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#187 From: Jack Wolf <jackhwolf@...>
Date: Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:38 am
Subject: Dance Survey Classes Start Soon 		jackhwolf
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Dance Survey starts January and presale ends Dec 27. Take classes in as many as 1-12 dances, anywhere from 2-12 weeks at cost of as little as $18 and up 
 
Great Guest Instructors. Pick up some new dances.
 
Great Holiday Gift for a friend.
 
 
Dance Survey Classes
 
  
 
 
January 5 to March 23 Tuesday Nights- Take any two week segment up to the entire twelve week semester. www.dancegumbo.com/Lessons
 
 
 
Holiday Gift Certificates Now Available- Sandra is making some very pretty cards.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mix and Match: Salsa, East Coast Swing, American Tango, Argentine Tango, Ballroom Rhumba, West Coast Swing, Night Club Two Step, Cajun Two Step, Cumbia, Cha Cha Latin on 2 Style, Country Western Two Step, Folk Style Waltz
 
 
Teachers: Jack and Sandra Smith Wolf, Jonathan Medlin and Malin Allert, Dmitri Ponarin, Laura Rose, and David Wormald
 
 
This twelve week series is designed to give you a nibble on twelve different dances and you can mix and match any combo you desire, with or without biggie fries. The idea is just to give you the feel of a basic and if you get hooked we and others will offer more complete instructionals down the road.
 
 
TANGOCOU.GIF
 
 
Dances will be taught over twelve weeks on Tuesday nights from from Jan 5 to March 23 at Triangle Dance Studio, 2603 S. Miami Blvd. Durham, NC in the Downstairs studio.
 
 
 
There are two classes per night. There will be one hour of instruction followed by 30 minutes of guided dancing. First class is 7-8:30 and second is 8:30-9:30 with option to dance to 10. The last half hour of each class is free dancing with help from the instructors. For those taking the second class of the night, one can depart at 9:30 without missing any instruction.
 
 
 
Tango Valentino art print by Marsha Hammel
 
 
 
 
Advance Prices To December 27: Under $6 per 90 minute class for entire series up to $9 per class for just two classes. Paypal below and discount for check in mail (see below)
 
 
No experience needed. All dances taught on basic level. Couples or singles welcome.
 
 
Questions? Answers- Jack at jackhwolf@... 919-245-0822
 
 
 
Half Price for 12-17 years old. ( Must sign up for at least $18- just double the number of dances for the given price)
 
 
Schedule:
 
Note: Each class is 60 minutes of instruction and 30 minutes of dance with help from instructors. For the second classes you could leave at 9:30 without missing any instruction, or stay to 10 similarly at 8 for the first class. Jack
 
 
Jan 5 and Jan 12     7-8:30    Salsa: Jack and Sandra
                                 8:30-9:30    East Coast Swing: Jack and Sandra
 
Jan 19 and Jan 26   7-8:30    American Ballroom Tango:  Jonathan
                                 8:30-9:30    Ballroom Rhumba:  Jonathan and Malin
 
Feb 2 and Feb 9      7-8:30     West Coast Swing: Laura Rose
                                 8:30-9:30      Night Club Two Step: David Wormald
 
Feb 16 and Feb 23   7-8:30     Argentine Tango: Dmitri
                                   8:30-9:30     Contra Style Waltz: Jack and Sandra
 
Mar 2 and Mar 9        7-8:30       Cha Cha- Latin Style on 2: Jack & Sandra
                                  8:30-9:30       Cumbia :   Jack and Sandra
 
Mar 16 and Mar 23    7-8:30      Country Western 2 Step:  Jack & Sandra
                                   8:30-9:30       Cajun Two Step:  Jack and Sandra
 
 
Advance Prices through December 27 :
Now Purchasable by Paypal T www.dancegumbo.com/Lessons
 
 
  • All 12 dance instructionals (24 classes, 2 classes per dance) $140
  • 11 Dance Instructionals (22 classes)     $138
  • 10 Dances (20 classes)        $135
  •   9  Dances (18 classes)       $126
  •   8 Dances (16 classes)        $116
  •   7 Dances (14 casses)         $105
  •   6 Dances (12 classes)          $93
  •   5 Dances (11classes)           $80
  •   4 Dances (8 classes)            $66
  •   3 Dances (6 classes)            $51
  •   2 Dances (4 classes)            $35
  •   1 Dance   (2 classes)            $18
 
Refund Policy- Full refund minus $4 service charge for all cancellations recieved by e-mail or phone by December 27.
 
 
 
"Salsa cafe" Print
 
 
 
Ticketing Options:
 
 
1) Check by mail: Least expensive: Send check by mail addressed to Jack Wolf 133 Murdock Rd. Hillsborough, NC 27278 Postmarked no later than December 26. Above prices apply but you may deduct $1 for any check under $50 and deduct $2 for any check $50 or above.
 
 
You must include with check the name and gender (or if lead or follow) e-mail, and telephone, of each person taking the class and which classes you elect to take. If you are using the 12-17 year old discount indicate who it is. We will e-mail confirmations.
 

 

2) Paypal at www.dancegumbo.com/Lessons . If you don't have a Paypal account, all you need is a credit card to start one. They will walk you through it. Once you have purchased your classes, you must e-mail jackhwolf@... and for each student taking a class, give name, e-mail, gender, and telephone.
 
 
 
3) Gift Certificates. With check in mail include the name, address, and e-mail of the person to mail the gift certificate to. If you know the classes elected and gender please include or we will check with them. With Paypal, e-mail us that info
 
 
 
Questions? Answers- Jack at jackhwolf@... 919-245-0822
 
All this information and more at www.dancegumbo.com
 


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#186 From: Jack Wolf <jackhwolf@...>
Date: Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:50 pm
Subject: Dance Survey Now Open- Great Gift - 		jackhwolf
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So you want to dance. You remember the Twist and the Mexican hat dance, but are looking to move to the next level ....
 
Or you think maybe the old man or cousin Florabelle should get out from the tele and watching Biggest Losers to become the suave sophisticated rakes and rakesses of the dance floor...
 
And dont forget Dance Gumbo New Year's Eve. Reservations are going fast at www.dancegumbo.com/NYEve
 
Gift certificates available. Register now for......
 
 
Dance Survey Classes
 
  
 
 
January 5 to March 23 Tuesday Nights- Take any two week segment up to the entire twelve week semester. www.dancegumbo.com/Lessons
 
 
 
Holiday Gift Certificates Now Available- Sandra is making some very pretty cards.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mix and Match: Salsa, East Coast Swing, American Tango, Argentine Tango, Ballroom Rhumba, West Coast Swing, Night Club Two Step, Cajun Two Step, Cumbia, Cha Cha Latin on 2 Style, Country Western Two Step, Folk Style Waltz
 
 
Teachers: Jack and Sandra Smith Wolf, Jonathan Medlin and Malin Allert, Dmitri Ponarin, Laura Rose, and David Wormald
 
 
This twelve week series is designed to give you a nibble on twelve different dances and you can mix and match any combo you desire, with or without biggie fries. The idea is just to give you the feel of a basic and if you get hooked we and others will offer more complete instructionals down the road.
 
 
TANGOCOU.GIF
 
 
Dances will be taught over twelve weeks on Tuesday nights from from Jan 5 to March 23 at Triangle Dance Studio, 2603 S. Miami Blvd. Durham, NC in the Downstairs studio.
 
 
 
There are two classes per night. There will be one hour of instruction followed by 30 minutes of guided dancing. First class is 7-8:30 and second is 8:30-10. The last half hour of each class is free dancing with help from the instructors. For those taking the second class of the night, one can depart at 9:30 without missing any instruction.
 
 
 
Tango Valentino art print by Marsha Hammel
 
 
 
 
Advance Prices To December 27: Under $6 per 90 minute class for entire series up to $9 per class for just two classes. Paypal below and discount for check in mail (see below)
 
 
No experience needed. All dances taught on basic level. Couples or singles welcome.
 
 
Questions? Answers- Jack at jackhwolf@... 919-245-0822
 
 
 
Half Price for 12-17 years old. ( Must sign up for at least $18- just double the number of dances for the given price)
 
 
Schedule:
 
Note: Each class is 60 minutes of instruction and 30 minutes of dance with help from instructors. For the second classes you could leave at 9:30 without missing any instruction, similarly at 8 for the first class. Jack
 
 
Jan 5 and Jan 12     7-8:30    Salsa: Jack and Sandra
                                 8:30-10    East Coast Swing: Jack and Sandra
 
Jan 19 and Jan 26   7-8:30    American Ballroom Tango:  Jonathan
                                 8:30-10    Ballroom Rhumba:  Jonathan and Malin
 
Feb 2 and Feb 9      7-8:30     West Coast Swing: Laura Rose
                                 8:30-10      Night Club Two Step: David Wormald
 
Feb 16 and Feb 23   7-8:30     Argentine Tango: Dmitri
                                   8:30-10     Contra Style Waltz: Jack and Sandra
 
Mar 2 and Mar 9        7-8:30       Cha Cha- Latin Style on 2: Jack & Sandra
                                  8:30-10       Cumbia :   Jack and Sandra
 
Mar 16 and Mar 23    7-8:30      Country Western 2 Step:  Jack & Sandra
                                   8:30-10       Cajun Two Step:  Jack and Sandra
 
 
Advance Prices through December 27 :
Now Purchasable by Paypal T www.dancegumbo.com/Lessons
 
 
  • All 12 dance instructionals (24 classes, 2 classes per dance) $140
  • 11 Dance Instructionals (22 classes)     $138
  • 10 Dances (20 classes)        $135
  •   9  Dances (18 classes)       $126
  •   8 Dances (16 classes)        $116
  •   7 Dances (14 casses)         $105
  •   6 Dances (12 classes)          $93
  •   5 Dances (11classes)           $80
  •   4 Dances (8 classes)            $66
  •   3 Dances (6 classes)            $51
  •   2 Dances (4 classes)            $35
  •   1 Dance   (2 classes)            $18
 
Refund Policy- Full refund minus $4 service charge for all cancellations recieved by e-mail or phone by December 27.
 
 
 
"Salsa cafe" Print
 
 
 
Ticketing Options:
 
 
1) Check by mail: Least expensive: Send check by mail addressed to Jack Wolf 133 Murdock Rd. Hillsborough, NC 27278 Postmarked no later than December 26. Above prices apply but you may deduct $1 for any check under $50 and deduct $2 for any check $50 or above.
 
 
You must include with check the name and gender (or if lead or follow) e-mail, and telephone, of each person taking the class and which classes you elect to take. If you are using the 12-17 year old discount indicate who it is. We will e-mail confirmations.
 

 

2) Paypal at www.dancegumbo.com/Lessons . If you don't have a Paypal account, all you need is a credit card to start one. They will walk you through it. Once you have purchased your classes, you must e-mail jackhwolf@... and for each student taking a class, give name, e-mail, gender, and telephone.
 
 
 
3) Gift Certificates. With check in mail include the name, address, and e-mail of the person to mail the gift certificate to. If you know the classes elected and gender please include or we will check with them. With Paypal, e-mail us that info
 
 
 
Questions? Answers- Jack at jackhwolf@... 919-245-0822
 
All this information and more at www.dancegumbo.com
 


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#185 From: Jack Wolf <jackhwolf@...>
Date: Sat Dec 5, 2009 11:11 pm
Subject: Dance Gumbo NY Eve * Reserve Now 		jackhwolf
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Let's toast the old man going out and the babe coming in, munch on shrimp, eclairs, sip champagne, shmooze with good friends and dance, dance, dance, as we welcome Twenty Ten at.....

 

 

Dance Gumbo New Year's Eve

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2009 9PM to 1 AM

Triangle Dance Studio Downstairs Studio (Directions Below)

Heavy Hors D'oeuvres, Party Favors, Champagne

Classic Gumbo Dance Mix of Swing,  Latin,  Ballroom,  Zydeco,  Improv and More

Advance Prices By Paypal now $14 at www.dancegumbo.com/NYEve  

Check by Mail $13 (See Below) * At Door $20 * Space is Limited So Purchase Now

Festive dress encouraged, not required * Singles, couples, welcome

 

 

 

Ticketing Information:

 

Advance Sales By Paypal Through December 21 $14 * Thereafter and Door $20

 

Check in Mail Advance Sale  $13 * Addressed to Jack Wolf and sent postmarked by no later than December 18 to Jack Wolf 133 Murdock Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278 or check or cash in my hand for $13 by December 21.

 

Refund Policy : If notified by phone (919-245-0822) or e-mail jackhwolf@... by December 28, Full refund minus $4 fee

 

 

Directions: Triangle Dance Studio 2603 S. Miami Blvd Durham 27703 
 
 
Map   Expedia
 
From I-40: Take exit 281/Miami Blvd. north (right off exit ramp). Go  3 miles. You will pass a Tire King and then a Shell gas station and traffic light at the corner of Lumley Rd. Stay on Miami- it is the second building on the right past Lumley Rd. next to the Research Triangle Dentist Office- a two story white non-descript building #2603 across from America's Best Realty.
 
From Durham Freeway 147: Take Durham Freeway 147 to exit 8 Ellis Rd. Make a left off the exit ramp and go under the highway and continue on Ellis until it ends at Miami Blvd. Go right on Miami 0.8 miles and across from America's Best Realty, just before you get to the Research Triangle Dentist Office and light at Lumley Rd.. Make a left into #2603 a two story white building.
 
 


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#184 From: Jack Wolf <jackhwolf@...>
Date: Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:54 pm
Subject: Dance Survey Inquiry- What's your interest ? Holiday Gift Certs 		jackhwolf
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Dance Survey Classes
 
January 5 to March 23 Tuesday Nights
Jack and Sandra Wolf and Guest Instructors
Holiday Gift Certificates Forthcoming
Need Your Input - Whatcha wanna learn?
 
This twelve week series is designed to give you a nibble on twelve different dances and you can mix and match any combo you desire, with or without biggie fries.  Many of these we will teach ourselves and we will have guest instructors for others. This is just for the basic and no experience is needed. As below I am trying to select 12 dances to be taught and would like your input.
 
Dances will be taught over twelve weeks on Tuesday nights from 7-10 from Jan 5 to March 23 at Triangle Dance Studio, 2603 S. Miami Blvd. Durham, NC. Other info and registration at www.dancegumbo.com/Lessons
 
We will do 12 dances. There will be two dances and classes done per night (7:00 to 8:30 and 8:30 to 10:00)  and each dance will be taught over two weeks, so 24 classes in all. Advance pricing will vary from $6 per class for the entire 24 (12 dances) to $9 per class for  just two classes ( 1 dance). See pricing below and Paypal will be up very soon at www.dancegumbo.com/Lessons
 
We will also have gift certificates that we can mail out. Now is your chance to get that clutz out from in front of the tele and on the dance floor, or your hotshot friend who can dance a spectacular Dish Drainer Polska but knows nothing else.
 
