CDSS at Timber Ridge

August 15 - 22, 2010

Program Directors

Joel Bluestein is a fiddler and dancer and has been helping to organize the Chesapeake Spring Dance weekend for over 25 years.

CDSS at Timber Ridge

Michal Warshow

Michal Warshow was introduced to dancing over 20 years ago and was immediately hooked. She spends a lot of time with children, both her own and those at the preschool where she teaches. She has helped to organize the Chesapeake Spring Dance Weekend for more than 15 years.

CDSS at Timber Ridge

Staff

Karen Axelrod

Karen Axelrod is highly regarded for her creative piano playing at English, American and Scottish dance events around the country. She is in the band Foxfire, with Daron Douglas. Karen plays accordion with 3rd String Trio, a band that plays old world cafe music. She also plays accordion for Orion Longsword. When not playing music, Karen spends her time managing her dog walking business and coming in last in marathons.

Family Week at Pinewoods

English Dance Week at Pinewoods

Sam Bartlett

Sam Bartlett is an irrepressible mandolin, banjo and guitar player, known to dancers across the country for his fine musicianship and philosophy of stuntology. His original music has been profiled by NPR's All Things Considered and Sing Out! magazine declared him a member of “the rhythm players hall of fame.” The inventor and most distinguished practitioner of stuntology, Sam will amaze and delight us with his latest discoveries. Sam's community art projects bring the whole camp into the creative process. Mr. Bartlett has made large scale paper sculptures and puppets for more than 30 years, from the hills of West Virginia to the public school in Gustavus, Alaska.

http://www.sambartlett.com/

Family Week at Pinewoods

Daniel Beerbohm

Daniel Beerbohm, on clarinet, flute and penny whistle, spices his English and contra dance playing from a rich background of swing, Klezmer and classical music. He performs extensively with Hold The Mustard, A Joyful Noise, and Reunion, at dances along the East coast and occasionally westward.

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David Cantieni

David Cantieni has brought innovative spice to contra dancers for more than 20 years with his prowess and musicality on flute, saxophone and bombarde in bands including Swallowtail and Wild Asparagus.

http://www.swallowtail.com/David.html

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Jubal Creech

Jubal Creech is a percussionist and storyteller, a sought-after studio musician and favorite at music camps. Jubal has studied the traditional rhythms and dances and the rich oral traditions of cultures from West Africa to Haiti. In addition to performing and recording, Jubal dedicates time to educational programs in public schools, summer camps and programs for underprivileged and at-risk youth, in both rural and urban settings.

http://www.myspace.com/jubalcreech

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John Devine

John Devine is much loved by the Family Week community as the Pied Piper and as a solid mountain of rhythm guitar for all styles of country dancing from English to New England to Southern, with a not-so-secret leaning toward swing songs and joy. He has one of the most beautiful voices you'll ever hear. He brings a gentle power to all that he does, whether playing guitar, singing songs or tending his farm just over the ridge in northeast West Virginia.

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Leslie Jeanne Devine Milbourne

Leslie Jeanne Devine Milbourne is our Earth Educator and Nature Goddess and an environmental educator who relishes exploring, discovering and learning how the earth works, and helping others discover the natural beauty around us. She has worked extensively in her field for over 15 years with preschoolers through college students. We are never separate from nature; Leslie helps us to open our senses to the world in which we live. With daughter, Chenaya, and husband, John Devine, she lives just down the road from Timber Ridge Camp where she and John operate their own nature and music camp.

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Gaye Fifer

Gaye Fifer has been calling at dance weekends for several years. Her pleasant style and graceful teaching put dancers at ease and set the stage for a great dance experience. She has also taught numerous waltz workshops at virtually every dance weekend in the East. She now lives in Pittsburgh, PA. and travels whenever she gets the opportunity.

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Bruce Hamilton

Bruce Hamilton started folk dancing in college, and began teaching when he got home and found that nobody knew the dances he liked. He started the San Jose English dance and the Deer Creek Morris Men, and has been active in Scottish dancing as well. Bruce has taught all over North America and in England and Japan and is currently President of CDSS. He also runs a widely-respected course for callers.

English Dance Week at Pinewoods

Steve Hickman

Steve Hickman is a world class fiddler, a master hambonist, a passionate historian, and an organic homesteader, specializing in wild blueberries and Shiitake mushroom production. Since the 1970s, he has been the backbone of untold numbers of mid-Atlantic dance bands and has taught hambone to several generations of Family Week campers. He has toured internationally with groups including Childsplay.

