NEFFA D Events
(Participatory Dancing [with a leader])
Note: This was the listing for the now-concluded 2019 Festival. The events for the 2020 Festival will be put here in February 2020


Friday April 12, 2019
 7:00pmIsraeli Dancing for All DB -- Joan & Jim Savitt -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (50 min.)
 7:00pmKeepin' It Proper Contras DS -- Don Veino, Kingfisher -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 7:00pmEnglish country dances to Shaker tunes DS -- Melanie Axel-Lute, Alias -- Middle School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 8:00pmGo with the Flow Contras DS -- Donna Hunt, Center Street -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 8:00pmEnglish Country Dances from Philly DS -- Jenny Beer, Windsor Knot, Thane Glenn -- Middle School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 9:00pmIntro to English Country Dance DB -- Carmen Giunta, The Mad Katters -- High School Rm. 101 (75 min.)
 9:00pmContra Medley DX -- Center Street -- High School Dance Hall (20 min.)
 9:00pmWonderful One-Figure Balkan Dances DB -- Janet Yeracaris, Goats Just Wanna Have Fun -- Middle School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 9:30pmHello Neighbor, Hello Shadow DS -- Dereck Kalish, The Vinegar Flies -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 10:00pmEnglish Country Dance: The Gaze in the Dance DX -- Anna Rain; Ball, James & Marcus -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (90 min.)
 10:30pmPlayful Contras DS -- Sue Gola, Black River Ironworks -- High School Dance Hall (60 min.)

Saturday April 13, 2019
 10:00amScottish Country Dancing for the Whole Family DF -- Boston Teachers of SCD, Gunns & Thistles, Sue Chari -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (50 min.)
 10:00amAppealing English Country Dances DS -- Miriam Newman, Hot Toddy, Agnes Coakley Cox -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 11:00amNew England Barn Dance DF -- Don Veino, Sugar River Band -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (50 min.)
 11:00amNo Circle Becket Contras DS -- Bob Golder, Roaring Jelly -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 11:30amIntro to International Folk Dance DB -- Jeanne Clifford, Shining Moon, Jeanne Clifford -- High School Rm. 101 (75 min.)
 12:00noonModern Classic Contras DS -- Sue Rosen, The Bone Folders -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 12:00noonEnglish Impropriety DS -- Brooke Friendly, Intuition -- Middle School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 1:00pmNorth Atlantic Social Dance DS -- Spaelimenn, Charlie Pilzer -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (50 min.)
 1:00pmTriple Play Contras DS -- David Millstone, Festival Orchestra -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 2:00pmBalk-Free Balkan DS -- Balkan Fields -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (50 min.)
 2:30pmIntro to International Folk Dance DB -- Val Medve, International Folk Sounds -- High School Rm. 123 (75 min.)
 3:00pmDancing the 1910's and 1920's DB -- Chris Ricciotti, Katy Bishop -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (65 min.)
 3:00pmThree-Quarters English (ECD) DS -- Melissa Running, Hidden River -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 3:00pmSinging Call Square Dances DS -- Tod Whittemore, Woody & the Westside Warblers -- Middle School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 4:00pmSeated Square Dances DB -- Fred Wersan, Assabet Ramblers -- High School Rm. 123 (50 min.)
 4:00pmEverybody Chains Contras DS -- Ron Blechner, Youth Festival Orchestra -- Middle School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 5:00pmContra Medley DX -- Free Association -- High School Dance Hall (20 min.)
 5:00pmContra Medley DX -- Coracree -- Middle School Dance Hall (20 min.)
 5:30pmContras Squared DS -- Bob Isaacs, Rockin' Band -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 5:30pmDances from Brittany DB -- Fabien Goulay, Lisa Tamres, Bagad New York -- Middle School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 6:15pmIsraeli Partner Mixers DB -- Larry Denenberg & Friends, The Migratory Thrushes -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (50 min.)
 7:30pmECD: British Women Choreographers DS -- Megan Wilson, Northeast Extension -- Middle School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 8:00pmDiamond Anniv Squares & Contras DS -- Jeremy Korr, Dogtown -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 8:30pmAnglo/Scottish Ceilidh DB -- Alex Cumming Dance Band -- Middle School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 9:00pmRum & Onions XL DS -- Tony Parkes, Rum & Onions, Dugan Murphy -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 9:30pmBulgarian Dance Party with Divi Zheni DS -- Divi Zheni, Divi Zheni Accompanists -- Middle School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 10:00pmLarks & Ravens Contra Party! DS -- Angela DeCarlis; Eric Boodman, Casey Murray & Jesse Ball -- High School Dance Hall (90 min.)

Sunday April 14, 2019
 10:00amIntro to English Country Dance DB -- Val Medve, Mason-Dixon Trio -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (60 min.)
 10:00amPlayful International Family Dances DF -- Anna Magee, The Resemblance, Jeremy Korr -- High School Rm. 123 (50 min.)
 10:30amIntro to International Folk Dancing DB -- Jonathan Young, The Next Generation, Jonathan Young -- High School Rm. 101 (75 min.)
 11:00amFamily Barn Dance DF -- Jacob Bloom, JumpStart -- High School Rm. 123 (50 min.)
 11:00amFestive, Yet Tasteful ECD DS -- Joanna Reiner Wilkinson; Four Hands, Two Pianos -- High School Dance Hall (80 min.)
 11:00amThe Eyes Have It: Larks/Ravens Contras DS -- Maia McCormick, Chimney Swift -- Middle School Dance Hall (80 min.)
 11:15amContra a Cappella DS -- JoLaine Jones-Pokorney, Acapelican -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (50 min.)
 12:00noonIntro to Square Dance DB -- Tony Parkes, The Dead Sea Squirrels, Craig Edwards -- High School Rm. 123 (75 min.)
 12:15pmDances of Northern Romania DB -- Plaiurile Dornelor -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (50 min.)
 12:30pmContra Medley DX -- Live Wire -- High School Dance Hall (20 min.)
 12:30pmSocial Scottish Country Dancing DS -- Boston Teachers of SCD, The White Cockade -- Middle School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 1:00pmFun Scandinavian Dances DF -- Scandinavian Folkdancers of Omaha, Jane Orzechowski -- High School Rm. 101 (50 min.)
 1:00pmSquare Dance Blast DS -- Ron Buchanan, The Dixie Butterhounds, George Touchstone -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 2:00pmTurn The Page Contras DS -- Chris Page, Not Enough Fiddles -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 2:30pmZay Freylekh: A Yiddish Tantshoyz DB -- Avia Moore, Becky Khitrik & Friends -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (50 min.)
 2:30pmPurcell Plums ECD DS -- Val Medve, Mulberry Garden -- Middle School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 3:00pmFavorite Becky Hill Dances DS -- Lynn Ackerson, The Fleeting Moments -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)
 4:00pmFestival Orchestra Contras & Squares -- Merry-Go-Round at 4:25pm DS -- Dereck Kalish, Tony Parkes, Sue Rosen, Festival Orchestra -- High School Dance Hall (90 min.)

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