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Country Dance and Song SocietyCampers' Week at Pinewoods
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Country Dance and Song SocietyCampers' Week at Pinewoods
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Campers' Week at Pinewoods August 18 - 25, 2007 Program Director: Staff: Advisors: |
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Look up our Family Programs for some general information; here is more detail about this particular program and staff.
Campers' Week is different from other CDSS programs because the campers themselves help shape the week's activities. Many campers contribute their talents for traditional song, dance, storytelling and other art forms, complementing the professional staff and enriching the special sense of community that is the hallmark of Campers' Week.
There are scheduled classes led by staff twice a day for children ages 4-12. Those 13 and older can choose from a wide range of activities; some will be staff-led but many will be offered by fellow campers. In the past we have had English, American, Scottish, morris, rapper, waltz, salsa and swing dancing, singing of all kinds, storytelling and crafts, just to name a few.
Campers look forward to the morning and evening gatherings each day. The camp assembles to share songs, stories and dance led by campers and staff. It's a time for everyone to participate and enjoy the many talents that everyone brings to camp.
In addition to participating in a wide variety of classes, there is also time for relaxing by the crystal clear ponds, swimming, talking with friends, jamming or enjoying a new craft.
After a full day of dancing, swimming, singing and playing, the youngest campers (8 and under), with their parents, are helped on their way to bed by a pied piper who escorts them from the Camphouse to their cabins with a familiar lullaby. Roving monitors will make frequent rounds of the camp making sure that all is well. The rest of the campers then head to the dance pavilion for English and American dancing.
We end the night with revelry as the spirit moves. After the dance, some nights are planned, others are not. There is always a skit night, a pub night and an auction. And some people have been known to sleep.
Campers' Week welcomes families, singles and couples of any age. There has been a great group of teens and young adults who have found camaraderie during this week. Come join us and savor the joys that music, dance and friendship can bring. -- Sue Ribaudo, Program Director
Andy Davis is an elementary music teacher in the Vermont public schools, as well as an accomplished dance caller, musician and song leader. A favorite with children of all ages, Andy tours with the group Nowell Sing We Clear and, as a co-founder of New England Dancing Masters, presents traditional dance workshops in schools and communities. With Robin, he has been a program director of Family Weeks at Buffalo Gap, Kinder Ring and Ogontz. During the week, Andy will call, dance and sing with children and adults.
Robin Davis has been participating in community folk music and dance activities much of her life, dancing with Millstone River and Wake Robin Morris teams, and also more recently with Guiding Star Clog Morris. A retired professional baker, Robin is now in her fourth year teaching preschool and is working on her teaching certificate. She enjoys gathering children and adults together to do art projects. She sings with the Emerald Stream Chorale, a traveling group directed by Mary Cay Brass, and a hospice singing group called Hallowell. She has led children's classes at Pinewoods, Ogontz and Lady of the Lake family weeks, and will do art, singing and games with the children this week.
Joanne Hammil, songwriter, performer, educator, community choral director and passionate rounds composer, directs inter-generational and children's choruses in the greater Boston area and presents dynamic concerts and workshops for adults, families and teachers across the country. Joanne's songs have been performed and recorded by many artists and have been widely published. Her rounds have become exciting standards in books and harmony circles. Joanne will teach one children's class and lead a mixed chorus.
Sarah Henry has been involved with English ritual dance for more than a quarter of a century. She is a longtime member and dance leader of Half Moon Sword and Ring o'Bells Morris in New York City and has brought her high-energy enthusiasm for rapper, longsword, Cotswold morris and English clog dancing to workshops for children and adults in many venues. Sarah will teach ritual dance.
Valerie Kosednar is a singer and teacher of young musicians. Her love of singing began in infancy, where (according to her mother) she hummed, crooned and gurgled tunes well before speaking her first words. A music educator for nearly 20 years, Valerie currently teaches at two wonderful elementary schools in Vermont and conducts the Main Street Children's Chorus. She will lead classes for children.
Rick Mohr has been dancing, teaching and choreographing for 20+ years in both the contra and morris dance worlds. Known for clear and well-paced teaching, good humor and fresh tradition-based choreography, Rick keeps an active schedule calling contra dances and is the founder of Boston's Commonwealth Morris Men. He is also a singer, fiddler and button accordion player. Rick will call and coordinate the American dances and lead a ritual dance class.
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 and Liam Harney. He danced for nine years with the Maryland-based Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble, with whom he toured nationally and internationally. Matthew now lives in Virginia and plays with his brother in the band Hell on the Nine Mile, favorites at dances in Virginia, as well as Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania. Matthew will lead the teen class, a children's class and do some fancy footwork with all ages.
Sue Ribaudo works in New York City as a performer and music teacher, and is equally at ease working with adults and children. As an inspiring singer and song leader, she offers vocal classes at various summer music programs. She offers workshops for teachers, encouraging them to use multicultural music as a tool for learning. Sue is also a songwriter and award-winning recording artist. Sue is coordinating the week as Program Director.
Dorothy Robson has been a music teacher, performer, composer and music director in central Vermont for the past several decades. Dorothy is Music Director for the White River Valley Players, the theater group she and her husband, Dick, founded. An accomplished composer for voice and piano, she also teaches piano to young adults at Middlebury College. She helped create a Performing Arts Camp for children in Rochester, VT, and continues to serve on the staff as music director. Dorothy will lead a children's class.
Jacqueline Schwab, a passionate country dancer since age 15 and a dance pianist for over 25 years, loves teaching English country dancing and its music. She is a founding member of the English dance quartet Bare Necessities, who have eleven recordings and have toured the U.S. and England. Jacqueline has three solo albums and her playing has been heard worldwide on ten of Ken Burns's documentaries, including his Grammy award-winning Civil War series. As a country dance leader, Jacqueline aims to bring out everyone's confident, joyous inner dancer. She will call and play during the evening dances and teach classes for dancers and musicians.
Tim Shaw
Erik Talvitie has attended Campers' Week since he was six years old and in that time has hosted many a skit night and evening gathering. This year he'll host your socks off in a new time slot at morning All Camp Gathering where he'll bring you the traffic and the weather while you bring your stories, songs and family dances to share.
Kathy Talvitie plays for both English country and contra dancing. She plays piano with Hold the Mustard and A Joyful Noise and guitar with Raise the Roof. She is very active in the Delaware Valley dance community as a player, dancer, organizer and composer and has been a regular at Campers' Week for over 15 years. Kathy will lead the evening dance band and play for many of the classes and dances.
| Campers' Week at Pinewoods Daily Schedule |
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| 7:45 - 8:15 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:50 | Morning classes, divided by age group |
| 10:00 | Refreshments |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | All Camp Gathering |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Swimming, Bookstore staffed |
| 12:15 | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:20 | Quiet activities / Rest time |
| 2:30 - 3:20 | Afternoon classes, divided by age group |
| 3:20 - 3:35 | Campstore Open |
| 3:30 - 4:20 | Swimming, Bookstore staffed, classes |
| 4:00 - 4:20 | Tea |
| 4:30 - 5:20 | Late afternoon classes |
| 6:00 | Dinner |
| 6:45 | Singing Games |
| 7:30 - 8:25 | Evening Gathering |
| 8:00 | Pied Piper / bedtime for children 8 and younger |
| 8:30 - 11:00 | Evening Dance Party |
| 9:20 | Bedtime for 9-12 year olds |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Optional after-dance activities |
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