FoTD - Friends of Traditional Dance www.fotd.org 970-829-8689

Fort Collins Summer 2017

Vol. 31, #2

Friends of Traditional

Free lesson at 7pmDance at 8pm $10/$5 Students

Contra Dances& Waltz Nights

Masonic Temple 225 W. Oak Street

Attention: FoTD dances are temporarily relocating,while Club Tico undergoes renovations from

Jan-August, 2017

May 13th

TheMostly Strauss Orchestra

Doors open at 7:30, Grand March 8pmFree refreshments. Dance Cards, Dancing until 11:30pm

Location:Avalon Ballroom ~ 6185 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder

Dress: Formal, semi-formal, ethnic, chic

Tickets: $30 through May 6th, $35 thereafter, Students $5 off. Available at any FoTD event or online at www.fotd.org ~ Paypal

Wild AsparagusBall

New Temporary Location

$13/$6, 8-11pm,free lesson at 7pm

Jan28

Special Contras Ed Hall’s Birthday Bash Weekend!

Julie Vallimont, Audrey Knuth. &Rachel Bell w/ Tina Fields

Dec31

New Years Eve Contra Dance~Extravaganza!!~

Rick Smith calling! Free wonderful refreshments!$13/6, 8:30-12:30, free lesson at 7:30pm

Wild Goose

Masquerade Ball

Oct 24

Doors open at 7:30, Grand March 8pmFree refreshments. Dancing until 11:30pm

Location:Avalon Ballroom6185 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder

Mostly Strauss Orchestra

Dress: Formal, semi-formal, ethnic, alien.Tickets: $25 through Oct 17th, $30 thereafter, Students $5 off. Available at any FoTD eventor online at www.fotd.org ~ Paypal

Dec25

Holidance Contras & WaltzesEric Levine & Friends

$10/5, 6-9pm, Free lesson at 5pm

Music & Dance Festivals

Colorado Mountian Ranch in Gold HillFor more info: www.MountainMoonFestival.org

Sept23-25

Mountain Moon festival

Dec31 Ben Schreiber~fiddle & Michael Sokolovsky~guitar

Susan Petrick calling. Free wonderful refreshments! $13/6, 8:30-12:30, free lesson at 7:30pm

New Year’s Eve Contra Special

Wild AsparagusBall

May 7th

TheMostly Strauss Orchestra

Doors open at 7:30, Grand March 8pmFree refreshments. Dance Cards, Dancing until 11:30pm

Location:Avalon Ballroom ~ 6185 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder

Dress: Formal, semi-formal, ethnic, chic

Tickets: $25 through April 30th, $30 thereafter, Students $5 off. Available at any FoTD event or online at www.fotd.org ~ Paypal

k 8-11pm, $12/6

free lesson at 7pmContra Dance Special Mar

4,5,&6 --Nova--

Fri~Boulder, Sat~Fort Collins, Sun~Denver, $12/6

Kathleen Fownes~fiddleGuillaume Sparrow-Pepin~accordian

Everest Witman~guitar

Dec25

Holidance Contras & WaltzesEric Levine & Ben Cohen

w/ Ed Hall & Viki Lawrence$10/5, 6-9pm, Free lesson at 5pm

ContrazzHigh energy ensemble combining improvisational style

with swing & jazz rolled into hot driving rhythmsaccordian, sax & flute, guitar, piano, drums $15/$7

$10/$5, 8-11pm,free lesson at 7pm

Apr26

Waltz NightsFeb22 TBA

Balance & Swing

Dec31

New Year’s Eve Contra Special Karina Wilson & Eric Anderson (Fiddlerats)

$13/6, 8:30-12:30, free lesson at 7:30pmwith Paul Somlo calling. Free wonderful refreshments!

Doors open at 7:30, Grand March 8pmFree refreshments. Dancing until 11:30pm

New Location:Avalon Ballroom ~ 6185 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder

Mostly Strauss Orchestra

Dress: Formal, Semi-formal, Ethnic.

Oct 27

Tickets available at any FoTD event or online atwww.fotd.org, Campus Box Office 970-491-4849 or www. csutix.com $20 thru Oct 20, $28 thereafter, CSU students $5 off

Doors open at 7:30, Grand March 8pmFree refreshments. Dancing until 11:30pm

CSU Lory Student Center Ballroom

Co-sponsored by the CSU Swing Society

50-pieceMostly Strauss Orchestra

Dress: Formal, semi-formal, ethnicCostume Awards Presented

Waltz Nights

8-11pm, Club Tico, $10,free waltz lesson at 7pm

MeadowlarkGold Mine TrioApr

28

Holidance

6-9pm, Club Tico, $10Free waltz lesson at 5pm

Eric Levine& Friends

W/ Carol Fey

Christmas Day

FoTD Benefit Day

Shop at Eco-Thrift

and a good portionof the day’s profits

will be donated to FoTD!

208 N. Howes, Ft Collins 970-484-4224 www.eco-thrift.com

CSU Lory Student Center Ballroom

Nov 26

Free lesson 5pm, danceing 6-9pm

May 6 Balance & Swing w/ Ed Hall 13 Wild Asparagus Ball Avalon Ballroom-Boulder

20 Larry Unger, Andrea Early, & Rodney Sauer w/ Rick Smith Jun 3 New Rhythm Rangers w/ Christa Torrens

17 TBA-check www.FoTD.org w/ Helle Hill 24 Waltz Night w/ Delicate Balance Jul 1 Rodney Sauer & Friends w/ Viki Lawrence

15 Prairie Dog Picnic w/ Sam Smith

Aug 5 Ragged Edge w/ Paul Somlo 19 The O�beats w/ Peter Johnson

Back to Club Tico: 1599 City Park Dr.~beginning Sept 5th~

$10/$5, 8-11pm,free lesson at 7pmWaltz Nights

Jun24 ~ Delicate Balance ~

John & Sue Reading &Eric Levine