Here are the dances being considered. I would like to know what people want to take so I can narrow the list to twelve.
 
If you will possibly be taking classes, please help by letting me know which classes you might take by putting VL- very likely ML- moderately or No. You can send to jackhwolf@...  Remember, this is not a popularity poll. I just need to know which classes are more likely to get filled up. If you are likely to take a class but have time or day constraints, let us know which dates or times you would be unavailable. The early class will be 7-8:30 and the second 8:30-10.
 
  • Salsa
  • East Coast Swing
  • West Coast Swing
  • Lindy
  • Fox Trot
  • Rhumba
  • American Tango
  • Argentine Tango
  • Cumbia
  • Cha Cha- Latin Style
  • Merengue
  • Bachata
  • Country Western Two Step
  • Cajun Two Step
  • Zydeco
  • Night Cluib Two Step
  • Hustle
  • Waltz- Folk Style
  • Line Dance- Elec Slide, Push Tush, Big Apple
  • Shag
  • Casino Salsa Rueda
 
As soon as we choose the twelve dances, I will make up a schedule. Even before then, I plan to have the Paypal up for advance ticketing and Holiday Gift Certificates.
Advance prices through Christmas will be as below:
 
  • All 24 Classes (12 dances, 12 weeks) - $144 ($6 per 1.5 hour class)
  • 22 (11 Dances)   $140
  • 20 (10 Dances)   $135
  • 18  (9 Dances)    $126
  • 16  (8  Dances)   $116
  • 14  (7 Dances)    $135
  • 12  (6 Dances)    $93
  • 10  (5 Dances)    $80
  • 8  (4 Dances)      $66
  • 6  (3  Dances)     $51
  • 4  (2 Dances)      $35
  • 2  (1 Dance)        $18
 


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#183 From: Jack Wolf <jackhwolf@...>
Date: Sat Nov 28, 2009 6:38 pm
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You need to work off that stuffing and cranberry. For this holiday Dance Gumbo we will bring our leftovers and return to the classic Gumbo mix..........

 

THANKSGIVING DANCE GUMBO 

 

THIS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28

TRIANGLE DANCE STUDIO ** BACK STUDIO

POTLUCK 7PM DANCE 8 

CLASSIC GUMBO MIX OF SWING, LATIN, WALTZ,  BALLROOM, ZYDECO, AND THE DISH DRAINER POLSKA

www.dancegumbo.com

 

 
 
Dance Gumbo is now doing themed dances on Fourth Saturday, but for this Holiday event we return to the shopworn classic minnestrone of Swing, Latin, Waltz, Ballroom, Zydeco, and Improv.
 
If you so wish bring some of your Thanksgiving leftovers and we will graze before we prance.
 

 

 

Directions to Triangle Dance Studio 2603 S. Miami Blvd Durham, NC  27703
 
Map   Expedia
 
From I-40: Take exit 281/Miami Blvd. north (right off exit ramp). Go  3 miles. You will pass a Tire King and then a Shell gas station and traffic light at the corner of Lumley Rd. Stay on Miami- it is the second building on the right past Lumley Rd. next to the Research Triangle Dentist Office- a two story white non-descript building #2603 across from America's Best Realty.
 
From Durham Freeway 147: Take Durham Freeway 147 to exit 8 Ellis Rd. Make a left off the exit ramp and go under the highway and continue on Ellis until it ends at Miami Blvd. Go right on Miami 0.8 miles and across from America's Best Realty, just before you get to the Research Triangle Dentist Office and light at Lumley Rd.. Make a left into #2603 a two story white building.
 


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#182 From: Jack Wolf <jackhwolf@...>
Date: Fri Nov 27, 2009 4:21 am
Subject: Thanksgiving Dance Gumbo Saturday 		jackhwolf
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You need to work off that stuffing and cranberry. For this holiday Dance Gumbo we will bring our leftovers and return to the classic Gumbo mix..........

 

THANKSGIVING DANCE GUMBO 

 

THIS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28

TRIANGLE DANCE STUDIO ** BACK STUDIO

POTLUCK 7PM DANCE 8 

CLASSIC GUMBO MIX OF SWING, LATIN, WALTZ,  BALLROOM, ZYDECO, AND THE DISH DRAINER POLSKA

www.dancegumbo.com

 

 
 
Dance Gumbo is now doing themed dances on Fourth Saturday, but for this Holiday event we return to the shopworn classic minnestrone of Swing, Latin, Waltz, Ballroom, Zydeco, and Improv.
 
If you so wish bring some of your Thanksgiving leftovers and we will graze before we prance.
 

 

 

Directions to Triangle Dance Studio 2603 S. Miami Blvd Durham, NC  27703
 
Map   Expedia
 
From I-40: Take exit 281/Miami Blvd. north (right off exit ramp). Go  3 miles. You will pass a Tire King and then a Shell gas station and traffic light at the corner of Lumley Rd. Stay on Miami- it is the second building on the right past Lumley Rd. next to the Research Triangle Dentist Office- a two story white non-descript building #2603 across from America's Best Realty.
 
From Durham Freeway 147: Take Durham Freeway 147 to exit 8 Ellis Rd. Make a left off the exit ramp and go under the highway and continue on Ellis until it ends at Miami Blvd. Go right on Miami 0.8 miles and across from America's Best Realty, just before you get to the Research Triangle Dentist Office and light at Lumley Rd.. Make a left into #2603 a two story white building.
 


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#181 From: Jack Wolf <jackhwolf@...>
Date: Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:28 pm
Subject: DJ Abuelo Tonight, Dmitri, Hillbillies, NYE 		jackhwolf
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GumboLines now viewable at www.dancegumbo.com

and archived at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DanceGumboA

 

 

GumboLine, November 22, 2009 

 

 

 
What a messy screen. Clean it up, here.

 

 

Here is the deal. For those in the know, I have been shifting my GumboLine from a mailed newsletter through list serves and Yahoo groups to actively updating my website at www.dancegumbo.com and just pasting the stuff in here. So if you have been jonesing on not having the newsletter just check the web as it is all there.

 

Check out Jack and Sandra Cajun Two Steppin here

 

 

 

Best Bets

 

 

Short List

 

11/22 DJ Abuelo Salsero Jack at Sunday Latin Social 

11/22 Subdudes at the Arts Center.

11/28 Thanksgiving Dance Gumbo. Classic mix.

11/28 Dmitri Resnick at Blue Bayou. Blues, Swing. No cover.

 

12/3 Solomon Douglas playing at Triangle Dance. Big Band Swing.

12/4 WXYC 80s Dance. Cats Cradle.

12/4 Adrian Duke. Blue Bayou. Nawlins' funky jazzy keyboard.

12/5 David DiGis contra with Tribal Tune Twisters. CCC.

12/5 Latin Project Salsa Band Benefit at Carmen's.

12/5 Laura Ridgeway for TSDS.

 

12/11 Tinsley Ellis. Blue Bayou. Good blues, rock.

12/12 Mystery Hillbillies for TSDS swing dance. Good country/swing/rockabilly.

 

12/31 New Year's Eve Gumbo. See early guest list.

 

 

For complete list of Upcoming Music and Dance Events go to Upcoming Dances.
www.dancegumbo.com/Upcoming-dances
 
  
Sandra's Sammiches  November 22 to Dec 2 
 
 
Sunday November 22. Salsa Social with DJ Abuelo Salsero Jack, yours truly, moi-meme, will spin the platteros for the new revived, reinvented, and refried Sunday Salsa Social. In the downstairs at Triangle Dance Studio. We are up to our third SSS with Marco Tapia and Carlos Reyes having done a great job on the first two. We are having good turnouts and a mix of pretty good dancers as well as beginners and a good gender balance. I am going high tech with the cement mixer and laptop now. 7-10 PM. $5. Directions to the studio on homepage.
 
 

 

Abuelo Salsero on the Cement Mixer

 

 
Sunday November 22.  Subdudes with Diana Jones. The dudes are a great Louisiana band, one of my favorites and high up in my best dj music for funky West Coast dancing. If you have been to my dances, you have heard Papa Dukie and the Mud People- check it here-I doubt that they will have the dance floor open on this one. Diana Jones does more alternative country and folk, might be an interesting match up, See her at http://www.dianajonesmusic.com/  Given the AC and this combo I expect more concert than dance. Arts Center, Carrborro. $25 7 PM  www.artscenterlive.org 
 
 

 

The Dudes

  
 
Saturday November 28 Thanksgiving Dance Gumbo- Classic Mix. No theme on this, just the ancient mariner's mix of swing, salsa, zydeco, waltz, et al. Triangle Dance Studio. Squanto WIlfong will head up the parking crew. Bring your leftover cranberry casseroles. We will be in the back studio in a festive spirit.
 
 
Saturday Nov 28 Dmitri Resnick at the Blue Bayou, Hillsborough No Cover 9:30. Dmitri is a Chapel Hill boy who honed his chops in New Orleans from 1989 to 2001 fronting Dmitri Resnick and the Clowns. Returning to NC, Chatham County, he displays some excellent musicianship which seems to infect people who  work the Crescent City music scene, (see Adrian Duke 12/4). Sampling his wares at http://www.dmitriresnik.com/music.cfm I am hearing a mix of some excellent up-tempo swing tunes with Curly Cue and Clementine, which will get the swing dancers on the floor,  a nice folk acoustical ditty with Great Day, a classic Nawlins' funk sound with Rich Woman, and a forgettable delta blues in the classic parody of a Chapel Hill boy trying to sound like a black sharecropper- only real flat one in the group. No cover is always a good deal and check and see what is cooking with Gary selling the club www.bluebayouclub.com  
 
 
 
Dmitri
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Wolfie's Worcestershire December 3 to 9

 
 
Thursday December 3 Solomon Douglas Swingtet. Tnis ten piece band is a favorite at dance workshops and lindy exchanges throughtout the US. The repetoire is classic Basie, Ellington, big band material, and Solomon, who is pianist and bandleader as well as a Lindy dance teacher, did a long stint with the Glen Miller Band (the current touring band, he is not that old). Myspace samples are at http://www.myspace.com/solomondouglas 
 
The local Lindy Hoppers love him and caught him between Charlotte and VA gigs and booked him  for the Triangle Dance Studio, yes, heard it right, back studio. I have never seen a band, let alone a ten piece, gig in the studio and imagine it will be packed if not sold out . 8:30- 12 MN $10. I am not aware of any advance sales or web, kind of a last minute, mystery gig.
 
 

 

Solomon

 
 
Friday Dec 4.  WXYC 80's Dance at Cats Cradle. I lived the 80s somewhat vicariously with my ten year old's predilection for Cyndi Lauper, Maddon, and MJ but also with my hipster friends and the New Wave of Talking Heads, Pretenders, B52s, so this might be fun. 9 PM $5-8 www.catsdcradle.com
 
 
Friday Dec 4.  Adrian Duke at the Blue Bayou Club. Adrian is one of our better local musicians having emigrated from Nawlins' and bringing that Professor Longhair flavor funky jazzy Crescent City party sound. Check it http://www.adrianduke.com/ 
 
 
Saturday Dec 5. David DiGi's Carrboro Contra with the Tribal Tune Twisters (being David DiGi, Roger Gold, and Jim Roberts) with Barbara Groh calling www.daviddg.com $9 8 PM
 
 
Saturday Dec 5 Latin Project Salsa Band . Benefit Latin Dance at Carmen's Cuban Cafe, Morrisville. Join the Christmas party with all proceeds going to Christmas presents for children in need through the Wake County Human Services. 9 PM. Advance/Door $15/20. Couples $25/30. www.carmenscubancafe.com
 
 
Saturday Dec 5  Laura Ridgeway. If you have to swing she does some nice vocals and jazz/pop standards, but for my taste, this is TSDS' most overplayed band, having replaced Gregg Gelb, who had better musicianship, and before him Leon Jordan who was standard big band. Sherm must like her and it is hard to argue taste, but if you like to throw any west coast, blues or rock into your Sentimental Journey not here.
 
 
 
Jack's Jumbalaya December 10 to 16
 
 
Friday December 11.  Tinsley Ellis at the Blue Bayou, Hillsborough. National level Alligator Record's recording artist out of Atlanta, makes one of his frequent BBC stops for a CD release of his new disc Speak No Evil. Tinsley has a hard edged blues rock in the likes of Jimmy Thackery or Tommy Castro, and what I like about him, and forgive me for overstating this point, is that the band grooves as a unit and is not just a backdrop for an egotist doing guitar solos, as one often sees in the blues and rock medium. Judge for yourself, on the very cool Alligator jukebox  Here $20/18 adv, $22/20 door. www.bluebayouclub.com
 
 
Saturday December 12.  Mystery Hillbillies for TSDS Swing Dance. From sampling their myspace here http://www.myspace.com/mysteryhillbillies I like them. Some of the other local rockabilly groups like Edsel 500, Straight Eights, tend to be one dimensional hyper uptempo Buddy Holly stuff, but this group is more versatile and laid back like the old Cigar Store Indians  and provide some good country two steppin, swing, even some west coast. www.triangleswingdance.org $11/9 8 PM.
 
 
 

 

Hillbillies

 
 
 
Down The Road A Piece
 
 
December 31.  New Years Eve Gumbo. Join Paris, Pluto, Bluto, Toto, Squanto, Sasquach, Santa, Santeria, Santana, St. Francis, to celebrate the best of times. We will have the frim fram sauce with the shafafa on the side. Champagne toast. Heavy hor's (not to be confused with overweight ladies of the night), clackers and smackers. We are in the downstairs so will limit it to about 30-40. I'll get the advance Paypal up soon, but let me know if you are in.
 
 
 
 
 
Ongoing News:
 
 
More complete news on the web at www.dancegumbo.com/news  Index is below but I am just going to paste the stuff that wasn't in last month's GLine.
 
Web Site Index- Not all here.
 
