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Dancing on the
Equinox!
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by Paul Rosenberg
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Come celebrate the Spring
Equinox on Friday, March 19 in Emerson Hall of the Albany Unitarian
church (FUUSA), 405 Washington Avenue. Festivities start at 6 pm with a
potluck dinner, followed by a community dance at around 7:30. HWFC
members and non-members are all invited to attend--just like the Coop
store itself!
The celebration is multi-purpose: Mark the onset of spring, eat great
food, hang out with nice folks, join in simple celebratory dances from
many cultures. Part of my reason for organizing a dance event is
reconnect to the old traditions of community dancing as something
everyone always did, because it was a social activity: fun, easy and
celebratory. It's a way to bring people of all ages together in an
evening of simple joyous dances that anyone can do, whether they've
ever danced or not.
The user-friendly dances come from such cultures as Ireland (OK, it is
March!), Turkey, France, Africa, Russia, Mexico, Israel, Korea and the
U.S.A. Unlike most contra and folk dance events, these dances all can
be done successfully even if you have "two right feet." The wonderful
live music will be played by Tame Rutabaga-- an open band with some
core members playing fiddle, flute, guitar, etc.--and you, too, can
join the band. I'll be calling the dances.
For the potluck, please bring a vegetarian preparation; and we
encourage you to bring your own dishes and utensils. The suggested
donation will be $5 for adults and $1 for children (under age 5 free).
Member workers are needed to help with the potluck, and with room
set-up and clean-up. Contact Nate at 482-2667 ext.104, or nate@honestweight.coop. For
more information about the dance, call me at 482-9255. We hope to make
this an annual event, like we did in the 1980s, when we had an annual
potluck (the best potlucks I've ever attended) and community dance at
the former St. Patrick's Church on Central Avenue. These were some of
the most joyous events I've ever been involved with.
Somehow, two decades have quickly passed since our last dance. So,
let's get the party started again!
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