Julie LW sent on January 6 2023
Dancing in Lansing, Sat Jan 7
Hi Friends- Hey- New Year’s Eve was a fine time! We shared a very fun evening of lively music, great dancing, party hats and snacking! I hope we can do it again next New Years!
On with 2023 –Start off the new year with a Contra Dance- Saturday, Jan 7 at The Central United Methodist Church- that’s 215 N. Capitol Ave in Lansing. The band will be “Tana and the Tall Boys” with Calling by Julie Levy-Weston. New dancer intro at 6:30pm- dance is from 7pm-10.
For latest Covid info, see the bottom of this email. Note- If you Feel like you have a Cold or Flu coming on, please don’t come to the dance.
Admission will be “Pay what you can” with $15 recommended The scale is from $5 to $20 - (though if you won the lottery and want to go higher, that is OK). We’re continuing “pay what you can” as we are getting closer to breaking even at most dances. Of course, the best thing would be getting some new dancers to join us. This is a good time of year to get your not-yet-dancing friends to come and check out this activity that has hooked so many of us.
The next dance in town will be in two weeks, Sat Jan 21- Caller will be Mae Wilson with tunes by “Pimento Mori”. Same Times, pricing and place.
There is not much going on in the world of dance weekends. Though I think there are a couple in Florida. More weekends will start popping up as we get closer to Spring.
I did get a notice from the Tropical Dance Vacation folks that their events will be Jan 31- Feb 7 for English Country Dance and Feb 8- Feb 15 for Contras and Squares. All this happens on the lovely island of St Croix- dancing under a big, beautiful tent on a specially constructed sprung wood floor. It sounds so nice and warm!
More info at https://www.tropicaldancevacation.com/
See you on Saturday! Julie LW
COVID INFO Covid19 is still with us - did you hear about the latest variant that is rapidly spreading- sigh? Once again, since this kind of dancing requires such close contact- not to mention breathing really close to your partner’s face- we request that you wear a mask while in the Fellowship Hall. However, when you are outside the Fellowship Hall, you can remove your mask if you choose.
Continuing Covid Protocols
- Everyone must provide proof of vaccination, photo ID and contact info. We hope that you have gotten one or more boosters. If you were at earlier dances this Fall, we are maintaining a list to help speed up the check in process.
- Masks MUST be worn in the dance hall, except when drinking water.
- individually wrapped/bagged snacks are ok this time
- If you are feeling off or SICK- DO NOT Come to the Dance.