Performer: Adlai Waksman
Performer: Adlai Waksman
| Welcome to NEFFA ECD | DS Friday April 25, 7:00pm to 7:50pm, [Show on Grid] |
| Start the weekend off with joyful dances to glorious tunes. | |
| Intro to International Folk Dance | TB Friday April 25, 8:00pm to 8:50pm, [Show on Grid] |
| Learn some accessible international folk dances, and by way of this, learn basic principles of the dance idiom and some basic moves, which will give you the grounding to attend the many international folk dance events at the festival! | |
| Renaissance Music Jam | GB Friday April 25, 10:00pm to 10:50pm, [Show on Grid] |
| Structured jam session for Renaissance music—English and French dance tunes, polyphonic vocal and instrumental pieces, and whatever else tickles our fancy! All instruments (and voices) and skill levels welcome. | |
| Zwiefachers — E Z to Hard Z | NS Saturday April 26, 10:00am to 10:50am, [Show on Grid] |
| Zwiefacher couple dances originated in Bavaria. Each “Z” has a rhythmic pattern that changes, to which dancers do waltz and pivot footwork. We’ll include Z’s ranging from easy to challenging. | |
| SCD Musician Primer | GB Saturday April 26, 12:30pm to 1:20pm, [Show on Grid] |
| We will play standard Scottish tunes, including jigs, reels, hornpipes, marches, and strathspeys, in sets suitable for Scottish Country Dance (SCD). We aim to play at a slow to moderate tempo and discuss some concerns unique to SCD music. | |
| Family Scottish Country Dancing | DF Saturday April 26, 2:00pm to 2:50pm, [Show on Grid] |
| Scottish Country Dancing is energetic and entertaining. This event is designed to introduce people of any age to this engaging dance tradition. | |
| Argentine Tango Jam | GS Saturday April 26, 4:00pm to 4:50pm, [Show on Grid] |
| We will lead Argentine tango tunes. We will provide sheet music for concert pitch, Bb, and bass clef instruments. | |
| Late-Night Cool-Down English Dancing | DS Saturday April 26, 10:30pm to 11:30pm, [Show on Grid] |
| Mellow, playful English country dancing to relax before leaving. Favorites and new material. For those already familiar with basic English figures - not a class. | |
| Irish Slow Session | GB Sunday April 27, 10:00am to 10:50am, [Show on Grid] |
| Traditional Irish tunes at slow and moderate tempos, by ear (the traditional way), starting with more common session tunes. Tunes include jigs, reels, waltzes, hornpipes, polkas, slip jigs, and more. | |
| English and Contra | DS Sunday April 27, 12:00noon to 12:50pm, [Show on Grid] |
| A selection of English and Contra dances that illuminate connections and contrasts between the two forms, how they are connected by history and how they still interweave. | |
| Community Dance Party | DF Sunday April 27, 2:00pm to 2:50pm, [Show on Grid] |
| Fun and accessible dances for all ages. | |