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Come one, come all to our 2nd annual Square Dance weekend!
Get on your big shoes, get on your gown
Shake off your sad blues, the big ball’s in town
The Big Ball’s in Bulltown, the Big Ball’s in town
The Big Ball’s in Bulltown, we’ll dance around.
That’s right folks, we’re fusing the finest fiddlers and the pick-of-the litter callers to give you a winter weekend of blazing-hot hoedowns, tinder two-steps and wood-stove waltzes. And if that ain’t got you fired up, how about the clatter of cloggers, the cajoling of Cajun dancing, or workshops on dance calling, percussive dance, to ignite your interest?
Nightly dances and Saturday workshops at the Old Murphy School.
3717 Murphy School Rd, Durham, NC 27705
All are welcome. No experience required.
Get down. Get inspired to call or host a dance. Learn about traditional square dances in Piedmont, NC. Bring your love for old-time music to the party. Good food and good friends. Plenty of space for jamming on the grounds all weekend.
Schedule of Events
Friday (Jan. 12)
• 7:30 PM - 10:15 PM. Square Dance with The Hoppin Johnnies. Caller Phil Jamison
• 10:30 PM - 12:00 AM. Late night dance with open band and open mic for callers.
Saturday (Jan. 13)
• 9:30 AM. Breakfast.
• 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM. Calling Workshops Session 1. Multiple levels.*
• 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM. Square dances from NC (Mountains, Piedmont, & Coastal Plain)*
• 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM. Lunch
• 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM. Calling Workshops Session 2. Multiple levels.*
• 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM. Square dances from other regions (West Virginia, New England, Western Squares)* + Workshops on sound engineering and playing for dances.
• 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Family Dance & Percussive dance workshop
• 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Potluck.
• 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM. Clogging Exhibition + Cake Walk
• 7:30 PM – 9:45 PM. Square Dance with The Whoa Mules. Open mic for callers
• 10:00 PM – 11:45 PM. Late night squares, two-steps, and waltzes with The Leveetoppers
*Calling workshops taught by Phil Jamison, Nancy Mamlin, and Aaron Ratcliffe.
Tickets for one day may be purchased at the door. Friday night: $10 ($7 for students) and Saturday: $20 ($14 for students).
Come one, come all to our 2nd annual Square Dance weekend!
Get on your big shoes, get on your gown
Shake off your sad blues, the big ball’s in town
The Big Ball’s in Bulltown, the Big Ball’s in town
The Big Ball’s in Bulltown, we’ll dance around.
That’s right folks, we’re fusing the finest fiddlers and the pick-of-the litter callers to give you a winter weekend of blazing-hot hoedowns, tinder two-steps and wood-stove waltzes. And if that ain’t got you fired up, how about the clatter of cloggers, the cajoling of Cajun dancing, or workshops on dance calling, percussive dance, to ignite your interest?
Nightly dances and Saturday workshops at the Old Murphy School.
3717 Murphy School Rd, Durham, NC 27705
All are welcome. No experience required.
Get down. Get inspired to call or host a dance. Learn about traditional square dances in Piedmont, NC. Bring your love for old-time music to the party. Good food and good friends. Plenty of space for jamming on the grounds all weekend.
Schedule of Events
Friday (Jan. 12)
• 7:30 PM - 10:15 PM. Square Dance with The Hoppin Johnnies. Caller Phil Jamison
• 10:30 PM - 12:00 AM. Late night dance with open band and open mic for callers.
Saturday (Jan. 13)
• 9:30 AM. Breakfast.
• 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM. Calling Workshops Session 1. Multiple levels.*
• 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM. Square dances from NC (Mountains, Piedmont, & Coastal Plain)*
• 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM. Lunch
• 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM. Calling Workshops Session 2. Multiple levels.*
• 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM. Square dances from other regions (West Virginia, New England, Western Squares)* + Workshops on sound engineering and playing for dances.
• 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Family Dance & Percussive dance workshop
• 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Potluck.
• 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM. Clogging Exhibition + Cake Walk
• 7:30 PM – 9:45 PM. Square Dance with The Whoa Mules. Open mic for callers
• 10:00 PM – 11:45 PM. Late night squares, two-steps, and waltzes with The Leveetoppers
*Calling workshops taught by Phil Jamison, Nancy Mamlin, and Aaron Ratcliffe.
Tickets for one day may be purchased at the door. Friday night: $10 ($7 for students) and Saturday: $20 ($14 for students).
