"If you aren't dancing, you're wasting your feet!"

English Country Dance: Live in Lawrence!

Next English Dance:

Sunday, May 20, 2012


Special new location:
Douglas County Senior Center
745 Vermont St, Lawrence, KS 66044

Photo copyright 2009 Jim Kazakoff, used with permission.

English Country Dance is often flirty, often stately, sometimes fast and furious and occasionally just silly. We always strive to keep it fun.

English Country Dance is most familiar from period movies such as Pride & Prejudice, but it is still being danced today, and new dances are being written to join a tradition stretching back to the 1690s.


New location from this point on:
Douglas County Senior Center,
745 Vermont St,
Lawrence, KS 66044

~~ English Dance ~~

Sunday, May 20, 2012
Workshop in English Basics 1:30 pm
Dance 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Live music by Greg and Jill Allen, aka Red House
Calling by Jill Allen
and Jerome Grisanti

Douglas County Senior Center,
745 Vermont St,
Lawrence, KS 66044

Admission $6.00 / $3.00 students
http://www.kansasfolk.org/english/

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See our New PDF Flyer (~~ uploaded March 20 ~~)

Upcoming Dates for your calendar:

March 18
April 15
May 20
June 17
(June 17 may change because it is Father's Day)
July 22

and looking into the Fall, please reserve
Oct. 21, 2012
for a special English Dance Ball
sponsored by the Jane Austen Society of Kansas City.

The Jane Austen Harvest Dance will be held
at 1:00-4:00 p.m.
at Alexander Majors House Barn
in Kansas City.
Music by Jill and Greg Allen,
calling by Jerome Grisanti

Special Location & Special Day!

Our dances have been outgrowing the Unitarian Fellowship, so the board has decided to change our regular dance location to the Douglas County Senior Center, which will provide us with more room in a location that's also more central. This move also allows us to move back to Sundays, so parking should not present much of an issue, and we will move the start time back a half-hour to accomodate travelers.

We want to thank all our dancers for making our February event so special.

Directions to our new location: The Senior Center is located at 745 Vermont St in Lawrence, just south of the library. The dance hall is located on the second floor. The building enterance is on the east, facing Vermont.

Parking: There is plenty of parking in the lot north of the building or on any of the surrounding streets. You do NOT have to feed the meters on Sundays.

We wish to sincerly thank the Unitarian Fellowship for being our home for most of 2011 -- we love the space and the people and we appreciate the support you gave our dance community.

A note to new dancers:

Many English Country Dances are relatively easy, but some figures require the ability to negotiate patterns without direct physical help from a partner or neighbor. Most people can learn these patterns without much difficulty -- your learning curve may seem steep at first but fellow dancers are very friendly and patient. You may soon find yourself hooked by the achingly beautiful music, the elegant movements and the interaction with smiling people.

No partner is required. Wear comfortable clothes and clean shoes.

We hold a new dancer workshop/orientation at 1:30 pm, and dance from 2:00 - 4:30. All dances are taught and prompted.

If you have ever visited a foreign country, you may have experienced a slight disorientation mixed with a growing sense of wonder and joy. We now welcome you to a new foreign experience: English Country Dance.

Some basic English figures explained.

Just the Facts, Ma'am

  • Third Saturdays of the month
  • English Country Dance & Tea series
  • 1:30 - 4:00 pm
  • Basics of English workshop 1:00 pm
    • Or style tips if all present are familiar with Basics
  • Admission $6.00 / $3.00 students
  • Please bring a snack to share
  • Contact Jill Allen at 785-841-5759 for more info

Previous Schedule (Archive)

Dates:
Callers
Venue
January 24, 2010 Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Camelot II Ballroom
February 21, 2010*
(*third Sunday)

Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
and Guest Callers

Camelot II Ballroom

Midwinter Meltdown

March 28, 2010 Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Camelot II Ballroom
April 25, 2010

Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Enid Cocke

Camelot II Ballroom
May 23, 2010

Jerome Grisanti

Camelot II Ballroom
June 27, 2010 Jill Allen Camelot II Ballroom
July 25, 2010 Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Camelot II Ballroom
August 22, 2010 Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Camelot II Ballroom
September 19, 2010

Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Bob Green

Camelot II Ballroom
October 24, 2010 Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Camelot II Ballroom
November 28, 2010 Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Camelot II Ballroom
Jan 23, 2011 Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Camelot II Ballroom

Feb 20, 2011
*Third Sunday*
Midwinter Meltdown
Halfpage flier

Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Susan Downs
Jim Thaxter
Lucy Shopen

Camelot II Ballroom
Mar 19 (Saturday)
* Ad Astra Ball *
Costumed Civil War period
event celebrating the
150th anniversary of
Kansas statehood
Jerome Grisanti
Kansas Union Ballroom
1301 Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence, Kansas

Mar 27, 2011

Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Camelot II Ballroom

Apr 17, 2011
*Third Sunday*

Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Camelot II Ballroom
May 21, 2011
Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen

Signs of Life
Bookstore & Gallery
722 Massachusetts Street

Jun 18, 2011 John Turner
Jill Allen
Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence
1263 North 1100 Road
Jul 9, 2011 Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence
1263 N 1100 Road 

Aug 20, 2011

Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence
1263 N 1100 Road 
Sept. 17, 2011 Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence
1263 N 1100 Road 
Oct. 15, 2011 Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence
1263 N 1100 Road 
Nov. 19, 2011 Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence
1263 N 1100 Road 
December 2011

Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen

Our now-traditional party at the Allen's
January 2012 Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence
1263 N 1100 Road 
February 2012 Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Jim Thaxter
Thomas Hurlbut
John Turner
Matt
Douglas County Senior Center,
745 Vermont St,
Lawrence, KS 66044
March 2012 Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Douglas County Senior Center,
745 Vermont St,
Lawrence, KS 66044
April 2012 Jerome Grisanti
Jill Allen
Douglas County Senior Center,
745 Vermont St,
Lawrence, KS 66044
Interested callers please contact Jill or Jerome.
"All the glory you can stand."
For more information or to R.S.V.P., please contact
Jill Allen jillallen3 [at] att [dot] net
Jerome Grisanti

jerome [dot] grisanti [at] gmail [dot] com