☺Contra dances

-    Dances for non-dancers (beginners)

-    Dances for intermediate dancers

-    Dances for experienced dancers

-    Traditional and modern contras

You line up in one line of dancers and your partner lines up

in another line of dancers and you face each other.  Then I

teach you and your partner a set of figures that you and

your partner dance with another couple, then you progress

to another couple and do the same figures with them, then

you progress to another couple and do the same figures

with them.                

☺Square Dances

-    Old time and singing, not club-style

☺Barn Dances

-    Dancing with your friends, not your head

 

Very easy, fun dances in all kinds of formations

☺Australian Bush Dances

-    Euro/American/Australian barn dances

☺Ceileidhs

-    English, Scottisch, and Irish dances

☺English Country Dances

-    Medieval, Renaissance, Playford, Regency,

       Victorian, Modern

-    Dances for pickle faces (. . .What?)

☺Big Circle/Smooth Mountain

Southern Appalacian  mountain dance heritage; a combination of round and square dance figures

☺Body Percussion/Body Rhythms

Rhythmic stomping and clapping patterns

☺And more

Dances for schools, singles, hayrides, hoedowns,   families, clubs, congregations, reunions, historic re-enactments, weddings, birthdays, corporate

THEME DANCES: 

Bar/Bat Mitzvah	Mid-Summer or Mid-Winter Fantasy Ball
Big Daddy/Sugar Daddy Dance (Father's Day?)	New Year's Masquerade
Bunny Hop De-Wop	Odd Ball
Cattle Baron's Ball	Phantom of the Opera Ball
Christmas (in December/in July)	Pirates of the Caribbean/Pirates of Penzance
Christmas Carol Ball	Red and Black Ball
Cinderella's (Fantasy Ball/Masquerade)	Sadie Hawkin's Day Dance
Civil War Ball	Scarlet Pimpernel Ball
Critter's Dance/All the Barnyard Animals	Spring Fling/Frolic
Father-Daughter or Mother-Son Dance	St. Patrick's Day Dance
George Washington's Birthday Ball	Summer/Winter Solstice
Harvest Dance	Spring/Autumn Equinox
Hearts and Flowers Dance	Three Musketeer's Ball
Holloween Masquerade/Vampyre Ball	Twirp Twirl
Little House on the Prairie Stomp	Valentine's Ball
Mad Hatter's Ball	"W" Dance (not related to George Dubya, okay?)
Mad Scientist's Ball (for doctors, etc.)	Wedding Dance - Birthday Dance
March Madness Masquerade	Yo' Mama's Dance (Mother's Day?)
Mask of Zorro Mask-erade

ANTS?  PANTS?  LET’S DANCE!

-           Dancing Is Fun

-           Dancing Is Aerobic

-           Dancing Is like a mini-vacation

-           Dancing relieves stress

-           Dancing is an outlet to the frustrations of everyday life

-           Dancing opens up social possibilities

-           Dancing improves self-confidence

-           Dancing improves posture

-           Dancing improves blood pressure

-           Best Thing That Ever Happened to People

-           Lots of Friendly, Happy People Dance

-           Age Doesn’t Matter

-           We Dance Together

-                You don't have to dance alone

-           Dances Are Not Difficult

-           Footwork Not Important, Timing Is

-           No Previous Experience Necessary

-           No partner necessary

-           No lessons necessary

-           No Fancy Costumes – just comfortable shoes & clothes

I can provide live or recorded music.

Linda S. Mrosko

THANK YOU FOR THE DANCE!