1)Sunday Salsa Social Going Great. Abuelo Salsero Jack aka Me, Tonight
2) New Dances, Cancellations
3) Latin Music USA on PBS. Definitely check out this video, it is great at
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/latinmusicusa/ and click on Watch the Show.  
4) Thursday social at Cuban Revolution
5) Blue Bayou For Sale
 
 
Sunday Salsa Social DJ Abuelo Jack Tonight
 
 
A group of us have restarted the Sunday Evening salsa social at Triangle Dance Studio with a squad of DJs including myself aka Abuelo Salsero Jack, Mathew Walden, Marco, Carlos Reyes, Felix Padilla. We have had good turnouts with a good gender mix and some pretty good dancers as well as beginners. Marco did a great job kicking off. Abuelo Salsero Jack is up at the plate Nov 22.
 
 
Other New Dances, Cancellations, and Changes
 
 
11/17 Cimaron Third Friday Latin dance is gone.
10/20 I just updated the Ongoing-Dance Page to reflect new changes. Hot Club of Durham has upped their Lindy social to every Tuesday. Rueda practice on Sundays are on hold, but as above the new Sunday Salsa Social is on. Blues Dance Friday is gone as is 1st Friday Tangovita Argentine Tango.
 
 
Latin Music USA on PBS 
 
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/latinmusicusa/ and click on Watch the Show.  It's great.
 
 

Cuban Pete and Millie Donay at the Palladium

 
 
Halloween Lesson:
 
Do not drink too much !!!
 

 
 

 

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UPCOMINGS

 

 

Upcoming Music and Dance Events are now listed on the website at www.dancegumbo.com/upcoming-dances   

 

 

 

ONGOINGS

 

Ongoing Dance Events are now listed on the website at

www.dancegumbo.com/ongoing-dances

 

 

Thazzamessalatkes folks. Save me a dance.

 

 

 

 

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GumboLines now viewable at www.dancegumbo.com

and archived at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DanceGumboA

 

 

GumboLine, November 2, 2009 

 

 

Cajun and Zydeco Dance Lesson Series Changed !!

 

If you show up at the studio for this Tuesdays first class nobody will be there. We just didn't have enough folks registered to cover the freight, so we had to cancel the studio rental, but I am doing some teaching here at the house and if you are still interested check the web at www.dancegumbo.com/Lessons or give me a holler.

 

 

Latin Music USA on PBS

 

I just watched for the second time today a wonderful piece that is set to broadcast on PBS soon called Latin Music USA but is viewable now by going to  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/latinmusicusa and hitting View the Show  

 

Whether you are crazy about the music like myself or not, it is just a great historical document and wonderful music from Tito Puente and Machito to Carlos Santana, Sam the Sham, Flaco Jimenez, Cuban Pete, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan.

 

 

 

Cuban Pete and Millie Donay at the Palladium in the 50s From Latin Music USA

 

Only the last two segments with the Reggaeton and Jennifer Lopez felt kind of depressing - the trajectory from great music to pre packaged pop, hip hop, and reggaeton, but thats just the grumpy abuelo in me. The kids'll be alright. 

 

Speaking of Abuelo, DJ Wolfy Jack turns into DJ Abuelo Salsero Jack to help with the new Sunday Salsa Social that starts November 8. Here is the scoop pasted directly from www.dancegumbo.com/News

 

I am moving from doing frequent newsletters to posting stuff on my web and most of what is below will be pasted in. Some folks like to get the whole antipasto in their lap at once, even with anchovies on their pants, but most of the material here is now on-line and it is easier for me to update the web than to spend twelve hours writing this newsletter which I dont have to, since it is already written and on line.

 

 

New Sunday Salsa Social Starts November 8 with DJ's Marco, Matt, Carlos, and Abuelo Salsero
 
A group of us have restarted the Sunday Evening salsa social at Triangle Dance Studio with a squad of DJs including myself aka Abuelo Salsero Jack, Mathew Walden, Marco, Carlos Reyes, Felix Padilla. The social will be in the downstairs from 7-10. $5. Come out and support the effort. Matt had been doing these alone in the past and they were OK, but we did tend to lack Salseras, so ladies come out.
 
 
New Thursday Salsa Social at Cuban Revolution
 
Every Thursday at Cuban Revolution Bar and Restaurant, 318 Blackwell St, Durham, in the American Tobacco Historic District.. The social has been going about five weeks and I like it. James Cobo is  the dj and does about 90% excellent dancable Salsa dance music with a few cha chas and bachatas. The floor is either wood or faux wood, but dances very well, much better than Carmens or Rumba 54, though not quite as good as good as Fred Astaire or my living room. The event starts at 9 PM and is FREE !!
 
What to make of the Fidelista theme ? It is a bit surreal with videos of Fidel Castro fighting Batista from the 50s and Che Guevera laid out dead in Bolivia, as they run the videos in loops all night long. Going to the website one presumes that these folks are Fidelistas, but other than the videos there is nothing to distinguish it from a typical upscale Durham bar. It is bright and clean, nice but not pretentious. Food is fair. Margaritas are $6. The baseball game is on HDTV so you can watch the Braves if you prefer that to Castro marching into Havana. There are large murals of JFK and Marilyn Monroe to further confound the variables. Maybe they can explain it www.thecubanrevolution.com
 
With the Cobo crew, all the best dancers were on the floor, but there were a goodly enough beginners, that it was not too intimidating and the atmosphere was inviting, friendly and informal. Unlike Copa, dress is informal. James does not crank the volume, like at the clubs, so you can't hear yourself think, or be able to socialize without having to scream. Save me a dance. www.cobobrothers.com
 
 
TSDS Election and Venue Change
 
Nominations for election to the board of Triangle Swing Dance Society are now underway. For the November 21 Third Saturday dance, there will be an election held as well as the annual potluck at 6:30 and the general membership meeting thereafter. Five positions are open on the eleven member board. The Armory was not available for the November 21 dance as well as the upcoming December dances, so these will be held at the Mar Vell Events Center, 119 W. Main St. which is just around the corner from the Armory. Directions and more information are available on the TSDS web at www.triangleswingdance.org
 
Free Clogging Lessons
 
The Apple chill cloggers are going to be offering a series of clogging lessons Monday nights from 7:30 to 8:15PM Oct 26 - Nov. 23. The classes will be held in the teen center under the Post Office on the corner of Franklin Street and Henderson Street in Chapel Hill. Info at www.applechillcloggers.org
 
 
 
Blue Bayou Club For Sale
 
Gary Lee has provided the Triangle and, my own, Home Sweet Hillsborough, with a friendly environment for good blues, swing ,and zydeco, but he is putting the BBC on the auction block.
 
Music productions is a tough business. I have been there and done it, and still doing it, and producing live bands is a lot harder than teaching dance lessons or doing Gumbo. Jim Wilfong relates the story of booking a band into his old Captured Live Studio in Durham and having nobody, as in 0.00, people show up. He figured if he was out the $500 or so he would have the band play for him and the staff, and a good, albeit expensive, party was had by all, but that is the nature of the business. I myself created Losing My Shirt Productions for the Durham Music and Dance Festival in 2006, but had no intention of also forfeiting my trousers, boxers, socks, shoes, and tweed fedora.
 
For Gary it was a labor of love, but you can't live on fried onion rings forever, and I had told him not to invest in Pabst Blue Ribbon futures with that Madhoff guy. Gary is looking for somebody to continue the tradition of having good local roots bands and fairly impressive national acts at a small venue in a small town. In the past he has had Shemekiah Copeland, Jimmy Thackery, Tommy Castro, Rosie Ledet and quite a few times sold out the 100 seat capacity venue . We have taught Cajun and Zydeco dancing there, and appreciate Gary for having brought a little of the Bayou up to NC. Thanks and good luck.
 
 
LEAF and Shakori Festival Reviews
 
Being a long and boring review unless you were at the fests you can see it all at www.dancegumbo.com/News
 
 
 
Best Bets:
 
 
 Sandra's Sammiches  November 4 to Nov 11 


 

Friday November 6. Teresa James w Dick 50. Teresa, who is a nationally popular usually plays with her band The Tramps, but now she is teaming up with Delbert McClinton's band Dick 50. She hails from Texas though currently impounded in LA and does a great roadhouse blues but with a twinge of country. Shades of Marcia Ball and facility with Texas Swing, honkytonk, and straight ahead raunchy blues. Check it out www.teresajames.com
 
Delbert McClinton encompasses a good share of my dj discography and the last time I saw him at the Bayou Boogaloo in Norfolk, I couldn't help noting to my sweetie that his band was absolutely kick ass, Hammond organ and all, so I would expect great things from this combo. I wouldn't even be surprised if Delbert shows up as he is rejoining his band for the Tater Jam in Kinston, NC the following day along with Teresa. $15 9:30-12;30 www.teresajames.com. 
 
 
 
 
Teresa James
 
Saturday November 7. Zydecopious at Papa Mojos. Our local Zydeco band at Mel's place. I have not heard Mike and the boys for a while. They do some reasonable zydeco and Nawlins party music. Mike is a great lead singer with a lot of charisma. In all honesty Leo does not know how to play Zydeco accordion, and the band would go up a few notches with a solid accordion, but they still do a fun show. I noticed they dropped Clark on rubboard. $8 9:30-12:3 www.zydecopious.com  www.papamojosroadhouse.com
 
Saturday November 7. Charlotte Salsa Invitational at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.  Abel Pena and Zalmura Torres will perform and do workshops. Check out their video  She spins like the wind, he looks a bit flat footed. Great athletic performance, though I favor something that speaks more to the music, not just incredible acrobatics, watch ya think. They were the world salsa champions so I reckon they would impress us at Dance Gumbo. 
 
Saturday November 7. Rebecca and the Hi-Tones at the TSDS Swing Dance at the Durham Armory. Rebecca Newton has that fun up tempo half way countrified sound that reminds you of Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks. Swing lesson 7 PM. Dance 8-11:30. $11/9 (members)www.triangleswingdance.org
 
Saturday November 7. Argentine Tango Benefit. . Dance performances, milonga, silent auction, and raffle to benefit the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society at Le Paris Spa, Durham. The event starts at 7 PM with the auction and Tango performances. There will be a milonga starting at 10 PM until 2 AM. www.triangletango.com
 

 

Tangueros Smelling Each Other

 

 
Tuesday November 10. Charanga Carolina and the UNC Jazz Band for a Salsa and Swing Dance at Kenan Rehearsal Hall, UNC 8:30 PM $5 I am told there will be dance space.
 
Charanga is of Cuban origin and evolved from the danzon and features violin, cello, flute, and piano, some brass, but not as heavy a big brass sound like your mambo/salsa orchestras. Its a lighter sound but very dancable and they cover a wide range of Latin music styles. David Garcia teaches in the UNC music department and leads the band which features many of his students. I couldn't find samples of Charanga Carolina , but found some wonderful sounding Cuban Charanga from LA here: http://www.myspace.com/lacharangacubana I love it. I'm writing and grooving. Baile conmigo, baile, baile. 
 

 

Charanga Carolina


 

Wolfie's Worcestershire November 12 to 18
 
Friday November 13. BBQs aka Bill Newton and the Big Blues Quartet at Papa Mojos. This is the swing dancers house band and can do jump blues but also some nice west coastable music too. $8 9:30-12:30 www.papamojosroadhouse.com
 
 
 

 

Bill and the Boys- How old could this be? The URL says at Captured Live.

 
 
Saturday and Sunday November 14 & 15.  Copa Night Fifth Anniversary. James and Milton Cobo's weekend extravaganza (last year's NC Salsa Festival) with some of the nations best dancers and instructors. Workshops Saturday and Sunday at Triangle Dance Studio and Saturday Night show and dance at Parizades from 10:30 to 2 AM.
 
There are performances by many dancers and live music with Orquesta Gardell Saturday Night. Participants include Junior and Emily from LA, Yamulee Company from NYC, one of my favorites, check this performance out   here , Universal Mambo from Orlando, DJ Renzo from DC and Cobo Brothers Dance Company and Mambo Dinamico from these parts. Saturday night event is $30/35 door. Workshops are $55 Sat and $45 Sun or full weekend pass for $95/105. Details at www.cobobrothers.com
 

Yamulee

 
Saturday November 14. Edsel 500 for the TSDS swing dance in Carrboro. Rockabilly. www.triangleswingdance.org
 
 
Jack's Jumbalaya November 19-25
 
Friday November 20. Hell Camino at Papa Mojos. Lenny Terenzi's new five piece has a solid female lead vocal in Cricket Megaraty. The band plays some hard rolling blues that sounds dancable, lots of West Coast.. Check out there sound here $8 9:30-12:30 www.papamojosroadhouse.com
 
 
Sunday November 22.  Subdudes with Diana Jones. The dudes are a great Louisiana band, one of my favorites and great for funky West Coast dancing. If you have been to my dances, you have heard Papa Dukie and the Mud People- check it here   I don't know if they will have the dance floor open or not on this one. Diana Jones does more alternative country and folk, might be an interesting match up, See her at http://www.dianajonesmusic.com/ Sure is perty. Given the AC and this combo I expect more concert than dance. Which is cool, but I gotta dance, if only in the men's room. Arts Center, Carrborro. $25 7 PM  www.artscenterlive.org 
 
 

 

The Dudes

 
 
Down The Road A Piece
 
11/28 Dance Gumbo
 
12/31 New Years Eve Gumbo- At Triangle Dance Studio. Champagne and Kipper Snacks.
 

 

UPCOMINGS

 

Upcoming Music and Dance Events are now listed on the website at www.dancegumbo.com/upcoming-dances   

 

 

 

ONGOINGS

 

Ongoing Dance Events are now listed on the website at

www.dancegumbo.com/ongoing-dances

 

 

Thazzamessalatkes folks. Save me a dance.

 

 

 

 

Jack and Parrot



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Date: Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:22 am
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Zydeco and Cajun Two Step Lessons

Earlybird Pricing Deadline  Ends This Thursday 10/29
 
November 3 through December 8,  Six Lessons Tuesday Nights 8 to 9:30 PM
 
Triangle Dance Studio, 2603 S. Miami Blvd. Durham 27703
(Directions Page Bottom) Info 919-245-0822
 
Registration by Paypal at www.dancegumbo.com/Lessons
 
Check by Mail See Below 
 
 
 
Beginners to intermediate, Singles or couples.
 
For those who took the last series, we are going to add some moves to what was done before, so you will definitely be doig new material.
 
If you went through the entire last series, or know basic zydeco and two step well, you could probably skip class 1, maybe class 2, but, hey, it doesn't hurt to go over stuff you know, that is a good way to get more proficient.
 
 
Dance Classes
 
11/3- Basic Steps- Cajun Two Step and Zydeco
 
11/10- More basic- Introduce Zydeco hand movement, simple ladies turn on two step. Cajun Waltz
 
11/17- Nail down the Zydeco hand movement. Introduce solo turn in zydeco, turning corners in two step.
 