Family Week at Ogontz

CDSS at Timber Ridge

Cis Hinkle

Cis Hinkle has delighted contra and square dancers since 1985 with her skilled teaching, welcoming manner, playful enthusiasm and masterful selection of dances. She is in great demand at music and dance festivals all over the U.S., England and Denmark. When not on the road, Cis teaches tai chi classes in her native Atlanta, GA.

http://cis.hinkle.googlepages.com/

American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods

Kappy Laning

Kappy Laning enjoys teaching English ritual dances (rapper, longsword, border morris and garland) to children, teens and adults. She has been inspiring her class participants to work together and create exciting performances at many dance camps over the last 15 years, and in local MD schools over the past 5 years. Kappy has been CDSS's WV Camp Director since 1998.

Family Week at Pinewoods

CDSS at Timber Ridge

Eden MacAdam-Somer

Eden MacAdam-Somer is one of the most exciting and versatile young musicians performing and teaching today. Her music transcends genre. She has been a featured soloist with symphony and chamber orchestras, jazz and swing bands, and Eastern European and American folk ensembles. She has been an artist at the Aspen and Beijing International Music Festivals, and, with her contemporary folk duo, NotoriousFolk, has traveled across the continental U.S., and visited Alaska, Hawaii, India, Iceland, the U.K., and Afghanistan. In 2009, Eden was accepted as the first doctoral student of the groundbreaking Contemporary Improvisation department of the New England Conservatory of Music. There, she has pursued explorations of composition and improvisation across genres, including works for solo performer on violin, voice, and dance. In between studies, performances and teaching, Eden maintains an active recording career and continues to tour, beguiling audiences with a style that is truly her own.

http://www.notoriousfolk.com

Family Week at Pinewoods , CDSS at Timber Ridge

American Dance Musicians Course , English Dance Week at Pinewoods

Emily Oleson

Emily Oleson began her dance training with Irish step dance teacher Carmel Tighe-O'Rourke, T.C.R.G., A.D.C.R.G., and quickly decided to study as much dance as possible, wherever she could, whenever she could. She received her B.A. in Theatre and Dance from James Madison University, where her modern choreography incorporating Irish dance was selected to be presented at the American College Dance Festival. After graduating she co-founded Good Foot Dance Company with Matthew Olwell and Meghan Madden, with whom she has performed with the Chieftains, John Whelan and Friends, Lunasa, and the David Munnelly Band and others. Emily taught Irish step dance while branching out into other dance styles and continuing to work as a contemporary dancer. Between modern and "trad" dance forms, Emily has performed at the Kennedy Center, Strathmore Music Center, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Wheatland Music Festival, Newport Folk Festival, Lake Eden Arts Festival, and many other venues. She has been on faculty at the Augusta Heritage Center's Dance Week, CDSS' Timber Ridge Family Week, and more. Emily recently completed her M.F.A. in Dance at University of Maryland. Her thesis concert Vaudevival: Old is the new New, was presented by Dance Place in Washington, DC in June of 2012. You can see her research at www.vaudevival.com.

American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods

Matthew Olwell

Matthew Olwell has been dancing and playing music for nearly 20 years. He has studied with some of the finest teachers in traditional dance, including Donny Golden, Eileen Carson, Benoit Bourque, The Fiddle Puppets Dancers, Liam Harney, Dianne Walker, and Baakari Wilder. He danced for nine years with the Maryland-based Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble, with whom he taught and performed nationally and internationally. Matthew is a freelance dancer/musician and currently performs with James Leva, John Skelton, Danny Knicely and many others. He is in his third year as coordinator of Dance Week at the Augusta Heritage Center, and is the co-founder of Good Foot Dance Company and The Beat Retreat.

More at www.mattolwell.com

American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods

DeLaura Padovan

For twenty years DeLaura Padovan has been honored to share her enthusiasm and joy at Family Weeks. She is a family dance leader, singer and organic farmer. A pioneer of living life the best way possible, DeLaura spends her time homeschooling two teenage daughters, playing ukulele and marimba, milking goats and creating one thing out of another. DeLaura is a dedicated local foods activist in the King George, Virginia region.

