My new favorite contra dance T-shirt. |
Swallowtail, 30 years ago. Factoid: they played at the wedding that produced two of the members of Elixir! |
They haven't changed all that much: still happy and talented. |
Yes: Becket, as in "becket dance". We had one full hour of becket dances in recognition. |
This is the back of the dining hall where I helped with registration - a great job. |
Fewer events happened here, but it is where I learned how to use the button making machine! |
Few folks took to the water, but the dock proved to be a nice place for short afternoon naps. |
The path from one end of the camp ("eat & visit") to the other ("dance & sleep"). |
My cabin was in the Ranger Village and was called Yellowstone. No bears, but lots of chipmunks. And it was musty enough that I ended up sleeping in my camper. |
The dance hall. Beautiful, and a pretty good floor that got better as lots of knowledgeable folks worked on it. |
The view from the balcony. This was a square dance, one of the few times that I sat out. |
And I didn't do EVERY waltz. |
Yep, there was a lot of dust in the air, due to the floor. That was my only negative comment about the weekend... |
Elixir! |
Elixir plus waltzers, including Ralph Sweet in the blue checked shirt. He was a strong force in the revival of contra dancing in America. |
This isn't a great photo of George Marshall - except maybe it is, since he is a whirlwind of energy. |
Not a great photo, but it's the only one I got of Swallowtail (minus George). |
"Up and back"! This and several others were taken by Beverly K of Maine... thanks! |
I don't remember his name, but he was a great dancer! |
It looks like I'm doing the twist! |
George runs a great dancel -- and is a good dancer too! And Rebecca is doing a short version of my trip. |
This old dance is called... uh... I think this is Petronella, from which the cool move is derived. Note the "proper"-ness (gender separation). |
For the last dance on Sunday, we had some of all three bands on the stage . . . |
... and we danced as if we were flying. |