11/24- Introduce Pivots in zydeco. Promenade in two step.
 
12/1 Cheats in zydeco. Teach Mamou two step basic.
 
12/8 Review all the moves
 
 
 
Charges and Registration- 
 
 
Earlybird Paypal registration through October 29: 6 classes $42, 5 classes $35, 4 classes $32, 3 classes $24, 2 classes $18, 1 class $9.
 
Starting Oct 30, Not So Earlybird Pricing : 6-$48, 5-$40, 4-$34, 3-$26, 2- $19, 1-$10.
 
Paypal at www.dancegumbo.com/Lessons After purchase e-mail me which classes you are taking and whether leader or follower. jackhwolf@...
 
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Check by mail or cash in my hand- Cheapest Option 
 
Take $1 off of above advanced prices and send check. All checks should be made out to Jack Wolf and sent to 133 Murdock Rd. Hillsborough, NC 27278.
 
All mail should be sent postmarked no later than October 29. As with Paypal, specify which classes you are taking and weather a leader or follower. Include your e-mail if you have or phone #.
 
I will take cash or check in my hand after Oct 29 at the Not So Early Bird prices minus $1.
 
Refund policy: Paypal Refund through Oct. 29- full refund minus $4. Starting Oct. 30 through 11/2, full refund minus $5.
 

 


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We have plenty of availability. No sell out expected.
 
Full Tix at door are $15 and $10 after 10 PM.
 
Schedules and info at www.dancegumbo.com/NOLDJ
 
Parking- The lot tends to fill up by about 8:30. You can help by carpooling and if you know the terrain, park in the Doggy Day Care, Dentist Office, or Best Realty. Be careful turning on and crossing Miami Blvd. It can be dangerous.
 
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Advance Price Ticketing for this Saturday's Night of The Living DJs 11 ends Thursday and then goes from $12 to $15,  so go on line at www.dancegumbo.com/NOLDJ and you can purchase by Paypal. If you get there by 8-9 I would not suspect a sell out, but it is possible.
 
Parking Considerations: The lot fills typically by 8:30. Miami Blvd. is very busy and dangerous. We are now going to wave people into the lot directly and if it is full send them out the back. If you are familiar with the setup you can help. 1) Carpool. 2) If you know the terrain, park in the Dentist or the Doggy Day Care or Best Realty across the street. Just be careful on Miami, both turning and crossing the street. If you don't know the situation, just come right into the lot and we will steer you correctly.
 

Three dance floors, Three Lessons, Eight Performances, Elephants in leotards.....

Our eleventh and invariably delicious . . . . . . .

 

 

Night of the Living DJs 11

October 24 Triangle Dance Studio 7:30 PM to 1 AM

www.dancegumbo.com/NOLDJ  

 

 

Swing, Salsa, Ballroom, Zydeco, Argentine Tango, Waltz

 

   

"Cat Tango" Poster

 

Come see the breadth and excitement of our different dance communities. Dance your favorite styles and sample some new styles. We will have a great spread of fine food gratis.

 

 

Attendence will be limited to 200 paid. We may sell out so buy in advance or come early. Ticketing information below.

 

 

 

 

 

Lessons:

 

 

Richard Badu & Dana Lapple- Charleston Steps in Swing

Annie Zendejas- Salsa,Shines for Men and Women in a simple turn pattern

Melanie Dale- Hustle

 

Dances and DJs: 

 

Wolfy Jack- Mixed Dance- Swing, Latin, Zydeco, Waltz 

Laura Windley- Swing DJ

Carlos Reyes Sevilla- Salsa DJ 

Melanie Dale - Ballroom DJ 

Katia Singletary- Argentine Tango

Dee Dee Laurilliard- Mostly Waltz

 

Demos:

 

Richard Badu and Dana Lapple- Lindy

Katia and John Singletary- Argentine Tango

Laura Windley and Chris Welles- Charleston

John Rowe & Margaret Valyou- Collegiate Shag. 

Jack Wolf and Sandra Smith- Cajun & Zydeco

Rebecca Brightly and Joe Jackson- Blues Dance

More Salsa and Ballroom Being Solicited 

 

 

 

 

Schedule:

 
Back Studio
 
7:30 Lesson - Hustle with Melanie Dale
8:40  Lesson- Charleston Steps For Swing- Richard and Dana
9:50- Dance Demos- Richard & Dana, Katia & John, Laura and Chris
10:10 - Salsa Footwork, Shines- Annie Zendejas
11: 15- Dance Demos- John & Margaret, Jack and Sandra, Rebecca and Joe, Salsa TBA
11:30- 1:30 Salsa Dance
 
 
Upstairs Studio
 
8:30 Ballroom Dance- Melanie Dale DJ
9:50 Mostly Waltz- Folk Style Waltz- DJ Dee Dee Laurilliard
11:00- 1:30 Swing Dance- Laura Windley
 
 
Downstairs Studio
 
8:00 Mixed Dance- Swing, Latin, Ballroom, Zydeco- Jack
10:00 Mixed Swing- East and West Coast- Jack
11 to 1:30 Argentine Tango
 
 

Ticketing

 

Door $15. Late Night (After 10 PM, Door Only) $10

Advance Tickets $12 Through Oct. 22 at www.dancegumbo.com

Late night (after 10:00 PM)  $10 (Door Only)

Contact Info Jack Wolf jackhwolf@... 919-245-0822

Directions to Studios on Page Bottom 

 

 

 

Ballroom Dancing Introductory Lesson - 1 Hour

 

 
Directions To Triangle Dance Studio, 2603 S. Miami Blvd. Durham, NC 27703
 
 
From I-40: Take exit 281/Miami Blvd. north (right off exit ramp). Go  3 miles. You will pass a Tire King and then a Shell gas station and traffic light at the corner of Lumley Rd. Stay on Miami- it is the second building on the right past Lumley Rd. next to the Research Triangle Dentist Office- a two story white non-descript building #2603 across from America's Best Realty.
 
From Durham Freeway 147: Take Durham Freeway 147 to exit 8 Ellis Rd. Make a left off the exit ramp and go under the highway and continue on Ellis until it ends at Miami Blvd. Go right on Miami 0.8 miles and across from America's Best Realty, just before you get to the Research Triangle Dentist Office and light at Lumley Rd.. Make a left into #2603 a two story white building.
 
The Singing Butler art print by Jack Vettriano

 
 


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New Cajun Two Step, Waltz and Zydeco Dance Lesson Series

November 3 through December 8
Tuesday Nights 8 to 9:30 PM
Triangle Dance Studio, 2603 S. Miami Blvd. Durham 27703
(Directions Page Bottom) Info 919-245-0822
 
Registration by Paypal at www.dancegumbo.com/Lessons
 
Sandra and I will be doing a Cajun Two Step and Zydeco Dance series from beginning to intermediate on Tuesday Nights from 8 to 9:30 PM at Triangle Dance Studio.
 
For those who took the last series, we are going to add some moves to what was done before. We are going to teach Mamou Two Step, Cajun Waltz, and do some pivots in Zydeco.
 
If you went through the entire last series, or know basic zydeco and two step well, you could probably skip class 1, maybe class 2, but, hey, it doesn't hurt to go over stuff you know, that is a good way to get good.
 
Also see our cajun/zydeco demos and have a blast at:
 
Night of the Living DJs 11 Oct 24
 
Dance Classes
 
11/3- Basic Steps- Cajun Two Step and Zydeco
 
11/10- More basic- Introduce Zydeco hand movement, simple ladies turn on two step. Cajun Waltz
 
11/17- Nail down the Zydeco hand movement. Introduce solo turn in zydeco, turning corners in two step.
 
11/24- Introduce Pivots in zydeco. Promenade in two step.
 
12/1 Cheats in zydeco. Teach Mamou two step basic.
 
12/8 Review all the moves
 
 
 
Charges and Registration- 
 
 
Earlybird Paypal registration through October 27: 6 classes $42, 5 classes $35, 4 classes $32, 3 classes $24, 2 classes $18, 1 class $9.
 
Starting Oct 28, Not So Earlybird Pricing : 6-$48, 5-$40, 4-$34, 3-$26, 2- $19, 1-$10.
 
Paypal at www.dancegumbo.com/Lessons After purchase e-mail me which classes you are taking and whether leader or follower. jackhwolf@...
 
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Check by mail or cash in my hand- Cheapest Option 
 
Take $1 off of above advanced prices and send check. All checks should be made out to Jack Wolf and sent to 133 Murdock Rd. Hillsborough, NC 27278.
 
All mail should be sent postmarked no later than October 27. As with Paypal, specify which classes you are taking and weather a leader or follower. Include your e-mail if you have or phone #.
 
I will take cash or check in my hand after Oct 27 at the Not So Early Bird prices minus $1.
 
Refund policy: Paypal Refund through Oct. 27- full refund minus $4. Starting Oct. 28 through 11/2, full refund minus $5.
 


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Three dance floors, Three Lessons, Eight Performances, Elephants in leotards, Nobel Laureates parking cars..... Our eleventh and invariably delicious . . . . . . .

 

 

Night of the Living DJs 11

October 24, 2009 Triangle Dance Studio 7:30 PM to 1 AM

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Swing, Salsa, Ballroom, Argentine Tango, Waltz, Zydeco

 

   

"Cat Tango" Poster

 

Come see the breadth and excitement of our different dance communities. Dance your favorite styles and sample some new styles. We will have a great spread of fine food gratis.

 

 

Attendence will be limited to 200 paid. We may sell out if we have

so buy in advance or come early. Ticketing information below.

 

 

 

 

 

Lessons:

 

Melanie Dale- Hustle

Richard Badu & Dana Lapple- Charleston Steps in Swing

Annie Zendejas- Salsa

 

Dances and DJs: 

 

Carlos Reyes Sevilla- Salsa DJ 

Melanie Dale - Ballroom DJ 

Laura Windley- Swing DJ

Wolfy Jack- Mixed Dance.

Katia Singletary- Argentine Tango

Dee Dee Laurilliard- Mostly Waltz

 

Demos:

 

Richard Badu and Dana Lapple- Lindy

Katia and John Singletary- Argentine Tango

Laura Windley and Chris Welles- Charleston

John Rowe & Margaret Valyou- Collegiate Shag. 

Jack Wolf and Sandra Smith- Cajun & Zydeco

More Salsa and Ballroom Being Solicited 

 

 

 

 

Schedule:

 
Back Studio
 
7:30 Lesson - Hustle with Melanie Dale
8:40  Lesson- Charleston Steps For Swing- Richard and Dana
9:50- Dance Demos- Richard & Dana, Katia & John, Laura and Chris
10:10 - Salsa Footwork, Shines- Annie Zendejas
11: 15- Dance Demos- John & Margaret, Jack and Sandra
11:30- 1:30 Salsa Dance
 
 
Upstairs Studio
 
8:30 Ballroom Dance- Melanie Dale DJ
9:50 Mostly Waltz- Folk Style Waltz- DJ Dee Dee Laurilliard
11:00- 1:30 Swing Dance- Laura Windley
 
 
Downstairs Studio
 
8:00 Mixed Dance- Swing, Latin, Ballroom, Zydeco- Jack
10:00 Mixed Swing- East and West Coast- Jack
11 to 1:30 Argentine Tango
 
 

Ticketing

 

Door $15. Late Night (After 10 PM, Door Only) $10

Advance Tickets $12 Through Oct. 22 at www.dancegumbo.com

Check by Mail - $12 Advance - Write Check to Jack Wolf. Must be postmarked by October 17.

Late night (after 10:00 PM)  $10 (Door Only)

Contact Info Jack Wolf jackhwolf@... 919-245-0822

Directions to Studios on Page Bottom 

 

 

 

Ballroom Dancing Introductory Lesson - 1 Hour

 

 
Directions To Triangle Dance Studio, 2603 S. Miami Blvd. Durham, NC 27703
 
 
From I-40: Take exit 281/Miami Blvd. north (right off exit ramp). Go  3 miles. You will pass a Tire King and then a Shell gas station and traffic light at the corner of Lumley Rd. Stay on Miami- it is the second building on the right past Lumley Rd. next to the Research Triangle Dentist Office- a two story white non-descript building #2603 across from America's Best Realty.
 
From Durham Freeway 147: Take Durham Freeway 147 to exit 8 Ellis Rd. Make a left off the exit ramp and go under the highway and continue on Ellis until it ends at Miami Blvd. Go right on Miami 0.8 miles and across from America's Best Realty, just before you get to the Research Triangle Dentist Office and light at Lumley Rd.. Make a left into #2603 a two story white building.
 
The Singing Butler art print by Jack Vettriano

 


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DANCE GUMBO WEST COAST 

 

THIS SATURDAY SEP 26 ** WEST COAST SWING THEME

FOURTH SATURDAYS * TRIANGLE DANCE STUDIO

LESSON 8 PM WITH LAURA ROSE * DANCE 8:45-12 mn $7

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Dance Gumbo is now doing themed dances on Fourth Saturdays. 50% of the music will be the theme of the evening. The other 50% will be the classic mix of Swing, Latin, Waltz, Zydeco, Ballroom....
 
The theme for the coming dance will be:
 

WEST COAST SWING

 

 

Directions to Triangle Dance Studio 2603 S. Miami Blvd Durham, NC  27703
 
Map   Expedia
 
From I-40: Take exit 281/Miami Blvd. north (right off exit ramp). Go  3 miles. You will pass a Tire King and then a Shell gas station and traffic light at the corner of Lumley Rd. Stay on Miami- it is the second building on the right past Lumley Rd. next to the Research Triangle Dentist Office- a two story white non-descript building #2603 across from America's Best Realty.
 
From Durham Freeway 147: Take Durham Freeway 147 to exit 8 Ellis Rd. Make a left off the exit ramp and go under the highway and continue on Ellis until it ends at Miami Blvd. Go right on Miami 0.8 miles and across from America's Best Realty, just before you get to the Research Triangle Dentist Office and light at Lumley Rd.. Make a left into #2603 a two story white building.
 


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Date: Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:00 pm
Subject: Boz and Wolfy J Tonight, Victorians, Shakori 		jackhwolf
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Gumboline September 18, 2009

 

 

A quick newsletter for my fine feathered frolickers, as I am off tonight to DJ at the TSDS DJ Dance at Triangle Dance Studio with my favorite DJ Wesley Boz. sharing the groove with your favorite numismatist  DJ Wolfy Jack. This one Luddite will be trying out the new laptop after a century of hauling my CD player around. I will be coming on at about 10 and try to catch a few dances at Mathew's salsa dance first. One needs a dash of Salsa to spice up the swing.

