NEFFA D Events
(Participatory Dancing [with a leader])
Note: This was the listing for the now-concluded 2025 Festival. The events for the 2026 Festival will be put here in February 2026


Friday April 25, 2025
 7:00pmIsraeli Dancing for All DB -- Joan & Jim Savitt -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 7:00pmWelcome to NEFFA ECD DS -- Margaret Bary, Alias -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 7:00pmIntro to Contra DB -- Hannah Johlas, Charlie Pilzer, Zachary Mills -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 7:00pmContra Classics DS -- Melanie Axel-Lute, Roaring Jelly -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 8:00pmTasty Triple Minors (ECD) DS -- Linda Nelson, Tisane -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 8:00pmMovin' Groovin' Contras DS -- Donna Hunt, Joy Factor -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 9:30pmMay the 4-Face-4s Be with You DS -- Maia McCormick, Kingfisher -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 10:00pmACE: Advanced Challenging English DX -- Tom Roby, Pandora -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (90 min.)
 10:30pmContemporary Classic Contras DS -- Dereck Kalish, Torrent -- Trade Center West (60 min.)

Saturday April 26, 2025
 10:00amIntro to Contra and Contra Refresher! DB -- Alexandra Deis-Lauby, JumpStart -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 10:00amFamily Barn Dance DF -- Jacob Bloom, Sammy Wetstein, Rosemary Powell -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 11:00amScottish Country Dancing DS -- Howard Lasnik, Terry Traub's Scottish Dance Band -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 11:00amDaylight Contras DS -- Michael Karcher, Festival Orchestra -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 12:00noonLearn the ECD Medley Dances DS -- Joanna Reiner Wilkinson; Tom Roby; Mills, Mills, Coakley Stowe, Rain -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 12:00noonContra Medley Prep DS -- Lisa Greenleaf; Sidman, Walters, & Eid-Reiner -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 1:00pmGreek Participatory Dance DS -- Boston Lykeion Ellinidon -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 1:00pmTriple Minor Contras DS -- Chris Page, Not Enough Fiddles -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 1:30pmFestejo: Afro-Peruvian Dance DB -- Jennifer McHone Villalobos -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 2:00pmGavottes from Bretagne (Brittany) DB -- Fabien Goulay, Lisa Tamres, Box and String Trio -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 2:00pmFamily Scottish Country Dancing DF -- Karen Sollins, Tabbies' Delight -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 2:30pmStylish Groove Contras DS -- Julian Blechner, Cojiro -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 3:00pmAll Ages Barn Dance DF -- Don Veino, Calliope -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 3:30pmTransitional "Classic" Contras DS -- Steve Zakon-Anderson, Sugar River Band -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 4:00pmSeated Square Dance DB -- Fred Wersan, Assabet Ramblers -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 4:30pmForget Me Nots: Classic Couple Dances DB -- Andy Taylor-Blenis, Calliope -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (20 min.)
 5:00pmSinging Squares DS -- Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Free Association -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 5:00pmPickup Morris DS -- Pickup Morris -- Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center) (50 min.)
 5:00pmSpring Fever Contras DS -- Sue Rosen, The Orphans -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 6:00pmCrossover Scottish Social DS -- Marc Hartstein, Torrent -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 6:00pmBalfolk Sampler DS -- Lynn Baumeister, Lisa Tamres, Box and String Trio -- Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center) (50 min.)
 6:00pmRum & Onions Contras DS -- Darlene Underwood, Rum & Onions -- Trade Center West (80 min.)
 7:00pmThe Hey's the Thing (ECD) DS -- Barbara Finney, The English Country Dance Open Band, Clara Stefanov-Wagner -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 7:30pmThank You, Dan Pearl (Contras) DS -- Various Callers, Dogtown -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 8:00pmECD Delights DS -- Sam Weiler, The Pegasus Collective -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 8:30pmYiddish Set & Couple Dances DB -- The Ad Hoc Klezmer Joy & Merriment Band -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 8:30pmZippy Contras DS -- Ben Sachs-Hamilton, The Moving Violations -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 9:00pmFusion Dance DB -- Boston Fusion Dance Community -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (65 min.)
 9:30pmContra Dances of Inspiration DS -- Don Veino, Bow and Reed -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 10:30pmLate-Night Cool-Down English Dancing DS -- Alan Winston, The Mad Katters -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (60 min.)
 10:30pmGo With the Flow Contras DS -- Alexandra Deis-Lauby, einstein's little homunculus -- Trade Center West (60 min.)

Sunday April 27, 2025
 10:00amRise and Shine Contras DS -- Carl Levine, Zarkadelphia -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 10:00amFamily Folk Dance DF -- Imogen Mills; Rose, Rebecca, & Amy -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 10:00amFestive Yet Tasteful ECD DS -- Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, Mulberry Garden -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 11:00amCroatian Dance Favorites DS -- Pajdashi -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 11:00amContra Chestnuts DS -- Jacob Bloom; Rose, Rebecca, & Amy -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 11:00amIntro to Contra DB -- Sue Gola, Sugar River Band -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 11:00amMorris Dance For Families DF -- Laurel Swift -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 11:00amSparkling ECD, New and Old DS -- Anna Rain, Cedar Waxwing -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 12:00noonEnglish and Contra DS -- Harris Lapiroff, Tabbies' Delight -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 1:00pmMilk and Cookies (Family Dance) DF -- Penelope Weinberger, Dandelion -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 2:00pmEast Hungarian Line Dances DB -- Marjorie Nugent, Tom Roby, Csango Bazonga! -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 2:00pmCommunity Dance Party DF -- Margaret Bary, Tabbies' Delight -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 2:00pmBreaking the Chain Contras DS -- Qwill Duvall, Chimney Swift -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 3:00pmHey There Contras! DS -- Bev Bernbaum, Grace Hendrickson-Jones & Cojiro -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 4:00pmBrattleboro Ball Classics (ECD) DS -- Val Medve, Amsonia -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (90 min.)
 4:00pmFamily Folk Dance DF -- Andy Taylor-Blenis -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 4:00pmFestival Orchestra Contras and Sqs -- Merry Go Round at 4:35! DS -- Lisa Greenleaf, Sue Gola, Festival Orchestra -- Trade Center West (90 min.)


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