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Illowa Community Folk Dance is a group of persons who get together for the enjoyment of traditonal social dance.  We are part of a living tradtion - the folk process continues as we get together, young and old, musicians and dancers.  On these pages we'll post the current calendar of community dances, any special events we're involved with, the history of Illowa Folk Dance, information about the bands who play for our dances, the performing and teaching spin-offs to the main group.
All are welcome to particpate in our events.  We teach as we go.  Hope to see you at a dance sometime soon.

Illowa Community Dance Series: 2009-2010

Contras, Squares & Circles

Fridays from 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Singing Bird Nature Center, Black Hawk State Historic Site

15th St. Off of Black Hawk Rd., Rock Island, IL

 

Friday, September 11 – “Just for Fun”

Friday, October 2 – “Lost in the Weeds”

Friday, November 6 – “The Gilded Bats”

Friday, December 4 – “Fire in the Belly”

Friday, January 8 – “The Barley House Band”

Friday, February 5 - “Lost in the Weeds”

Friday, March 5 – “Band Ynys Craig Twmpath Dawns” (Welsh/Cornish Barn dance)

Friday, April 9 - “The Gilded Bats”

Friday, May 7 – “Fire in the Belly”   (Festival of British May with May Pole)

Friday, June 4 – “Just for Fun”

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We do American Social Folk dancing mixed thoroughly with its Celtic-British roots - contras and squares and circle dances in the tradition of a community dance in a barn, grange hall, social hall or someone’s home where all gathered for good music, to dance and to enjoy each other’s company.

All dances taught: no partners necessary (the dances are usually danced in couples, but we change partners frequently); children welcome with adult participation; come once, come often.

 

Cost: Donation to cover costs for Bands, hall and publicity

 

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Circle four at our October Dance

Contras, squares and circles in the British-American Tradtion