 

If you are going Victorian tonight, as at the Victorian Ball, have fun and don't forget to empty the chamber pot.

 

Here is a toy. Beat counter. It is all in the tempo. You can download it to desktop also. I have been tapping my foot for 15 seconds and multiplying by four for 15 years. It's automatic.  http://www.all8.com/tools/bpm.htm 

 

 

The Best Bets section below, I have now  tabbed and stolen from  my website. I will update it more often and probably be shifting the newsletter to Web

 

Best Bets:
 
Also found and updated weekly at www.dancegumbo.com/bestbets
 
For complete list of Upcoming Music and Dance Events go to Upcoming Dances.
www.dancegumbo.com/Upcoming-dances

 

 

Wolfie's Worcestershire: September 17 to 23



 

9/19 Saturday. Mighty Lester Cancelled!! DJ Wolfy Jack and the Bozmeister to spin ! The dance has moved from the Armory to Triangle Dance Studio and yours truly Dj Wolfy Jack and the Bozmeister will be spinning the platters, so wear your scuba gear. Wesley is a great DJ and my mother thinks highly of me, so it should be fun. $9/7 Lesson 8 PM, Dance 9. www.triangleswingdance.org

 

 

 

 DJs Wolfy J and the Bozmeister

 

9/19 Victorian Ball. Chris and Dawn Imershine's 7th annual Ball at Carrboro Century Center. Doing music and Vintage dance of the Victorian Era of 1850-1900. Music Ted Ehrhard, Dean Harrington, and Catherine LeGrand. There will be a Pre-ball lesson 1-3 PM at Triangle Dance Studio. The ball will be 8-11PM at the Century Center. There will also be a Tea Dance the day after, Sunday at Triangle Dance Studio from 1-3 PM. Semi formal attire is reccomended especially period costume.  Early registration deadline is 9/12. Early registration is $30 for Lesson, Ball, and Tea Dance or $16 for Ball alone. At the door: $5 lesson, $20 Ball, $10 Tea Dance. More details and Paypal ticketing at www.TriangleVintageDance.com

 

 

Gumbiaci of Another Era

 
 
 

 

9/19 SalsaforU Social at Fred Astaire Dance, Durham. Very nice salsa dance. DJ Mike and a great dance floor. Lesson 8, dance 8:45 to 12 MN. $7 www.salsaforu.com 

 

 

9/20 Carrboro Music Festival. Multiple bands at multiple venues throughout the Paris of NC and Hoboken of the South. I used to grouse about it being all local talent and not bringing in a few national acts, still think t'would be better, but it is fun and relaxed and a good chance to sample the local gene pool.  I counted at least 150 bands at 20 venues, yowsah. Its all free and if you have a beer and an appetizer at each venue, you will be fat and happy by the time the police haul you off. Actually, I think the idea of a club hoppin' event with lots of bands at lots of venues is very cool, they do the Beale Street Zydeco Festival in Memphis like that, but they bring in national talent and charge $10-15. You buy a bracelet for $10-15 for the event and can go club hoppin all night. Anyway, the Carrboro fest is a good chance to sample all the local fare.  www.carrborromusicfestival.com 1PM to 10 PM. All free.

 

Sandra's Sammiches  September 24 to 30



9/25-27 HAWT Workshops. Hot Club of Durham presents a weekend of Lindy, Blues, Balboa, and Collegiate Shag workshops and dances. Preregistration deadlin is 9/21 at www.durhamswingdance.org

 

Multiple local instructors including Richard Badu, Chris and Holly Owens, Chris Wells, Cliff Dyer, Jason Sager & Abi Leggette, Joe Jackson, John Rowe&Margaret Valyou, Rachel Redler, Rebecca Brightly, Rich Diaz & Kristy Milliken, and Rob Moreland. Workshops will be at Triangle Dance Studio. The George Knott's Square Trio will do a Saturday Night dance at Infuzion, 3400 Westgate Dr. Durham,  followed by a late night at Cliff Dyers House. The regular Friday Night Blues Dance and Sunday Elks Club dance will be incorporated.
 

 

 

Jack's Jumbalaya: October 1 to  7

More to come

 

 

Down The Road A Piece


 

 

10/8-10/11 Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival. The dreadheads, zydequarians, and stringcheesers return to Silk Hope, Chatham County, for this biannual melange of roots, old timey, world, and you name it music and dance. The schedule is now up at www.shakorihills.org  

 

Mr and Mrs. Wolfy J are back by popular demand and lack of income to teach the zydeco and cajun two step. Preston Frank is back as always, though Keith Frank is not. Donna the Buffalo, of course, as Jeb's brother Jordan Puryear produces the event. Our friends from Beaufort Unknown Tongues return to play some more good Cajun and Zydeco.

 

I don't see this as one of the better lineups for a crossdancer like myself. Locos por Juan and Bravo Norteno are the only Latin bands I see, and Abuelo Salsero needs a good mambo band. Locos played at Taste of Durham this year and play Reggaeton and Hip Hop, not any dancable salsa. Bravo Norteno http://www.myspace.com/grupobravonorteno are a NC Mexican band that does mostly rancheros, Mexican polkas, no cumbia,. and are not as good as Rey Norteno that played Shakori recently.  I did enjoy sampling a Kenyan Band Samba Mapangala http://www.myspace.com/sambamapangala that play Sunday and are quite dancable, merengue mostly, and have that wonderful lively Southern African sound. Unfortunately, they are not in the dance tent. Another interesting band that I sampled, Belleville Outfit http://www.myspace.com/thebellevilleoutfit is playing the dance tent Saturday. Out of Austin, the band does some nice country swing and some two step and should be quite dancable.

 

Now, if your heart is in stringband music, old timey, bluegrass, Celtic,  I think that is the fest's strong suit, and you might be quite happy. I am not qualified to speak on these genres, though that won't stop me. I do enjoy The Duhks who are back again, and Solas, out of Boston, are arguably the best American Celtic band, with that wild mad drunk Irish fiddle and great vocal. Check  it http://www.myspace.com/solasmyspacemusic . I like our local Haw River Rounders http://www.myspace.com/hawriverrounders who play the not oft heard but enjoyable jug band music. For the aged amongst you, you might remember the jug band music era,  kind of a psychedelic spin off of the folk revival of the early 60s.  Whereas Peter, Paul and Mary were the clean cuts, bands like Jim Kweskin and Holy Modal Rounders were the preferred choice for those rolling their own, and morphed into some more swingable licks like Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks. I was but my older brothers 12 yo sidekick playing the jug in his band at Sings we had up in our room in the attic, where his high school buddies would hang and talk about existentialism, read Allen Ginsburg, and sing union songs. Twas not Maynard G. Krebs

10/16-10/18 Lake Eden Arts Festival. www.theleaf.com  

 

Like Shakori this season, I don't think it is one of the better lineups for dancers. The contrarians will be happy with Wild Asparagus, The Horse Flies and Notorious, but the salseros only have Alex Torres and his Latin Orchestra at Lakeside on Sunday. Sampling this upstate NY band at http://www.myspace.com/alextorreslatinorchestra I hear some potentially good, not exceptional, dance music but they are only playing at Lakeside Sunday.

 

The dance situation at Lakeside went from bad to worse this spring. They had to move the tent area because of legitimate concerns re weather and safety, but they still had the timy dance space and the area was all muddy and had that trampled wet grass smell that is very attractive to house flies but kept this Edenite up at the gym and Eden Hall. I will ask Jennifer if they could put the salsa in the gym, but I guess the schedule is set. Alternatively, they could finally get the dancespace together at Lakeside which has been my campaign of 15 years. I did get Obama elected, but I have yet to get dance room at Lakeside.

 

LEAF did put one good dance band in the gym Saturday afternoon in Red Stick Ramblers http://www.myspace.com/theredstickramblers who play both cajun and Texas swing and will also do the late night in Eden Hall Saturday. I like the RSRs and often dj their beautiful waltz When the Sugar Cane is Tall one of those iconic songs about coming home when the harvest is in. Of course I am from Long Island, so I guess the harvest would be when the miniature golf season opens, but I can still relate.

 

10/31-11/1 Eastern Balboa Championships. This years Eastern Balboa Championships, Raleigh Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, will be bringing in a host of national instructors as well as the Asheville gypsy jazz  band One Leg Up and our local Atomic Rhythm All Stars to the Holiday Inn, Brownstone.. The competition part will feature some of the top dancers in the country including our local organizers, Chris and Holly Owens. http://www.ibalboa. com 

 
For the unformed, Balboa is a very uptempo swing dance with a small but enthusiastic following amongst some of the higher level lindy hoppers. Not an easy dance, but when you get a song at 200 bpm you don't want to be doing East Coast or Lindy. It is kind of like a cajun two step done in place, in English, fully clothed.
 
 
Instructors include: Nick Williams ,Sylvia Sykes, David Rehm , Kate Hedin, Bobby White, Kelly Arsenault, Kelly Arsenault, Mickey Fortenasce, Nelle Cherry, Adam Speen, Kylie Smith,  Holly and Chris Owens.  
 
 
I also note on the EBC blerb: Frankie’s Fun Fest Friday Night DJ Dance including disco, soul, 80s and 90s music. A definite departure from swing orthodoxy, Chris must be getting soft. Need to dust off my hustle shoes. 

 

 

  

UPCOMINGS

 

 

Upcoming Music and Dance Events are now listed on the website at www.dancegumbo.com/upcoming-dances   

 

 

 

ONGOINGS

 

Ongoing Dance Events are now listed on the website at

www.dancegumbo.com/ongoing-dances

 

Thazzamessalatkes folks. Save me a dance.

 

 

 

 

Jack and Parrot

 
Directions: Triangle Dance Studio 2603 S. Miami Blvd Durham 27703 
 
 
Map   Expedia
 
From I-40: Take exit 281/Miami Blvd. north (right off exit ramp). Go  3 miles. You will pass a Tire King and then a Shell gas station and traffic light at the corner of Lumley Rd. Stay on Miami- it is the second building on the right past Lumley Rd. next to the Research Triangle Dentist Office- a two story white non-descript building #2603 across from America's Best Realty.
 
From Durham Freeway 147: Take Durham Freeway 147 to exit 8 Ellis Rd. Make a left off the exit ramp and go under the highway and continue on Ellis until it ends at Miami Blvd. Go right on Miami 0.8 miles and across from America's Best Realty, just before you get to the Research Triangle Dentist Office and light at Lumley Rd.. Make a left into #2603 a two story white building.
 

 

 



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Date: Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:48 am
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GumboLine, August 27, 2009  

 

Great turnout for Waltz Dance Gumbo last week. I can still see the couples circling the room with Scarborough Faire playing those magical ethereal sounds. And some younger folk and farm animals showed up, which is always nice. Fourth Saturday is working out y'all, keep it up.

 

Next Smooth and Sultry West Coast Swing Dance Gumbo will be September 26.

 

The Wolfy J's are extending there Caj/Zydeco classes another three weeks and planning a ten or twelve week series of club style dancing. DJ Wolfy Jack is starting a new line of Zydeco wear promoted by Lindsay Lohan and Hamid Karzai.

 

We have some interesting stuff in Best Bets below and in the new! Quickie Rundown and now also at www.dancegumbo.com/bestbets

 

The Quickie Rundown (For those on the move, hang on to your cap and chinos.)

 

Sweet Honey in the Rock free concert 8/30 at Duke Gardens. Fiesta Del Pueblo is this weekend and Bull Durham Blues Fest next, but they are both weaker than in the past. Justin Robinson of the Carolina Chocolate Drops is doing a solo concert in Hillsborough 9/3. This is a new Thursday evening Weaver Street Market Hillsborough series. Lenny Terenzi's (of Mighty Lester) new and exciting band Hell Camino is opening up the Century Center for TSDS followed by The Lesters the following week at the Armory. September brings the Victorian Ball, Hoppin' John Festival, and Carrboro Music Festival.

 

More Cajun Zydeco Dance Lessons Aug. 31 to Sept. 21

 

Advanced Beginner to Intermediate- Some familiarity with the basic step requested. We will quickly review the basics and move on to some fancy ass stuff.

 

We had a good turnout of about 25 folks for the series of five lessons ending last week.

 

Many of the class want to do more so we will offer three more classes, taking off where the others ended.

These classes presumes you have some knowledge of the basic cajun and zydeco step. We will do a quick review, but move on to some spins, turns, cheats, pivots and jello casseroles.

This will be August 31 - break for Labor Day - Sept 14 and Sept 21
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  • August 31 - Quick basic review caj/zyd, free spin and cheat zydeco, promenade cajun, corner turns
  • Sept 14 - Pivot couple turns in cajun and zydeco, fake turn zydeco, cajun waltz style
  • Sept 21- More intermediate moves, proper use of the Kleenex, History of Iredell County.
 
Pricing and Registration at www.dancegumbo.com/Lessons

 

 

 

 

 

GumboLine Formats

 

Now that we have the new website up, I will be including much of the info that is in GumboLine on the site. We have had Upcoming Dances and Ongoing Dances and are now adding Best Bets which I am copying below, but I will be updating it weekly as I do the Upcoming dances. The newsletter will function more as my occasional ranting and ravings.

 

We are having lots of technical difficulties with the fershluggener web. I would like to have more pix but don't quite have that protocol down, so the newsletter Best Bets is more pretty.

 

 

Best Bets, Next Three Weeks:

 

For complete list of all upcoming events see Upcoming Dances at www.dancegumbo.com/upcoming-dances  

 

 

Wolfie's Worcestershire: August 27 to September 2


Thursday 8/27 Carolina Chocolate Drops. Great local jugband. Lots of fun. American Tobbacco Historic District Music on the Lawn Concerts 6-8 PM Free  www.americantobaccohistoricdistrict.com http://www.myspace.com/carolinachocolatedrops
 
 

Thursday 8/27 Last Event of Summer Shag Series !! The season finishes with the classic NC Beach Band The Embers. Live Beach Music at North Hills in Raleigh. The Commons at North Hills. 6-9 PM FREE. www.northhillsraleigh.com

 

Thursday 8/27 John Howie Jr. Lead singer for $2 Pistols. One of my favorite singers with great honkytonk sensability as part of the   E. Main Summer Concert Series in the parking lot at ArtsCenter, Cat's Cradle, in Carrboro. 4:30 PM Free. John has yet to make it big in Nashville like Tift, but he is good enough and covers the old honkytonk classics like Earnest Tubb. Sounds a bit like Dwight Yoakum to me, got that croon. www.artscenterlive.org



 

John Howie Jr.
 
