob Hall's Jig; Elizabeth; Kelsterne Gardens; Elverton Grove; Bar a Bar; Leslie's Valentine; Key to the Cellar; Alice; Ashford Anniversary; Barbarini's Tambourine SUNDAY MORNING: Take a Dance; Leather Lake House; Margaret's Waltz; Good Man of Cambridge; Easter Tuesday; Hambletons Round O; Physical Snob; Easter Morn; Fandango; Jaque Lat LORETTA HOLZ WORKSHOP:
FANDANGO! 2010 ~~~ Caller Gene Murrow with Music by A Joyful Noise!
Videos:
Saturday Workshops "Remembering Fried Herman"
"Nat'l. Kynaston and a Person of Quality"
Saturday Evening Dance Party
(Choreographers and composers of contemporary dances are indicated in parenthesis. Other dances are from the 17th and 18th centuries, though in many cases reconstructed by modern dancing masters.)
First Set: Cockle Shells, Delia, The Tuneful Nightingale, Autumn in Amherst, Pat's Tradition, Sally in our Alley, Chocolate Equation, Heartland, Old Wife Behind the Fire Second Set: Hazelfern Place, Bloomsberry Market, Fandango, Michael and All Angels, Red and All Red, Hambleton's Round O, When Laura Smiles Bar A Bar, Far Away (G. Roodman), Handel With Care (G. Roodman), Hudson Barn (Schwab/Hammond), Muriel's Measure (C. Hume), Turn of the Tide (R. Coxall), Walpole Cottage (P. Shaw), Braes of Dornoch, Fenterlarick (J. Walker), Smithy Hill (T. Cook), Elizabeth (C. Hume), Miss deJersey's Memorial (P. Shaw), Indian Princess (C. Hume) FANDANGO -- ALL YEARS PAST (Callers and Musicians) 1995 Brad Foster with Jacqueline Schwab, Daron Douglas & Earl Gaddis 1996 Brad Foster “ 1997 Bruce Hamilton “ 1998 Scott Higgs “ 1999 Gene Murrow “ 2000 Gene Murrow “ 2001 Susan Kevra “ + Russ Barenberg 2002 Gene Murrow “ 2003 Scott Higgs “ 2004 Gene Murrow “ 2005 Brad Foster “ 2006 Robin Hayden “ 2007 David Millstone “ 2008 Michael Cicone “ 2009 David Millstone “ 2010 Gene Murrow A Joyful Noise 2011 Scott Higgs A Joyful Noise 2012 Joanna Reiner with Karen Axelrod, Naomi Morse & Anna Patton 2013 Bruce Hamilton with Bare Necessities 2014 Joanna Reiner with Bare Necessities 2015 Brad Foster with Foxfire 2016 Joseph Pimentel with Goldcrest |