Callers Practice
Mondays in June 7:00-9:00 PM
CMU Skibo Small Gym
5098 Tech Street
Pgh PA 15213
(same place as the CATS Dance)

Ron Buchanan’s Callers workshop on Monday nights at the Wilkins school community center has now concluded.

Thanks to the hard work of all that attended it was quite successful.

Pittsburgh now has a new crop of “Not Quite Ready For The Big-Time Callers”, so the next thing to do is callers’ practice!

All are welcome.

Dancers are welcome. Come on out and help support our new callers. Yes it may be small and move slower than a regular dance, but we have fun.

Callers are welcome. Hopefully in addition to the afore mentioned NQRFTBTC we may be joined by our other area callers who may want to try something new, such as a square. Or something new you may not want to do on Friday night

We have confirmed the callers for Fall Dance Weekend 2013.  They are:

Robert Cromartie
Ron Buchanan
Gaye Fifer

These fabulous callers will be joining the excellent bands we announced recently (The Cosmic Otters and The Coffee Zombies).  It will be an amazing weekend!

You may have noticed that a couple weeks ago we updated the page for Fall Dance Weekend 2013.  We have the bands confirmed!

Playing for us this year will be The Cosmic Otters and The Coffee Zombies.  This will be an exciting weekend, so mark your calendars and we hope to see you there.

For those who don’t know, the Carnegie Alliance of Traditional and Social  (CATS) Dance organization holds monthly contra dances on the Carnegie Mellon University campus.  In February there are 2 dances!  Dancers from the greater Pittsburgh community are welcome at these these dances.

Sunday February 3 is the standard monthly campus contra in Skibo Small Gym – Ron Buchanan is calling to Band du Jour, 5:30-8:30 pm.

Saturday February 23 is a less traditional dance – From DC, Janine Smith and DJ Improper are coming up to run a techno contra! Techno music, black lights, and American folk dance make a compelling crossover.

For more information about CATS dance see https://cmu.collegiatelink.net/organization/catsdance

We are sorry to announce that tonight’s dance (January 25) has been canceled due to weather.  Stay safe and warm, and we hope to see you on the dance floor next week!

The 2013 Fall Dance Weekend planning meeting will take place on Saturday, January 12.  Everyone is invited to attend to help make this year’s dance weekend a success.

What: Fall Dance Weekend planning meeting
When: Saturday, January 12, 12 noon
Where: Panera in Oakland, 3401 Boulevard of the Allies

The following items were left at the Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend and have not yet been claimed.  If any of these are yours, contact Cecil.

1.    One notebook, with a label on the cover that says, “Sound Reinforcement.”

2.   One pair of men’s dance shoes, size 11, brand Bachrach.  They are black leather loafers with a silver buckle.

3.   One pair of dark blue jeans, hip huggers, brand Talbots.  No size is listed, but they look like a petite lady’s size small.

4.   One undershirt, Hanes brand, white, V-neck, short sleeved, size 38-40.

5.   One heavy pullover winter hat, off black with grey stripe, thinsulate material, “one size fits most.”

6.   One black terry cloth headband, 2 inches wide.

7.   One square kerchief, light grey with black print design, Wamcraft brand.

8.   One square kerchief, “Southwestern” style design, turquoise, burnt orange, and pink colored, Hav-A-Hank brand.  (This item was rolled and tied as a head band.)

9.   One lady’s size black sock, stretch material, no cuff.

There is still some space available at the Fall Dance Weekend and we will allow walk-ins to individual dance sessions on a first come first served basis until the space is filled. The prices for single sessions are listed on the schedule as walk-in prices.  See you this weekend!

The schedule for the Fall Dance Weekend 2012 is now available here.  If you haven’t registered yet, you can do so here.

CDSSP presents a weekend of English country dancing with Joseph Pimentel & Goldcrest (Daron Douglas, Paul Oorts, Dave Wiesler).

Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 29-30  at Swisshelm Park Community Center.

Saturday workshop    2–5pm   $20
Saturday evening dance   8-11pm   $25
Sunday workshop #1  10:30am-12:30pm   $12
Sunday workshop #2  1:30-3:30pm   $12

Student pricing:  all events $5 each
Details available here.