CALLING: Robins and Larks for contras / Leads and Follows for waltzes.

Join us for a special evening of waltzing! Do you enjoy waltzing and wish there were more chances to do so? Have you always wanted to learn moves and turns beyond the basics? Come and have some fun and learn new things with Judy Zeidel and Marcel Van Eerd who will be instructing throughout the evening.

For something completely different, this will be an “inside out” contra evening with contras at the end of the first half and at the end of the night, with waltzes for rest of the time!

7:00-7:30 Basic Waltz instruction (1-2-3, 4-5-6 / leading and following)

At 7:30, we will start with a basic circle waltz mixer followed by a couples waltz. After that, we will “walk through” a few more waltz moves and have 2 or 3 waltzes to practice. At the midpoint of the evening we will do an “intermediate-advanced contra” followed by a short break. The second half of the evening will bring more waltz moves, including the rotating waltz steps, and end with another intermediate-advanced contra.

Beginner Workshop: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Advanced Workshop: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Dancing: 8:00 – 10:00pm

Location: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St., Fairhaven

Band: From the 7 winds of the world we have Raven & Goose. See below for more info.

Instructor: From Bellingham we have Judy Zeidel instructing.

Entry: $12-$15; $8 students (by donation)

Raven & Goose:

Virtuoso violinist, Corwin Zekley was born with a fiddle in their hands and plays with an intensity yet delicacy that pulls on the heartstrings of all who hear them. Corwin has eclectic musical roots, and enchants audiences playing anything from Celtic to Jazz to Country to Metal. Corwin studied at the Berklee College of Music, has played thousands of concerts, appeared on dozens of records, and has published books and albums of their own compositions.

Grace Fellows grew up playing traditional musics on fiddle, and she synthesized her broad musical influences while studying at Calarts, and doing her masters at BIMM London. She became an accomplished pianist while performing as a singer/songwriter, and in the last years has become a powerhouse contra-pianist whose potent sense of rhythm will propel you around the dance floor.

website: https://www.corwin.us/ravenandgoose
promo reel: https://youtu.be/Oox1iw3GKa4
video from nw folklife 2025: https://youtu.be/FmTgO-ZmdIg