CDS Boston Centre and
RSCDS Boston Branch
present :

English-Scottish Session
July 4 - 8, 2011

 


Enjoy Scottish and English country dance, ritual dance, evening dances, afternoon teas, and parties. A short, relaxed session at Pinewoods that offers two flavors for the price of one!

Start summer off with three and a half exhilarating days of classes, workshops and parties featuring a unique and irresistible mix of dance and music from the English and Scottish traditions. ESS offers classes in English and Scottish country dance for beginners and experienced dancers, Rapper and Morris ritual dance, Highland and Cape Breton Step, singing, tea parties, a fiddle workshop and band class. PLUS, if the weather cooperates, our own ESS musical maypole.

Download the flyer (pdf)
Download the application form (pdf)
Download the flyer & class descriptions (pdf)


We have a fabulous staff of dance teachers and musicians!


Dance Leaders

Stella Fogg
Scott Higgs
Howard Lasnik
Gene Murrow
Laura Scott
Gillian Stewart
Andy Taylor-Blenis


Musicians

Dave Wiesler (Music Director) – Piano
Karen Axelrod – Accordion and Piano
Doug Creighton – Button Accordion
Dan Emery – Pipes and Flute
Earl Gaddis – Violin and Viola
Natalie Haas – Cello
Howard Lasnik – Percussion
Laura Risk – Violin
Paul Woodiel – Violin


ESS

2011

Classes

Instrument/Band Class — Natalie Haas, Paul Woodiel, Doug Creighton
Basic Scottish Country Dance — Andy Taylor-Blenis
Intermediate Scottish Country Dance — Howard Lasnik
Advanced Scottish Country Dance — Stella Fogg
English Traditional Country Dances — Gene Murrow
Open English Country Dance — Scott Higgs
Experienced English Country Dance — Gene Murrow
Open Cotswold Morris — Scott Higgs
Open Rapper — Gillian Stewart
"A Measure a Day" English Country Dance — Gene Murrow
Scottish Highland — Laura Scott
English/Scottish Social Dance — Scott Higgs and Howard Lasnik
Scottish Social Dance — Stella Fogg
Step and Reel Dances
(English, Scottish and Cape Breton stepping)		 — Laura Scott and Judy Erickson


Pinewoods Camp, in Plymouth, MA, nestles into a wooded area between Long Pond and Round Pond, both available for swimming. Classes are held in dance pavilions. The fantastic parties and delicious meals that are an ESS tradition take place in a camp house and dining hall at the edge of Long Pond. Housing is primarily in rustic cabins. Campers do simple chores, such as setting tables, to help keep costs down.

The cost: $340 for adult members of RSCDS and CDS Boston Centre, $350 for non-members. Ages 13-25, $270 for members or non-members.

Some work exchange positions are available! For scholarship information, e-mail Gillian Charters at < ess-scholarship at cds-boston dot org >.

Apply SOON to ensure your space at ESS 2011!

 

Application Information

Each camper must register in advance. Campers between 13 and 17 are welcome but must apply with a parent or guardian. Acceptances will be sent beginning in late April.

Upon acceptance to ESS, you will receive a packet of materials that includes directions to Pinewoods, travel options, suggestions for what to bring to camp, and more specific detail on general Pinewoods policies and this year's special events.

We will also send a form to be returned to us asking about items such as housing, meal and job preferences, roommate choices, and emergency contacts. Pinewoods does not permit visitors or pets.

 

Payment Policy

Please enclose with your application a check payable to RSCDS-Boston Branch, with "ESS" on the memo line. You may choose to pay the fee in full (see flyer for rates) or to make a deposit payment. The deposit for each ESS camper is $100.

Full payment is due by June 1, 2011

Financial Assistance

Some work exchange positions are available.

 

For further information contact
Judy Erickson at < ess at cds-boston dot org >

ESS is sponsored by the Country Dance Society, Boston Centre, and the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Boston Branch.

RSCDS - Gillian Charters; CDS-BC - Julia Wise


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