Multi-instrumentalist playing for contras, English country dance, and lots of other things!

Member of: The Ad Hoc Klezmer Joy & Merriment Band, Brooklyn Swing Ensemble, The Flying Romanos, Les Bricolages, The Mad Katters (also group contact), Marnen, Carol, & Len, Marnen, Yaron, & Gawain, The Masquerade String Quartet (also group contact), McMarish (also group contact), NoteWorthy, Platana, Rakiya, Secret Library Band, Sladka, Swing Dance Gang
Contact:
ERASETHISmarnen AT marnen DOT org
+1 (845) 625-7801 (cell)
Webpage:
http://www.marnen.org
Appeared at NEFFA 2026:
Counting Contra StarsDS Friday April 24, 10:30pm to 11:30pm, Trade Center West [Show on Grid]
Contras featuring smooth and unique transitions into and out of stars.
Jane Austen's SquaresDS Saturday April 25, 1:00pm to 1:50pm, Ballroom AB [Show on Grid]
Jane Austen was snooty about how the squares of her youth (cotillions) were better than the newfangled squares (quadrilles) of the early 19th century. Learn to dance the steps and figures of squares just like a young Jane! Steps will be energetic (hops and skips)!
Renaissance Music JamGB Saturday April 25, 2:00pm to 2:50pm, Duchess [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.
Dances in "Challenging Times"TX Saturday April 25, 4:00pm to 4:50pm, Ballroom AB [Show on Grid]
Beautiful music and dances from the Balkans and beyond in unusual meters!
J’Amuse! A Tom Lehrer SingalongGS Saturday April 25, 9:00pm to 9:50pm, Sterling [Show on Grid]
In honor of the late Tom Lehrer, let’s get together and sing some of our favorite Tom Lehrer songs.
Balkan & International DanceNS Saturday April 25, 10:30pm to 11:30pm, Ballroom CDE [Show on Grid]
Balkan and International dancing with music by Sladka.
Dances of BridgertonTB Sunday April 26, 12:00noon to 12:50pm, Ballroom AB [Show on Grid]
Easy, adorable couple sequence dances with very loose historical/traditional roots and a great circle mixer from the Bridgerton TV shows.
Strange and Lovely BalladsE Sunday April 26, 1:00pm to 1:50pm, Sterling [Show on Grid]
These songs lure us into a past where we see mysterious tales unfold. A place of beauty, danger, misfortune, and sometimes true love.
Celebrating Fried de Metz Herman ECDDS Sunday April 26, 3:30pm to 4:20pm, Ballroom CDE [Show on Grid]
Fried de Metz Herman, one of the most creative ECD choreographers of the modern era, would have turned 100 this year. In this session, we will dance some favorites from her repertoire.

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