 
Saturday and Sunday 8/29-8/30 La Fiesta Del Pueblo. Saturday and Sunday at the NC State Fairgounds, this is the 16th annual celebration of NC Latino culture. It is not as strong a lineup as in the past at least for the salseros but is always a nice community event. Saturday 12N-8P. Sunday 12N-6PM. $5 each day.
 
Saturday Main Stage
 
  • 12:15 Grupo Barullo- Musica Regional Mexicana
  • 1:30 Techno Caliente- Tecno Regional
  • 3:15 Micky Mills- Steel drums, reggae
  • 4:45 La Tropa de Tierra Caliente- Band music from Mexico
  • 6:30 Orquesta Gardel

 

Sunday Main Stage

  • 12:15 Los Chicos Malos
  • 1:30 Grupo Sarengue - Salsa, Merengue, Bachatax, Boleros
  • 3:15 Bravo Norteno- Norteno music, rancheros, polkas
  • 4:15 Kazzabe- From Honduras- Punta, Reggae, Merengue, Soca

 

The dance productions are all folkloric with the exception of Zabor Dance Studio from Charlottsville who look like they have some salsa chops
 
For salseros, Orquesta GarDel is the only salsa band I see. They play a jazzy NYRican style Salsa and are goodly dancable if they keep the tempo reasonable. http://www.myspace.com/orquestagardel
 
Mickey Mills is a calypso style steel band and does some reggae. Samples at www.mickeymills.com 
 
Bravo Norteno was at the Cary Latino festival. They do Norteno music, which is the accordion lead polkas of Northern Mexico. At Cary they did a long intro with this recorded promo that was ridiculously tacky sounded like La Ley on AM radio. http://www.myspace.com/grupobravonorteno
 
Salsera Susan hit the exit, but I waited hoping they would do a cumbia which they didn't and the rancheros were not nearly as good as Rey Norteno another Raleigh band. The Mexicanos in the audience did this dance where they just soloed jumping from one foot to the other like the Mexican hat dance, pretty silly looking stuff but everybody was quite festive.
 
When I was a youth and did my fruit tramp stint I would go to the farm worker dances and we would do a real polkas (pronounced pull-kas) and did some fine couple dancing. It was more a two step than a four step polka and you moved your arms like you were pumping water, if you've done that. I'll show you at a Gumbo, we've been known to slip in a nice ranchero  
 
Grupo Barullo from Durham is a Cumbia band, Mexican style. Check out the sound at http://www.myspace.com/grupobarullo and on the lower page there are some nice videos of local cumbia dancers. This cumbiaero prefers Colombian style but any cumbia is OK with me.
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La Tropa de Tierra Caliente is another Norteno Band. If you care for the genre, they sound a little better to me than Bravo on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/latropadetierracaliente Save me a Polkas
 
Los Chicos Malos do a nice cumbia here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paJFgRAF0os
and I love the choreographhy at the beginning. Viva Cumbia.
 
Kazzabe is from Honduras and does Punta http://www.myspace.com/kazzabe504
 
Techno Caliente http://vodpod.com/watch/1123139-banda-tecno-caliente sound more ranchero than techno.

 

Sunday 8/30 Legendary Nomads Classic NC beach band at Southern Village Music Series. Music on the the Green at Southern Village just south of Chapel Hill. 7 PM.  www.southernvillage.com  $5

 

 

Sunday 8/30  Saludos Compay, Pablo and the boys play nice folkloric but dancable Latin.6Ongoing Sunday Jazz and More Brunch at Wever Street Market, Carrboro. 11 AM to 1 PM. Free. www.weaverstreetmarket.com  Always a pleasant scene with the babies and scrambled tofu. 
 

 

Sunday 8/30 Sweet Honey In the Rock at Duke Gardens, Durham. Free Concert !! In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Sarah P. Duke Gardens the Gardens and Duke Performances are presenting the Grammy award winning group at 4 PM on the South Lawn. People are invited to bring food and spirits, beach chairs and blankets. If you have not heard SWITR check them out at http://www.sweethoney.com/


Sweet Honey in the Rock


 

 

Sandra's Sammiches: September 3 to September 9

 
Thursday 9/3 Justin Robinson fiddler from the Carolina Chocolate Drops . This is a new series at Hillsborough Weaver Street Market sponsored by the Music Makers Relief Foundation. Music Makers Relief Foundation will sponser a series of concerts at the Hillsborough Store Lawn. 6-8 PM. www.weaverstreetmarket.org
 

 

Justin on the Left with the Chocolate Drops

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Thursday 9/4 Cool John Ferguson. Durham Parks Warehouse Blues Series. Last event in series !! Downtown at 604 W. Morgan St. 6-8 PM. Free.

 

Friday 9/5 Elftones with Jonathan Thielin calling. Contra Dance. One of the better area bands for David DiGis first Saturday dance at Carrborro Community Center. 8 PM, $8. www.daviddg.com 

 

 

Elftones with Rhiannon From the Choc Drops

 

 

 

9/5  Leon Jordan and the Continentals. They used to be regulars at the TSDS Swing Dance. It has been a while, but they play the classic Big Band swing of Glenn Miller et al  Lesson 7 PM. Dance 8. $11/9 www.triangleswingdance.org 

 

9/6 Something for the Dead Heads.  B.O.D., a Grateful Dead tribute at.Southern Village Music Series. Music on the the Green at Southern Village just south of Chapel Hill. 7 PM. www.southernvillage.com 

 

 

 

Jack's Jumbalaya: September 10 to September 16


Friday and Saturday 9/11 and 9/12 Bull Durham Blues Festival. BDBF is back in the old Historic Durham Athletic park Saturday only, with the Friday show at St. Josephs Hayti Heritage Center. They are starting Saturday at 1 PM. www.bulldurhamblues.org

 

For a festival that has had acts as good as the Neville Brothers, Marcia Ball, andlast year Taj Mahal and Rosie Ledet, this year seems to accelerate a declining trend- and for the first time in memory, nary a Zydeco Band in sight.

 

Eric Bibb is the headliner Friday night. I do like his folky funky style. Sounds a bit to me like Keb' Mo', definitely westcoast dancable, but I don't know that Hayti has dance space. Check it out at www.ericbibb.com He is joined by the not exciting Jon Shain Trio and Jasme Kelly

 

Saturday's headliner is Elvin Bishop who in his heydey was an OK white man's blues player, but nothing to pawn the farm for, and it is $45 advance.  Trombone Shorty, The Lee Boys, Cool John Ferguson, Zac Harmon, Delta Moon, Roy Roberts, Homeade Jamz, and Valentino and the Piedmont Sheiks fill a big 11 hour schedule from 1 PM to Midnight. That is some pretty good talent but no showstopper.

 

Tix are $35 for Friday on line with the $ 3.12 oxymoronic "convenience fee" known at Gumbo central  as the pickpocket fee.  Saturdays fee is $45 plus the pickpocket. $10 more at the door sans le pickpocketteur. I have a rant forthcoming re the antics of the Ticketmaster and E-Tickets Taliban.

 

9/12  Hell Camino. Lenny Terenzis new rhythm and roots band playing the TSDS Swing Dance now back at the Carrboro Century Center I couldn't find any samples but Lenny's projects are always good and he'll be back the following week with Mighty Lester.
Lesson 7:30 PM. Dance 8-11. $11/9 www.triangleswingdance.org

 

 

 

From Googling Hell Camino- Which One is Lenny


Down The Road A Piece


9/18-19 Hoppin' John Festival. Third annual event at Shakori Hills Farm in Silk Hope, Chatham County. Fiddle, Banjo, and dance calling workshops. Contests: Bands, Fiddle, Mandolin, Banjo, Dance, Cooking. $3500 in prizes. Friday night start at 7 PM- Cane Creek Cloggers and square dance with Backstep with Allison Williams calling. Saturday, all day with various contests, family dance and Bands including Benton Flippin and Red Hots. Friday $8, Saturday $10. Camping $10. Info at www.hoppinjohn.org

 

9/19 Victorian Ball. Chris and Dawn Imershine's 7th annual Ball at Carrboro Century Center. Doing music and Vintage dance of the Victorian Era of 1850-1900. Music Ted Ehrhard, Dean Harrington, and Catherine LeGrand. There will be a Pre-ball lesson 1-3 PM at Triangle Dance Studio. The ball will be 8-11PM at the Century Center. There will also be a Tea Dance the day after, Sunday at Triangle Dance Studio from 1-3 PM. Semi formal attire is reccomended especially period costume.  Early registration deadline is 9/12. Early registration is $30 for Lesson, Ball, and Tea Dance or $16 for Ball alone. At the door: $5 lesson, $20 Ball, $10 Tea Dance. More details and Paypal ticketing at www.TriangleVintageDance.com

 

9/19 Mighty Lester TSDS Swing Dance. Durham Armory. Lesson at 7 PM. Dance 8-11 $11/9 www.triangleswingdance.org  Our great local rhythm and blues bands. Lenny and the boys play some great R&B, swing, and soul. Good jump blues and west coast dancing. Check out the sounds http://www.myspace.com/mightylester

 

9/19 Ongoing Third Saturday SalsaforU Social at Fred Astaire Dance, Durham. Very nice salsa dance. DJ Mike and a great dance floor. Lesson 8, dance 8:45 to 12 MN. $7 www.salsaforu.com 

 

9/20 Carrboro Music Festival. Multiple bands at multiple venues throughout the Paris of NC and Hoboken of the South. I used to grouse about it being all local talent and not bringing in a few national acts, still think t'would be better, but it is fun and relaxed and a good chance to sample the local gene pool.  I counted 124 bands at 20 venues, yowsah. Its all free and if you have a beer and an appetizer at each venue, you will be fat and happy by the time the police haul you off. Actually, I think the idea of a club hoppin' event with lots of bands at lots of venues is very cool, they do the Beale Street Zydeco Festival in Memphis like that, but they bring in national talent and charge $10-15. You buy a bracelet for $10-15 for the event and can go club hoppin all night. They do bring in national acts for that, Zydeco naturellement www.carrborromusicfestival.com

 

9/25-27 HAWT Workshops. Hot Club of Durham presents a weekend of Lindy, Blues, Balboa, and Collegiate Shag workshops and dances. Multiple local instructors including Richard Badu, Chris and Holly Owens, Chris Wells, Cliff Dyer, Jason Sager & Abi Leggette, Joe Jackson, John Rowe&Margaret Valyou, Rachel Redler, Rebecca Brightly, Rich Diaz&Kristy Milliken, and Rob Moreland. Workshops will be at Triangle Dance Studio. The George Knott's Square Trio will do a Saturday Night dance at Infuzion, 3400 Westgate Dr. Durham,  followed by a late night at Cliff Dyers House. The regular Friday Night Blues Dance and Sunday Elks Club dance will be incorporated.

 

 

UPCOMINGS

 

Upcoming Music and Dance Events are now listed on the website at www.dancegumbo.com/upcoming-dances   

 

 

 

ONGOINGS

 

Ongoing Dance Events are now listed on the website at

www.dancegumbo.com/ongoing-dances

 

Thazzamessalatkes folks. Save me a dance.

 

 

 

 

Jack and Parrot


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#171 From: Jack Wolf <jackhwolf@...>
Date: Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:25 am
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We had an excellent turnout of about 25 people for our series of 5 classes that ended last Monday, and many of the folks wanted to continue, so we will.
 
I will review basics very briefly but I will be doing some advanced beginner and intermediate stuff. You should be familiar with  a basic zydeco and/or cajun two step.
 
Note, even if you decide to pay at door as walk in, e-mail me to let me know your plans. You are not commiting yourself.
  
 
The people have spoken ...
We finished our five week series and the zydequarians want more.....
 
More Zydeco and Cajun Two Step Lessons
 
Adding Three Classes 7:45-9 PM
Mondays August 31 (No Class Labor Day), September 14 and 21
Triangle Dance Studio, 2603 S. Miami Blvd, Durham, Downstairs Studio
Taught by Jack Wolf and Sandra Smith Wolf jackhwolf@... 919-245-0822
 
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Paypal Registration and Info at www.dancegumbo.com/Lessons
 
Skill Level- For those at the earlier classes we are just going to continue on. For those just starting you should know basic zydeco and cajun footwork. We will be doing some more advanced things for intermediate dancers.
 
We had a reall good turnout for the first five classes and want to do some more:
 
  • August 31- Quick basic review caj/zyd, free spin, cheat zydeco, promenade caj, corner turns
  • Sept 14- Couple pivot spins caj/zyd, half turn zydeco, cajun waltz style
  • Sept 21- More intermediate moves, proper use of handkerchief, history of Iredell County (LOL)
 
 
PRICING AND REGISTRATION * Paypal at www.dancegumbo.com/Lessons
 
  • All 3 Lessons $21 in Advance
  • Any 2 Lessons $16 in Advance
  • Door Price $10 per class cash or check
 
Refund Policy for Paypal- If notified by August 30 of cancellation, I will refund minus a $5 fee.
 
If you purchase Paypal e-mail me and let me know if you are a leader or follower and if you are just taking two classes, which ones.
 
If you plan to walk in at door, please e-mail me regardless, so I can get a head count. You will not be commiting yourself.
 
Advance price available Paypal through Sunday night August 30, or if you can have check/cash in my hand before event, but I am gone this weekend at the beach.
 
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#170 From: Jack Wolf <jackhwolf@...>
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This Saturday.....Gumbo is back. No dental insurance required. We will be waltzing, swangin', salsaffusserin', zydequackin', et al

 

GumboLine newsletter is running late, as soon as the staff returns from Kabul it will be forthcoming. Meantime we have updated all upcoming events at www.dancegumbo.com/upcoming-dances

 

WALTZ GUMBO

THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 22 * www.dancegumbo.com

FOURTH SATURDAYS * TRIANGLE DANCE STUDIO

LESSON 8 PM * DANCE 8:45-12 mn $7 * Mucho Munchies

 
Dance Gumbo is now doing themed dances on Fourth Saturdays. 50% of the music will be the theme of the evening. The other 50% will be the classic Gumbo mix of Swing, Latin, Waltz, Zydeco, Ballroom....
 
The theme for the coming dance will be:
 

WALTZ

 

 

Directions to Triangle Dance Studio 2603 S. Miami Blvd Durham, NC  27703
 
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From I-40: Take exit 281/Miami Blvd. north (right off exit ramp). Go  3 miles. You will pass a Tire King and then a Shell gas station and traffic light at the corner of Lumley Rd. Stay on Miami- it is the second building on the right past Lumley Rd. next to the Research Triangle Dentist Office- a two story white non-descript building #2603 across from America's Best Realty.
 
