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FolkFire Dances of Great Britain,
Medieval thru Modern
Saint Louis English Country Dancers
Second Fridays, Fourth Mondays
English Country Dancing from the 1600s and 1700s to live music of The Original Speckled Band at
(Mondays) Focal Point, 2720 Sutton Blvd (just south of Manchester) in Maplewood or
(Fridays) at Brentwood Congregational United Church of Christ, 2400 S. Brentwood, at the corner of Brentwood and Eulalie (just south of the firehouse).
All dances are taught; workshop 7:00 p.m., dancing 7:30-9:30 p.m. Admission is $7.00 (students $5.00).
To find out more, visit www.stlecd.org,
Phone: Paul Stamler, 314-664-9207, e-mail pstamler@pobox.com
Descriptive English Country articles in the FolkFire archives:
Webster Groves English Country Dancers
Third Fridays
English Country Dancing at the Monday Club, 37 S. Maple Street in Webster Groves.
All dances are taught and walked through; workshop 7:00 p.m., dancing 7:30-10:30 p.m.
Admission is $8.00 (under 30 $5.00).
To find out more, visit WebsterGrovesECD.org,
or e-mail bobgreen@swbell.net
Central Illinois English Country Dancers
Champaign-Urbana, IL
See Schedule
Dance is taught by local leaders and the music is by the Flatland Consort.
Almost all events are held at the Springer Cultural Center, 301 N. Randolph
in Champaign, IL.
Visit the the Central
Illinois English Country Dancers Website
For more information contact Jonathan Sivier
or call him at 217-359-8225
Morris Dancing
Wednesdays
The Capering Roisters
Morris team practices and performs Morris dances--Old English ritual dances from
the Cotswold hills. The few references in written history indicate these
high-energy dances were performed at the change of seasons and at other
community events. Anyone interested in dancing or playing music is invited to attend one
of the weekly practices.
See the article from March 97
Call John Long at 314-647-1804 for information.
St. Louis Irish Arts
Tuesdays and Wednesdays Regular
classes in Irish music, song and dance for children and adults
are held each Tuesday and Wednesday at Gardenville Community Center, 6651
Gravois at Kingshighway.
Read our article from Nov 1996 about this group.
Visit www.slia.org
or Call Helen Gannon at 314-849-1662 for more information.
Mayer School of Irish Dance
Saturdays
Regular classes in irish stepdancing and ceili dancing for children ages 4 to 18 are held on Saturdays at Arts In Motion Studio, 9009 Manchester Road. in Brentwood, MO.
This school of championship irish step-dancers perform at various locations in the St. Louis area throughout the year.
Don't forget, St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner!
Instructor: Paul Mayer, T.C.R.G.
For more information on classes or performances, please call Peggy Torno at 314-351-7350,
or e-mail us at EmerldIsle@aol.com
Crystal Dance Troupe Medieval & Renaissance
Dancing
Tuesdays
The Crystal Dance Troupe, an Illinois branch of the SCA, holds free casual
practices of medieval & renaissance dances with recorded music. The group
meets at Longacre Park in Fairview Heights, Ill. Dancing is from 6:30-8:00 pm.
New members are welcome at any time. Check out this
1994 descriptive article
Article about the Crystal Ball from November 1997.
Please call Alice at 618-462-7765 to confirm.
Medieval Dancing: Barony of Three Rivers
Thursdays
Meets at Olivette Community Center at 9723 Grandview Dr, Olivette MO
63132. Dancers can dance from 6 pm until the business meeting for the SCA at 7 PM.
Then resume dancing after 7:30. Occasional live music.
Dances always taught prior to dancing. No partner required
Visit www.threeriver.org/,
email Jennifer Llewelyn at jallewelyn@earthlink.net
or call 636-561-3487
Highland Mist Scottish Country Dancers
Second and and Fourth Saturdays
Traditional country dances of Scotland: jigs, reels, and strathspeys. All steps
and dances are taught; beginners are welcome. Come with or without a partner.
Comfortable clothing and soft-soled shoes are suggested. Class is from 4:00
to 6:00pm at The American Youth Performing Arts Studio in St. Peters, Mo. Cost
is $3.50.
Here is a descriptive article from 1996
Visit the Highland Mist website.
or Contact: Doug Schneider 636-225-5509
or email ParadiseMO@aol.com
Dance Caledonia Troupe
by appointment
Sandra Brown, native of Scotland and a Highland Dance Champion welcomes anyone interested in
learning traditional Scottish Highland Dance to begin lessons with the Dance Caledonia Troupe.
Dances include The Fling, The Sword Dance, The Sailor's Hornpipe, The Flora MacDonald, and numerous
others. All steps, positions and dances are taught, along with the historic background of the dance.
Opportunities to perform and enter competition are available.
$5.00 group lessons, $10.00 private, Individual dance, no partner required. Children and adults are welcomed.
Read the article from Jan 96 about this dance form.
For further information or to arrange a lesson please contact: Sandra Brown 314-227-9375.