Almost Heaven Dance Weekend

May 25-28
2012

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What?	A Long Weekend of Contra, Swing, Waltz, Tango, and more Jamming with the pros
When?	Memorial Day Weekends since 1988
What Else?	25th Anniversary Celebration!!! Bring your memorabilia, photos, & stories.
Where?	Timber Ridge Camp, High View, West Virginia
How Far?	Just 56 miles from Leesburg,VA; 65 miles from Frederick,MD
Who?	Singles, couples, and families... everybody!

The fun starts again in just weeks. Register Now!

Check out the colorful 2012 flier... here.

Performance of "Play With Swallowtail" workshop participants

Play With Swallowtail workshop performance

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This year's performers (get details here)

The bands: Swallowtail, Morrison Brothers Band, Bold Weevils
The callers: Shawn Brenneman, Jim Morrison, Greg Frock, George Marshall, Tim VanEgmond
The dance instructors: Marc Shepanek & Ellen Engle, Steve Gester & Peggy Leiby

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From NPR: Youth Flock to Contra Dancing, aired July 2010.

2012 News Bulletins:

Thursday, 1/26/2012
Registration opened this week, and we are delighted to report that the number of roof ventilators has already grown from five to eight! Who knew the things would reproduce like mice? But if you like almanacs, the outlook at almanac.com is "April and May will be cooler and drier than normal, with May especially chilly".

Good news for college-age folks: Our 13-17 age group has been expanded to 13-21. That means if you are under age 22, you can attend Almost Heaven for just a few bucks over our camp cost.

Other tidbits:

There is a new payment plan, divided into two installments. See registration for details.
Support crew applicants pay only their actual cost up front... no need for refunds later.
Steve and Peggy will attempt to recreate (or exceed) Diane Silver's acclaimed 2011 Salty Dog Rag dance workshop. Her students have been practicing and will "bring it" to the Playhouse dance floor in May. Look out hambo, here we come!
Free stuff! Ages 13 and up can choose between a 25th Anniversary t-shirt or dance bag.
Rumor has it that among other surprises, early bird registrants will be eligible for a lottery, conducted at camp, to award a significant prize. The definition of significant is TBD... stay tuned.

Monday, 9/12/2011
Important newsflash: The heat problem in the main dance hall has finally been addressed. We are just back from the Footfall Dance Weekend at Timber Ridge and delighted to report the presence of five shiny new ventilators in the roof. For perhaps the first time, we were able to enjoy both the pool and the dance floor in the same weather. Yay!

Thursday, 7/28/2011
Time moves on, and so do dance camp committee members. In 2012, we are saying good-bye and thanks to Kappy Laning and Marti Schweitzer. And we would like to welcome new members, Karen Kelleher and Kim Forry. We look forward to working with these two enthusiastic ladies to create a great silver anniversary camp for you.

Yes, 2012 is our 25th year! And we are marking the occasion by turning the calendar all the way back to year #1. In that year, the featured performer was Jim Morrison, who now joins his sons, Owen and Will, in the Morrison Brothers Band. Owen and Will also attended the first Almost Heaven camp, which was located at Camp Horseshoe, Parsons, WV. All three will be entertaining us and dancing/jamming with us next May.

And of course, the Swallowtail tradition continues... our good friends will be joining us for the umteenth time. A third band, The Bold Weevils (Orrin Star, Alexander Mitchell & Marc Glickman), will round out the music portion of the weekend. And we will have callers galore! Besides George Marshall, Tim Van Egmond, and Jim Morrison, we welcome the talents of Shawn Brenneman and Greg Frock.