Hokitika Contra Weekend
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When:
| Fri 17 Feb ’12, 4:00pm–11:00pm |
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| Sat 18 Feb ’12, 8:00am–11:00pm |
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| Sun 19 Feb ’12, 8:00am–1:00pm |
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Where: Seaview Lodge, Seaview Hill Rd, Seaview, Hokitika Show map
Restrictions: All Ages
Ticket Information:
- Admission: $10.00
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Thirty dancers and musicians from the USA will converge on Hokitika and run a special weekend. Together with locals who have caught the contra bug (or want to), we will have a great 3 days of dance, music and fun.
The tour has a great lineup of contra callers: Gaye Fifer, Alice Milmoe and Susie Rudder. The musicians on the tour are: Cathy Arps (fiddle), Mike Boerschig (guitar), Lisa Frankel (bass, flute), Robin Gurule (keyboard), Glenn Lee (accordion, guitar), Susan Jones (concertina) and David Wright (fiddle). Folkworks from Christchurch (Roger Buckton (flute, dudelsack), Jonathan Le Cocq (mandoline, guitar, lute), Michael Cwach (tuba, euphonium, serpent, dudelsack), Heather Gladstone (accordion, keyboard) and Claire Weyland (violin)) will be coming to play some of their special tunes and unusual instruments.
Friday evening 7.30 pm – 10.30 pm - welcome contra dance
Saturday - workshops throughout the day
Saturday evening 7.30 pm – 10.30 pm - contra dance
Sunday morning 10.00 am - farewell the tour contra dance
A $10 registration fee covers cost of entrance to the dances and workshops. Accommodation and food must be arranged individually.
Please note: you must arrange own accommodation. Hostel, camping and RV facilities are available onsite for NZ participants. Book with Seaview (03 755 5230).
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ContraDance 6 months ago