From Durham Freeway 147: Take Durham Freeway 147 to exit 8 Ellis Rd. Make a left off the exit ramp and go under the highway and continue on Ellis until it ends at Miami Blvd. Go right on Miami 0.8 miles and across from America's Best Realty, just before you get to the Research Triangle Dentist Office and light at Lumley Rd.. Make a left into #2603 a two story white building.
 


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This Saturday, the most famous and best cajun band in the world comes to Carrboro. Grammy award winners and the Triangle's favorite .......
 
BEAUSOLEIL
Saturday August 8
The Arts Center, 300-G Main St. Carrborro 27510
Cajun 2 Step Lesson 8 PM with Sandra and Jack-Band 8:30
www.artscenterlive.org 919-929-2787 Online tix $25.
 

Beausoleil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tickets may sell out so buy in advance or get to the venue early.

 

What I love about this band, is that as long as they have played, from 1975 to today, Michael and the boys are always up for a performance. They were instrumental in leading the cajun revival back in the 70's and 25 albums later, they still carry the soul and heart of French Louisiana.

 

If you want some audio samples, Amazon has the most  here

 

Nice You Tube here

 

At Randols, good dancing, nice vid, better food elsewhere here

 

Music and interview here



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#168 From: Jack Wolf <jackhwolf@...>
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Zydeco and Cajun Dance Lessons beginning July 25,

 

The response has been slow, so far. If you are interested, please sign up as we will be forced to cancel if we dont get sufficient attendence. All information and Paypal registration is at www.dabncegumbo.com

 

I am extending the advance pricing, as below to this Thursday, July 23 and I will also offer the advance pricing by cash or check at the Zydeco Dance Gumbo this Saturday July 25 (details below). If you plan to pay at the latter, let me know in advance, so I can get a headcount.

 

This Sunday will be the day I decide if we have sufficient participants to continue with the lesson series. See you at the dance.

 

Cajun, Zydeco Dance Classes

 

 

Sandra Smith and Jack Wolf will be teaching a series of classes of Cajun Two Step, Zydeco, and Louisiana Style Waltz. Classes will be at Triangle Dance Studio for five consecutive Mondays (the only day available) from July 27 through August 24 from 7:45 to 9 PM.Classes will be as such:

  • July 27- Beginning 1 Zydeco and Cajun Two Step
  • August 3- Beginning 2  Caj/Zyd with some  Louisiana style Waltz
  • August 10- Advanced Beginner- solo turns, have the hand movements down
  • August 17- Intermediate 1 - cheats and slides, partner spins
  • August 24- Intermediate 2- more fancy stuff

 

Pricing:

 

Paypal available at www.dancegumbo.com Go to Lessons.

 

Advance Prices Through July 23:
  • ALL 5 LESSONS - $35
  • ANY 3 LESSONS- $24
  • ANY 2 LESSONS- $18
Prices Beginning July 24
  • ALL 5 LESSONS-$40
  • ANY 3 LESSONS-$27
  • ANY 2 LESSONS-$20

 

The advance pricing will also be available for those with check or cash attending the Cajun Zydeco Dance Gumbo on July 25

 

 

 

Cajun and Zydeco Dance Gumbo July 25

 

For 7/25 Gumbo I've got Mark Sanford, and John Ensign parking cars. The good Senators have been sleeping on the couch and eating Ramen noodles and can use the change of atmosphere.

 

The theme for this month's dance will be Cajun Zydeco, and we will do a lesson at 8, dance at 8:45. We have Beausoleil and Steve Riley coming to town, so it is a good time to get your Cajuns tuned up. Admit is $7 and $2 off if you bring a scrubboard. 

 

 

 

 

50% of the mix will still be Classic Gumbo:  Swing, Latin,Ballroom, Waltz et al. So you will get your dollop of Merengue, West coast, Salsa, Waltz, Bachata, Fox Trot and the Dish Drainer Polska. The other 50% will be Cajun two step, Zydeco, and Louisiana Waltzes.

 

 
Directions to Triangle Dance Studio 2603 S. Miami Blvd Durham, NC  27703
 
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From I-40: Take exit 281/Miami Blvd. north (right off exit ramp). Go  3 miles. You will pass a Tire King and then a Shell gas station and traffic light at the corner of Lumley Rd. Stay on Miami- it is the second building on the right past Lumley Rd. next to the Research Triangle Dentist Office- a two story white non-descript building #2603 across from America's Best Realty.
 
From Durham Freeway 147: Take Durham Freeway 147 to exit 8 Ellis Rd. Make a left off the exit ramp and go under the highway and continue on Ellis until it ends at Miami Blvd. Go right on Miami 0.8 miles and across from America's Best Realty, just before you get to the Research Triangle Dentist Office and light at Lumley Rd.. Make a left into #2603 a two story white building.
 


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GumboLine, July 15, 2009  

 

Dance Gumbo is now comfortably situated in the fourth Saturday slot with a white fedora sipping a pina colada, and our next dance is July 25.

 

We are also starting Cajun and Zydeco Dance Classes  breginning July 27 (see details below).

 

Last Gumbo we had a big crowd, about 50, for Country Western Gumbo. It was $2 off with cowboy hats, though some of the hats looked more like Gilligan than cowboy.

 

For 7/25 Gumbo I've got Mark Sanford, and John Ensign parking cars. The good Senators have been sleeping on the couch and eating Ramen noodles and can use the change of atmosphere.

 

The theme for this month's dance will be Cajun Zydeco, and we will do a lesson at 8, dance at 8:45. We have Beausoleil and Steve Riley coming to town, so it is a good time to get your Cajuns tuned up. 

 

 

 

 

50% of the mix will still be Classic Gumbo:  Swing, Latin,Ballroom, Waltz et al. So you will get your dollop of Merengue, West coast, Salsa, Waltz, Bachata, Fox Trot and the Dish Drainer Polska. The other 50% will be Cajun two step, Zydeco, and Louisiana Waltzes.

 

For those who want to keep up with the exploits of Clark Wang our friend, fellow dancer, and cellist as he deals with cancer, check out his web. Best to you Clark.

 

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/clarkwang  

 

Music and Dance News with Rant 

 

The Cobo Brothers moved their Second Saturday Copa Night to Parizades in Durham. George's Garage has closed. I went to the first Parizade dance this week The decor is beautiful, and not faux elegance like many clubs trying to push upscale, just very open and pretty. the floor is tile but clean and dances better than Rumba or Carmen's though can't compare with Fred Astaire. The dance was slated at 10:30 but didn't get off until well about 11:20. I used to do a dance at Margaret's Cantina and learned that they give preference to the diners, especially when they realize that the dancers neither eat nor drink and use the rest rooms excessively, or at least I do, as it was a four shirt night.

 

Carolina Latin Social  being Mike Delucia and Robert Zayas are bringing in the Clavekazi dance company from Washington DC for a workshop on Saturday August 1. There will be dances at Carmen's on Fri and Saturday night. www.carolinalatinsocial.com

Class details are in the Upcoming Dances section.

 

I am trying to organize another Sunday evening Salsa Dance now that the Rumba 54 is no more. That was a very nice low key dance at Rumba on Sunday. Everybody was there to dance and as opposed to the late night Fri and Sat club scene, the hormones are checked at the door. When you go clubbing, by about 1 AM,  the utes are wanting to hook up, and even if I  wasn't already permanently hooked, this abuelo salsero is not anybody's hookee concept, nohow. I just want to dance and not looking for a wrestling partner for the evening.

 

The Arts Center, Cats Cradle and local merchants are sponsoring the 300 East Main Summer Concert Series which will be free concerts out on the asphalt at the Arts Center/ Cradle in Carrboro, on fourth thursdays. See Upcomings for specs on the 7/23 event featuring Embarassing Fruit and Free Electric State.

 

They bill themselves as Indie Rock which is the latter day version of rock n' roll that you can't dance to, since about the time of REM. Back in my ute, you could dance to Martha and the Vandellas, even up through Michael Jackson, theTalking Heads, B52s and  Sheryl Crow.

 

But the light contemporary stuff ain't got no riddim and the hard core industrial stuff that my daughter favored reminds me too much of dental surgery. 

 

The paralel would be in Jazz when big band swing of the 40s, which was straight dance hall music, gave way to beebop which was cool jazz with beatniks and hepcats sitting in coffee houses in leotards and goatees with drooped eyelids listening to Bird, so cool.

 

Which wasn't half way different from me and my crew with drooped eyelids sitting in Ann Arbor in 1966 on some Owsley with the red light burning and eveybody singing along to Revolver- Relax your mind and float downstream.

 

Now that I am an obsessive dancer, I hardly listen to the Beatles. At the time I thought they were the second coming, but nowadays listening to something like Paperback Writer, it seems pretty pallid boring stuff. It was novel and clever, but who sits around listening to Seargeant Peppers anymore. Now James Brown and KC and the Sunshine, I spin at most dances. 

 

When the Beatles were doing cute pieces like When I'm 64, Haight Ashbury kind of revived the dance hall ethos. The early Fillmore, Avalon Ballroom and Family Dog were never sit down events, and we would go hear the local bands, Big Brother, Airplane, Charlatans and dance that old tribal shuffle with the pulsating paisleys projected on the wall.

 

I commenced this rant about Indie Rock and these two bands playing the AC/Cradle parking lot, Fruit and Electric. Neither impress the Wolfus but John Howie Jr. is playing 8/27 as part of the same series and he is a consumate honky tonker that fronts the $2 Pistols, one of my favorite bands. The pistols do wonderful two steppin music http://www.myspace.com/twodollarpistols though most every show I have been is with the stand on the floor with a beer and smoke crowd. I'd like to do a show with the Pistols and Junior Brown on a good dance floor some moon.

 

Cajun and Zydeco Dance Classes

 

It has been several years since Sandra and I have done this. Classes will be at Triangle Dance Studio for five consecutive Mondays (the only day available) from July 27 through August 24 from 7:45 to 9 PM. Classes will be as such:

  • July 27- Beginning 1 Zydeco and Cajun Two Step
  • August 3- Beginning 2  Caj/Zyd with some  Louisiana style Waltz
  • August 10- Advanced Beginner- solo turns, have the hand movements down
  • August 17- Intermediate 1 - cheats and slides, partner spins
  • August 24- Intermediate 2- more fancy stuff

The full series will be  $35 in advance or any 3 for $24 or 2 for $18 and $10 per class otherwise. Prices will go up July 22. Details are now on the we at www.dancegumbo.com then go to Lessons. I couldn't get the Paypal up tonight, should be tomorrow.

 

Best Bets, Next Three Weeks:

 

For complete list of all upcoming events see Upcoming Dances at www.dancegumbo.com

 

Sandra's Sammiches July 14-21

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Thursday July 16 Timbo Vivo. Afro-Cuban band at Mosaic Wine et Lounge, 517 W Jones St. Downtown Raleigh. 10 PM Free. I am not familiar with the band or venue but I like Afro-Cuban and I like free. DJs will play salsa, merengue, samba, and more. The venue advertises Morrocan decor so bring the hookah.
 
Friday July 17. Mighty Lester at Papa Mojos in Durham. www.papamojosroadhouse.com Mel Melton' s Cajun Creole eatery with ongoing bands Friday and Saturday nights. Shows 9:30 to 12:30 The Lesters are a great blues and swing dance band. Might check to see if they open up some dance space. www.myspace.com/mightylester $8
 
 
Mighty Lester
 
Saturday July 18. Josh Fialkoff and J Street at TSDS Durham Armory Dance.Jazzy swing style in this band from upstate NY, check it out http://www.myspace.com/jstreetswing Lesson at 7 PM. Dance 8-11 $11/9 www.triangleswingdance.org
 
 
Josh Fialkoff
 
Saturday July 18. Mostly Waltz. Chris and Dawn Imershein's dances that feature contra style waltz with a sample of swing, one step, schottische. Triangle Dance Studio, Durham 5-7. $7 www.trianglevintagedance.com
 
 
Saturday July 18. SalsaforU Social at Fred Astaire Dance, Durham. Very nice salsa dance. DJ Mike and a great dance floor. Lesson 8, dance 8:45 to 12 MN. $7 www.salsaforu.com
  

 

Wolfies Worcestershire July 22-28

    

 
Thursday July 23.  Robert Cray and Shemekiah Copeland. Robert Cray is one of the best, new, as in under 80, bluesman around, and very dancable. Koka Boothe Amphitheatre. 6:30 PM. $43. $25 lawn.  Youch, lawn tickets are getting high. www.boothamphitheatre.com
 
 
Robert Cray
 
Friday July 24. Carolina Theatre Benefit Concert for Food Bank of Eastern and Central North Carolina with Will McFarlane, Armand Lencheck, and Adrian Duke. Armand and Adrian join Will's band. If you like concerts, this should be fairly good. Armand and Will are good blues, rock guitarists and Adrian plays an excellent Nawlins' style piano. I expects no dancing. $15 advance, $21 door. 7:30 PM www.carolinatheatre.org
 
Friday July 24. Steve Howell & the Lonesome Teardrops at Papa Mojo's Roadhouse. Here is the blerb from PMR site:
 
"This band is one we are truly excited to bring into the Roadhouse! Combining top flight song witing with impeccable lineage (The Backsliders, Steve Wariner, Tanya Tucker, Colin Raye, Nantucket, PKM), Steve Howell and the Lonesome Teardrops bring their swinging brand of country music via Texas and Bakersfield. Bring your dancin shoes for this one - it will be a honky-tonk night you won’t want to miss."
 
10-4 on the dancing shoes, I have no others, well maybe some galoshes. This New York Hillbilly is quite partial to honky tonk, the New York Times, and Kipper snacks. The names mentioned above are the right ones, but  I could not google up any music samples. I found his old band the Backsliders and a great delta blues musician named Steve Howell and a Stephen Howell who died in 1845, but not this guy's sounds. So the promo sounds spot on, but no guarantees. He might do a two hour version of Three Blind Mice as far as I know. I think the Dead already did that.
 
