2021 Calendar
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the PATMAD board canceled indoor 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 the general risks are appropriately low to resume dancing in person. Community members should assess their own risk.
The dances listed here are our online virtual dances held twice a month. (In September we joined the All Hands In partnership; together we will host a virtual contra dance every Saturday at 8:00pm Eastern.)
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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| 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. |
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| Feb. 17 | (Wednesday) Board meeting | |||||||||
| Feb. 18 | Drew Delaware (from Toronto) |
Butter Barrel: Jared Kirkpatrick and Bo Marchman | ||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| 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) |
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| April 15 | Charlie Turner (from the UK) | Casey Murray and Molly Tucker | ||||||||
| Apr. 21 | (Wednesday) Board meeting | |||||||||
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| May 6 | Jacqui Grennan | Jared Kirkpatrick and Mo Brachfeld | ||||||||
| May 20 | Cis Hinkle | Roofing Material: Bob Pasquarello, Kathy Talvitie, and Mat Clark | ||||||||
| May 26 | (Wednesday) Board meeting (rescheduled to allow attendance at the May 19 CDSS web chat on reopening) | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| July 15 | Dave Rupp | Dancewiz: Steve Epstein (clarinet and sax), Adlai Waksman
(accordion), Bill Quern (mando, banjo, fiddle), Jo Anne Rocke
(piano)
Yellow Balloon Studio debut: |
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| July 21 | (Wednesday) Board meeting | |||||||||
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| Aug. 5 | Donna Hunt | Tom & the Geezers: Tom Krumm (fiddle, mandolin), John
Krumm (fiddle, mandolin, guitar), Bob Pasquarello (piano)
Yellow Balloon Studio |
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| Aug. 18 | (Wednesday) Board meeting | |||||||||
| Aug. 19 | Bev Bernbaum | Helene Zisook-Speer (fiddle), Jo Anne Rocke (piano), Peggy
Leiby (recorder), Rachel Hall (concertina), Craig Newberger
(hammered dulcimer) Theme night: Steamy Summer Soiree! Yellow Balloon Studio |
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| September | ||||||||||
| Sep. 2 | Scott Higgs | Instant Ensemble: Roberta Goren (flute), Dave Miller (fiddle),
Adlai Waksman (piano)
Yellow Balloon Studio |
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| Mt. Airy Virtual Contra Dance is moving to the fourth Saturday of each month, starting September 25. We are proud to join the Atlanta, Toronto and Glen Echo groups to create the next evolution of All Hands In. Together we will present a virtual contra dance every Saturday at 8:00pm Eastern. See allhandsin.dance for more information and the full dance schedule. | ||||||||||
| Sep. 22 | (Wednesday) Board meeting - moved to not conflict with Erev Yom Kippur | |||||||||
| Sep. 23 | Guest speaker - Leslie Barr presents The Contra Dancer's Guide to French Dancing: from Bal to Balfolk | |||||||||
| Saturday Sep. 25 | Sue Gola | Mind the Gap: Kirsten Erwin (flute and whistle), Adam Oleksa
(fiddle), Jane Roberts (cello), Adlai Waksman (piano)
Yellow Balloon Studio |
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| October | ||||||||||
| Oct. 20 | (Wednesday) Board meeting | |||||||||
| Saturday Oct. 23 | Claire Takemori | Tom Cunningham (fiddle) and Kate Sanders (piano) | ||||||||
| November | ||||||||||
| Saturday Nov. 6 | Sue Gola and Donna Hunt |
SPUDS, Philly's phabulous open band, plays for an outdoor, fully vaccinated and masked, in-person contra dance, 2-5pm, in PCCH's parking lot! Free admission! (Details) (And just like every Saturday night, there will also be an All Hands In online dance in the evening.) |
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| Nov. 17 | (Wednesday) Board meeting | |||||||||
| Saturday Nov. 27 | Dave Rupp | Special Thanksgiving weekend program!
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| December | ||||||||||
| Dec. 15 | (Wednesday) Board meeting | |||||||||
| Saturday Dec. 25 | Michael Karcher |
(Yes, Virginia, we are dancing on Christmas Day in the evening!) Moveable Feets: Kirsten Erwin (flute, whistle), Adam Oleksa (fiddle), Steve Epstein (clarinet), Jane Roberts (cello), Adlai Waksman (piano) Yellow Balloon Studio |
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