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In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the PATMAD board canceled in-person dances from March of 2020 onwards (including this year's Medley Marathon). We will be monitoring the pandemic and city and state regulations, and deciding when it will be safe to resume dancing in person. The dances listed here are our online virtual dances held twice a month. Usually on second and fourth Thursdays, we have been holding online socials, with occasional guest speakers; preceded by online tune swaps hosted by SPUDS, Philly's phabulous open contradance band. Stay healthy, safe, and connected! |
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| Date | Caller | Band |
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| Jan. 7 | Janine Smith | John and Tom Krumm |
| Jan. 13 | (Wednesday) Board meeting (by videoconference until further notice) | |
| Jan. 14 | Guest speaker - David Millstone presents Country Dance in Modern Times: Squares, ECD and Contras in Post-WWII America | |
| Jan. 21 | Perry Shafran | Chloe, Rick, and Evan Mohr |
| February | ||
| Feb. 4 | Bev Bernbaum | Beverley Street: Janie Rothfield, Allan Carr,
and Bill Wellington Larks and Robins will be called for this dance. (Our virtual dance series continues the occasional trial use of gender-free role terms.) The band will host a jam for musicians after the dance. Our usual post-dance social will take place in a breakout room. |
| Feb. 17 | (Wednesday) Board meeting | |
| Feb. 18 | Drew Delaware (from Toronto) |
Butter Barrel: Jared Kirkpatrick and Bo Marchman |
| March | ||
| Mar. 4 | Chet Gray | Strings on Wings: Todd Clewell and Barb Schmid |
| Mar. 17 | (Wednesday) Board meeting | |
| Mar. 18 | Dave Rupp | Box and String Trio: Bill Quern, Sarah Gowan and Laura Alexander |
| Mar. 25 | Guest speaker - Tony Parkes presents Diversity in Square Dancing | |
| April | ||
| April 1 | Scott Higgs | Mad Katters: Marnen Laibow-Koser, Kirsten Erwin, and Adlai
Waksman (from the Boston AND Philadelphia areas, using Ian Brehm's contra chaining method) |
| April 15 | Charlie Turner (from the UK) | Casey Murray and Molly Tucker |
| Apr. 21 | (Wednesday) Board meeting | |
| May | ||
| May 6 | Jacqui Grennan | Jared Kirkpatrick and Mo Brachfeld |
| May 26 | (Wednesday) Board meeting (rescheduled to allow attendance at the May 19 CDSS web chat on reopening) | |
| May 20 | Cis Hinkle | Roofing Material: Bob Pasquarello, Kathy Talvitie, and Mat Clark |
| June | ||
| June 3 | Donna Hunt | John and Tom Krumm |
| June 10 | Guest speaker - Susan Kevra presents A Crash Course on the History of American Social Dance | |
| June 16 | (Wednesday) Board meeting | |
| June 17 | Sue Gola | Janet and Robert Mills |
| July | ||
| July 1 | Janine Smith | Box and String Trio: Bill Quern, Sarah Gowan and Laura Alexander |
(More bands TBA!)