GumboLine, August 10, 2010
Country Gumbo, Excelencia, Beausoleil
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Dance Gumbo is back August 28 for a Country Western Dance Gumbo in the Back Studio at Triangle Dance. Half the mix will be the classic minnestrone of Swing, Latin, Zydeco, Ballroom, and half will be doing two step, west coast swing, waltzes, and western swing, to the likes of Dwight Yoakum, Mavericks, Junior Brown, Trish Yearwood, Mary C Carpenter et al. One associates Country Western with two step and line dancing, but I love a number of CW West Coasts and slow waltzes. 
La Excelencia
La Excelencia is a 12 piece Salsa Dura band out of NY City that is electrifying and fun and is coming to the Triangle October 16 as a joint production of Dance Gumbo, SalsaforU, and Carolina Latin Social. It will coincide with the 10th anniversary of SalsaforU and occur on their regular third Saturday at Fred Astaire studios. We are also preparing workshops and preformances for the weekend. Check out the band burning it up in NYC Here
I have a tab at my website at www.dancegumbo.com/Excelencia for some more details and more vids of the band at www.dancegumbo.com/vidsandpix . Also check the band's web at www.laexcelencia.net 
Beausoleil August 27
Grammy Award winning Cajun Band Beausoleil is coming to Carrboro August 27. Sandra and I will be doing a Cajun Two Step lesson. See details below. Dancin Doc
Don't you just hate people who you bestow your e-mail upon because of an interest in learning the tarantella, and then you get a lifetime of e-mails regarding blue green algae treatment, pleas for homeless armadillos, and campaigns for the rights of Inuit transexuals. Well if you can't beat em join em. Little beknownst to many of my friends who know me merely as a dancing fool, in my spare time, I am a Family Practice physician- in the snot and pee business, so to speak. Anywho, this is the last time I will shamelessly plug myself, but after twenty years of doing 50% nursing home director work, I quit the nursing home, and now need to fill up my office practice. So anybody looking for a Dancin' Doc, contact me or call the office at 336-578-3465. I am relatively mainstream and won't be chanting Tibetan mantras or giving carrot juice enemas , but do believe in relatively non aggressive medicine and holding down costs. Office is in Graham which is about 20 minutes from Hillsborough. Back to reality. All Upcoming Events at www.dancegumbo.com/Upcoming-dances All Ongoing Dances at www.dancegumbo.com/Ongoing-dances
Best Bets
Short List: All Details Below
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Thursday Aug 12 Brave Combo at Cats Cradle
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Sunday August 15 Sheryl Crow at Booth Amphitheatre, Cary
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Saturday August 21 Mystery Hillbillies for TSDS at Durham Armory
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Saturday August 21 Stars in the Round Benefit at Shakori Hills
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Friday August 27. Beausoleil at the ArtsCenter
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Weekend August 27-29 NC Salsa Festival
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Saturday August 28 Dance Gumbo Country Western
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Saturday Setember 11. Garrison Keilor's Prairie Home in Cary
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October 8-11 Shakori Hills Festival
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Saturday October 16 La Excelencia at Fred Astaire Studio
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Weekend Ocober 15-17 LEAF Festival
Long List: All Details
Sandra's Sammiches. August 12 to 18.
Thursday August 12. Brave Combo at Cats Cradle. The psychedelic madcap polka kings who can do the straigh Polish variety or some Tex-mex Polkas along with the only hard rock version of the Hokey-Pokey ever done. Fun folks, I remember when they played LEAF and marched off the boat dock in the middle of a song. Check the myspace http://www.myspace.com/bravecombo $15/12 www.catscradle.com
Brave Combo
Wolfie's Worcestershire August 19 to 25
Saturday August 21. NC Stars in the Round being a benefit for the Shakori Hills Community Arts Center which is the non-profit that runs the bi-annual Shakori Hills Festival and is trying to buy the land. The event will be at Shakori Hills 7:30 PM with Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Jack Maverick and his Wild Rebels, as well as local musicians Greg Humphries (Hobex), Katherine Whalen (Squiurrel Nut Zippers), John Howie Jr. ($2 Pistols). Tix are $10 Advance $15 Gate. www.shakorihills.org
Jack's Jumbalaya August 26 to 31
Friday August 27. Beausoleil. The nations most famous and arguably best Cajun Band return to the ArtsCenter in Carrboro to get your two step steppin. Sandra and Jack will do a Cajun Two Step lesson from 8-8:30. Band 8:45. Michael Doucet impresses me with always being up for a performance and this Grammy award winning band were the single most influential in the Cajun revival that started back in the 70s. $23/21 www.artscenterlive.org
Beausoleil
Saturday August 28 Dance Gumbo Country Western. We had a great crowd for the last CW Gumbo and if you wear your cowboy/girl hat get $2 off. Half of the dance mix will be the classic Gumbo of Swing, Latin, Ballroom, Caj/Zyd etc and the other half will be Country Western, not only two step, but I find there are great CW West Coast Swing, waltzes and regular swing. On the hat discount, no Frank Sinatra fedoras or ball caps, the genuine article. Lesson at 8 PM on basic country western two step. Dance 8:45ish. Triangle Dance Studio. $7.
Weekend August 27-29 NC Salsa Festival presented by Cobo Brothers Dance Company featuring workshops and performances from a host of top dancers from all over the world including Oliver Pineda, Hacha y Machete, Tito Tamara, Deseo Dance Company, Pasofina, Universal Mambo and many others, as well as live music with Orquesta Gardel and Tropic Orchestra. Earlybird prices to July 2. Schedules and all info at www.ncsalsafestival.com
Saturday September 11. Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion at Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary, 7:30 PM. Garrison is on tour with Robin and Linda Williams. Last time Prairie Home passed through these parts it sold out early, though with Lawn seats maybe not. Lawn $40 advance, $45 show. Reserved $60. www.boothamphitheatre.com
Weekend October 8 to 10. Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival in Chatham County. Our local festival. So Far I see Donna the Buffalo, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Chatham County Line. More to follow. Presume we will be teaching again. www.shakorihills.org
Saturday October 16. La Excelencia. The newest, hottest Salsa Orchestra out of NYC. I am producing this with Salsa Mike and Mathew Walden at Fred Astaire Studio. It is also the tenth anniversary for SalsaforU. We also plan to have workshops and performers, so stay tuned. Go to Excelencia tab above for more details. www.dancegumbo.com/Excelencia Weekend October 15-17. Lake Eden Arts Festival. Indigo Girls, Leon Redbone. Atlanta Swamp Opera, Joe Craven. www.theleaf.com
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