Family Dance, Contra Dance & Square Dance
One woman's mission to get people to hold hands in a circle!
From the category archives:
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This year is the 5th Ever Los Angeles Old-Time Social. May 13, 14, 15 will see concerts, workshops, parties, jams and a big square dance! May 16th is the Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest to top off the wkend! Full day by day calendar and details below. If you need more info, email info@oldtimeisagoodtime.com
The Hyperion Tavern, 1941 Hyperion Ave, 90027
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Keet Gooshi Heen Teachers (and some ringers)
The Virginia Reel - Click to enlarge
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Cable House -- Home of KCAW 104.7 Raven Radio, Sitka, AK - Click to enlarge
Very candid shot of me with Raven Radio host Robert Woolsey - Click to enlarge
Tuesday morning I was invited to do a radio interview at the local public radio station KCAW 104.7 aka Raven Radio. The interview took up the 10-minute local news block during NPR’s Morning Edition which made me feel like something of a VIC –Very Important Caller!
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Alaska Flight 67, Seat 6-A -- landing in Sitka, Alaska -- Click to enlarge
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Sitka Harbor - Click to enlarge
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KPCC 89.3 FM in Los Angeles: “Contradancing: A Living, Swinging Tradition”Correspondent Jackson Musker form KPCC 89.3 FM Radio in Los Angeles, CA interviews Susan Michaels as she celebrates 20 years of Contra Dancing.
“Every weekend in LA, hundreds of people gather to participate in the oldest dance in the American canon—Contradancing. This isn’t a reenactment; it’s a living tradition, and it’s open to all comers. Correspondent Jackson Musker put on his dancing shoes and joined the throng at a recent Contradance in Brentwood, California led by longtime caller Susan Michaels”
LISTEN to the Radio Interview: A Living, Swinging Tradition
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Dare to be Square Photo courtesy of Doug Plummer
In 2007 and 2008 the event was held in Portland, Oregon.
This year it moved north to Seattle, Washington for a weekend of square dance and music workshops, lots of dancing, musicians jamming, and tons of fun!
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Techno-contra West
It was a cold 18-degrees when I landed in Seattle but by the time I’d finished four hours of trance and techno dancing at The Fremont Abbey, I was one hot tamale.
Techno-contra Dance West (VIDEO)
link at the end of this post…
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After writing more than 100 episodes of the TV show “Sightings,” I’ve gotten pretty cynical about mystical, metaphysical and “paranormal” phenomena. But this morning I had a visitation from the spirit realm. It started with a phone call at about 8:45 am. As the phone rang, the computerized voice of my Caller ID intoned …
Strange, I thought. Gene Hubert died almost 4 years ago.
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