Family Week at Ogontz

CDSS at Timber Ridge

Community & Classroom Dance Leaders Course

Suzannah Park

Suzannah Park comes from a family of three generations of ballad singers and storytellers and has been performing Appalachian folk music for most of her life. Her interest in the performance and study of traditional music of many kinds has taken her from music-filled kitchens to concert halls across the U.S. and Europe. She is currently singing in the group The Starry Mountain Trio, teaching harmony singing around the country and is in her eleventh year as a guest director for the VT singing organization, Village Harmony. Suzannah is known for her powerful voice and striking harmonies and her ability to inspire others with her love of music. She lives in Asheville, NC with her husband Nathan and their amazing dog Beamer.

http://www.suzannahpark.com/

Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods

American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods

Ann Percival

Ann Percival is a pianist, guitarist and singer, erstwhile social worker and artist. Anne’s dancing days started when her Norwegian grandparents took her dancing at the Sons of Norway hall in Brooklyn. At Girl Scout Camp she discovered that she loved singing. She has in recent years found special enjoyment teaching visual arts and crafts. She is a founding member of Wild Asparagus and the O-Tones and is an exceptional dance musician for contras, squares and swing. Her vivacious personality and amazing repertoire of swing, gospel and other songs of many traditions are sure to keep everyone in camp jumpin' and jivin'.

http://annpercival.blogspot.com

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Larry Unger

Larry Unger has been a prolific tunesmith and full time musician for over 20 years, and probably logs more road miles each year than any other contra dance musician, playing guitar, banjo, piano and bass with numerous bands. Larry's broad musical interests include old-time, blues and swing AND he's a great teacher too.

http://www.notoriousfolk.com

CDSS at Timber Ridge

American Dance Musicians Course

Dave Wiesler

Dave Wiesler began his musical journey as “the guy who could figure out the chords” in his high school garage band. Nearly 20 years later he discovered playing folk music for dances, and felt that the job description had been written just for him. At home in a wide range of styles, Dave is in demand for contra, English and Scottish country dancing, swing, waltz and vintage dance; and his music has taken him across the country and into Canada, Scotland, England, France and the Galapagos Islands. Dave is a prolific composer of tunes and songs, and is also a capable guitarist and singer. He lives in Newark, DE, with his wife and two young sons who don't let him practice nearly as much as he'd like.

http://www.azaleacityrecordings.com/davewiesler/

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* Advisors, plus

Steve Howe

David Millstone

David Millstone fell in love with English country dance at Pinewoods Camp in 1987, and has been leading ECD for the past twenty years. He also calls American contras and squares, and he loves calling for family dances and other similar events. He is known for clear teaching, a broad repertoire, a gentle sense of humor, and the ability to pick dances that offer the right level of challenge for all audiences. He is currently President of CDSS.

www.DavidMillstoneDance.com

Harmony of Song & Dance at Pinewoods

2010 Adult & Family Week at Timber Ridge

Daily Schedule

7:45-8:30	Breakfast
9:00-10:00	kids can be dropped off at their class at 8:55 Childrens' Morning Classes 9:00 Age 2-3 Music and Movin'!: Emily Oleson -- Age 4-5 Stories Songs Music and Games: DeLaura Padovan -- Age 6-7 Nature Songs, Games and Craft: Leslie Jeanne Devine Milbourne -- Age 8-9 Jammin’ with Jubal: Jubal Creech -- Age 10-12 Songs and Games: Suzannah Park -- CDSS at Timber Ridge
	English Breakfast (13 & up): Bruce Hamilton English Breakfast (age 13 & up): Bruce Hamilton Music by: Dave Wiesler, Steve Hickman, Daniel Beerbohm, John Devine CDSS at Timber Ridge
	Morning Contras and Squares (13 & up): Cis Hinkle Morning Contras and Squares (age 13 & up): Cis Hinkle Music by: Larry Unger, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Sam Bartlett, David Cantieni CDSS at Timber Ridge
	Body Rhythms and Dance (age 13 & up): Matthew Olwell
10:00	Refreshments
10:15-11:00	Family Gathering: Joel Bluestein, Michal Warshow
10:15-10:45	Adult Gathering: Karen Axelrod
10:45-11:30	Bookstore staffed
11:00-12:30	Swimming in the Pool
11:15-12:15	Experienced English (13 & up): Bruce Hamilton Experienced English (age 13 & up): Bruce Hamilton Music by: Karen Axelrod, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Daniel Beerbohm, Larry Unger CDSS at Timber Ridge
	Community Dance Band (13 & up): David Cantieni, Ann Percival
12:30-1:30	Lunch Buffet
1:00-1:30	Canoeing in the River
1:30-2:15	Bookstore staffed
1:45-2:45	99 & under Nap rest snore dream
	Stories in the Dollhouse (all ages under 8 w/parent): Jubal Creech
	Nature Explorations (all ages, under 10 w/parent): Leslie Jeanne Devine Milbourne
	Harmonies of the World (all ages, under 10 w/parent): Suzannah Park
	Art (13 & up, 8-12 w/parent): Sam Bartlett, Ann Percival
	Morris Dance (13 & up): Bruce Hamilton Morris Dance (age 13 & up): Bruce Hamilton Music by: Karen Axelrod CDSS at Timber Ridge
3:00-4:00	kids can be dropped off at their class at 2:55 Childrens' Afternoon Classes 3:00 Age 2-3 Music and Song: DeLaura Padovan -- Age 4-5 Nature Stories and Craft: Leslie Jeanne Devine Milbourne -- Age 6-7 Multicultural Songs, Stories and Games: Suzannah Park -- Age 8-9 Longsword: Kappy Laning -- Age 10-12 Body Rhythm and Dance: Matthew Olwell, Emily Oleson -- CDSS at Timber Ridge
	Challenging Contras and Squares (13 & up): Cis Hinkle Challenging Contras and Squares (age 13 & up): Cis Hinkle Music by: Eden MacAdam-Somer, Dave Wiesler, Larry Unger, Sam Bartlett CDSS at Timber Ridge
	Couple Dancing with Style (13 & up): Ann Percival, David Cantieni Couple Dancing with Style (age 13 & up): Ann Percival, David Cantieni Music by: Steve Hickman, John Devine CDSS at Timber Ridge
4:15-5:15	Swimming in the Pool and Handwork at the Pool
	Afternoon Waltz (13 & up): Gaye Fifer Afternoon Waltz (age 13 & up): Gaye Fifer Music by: Daniel Beerbohm, Steve Hickman, Dave Wiesler, John Devine CDSS at Timber Ridge
	Afro-Celtic Percussion Connection (13 & up): Jubal Creech
4:45-5:45	Bookstore staffed
5:15-5:45	Sing for your supper
	Adult Swim
5:45-6:45	Dinner Buffet
6:45	Parade to --
7:00-7:35	Community Dance
7:35-8:15	All Camp Gathering
8:15	Pied Piper/Bedtime for children 9 & younger
8:30-11:00	Evening Dance Party
9:30	Bedtime for 10-12 year olds
11:00	After-dance Activities

