Come join us for some fun dancing and socializing!

WHO:	Any and all conference participants. With the Walker Family Band. Kathy and Jeff Walker have played music for contradances across the New York/New England area for over 20 years. With their children now adding a variety of musical instruments such as accordion, uillean (Irish) bagpipes, mandolin, mandola, fiddle, concertina, Scottish Fireside bagpipes, pennywhistle, acoustic bass, jaw harp and percussion, the Walker family plays a lively mix of Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian, Scandinavian and American fiddle music. Jeff teaches all the dances, and calls the moves throughout each dance so you really don't have to know anything except your hands from your feet to have a good time.
WHAT:	All regions of the country have their traditional forms of community dancing, and the New York/New England area is no exception where the dancing is referred to as contradancing. Contradancing is like a combination of English or Scottish country dancing with square dancing. Many of the moves are familiar to those acquainted with square dancing. The dances are done in a variety of formations — circles, squares of four couples, and longways sets. The name "contradance" comes from the longways set formation in which the couples stand in two lines, each person across from ("contra") their partner.
WHEN:	8:00 p.m., Friday, February 20, 2004
WHERE:	14th North American Interdisciplinary Conference on Environment and Community (room to be announced at the conference)
WHY:	FUN!
HOW:	Wear soft soled shoes/sneakers and light clothing — you might work up a sweat!