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Schedule of English Country Dances
in Los Angeles county (and nearby towns)
SB*ECD events
Schedule of English Country Dances
in Los Angeles county (and nearby towns)
The thursday dances start at 8:00 pm and go till 10:00 pm; a social half-hour with light refreshments follows. Admission is $7.
2008
3 april - Spring is in the air, and dancing is in Torrance! Teaching by Giovanni De Amici with music by W.E.D.O. (Mary, Noble and friends)
1 may - It's Mayday; morris teams all over the world have danced to rise the Sun, and insure crops and wll being for the next year. That's their job.
Our job is to help the Sun go to sleep tonight, by dancing at sunset. The music of Interfolk (Kriss Larson and friends) graces an evening of appropriately-themed dances, taught by Giovanni De Amici.
location: Torrance
5 june - W.E.D.O. are back for this spring-summer dance. Teaching by Giovanni De Amici.
It all happens in Torrance
Musicians willing to play for a dance are always welcome; it is reccomended that prior arrangements be made with SB*ECD (call: 310 793 7499, or e-mail: sbecd1"at"yahoo"dot"it), to avoid scheduling conflicts.
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Other CDC-affiliated dances
A new ECD group is starting up in the West Side. They dance in Culver City on second and fourth sundays, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Locations change; call for details before heading out. Great live music every time. For direction and information call Annie Laskey at 310 837 3427 (no web page).
Non-CDC-affiliated dances
Judee Pronovost's dance has moved back to Anaheim. They still meet on third saturdays, 4 to 7 pm. If you are interested and want more information, give her a ring at 909 780 5312.
The SARs organize a series of ECD evenings at All Saints Episcopal Church (3847 Terracina Drive, in Riverside). They dance on the second and fourth (sometimes live, sometimes recorded music) thursday of every month, and organize events in february and november (subject to change). For more info call 677 3978, or 880 2023 (in the 909 area code), or check the web page.
The local chapter of the SCA, in cooperation with the RSCDS organizes occasional informal dance classes at random intervals and frequency. Location is Monrovia. Music is recorded. For more info call Marsden Macrae at 310 391 3052 or email: mmacrae "at" earthlink "dot" net.
English Country Dancing is alive and active a little further up the freeway, in Santa Barbara. Dances are on most wednesday evenings (recorded music unless otherwise anounced) and on the afternoon of occasional sundays (usually to live music). Check their web page for more information and a schedule.
San Diego has its own ECD group. They meet in Poway each sunday evening. Admission is 6 USD, and they use mostly recorded music. Call Ellen Riley (858 486 9160) or e-mail (esriley1 "at" yahoo "dot" au "dot" com) for details.
There is at least one regularly-maintained calendar of current events in the greater L.A. area:
Richard Duree (r.duree "at" worldnet "dot" att "dot" net) keeps a running list of to Californios-like events, as well as hungarian, balkan and generally what is know as 'folk' dancing. No web page, to the best of my knowledge: send him an email and ask to be put on the mailing list. Updates are send about twice a month.
