Folk Dance by the Beach Retreat 2017 Programme
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Retreat Programme
Programme for the SIFD Folk Dance by the Beach Retreat. Suggestions welcome!
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| Ongoing & Spontaneous Activities: | ||||
| Lounges: | Singing (people encouraged to bring music sheets) and Jamming with musical instruments (bring them along!) |
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| Outdoors: | Walking on the beach, socializing around the fire-pit, and other outdoor activities | |||
Friday, October 13, 2017
| 3pm | SET-UP | |
| 5pm | Registration | |
| 6pm | DINNER | |
| 7pm | Announcements & Introductions | |
| 7:30pm | Canada’s 150th Birthday Party! Canadian dances workshop. Dale Adamson: Saint John River (Scotland), Red Carpet Waltz (Metis), Valse des cerf-volants (Quebec); Steve Godenir: Canadian Lancers |
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| 8:30pm | SNACK | |
| 8:45-10pm | Dance Sampler – Dale Adamson: Pod dilikanye (Russian mixer); Judith English: Dobrudzanski Buenek (Bulgaria); Patrick MacNamara: A Sprengisandi (Iceland), Maple Leaf Stomp (Canada); Dale Adamson: De Secerat (Romania) | |
| 10:00pm – midnight | Request Dancing – Dancing tailored to whomever is there! |
Saturday, October 14, 2017
| 7:30am | Bird Watching on Blackie Spit with Patrick MacNamara and Judith Vetsch | ||
| 8:30am | BREAKFAST | ||
| 9:30am | Dance Workshop – James Kim: Nodeul Ghangbyeon (Korea), Dale Adamson: Serbian Medley, Judith English: Shiri Li Kineret (Israel), James Kim: Il Cantico Delle Creature (Italy) | ||
| 10:45am | SNACK | ||
| 11am | Dance Workshop – Patrick MacNamara: Dror Yikra (Yemen-Israeli), Tourdion (French-Renaissance); Steve Godenir: Mechol Hasheket | ||
| 12:30pm | LUNCH | ||
| 1:30pm | Dance Workshop with Don Buskirk – Valerie (Canadian), Kalamatianos (Greek), Pogonissios (Greek); Pogonishte (Albania); workshop includes songs Samiotissa and Gerakina, and learning to sing while dancing! Also includes presentation and discussion of Balkan, Greek, and Albanian ethnicities and their dances, and the joys of dance. | ||
| 2:45pm | SNACK | ||
| 3-4:15pm | Dance Workshop with Don Buskirk – Pravo (Bulgaria), Zonaradiko (Greek), Lesnoto (Macedonia), Pajdusko (Bulgaria); workshop includes song Oj Ti Pile, and singing while dancing! Also includes presentation and discussion of Greek, Thracian, and Macedonian peoples and their dances. | ||
| 4:30pm | Dance Workshop with Don Buskirk – Review of previously learned dances | ||
| 5:30pm | Folk Voice Band play dance tunes | ||
| 6pm | DINNER | ||
| 7pm | Talent Show | ||
| 7:30pm | Surrey Folk Dancers 40th Birthday Party! Dance workshop consisting of old favourites, interspersed with tunes by Folk Voice. |
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| 8:30pm | Playlist Dancing or continuation of old favourites and Folk Voice. Let’s do what people want! | ||
| 9:30pm | Playlist Dancing | Campfire 8:30pm | |
| 10pm | Request Dancing | ||
Sunday, October 15, 2017
| 7:30am | Bird Watching on Blackie Spit with Patrick MacNamara and Judith Vetsch | ||
| 8:30am | BREAKFAST | ||
| 9:30am | Dance Reviews | ||
| 10:45am | SNACK | ||
| 11am | Dance Reviews | ||
| 12:30pm | LUNCH | ||
| 1:30pm | Pack-up and Clean-up | ||