August 15 - 22, 2010

Look at Family Programs for general information; here are details about this particular program and staff.

There is a nice article in Making Music about our Family Camps.

Up-to-date availability

2010 Camp Space Availability Update

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American Dance & Music (Pinewoods) Aug 28-Sep 4 All done, see you next year

Campers' (Pinewoods)
Aug 21-28 All done, see you next year

CDSS at Timber Ridge
Aug 15-22 All done, see you next year

Early Music (Pinewoods)
Aug 14-21 All done, see you next year

English & American Dance (Pinewoods)
Aug 7-14 All done, see you next year

English Dance (Pinewoods)
Jul 31-Aug 7 All done, see you next year

English Dance Leaders (Pinewoods)
Aug 7-14 All done, see you next year

English Dance Musicians (Pinewoods)
Aug 14-21 All done, see you next year

Family (Ogontz)
Jul 31-Aug 7 All done, see you next year

Family (Pinewoods) Jul 17-24 All done, see you next year

Folk Music (Pinewoods)
Jul 24-31 All done, see you next year

Morris Intensive at Folk Music
Jul 24-31 All done, see you next year

Square Dance Callers (Pinewoods)
Aug 28-Sep 4 All done, see you next year

Teachers Training (Ogontz)
Jul 31-Aug 7 All done, see you next year

Viol Intensive at Early Music Aug 14-21
All done, see you next year

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Program Description

The week at Timber Ridge camp brings CDSS to the South and the South to CDSS. Located in West Virginia, but only 90 minutes from the Washington, DC area, this week is a vibrant community celebrating dance, music, singing, stories and art for adults, kids, families and young adults. This year we have a full program of adult dancing and a full family program.

The week is set in a beautiful rural location with woods, a river and individual lodging for families and adults. Kids have two scheduled classes per day and many other options at other times. The adult program includes a mix of English country and American dancing, body rhythm, morris dancing and couple dancing. Mixed age classes include singing, music, art, nature, crafts and more. Kids classes include a variety of age-appropriate crafts, music and dance classes. These interlinking programs keep everyone entertained, inspired or relaxed, depending on each camper's interest. It's a great getaway for families, couples and singles.

The dance options will be abundant during this week. Bruce Hamilton, President of CDSS and a gifted teacher, will make a rare appearance from the west coast to lead the English program and a Morris dance class. Long-time favorite, Cis Hinkle will lead the American contras and squares. Matthew Olwell will teach body rhythm and percussive dance. David Cantieni and Ann Percival will teach an advanced couples dance style class. DeLaura Padovan will treat us to wonderful dances at the evening gathering.

