Talent: Kalia Kliban calling to the music of Quite Carried Away
Date: Sunday, June 4, 2017
Time: 3:00-6:00 pm, with newcomer’s workshop at 2:30 pm
Location: Polish American Hall, 327 Main St, Roseville
Cost: $10 for adults; $8 for college students with ID; $5 for dancers under 18; $25 maximum for families (cash or check).
This Sunday, English Country Dance in Roseville welcomes back one of the most popular callers on everybody’s list—Kalia Kliban! If you attended our Anniversary Dance in April, you know why she’s so much in demand—and if you didn’t, come find out why! And as if this weren’t enough, we’ll have amazing music from our very own “Quite Carried Away”!
As usual, beginners are welcome, and no partners are necessary. If you are bringing, or know of any, first-timers, please urge them to come at 2:30 for the Introductory Workshop that precedes the dance. All dancers are welcome at the workshop, while first-time attendees receive a coupon for half-off admission at their next dance. So bring a snack for the break, and we’ll see you at the dance!
For more information, and lost and found, call Laura Leonelli, 916-549-7093, or email info@sactocds.org.
Upcoming events:
June 10: contra dance
June 24: contra dance
July 2: English country dance
From dance floors to concert halls, the Syncopaths bring a fresh, contemporary spin to music and songs rooted in the Scottish, Irish, and American folk traditions. At the heart of the band’s sound are the twin engines of Ryan McKasson’s dynamic, Scottish-based fiddling and the amazing picking of mandolinist Ashley Broder. Jeff Spero provides inventive piano accompaniment, anchored by the driving power of Christa Burch’s bodhrán. Christa also lends her singular voice — warm, supple, expressive, and intimate — to the band’s songs. Together, they create a “chamber folk” sound, characterized by the compelling, rhythmic interplay of fiddle and mandolin, rich vocals, and unexpected colors and rhythms from the piano and bodhrán. The exuberant joy they derive from the music and each other is palpable and contagious.
The Free Raisins
workshops on Saturday afternoon on piano and accordion. Charlie is equally adept playing for English country, Scottish country, contras, and display dancing. Performed with drive and clarity, his music is infused with jazz, swing, and Irish influences.He studied jazz piano with Mark Levine. After cutting his teeth playing disco & punk rock in 1970’s Los Angeles, Charlie Hancock has lived for the last 30 years in the Bay Area. He has played for BACDS dances, camps, and balls for 18 years, with occasional gigs further afield, including Pinewoods and the Portland (OR) English ball. He is a member of several Bay Area dance bands, including the Raggedy Annes, and has recorded with Sylvia Herold, Holly Tannen, and Cathie Whitesides.
and will call the Saturday evening dance party. A dance gypsy for many years, she travels frequently from her home in Iowa City, Iowa, to lead English country dancing and contra dancing at festivals and camps across the U.S., Canada, and England. She started teaching dance many years ago in the hope of spreading the goodness that she feels dancing together can bring to our lives. She loves meeting new communities and returning to familiar ones, and has been fortunate enough to lead English country dancing, contra dancing, and dance leader workshops at numerous festivals and camps and at community dances across the map. Nikki’s high-octane enthusiasm for dance is well known, and she strives to inspire dancers to have the most meaningful dance experience possible. In her teaching, she tries to blend dance instructions with historical information, demonstrations, style tips, memory aids, and cheerleading. She loves to share what she has learned from her many teachers as well as what she has come to know over the years by working with dancers of all ability levels.
baby asleep on the piano at square and folk dances while her father called and her mother danced. She didn’t really get addicted to folk dance until she went to Stanford during the heyday of folk dancing in the 1970s. Over the years, she has taught folk dance at recreation centers and weekends; been on the founding board of the Bay Area Country Dance Society (BACDS); called numerous parties, weddings, and school events; and held English Country Dances in her living room (remodeled to accommodate two lines of dancers). Along the way, she became interested in English Country Dance. She has been on the Playford Ball Committee since about its third year. Way back at Stanford, she joined the Society for Creative Anachronism. One of the fellows there had a Maypole, and she began leading the dances. When he retired from the group, he gave her the Maypole and she and her husband became the local Maypole experts—dancing with Morris dancers and at fairs, schools, church events, a weaver’s convention, weddings, and at the 2016 SCDS Spring Weekend.
age 9 with her mother. She first performed dance in junior high school, and continued dancing in high school and college. She took a class in teaching International Folk Dance in graduate school, and began calling 30 years ago. She met her husband Andre at a contra dance in Bastrop, Texas 26 years ago. They now live in Sacramento where they regularly attend, teach and host a variety of dance events including English Country Dance.
Don’t forget Sacramento Country Dance Society at the Big Day of Giving on May 4th! These funds help us to pay for special events for our dance community: the talent at our Anniversary Dance, workshops like the upcoming Intermediate Waltz Workshop on May 13th, family contra dances, and the English country dance Spring Dance Weekend on May 6th and 7th.
This is a special zesty contra dance, with no newcomer’s orientation. Dances will be taught quickly, and dancers should be familiar with hey for four, Petronella turns, and contra corners. This is an evening for experienced dancers who want to dance with enthusiasm!