Cincinnati Contra Dancers
Pigtown Fling 2009!
Pigtown Fling, our annual weekend dance event, will be held March 27-29, 2009. It will again be just over the Ohio River at Holmes High School, which is located at 2500 Madison Ave, Covington, KY 41014.
On Friday night the 27th, Adina Gordon will call to the music of Berea Castoffs. Carol Ormand will call and Fiddlewitch will play on Saturday and Sunday.The following links can be used to view the Pigtown flyer online. The second link includes a registration form with a mailing address.
Click here for page 1 of the Pigtown flyer (PDF format)Click here for page 2 of the Pigtown flyer (PDF format)
A reduced rate is available for dancers who stay at the Hampton Inn in Covington, Kentucky. Reservations can be made by following this link. If you would like to stay with members of the dance community, a limited number of spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis by contacting TheSmithra@gmail.com.
The planning for Pigtown 2009 is underway. Click here to view the notes (PDF format) from the planning meeting that was held on June 29th, 2008, and here to view the notes from the planning meeting that was held on December 1st, 2008.
Click here to view the spreadsheet (Excel format) that contains the list of committee chairs and volunteers. Please consider becoming a volunteer if you are not already signed up. Many volunteer positions need to be filled, and a small contribution of your time will help make Pigtown 2009 a great dance event. To get involved, please just mention your area of interest to Mike or Collette Palmer at one of the dances, or send an email to cincinnaticontradance@gmail.com.
Schedule *
Friday
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7:00pm |
Registration (Fieldhouse lobby) |
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8:00 – 12:00pm |
Contra dance: Berea Castoffs, calling by Adina Gordon (Fieldhouse) |
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Saturday
Workshops run from 10:30 am to 4:45 pm, with location shown in column header.
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Fieldhouse Bldg. 4 |
Hartman Rm. Bldg.4 |
Junior Gym Bldg. 1 #1001 |
Choir Rm. Bldg.2 |
Study Hall Bldg. 3 #3309 |
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9:30 – 10:30am |
Warm up Waltzing with recorded music (Fieldhouse) |
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10:30am – noon |
English Country
Mike White Band TBA |
Nia Joan Scanlon
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Beginning Lindy Hop Doug Becker & Fiona S. Recorded music |
Musician's Workshop
Fiddlewitch |
Experienced Caller's Workshop
Carol Ormand |
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Noon – 1:00pm |
Lunch: pick up reserved box lunches at registration and take to the Library |
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1:00 – 2:45pm |
Dutch Crossing Adina Gordon Ed Strelau & friends |
Dance Writing Cary Ravitz |
Advanced Waltz Wayne & Gaye Jim Good & Larry Lankford |
Musician Jam |
Flat Foot Percussion Travis Paul Anderegg Recorded music |
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3:00 – 4:45pm |
Advanced Contra Carol Ormand Fiddlewitch |
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Beginning Waltz Wayne & Gaye Jim Good & Larry Lankford |
Musician Jam |
Salsa Workshop Malik Spencer & Marilyn Kuntz Recorded music |
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7:30 – 8:00pm |
Open Waltzing with Fiddlewitch (Fieldhouse) |
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8:00 – 12:00pm |
Contra dance: Fiddlewitch, calling by Carol Ormand (Fieldhouse) |
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Midnight – ?? |
Late night dance at Darlene Underwood's house in Clifton |
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Sunday
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10:30 – 11:50am |
Open Waltz with Sunday Morning Waltz Band (Fieldhouse) |
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10:30am – 1:30pm |
Scrumptious Brunch |
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noon – 3:00pm |
Contra dance: Fiddlewitch, calling by Carol Ormand (Fieldhouse) |
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* subject to change
To get directions to Holmes, enter your address below and click on the "GO" button.
or, if you prefer generic directions:
From I-75:
Take Pike St./12th St. Exit (if you are coming from Ohio you have to drive 1 block after the exit to get to 12th St.). Turn East (right if you are coming from the South, and left if you are coming from Ohio) onto 12th St. Turn RIGHT onto Madison Ave. After 25th St., turn LEFT into the Holmes high school entrance. Be careful of huge speed bumps. Park along the driveway or in the parking lot beyond the dance entrance.