The musical staff is stellar -- Karen Axelrod, Ann Percival and Dave Wiesler on piano, Larry Unger, John Devine and Sam Bartlett on fretted instruments, David Cantieni and Daniel Beerbohm on wind instruments, and Steve Hickman and Eden MacAdam-Somer on fiddles, while Jubal Creech tops it off with his drums and percussion. But since most of them play more than one instrument, the potential combinations are mind-boggling. And it’s not just about the staff. Suzannah Park’s vocal workshop is a daily highlight as campers make their own beautiful music under her inspired leadership. The camper community band, led by David Cantieni and Ann Percival will explore new heights and play for the community dances. Ann will show another of her many talents in the ever-popular community art class. Sam Bartlett will supervise the creation of BIG PUPPETS for the parade.

Children's twice daily classes will include music, song, nature and crafts for the younger groups with DeLaura Padovan, Leslie Jeanne Devine Milbourne, Emily Oleson and Suzannah Park. The 8-9s will master longsword with Kappy Laning and drumming with Jubal Creech. The 10-12s will work their body rhythms with Matthew Olwell and their voices with Suzannah Park. In addition to the classes, we have two gatherings in the morning -- one for adults and one for the family crowd. Both feature stories, songs, stunts, follies, foolishness and frivolity.

After dinner, we convene for the evening community dance and then share more music and song at the all-camp gathering, which finishes with a bedtime story from Jubal. Then the Pied Piper (John Devine) leads the younger kids to bed with a song. (No complaints about going to bed with this tradition!). We have some of everything in the evening dances and give the musicians and callers a chance to try out different combinations. But it doesn’t end there. The late night honky-tonk, song swap, cabaret and other events are legendary. It's amazing how many folks are swept up by the fun even after a full day of music and dance.

When you need a break from music and dance (huh?!), art, nature walks, swimming, tennis, basketball and plain old out hanging out with old and new friends are all available. The week ends with a day of show and tell, the costumed parade, a pool party and dancing into the wee hours. In short, there's something for everyone and a wonderful community to welcome all ages. Come join us for a great week at Timber Ridge!

-- Joel Bluestein & Michal Warshow, Program Co-directors

American Dance & Music (Pinewoods)	Aug 28-Sep 4	All done, see you next year
Campers' (Pinewoods)	Aug 21-28	All done, see you next year
CDSS at Timber Ridge	Aug 15-22	All done, see you next year
Early Music (Pinewoods)	Aug 14-21	All done, see you next year
English & American Dance (Pinewoods)	Aug 7-14	All done, see you next year
English Dance (Pinewoods)	Jul 31-Aug 7	All done, see you next year
English Dance Leaders (Pinewoods)	Aug 7-14	All done, see you next year
English Dance Musicians (Pinewoods)	Aug 14-21	All done, see you next year
Family (Ogontz)	Jul 31-Aug 7	All done, see you next year
Family (Pinewoods)	Jul 17-24	All done, see you next year
Folk Music (Pinewoods)	Jul 24-31	All done, see you next year
Morris Intensive at Folk Music	Jul 24-31	All done, see you next year
Square Dance Callers (Pinewoods)	Aug 28-Sep 4	All done, see you next year
Teachers Training (Ogontz)	Jul 31-Aug 7	All done, see you next year
Viol Intensive at Early Music	Aug 14-21	All done, see you next year

CDSS at Timber Ridge

Program Directors

Joel Bluestein

Michal Warshow

Staff

Karen Axelrod

Sam Bartlett

Daniel Beerbohm

David Cantieni

Jubal Creech

John Devine

Leslie Jeanne Devine Milbourne

Gaye Fifer

Bruce Hamilton

Steve Hickman

Cis Hinkle

Kappy Laning

Eden MacAdam-Somer

Emily Oleson

Matthew Olwell

DeLaura Padovan

Suzannah Park

Ann Percival

Larry Unger

Dave Wiesler

* Advisors, plus

David Millstone

2010 Adult & Family Week at Timber Ridge

Daily Schedule

Childrens' Morning Classes 9:00

English Breakfast (age 13 & up): Bruce Hamilton

Morning Contras and Squares (age 13 & up): Cis Hinkle

Experienced English (age 13 & up): Bruce Hamilton

Morris Dance (age 13 & up): Bruce Hamilton

Childrens' Afternoon Classes 3:00

Challenging Contras and Squares (age 13 & up): Cis Hinkle

Couple Dancing with Style (age 13 & up): Ann Percival, David Cantieni

Afternoon Waltz (age 13 & up): Gaye Fifer

August 15 - 22, 2010

2010 Camp Space Availability Update

Program Description