Saturday July 25. Dance Gumbo. This month's theme is Cajun/Zydeco. As per the current protocol we will do half Cajun and Zydeco and the other half the classic minnestrone of swing, Latin, waltz, ballroom, et al. Triangle Dance Studio Lesson 8 PM Dance 8:45ish. $7. Directions and further info on the Home Page. www.dancegumbo.com
 
Jack's Jumbalaya July 29- August 5 
 
Thursday July 30. Latin Music Durham Parks and Rec Music at CCB Plaza 6 PM at 201 Cocoran in downtown Durham. Free. They have not specified the band and I will update when known but it is always good to support local Latin music.
 
Friday July 31. Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys. One of the country's best cajun band, guaranteed to get you on the feet. We will be off in Norfolk and catch Steve on Saturday but Kathy and Mike Moesky and TRACZA helped put this together and Kathy says Mel promised some dance space at Papa Mojos. I hear tell the food is great.  9:30 $25 www.papamojosroadhouse.com Sample some music at www.mamouplayboys.com
 
 

 

Steve Riley - Accordion Man

 
Weekend July 31- August 2. Bayou Boogaloo. Road trip! Road trip! Norfolk, VA. Steve Riley, Dr. John, Terrance Simien, Radiators, Little Feat, Nathan and the Cha Chas, Marc Broussard. A must for Louisianophiles. Sandra and I have gone to this nice festival in the downtown Norfolk on the Harbor, for years, and this year our fellow Louisiana Club Crawlers are coming. The clown car is full, but you can tune up the Studebaker and come. Let me know if you are going so we can talk hotels and mermaids. www.festeventsva.org  

 

Friday and Saturday July 31 and August 1. Clavekazi Dance Company from Washington DC featuring Luz Rodriguez and Jimmy "Shines" Yoon (did the man shine shoes? lol. No shines are those cool solo improvs that Abuelo Salsero likes to try.) will be doing Salsa Dance Workshops. Hosted by Salsa Mike and Roberto Zayas of Carolina Latin Social, there will be a kick off dance Friday night at Loafers. Workshops Saturday at Triangle Dance Studio include:

  

 
Down the Road A Piece

    

Saturday August 8. Beausoleil at the ArtsCenter. With Steve Riley playing the week prior at Papa Mojos, we have the worlds two best cajun bands in two weeks. Michael Doucet has been up for a performance every time I have seen him and this is the band that started the Cajun Revival. Dance lesson at 8 PM $23. www.artscenterlive.org
 
 
Saturday August 8. Dancing in the Clouds. Road trip! Road trip! A day of waltzing on top of Mount Mitchell in Western North Carolina to live music from Paul Moore and Owen Cauley. 10 AM to 8 PM. Potluck picnic. I am told that half the room is glass overlooking the mountains of Western North Carolina. There will be two 45 minute instructionals from Ken Koninger. $25 reservations. Call cricket at 423-327-1995 or e at contradancingcricket@... Several Triangueleros are going, Becky C. to my recall
 
 
Dancing In The Clouds

 

UPCOMINGS

 

Upcoming Music and Dance Events are now listed on the website at www.dancegumbo.com/upcoming-dances   

 

ONGOINGS

 

Ongoing Dance Events are now listed on the website at

www.dancegumbo.com/ongoing-dances

 

Thazzamessalatkes folks. Save me a dance.

 

 

 

 

Jack and Parrot



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Country Western Dance Gumbo This Saturday 

 

 

 

 

 

The theme for this month's Dance Gumbo is Country Western.   

 

I Was Country Before It Was Cool.

 

That was Barbara Mandrell's take on the subject.

 

Growing up on the Long Island Prairie, I was neither country nor cool, and listened to more Frankie Valli and Sam the Sham than Johnny Cash, but in recent years I have come to love that fast two step and the likes of Dwight Yoakum, Vince Gill , Toby Keith, Trish Yearwood, Mary C. Carpenter, Leroy Parnell, Lyle Lovette, and many more. 

 

Contemporary rock has largely lost its dancability from Motown and hustle days, and like modern jazz has become a cerebral thing. Country Western still is bread in the honkeytonks and dance halls and, though there is a fair amount of shmaltzy, crying in ones beer and God bless mother songs, not to mention hooray for us and wave the flag, you do get some great dance numbers.

 

I will spin these folks, but don't hang up the phone if Johnny Can't Two Step.

 

Firstly Wolfy Jack and Wolfy Sandra will get your Two Step greased up with a lesson at 8 PM, and the dance mix might be 25% two step.

 

50% of the mix will still be Classic Gumbo:  Swing, Latin, Zydeco, Ballroom, Waltz, et al. So you will get your smattering of Merengue, Zydeco, west coast, salsa, waltz, bachata, fox trot and the dish drainer polska.

 

Of the 50% that will be Country Western music, along with a goodly few two steps we will do any number of excellent Country Western West Coast and East Coast Swing, Waltz, Cha Cha, etc. Actually, that's almost normal Gumbo, because I always do mine Country Western for some wonderful dance tunes.

   

I will be playing my favorite country album Sleepytown (samples here ) which is Flaco Jimenez, the great Tejano accordionist, on this album joined by Dwight Yoakum, Buck Owens and Leroy Parnell. We will have these folks on the Victrola Saturday along with some Sleepytown cuts.

 

 

Love This ALbum

 

The Mavericks, Trish Yearwood, and Toby Keith have some wonderful West Coast tunes. Mary C Carpenter has one of my favorite Cajun Two Steps with Saturday Night at the Twist and Shout ( Beausoleil backs the band).

   

$2 off with cowboy hat. $7 for the unhattered.

 

Two Step Lesson at 8. Dance 8:45.

   

 

Dance News 

 

The Sunday Salsa Socials at Rumba 54 have ended. This was a nice dance and this Salsero hates to see it go. Betto and Carlos did an excellent DJ and it was a friendly crowd.

 

Like all dance crowds, you get about thirty people who each buy one bottle of water which barely covers the paper towel bill for the club. Club owners need people to run up a $10-20 bar tab per head, so the dancers, not known as high rollers,  quickly become personas non grata.

 

Wes and Deb have done a long run with the Elks Club Swing Dance. Elks is a nice venue but without elegant pretensions and $7 cocktails, and CDC went through a bunch of other clubs before they found the right match.

 

Also gone is the Lindy Loafers Thursday dance. I don't know the story behind that, but as somebody who has done Dance Gumbo now for 10 years, it is hard to keep the energy up for dances over the long haul.

 

Robertas Maleckis and Inga Sirkatie informed me that Dance Plus Studio in Durham has departed and they have moved their operation to the Elite Ballroom in Morrisville. They have two public Ballroom Dances scheduled monthly on 2nd and 4th Fridays at the studio and the specs are in  Ongoing Dances. www.eliteballroomdance.com

 

 

Best Bets:

 

Sandra's Sammiches June 23-30 

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Friday June 26 Big Medicine as part of the American Tobbacco Lawn Concerts at the ATHD in Downtown Durham 6-8 PM The band is local NC but has made a bit of a national stir appearing on Prairie Home Companion and at LEAF Festival. They have that nice bluegrass precision but don't go hogwild on the speed to put it more in the folk or old time school. The bassist was a former member of the Self-Righteous Brothers which has to be the coolest band name I have heard since the Avant Gardeners. www.americantobaccohistoricaldistrict.com
 
 
 
Big Medicine
 
Friday June 26 Carnavalito .  At Brightleaf Square Music in the Courtyard. I  try not to miss a chance to bust some salsa and cumbia moves. Ricardo Granillo does some wonderful arrnagements, though they haven't changed much in 10 years, which is why I don't often seek them out, but after I haven't heard them for a few years, I am always surprised by how good they are. 7-9 PM Free. www.historicbrightleaf.com
 
6/27 Country Western Dance Gumbo. DJ Wolfy Jack will be spinning two step, west coast, western swing, all with a country sound. Get the hat brushed and boots polished. Country Western Two Step lesson at 8 PM. Dance 9. $7. $5 with cowboy hat. www.dancegumbo.com
  

 

Wolfies Worcestershire July 1-8

    

July 3-5. Festival For The Eno. I have many buds who support this event, and what could be more politically incorrect than to be down on the Eno River, but if I had any desire to be a human rotisserie, I would at least want to hear some new and novel sounds. Anyway, it is in the Best Bets, because nothing else is happening, but I will be on the home twenty sipping a Pina Colada and watching the ballgame with the AC turned up. 
 
Robin and Linda WIlliams are an excellent  folk group and they play LEAF regularly, and I love Chuck Brodsky's baseball ballads. Of the other 80 bands, there is little to excite me and it is almost all local. Orquesta Gardel is doing the only Latin Set of the entire festival. There is no cajun or zydeco. There are some dancers in Paso y Paso, Cane Creek and Apple Chill Cloggers, and Chuck Davis African Dancers.
 
Years ago there were always a few good national acts like Livingston Taylor and Balfa Toujours but Broilfest has really been off the last few years.
 

Down the Road A Piece

    

7/10 Sisters of Soul: Betty Lavette and Marcia Ball. North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh. 8PM $18. Long Tall Marcia Ball needs no intro and the Gumbo Gang will be out in force. NCMA is a great venue with plenty of room to picnic and dance space up by the stage. 
 
 
Marcia 
 
Betty Lavette is a classic soul singer who cut her first 45 in Detroit 1962 at the age of seventeen. She sang with the likes of Otis Redding, James Brown, Ben E. King, and Clyde McPhatter but never climbed very high in the pop charts. In the last 5 years she has had a great revival playing the roots circuit and was recently nominated for a Grammy. She does a heartache style blues that reminds me of Janis Joplin with shades of Otis Redding. She does a great stage show, I saw her at LEAF, more soul shaking than dance, but worth the admission, and Marcia is worth twice it. www.ncartmuseum.org
 
 
Betty Lavette Doing a Tina Thing

 

July 29- August 1 Bayou Boogaloo. Road trip! Road trip! Norfolk, VA. Steve Riley, Dr. John, Terrance Simien, Radiators, Little Feat, Nathan and the Cha Chas, Marc Broussard. A must for Louisianophiles. Sandra and I are going. www.festeventsva.org  

 

 

 

 

 

Steve Riley - Good Lookin Cajun

 

UPCOMINGS

 

Upcoming Music and Dance Events are now listed on the website at www.dancegumbo.com/upcoming-dances   

 

ONGOINGS

 

Ongoing Dance Events are now listed on the website at

www.dancegumbo.com/ongoing-dances

 

Thazzamessalatkes folks. Save me a dance.

 

 

 

 

Jack and Parrot



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The new website is up www.dancegumbo.com We are excorcizing the gremlins and trying to upload our Paris Hilton & Jimmy Carter Tango demo, so be patient. I've been dot commed. I will have the Upcoming and Ongoing, but they remain in the newsletter below for now.

 

Pablo Picasso - The Dance - Art Prints and Posters

 

Paris and Jimmy Tango

 

Dance Gumbo

 

Next New Improved Themed Dance Gumbo is June 27. We will be doing 50% the classic mix of swing, latin, waltz, ballroom, zydeco, etc. and then 50% of the nights theme. Methinks it will be Cajun/Zydeco but maybe something else. Mark the calendar and cancel the wake.

 

NOLDJ

 

Thank you to those who attended Night of the Living DJs 10. We tried to shrink the size from the Woodstockian NOLDJ 9 by giving faulty directions, and so people are still wandering around Sanford, but I think I overshot a bit, and missed my break even, and the kids will need to stay in the pawnshop for now.

 

We were giving it away before at $10 for four lessons, dozen demos, and elephantine hors but $20 at the door was a bit much, and like my friend Debbie of Wes was telling me, the recession has hit the dance community as everything else so we will return to affordable for our next NOLDJ tentatively set for October.  

 

Dance Shorts 

 

SalsaforU is now working with DJ Mike and Carolina Latin Social to do a combined First Saturday event. The first Saturday social, as before will start at Triangle Dance Studio with a lesson at 8 PM and Dance from 9-11. At that point the crowd moves to Carmens Cuban Cafe where DJ Mike spins until the cows come home. You can do both for $8. 8-11 social alone is $5 before 9 PM, $7 after. www.salsaforu.com www.carolinalatinsocial.com  

 

I am working on doing a series of Cajun Zydeco lessons soon. If interested in some classes let me know. Details soon. 

 

 

Best Bets:

 

Sandra's Sammiches June 4-10 

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Friday June 5. Stella Excellent 7 women accupella group at Mansion 462, Chapel Hill. $10 8 PM http://mansion462.com/ 
 

Saturday June 6. Beaver Queen Paegeant. Durham's own Beaver Queen Local 1504 is having their annual paegant at Duke Park Meadow in Durham. Flapper LaTail has spruced up the web at http://beaverlodgelocal1504.org/  Benefit for local watershed. More details in Upcomings below.

 

Fishscenta by orange sabrina.

 

Fishscenta: 2008 Beaver Queen

 

Saturday June 6. New First Saturday Salsa Social. As above start at Triangle Dance Studio with  lesson at 8 PM and Dance from 9-11. then move to Carmens Cuban Cafe where DJ Mike spins until the cows come home. You can do both for $8. 8-11 social alone is $5 before 9 PM, $7 after. www.salsaforu.com www.carolinalatinsocial.com  

 

Saturday June 6. Red Clay Ramblers with North Carolina Symphony Orchestra at Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary. The Ramblers are classic NC folk and the symphonic twist is intriguing. $30/25 www.boothamphitheatre.com

 

Saturday June 6 Loafers Shag Contest. This begins at 2 PM at North Hills Commons and finishes up that night with an After Party at Loafers Beach Club in Raleigh. Ovger $1700 in prize money, so we expect some good dancing. www.loafersbeachclub.com

 

Tuesday June 9. Steely Dan. Durham Performing Arts Center. 7:30 $65-115 youch. www.dpac.com

 

Wednesday June 10. Steve Earle ArtsCenter, Carrboro www.ArtsCenterlive.org $39. SOLD OUT. See rap on Steve Earle in Upcomings below.

 

 

Wolfies Worcestershire June 11-18

    

Thursday June 11 Beverly Guitar Watkins. Durhams, classic blues guitarista, with a rockin boogie band. She swings: http://www.myspace.com/beverlyguitarwatkins  American Tobbacco Historic District Music on the Lawn Concerts 6-8 PM www.americantobaccohistoricdistrict.com
 
 
Durhams's Beverly Guitar Watkins- Looks Serious

 

Saturday June 13. Fiesta Latina. At Shakori Hills Festival site in Chatham county. Bands, acrobats, crafts, traditional dance. Only $2 2-7 PM. Bands include Saludos Compay, Bravo Nortena, and Firehouse Rhythm Kings. Ballet Folklorico Guadelupano and acrobatic troupe Galumpha will perform.

 

 

Galumpha

 

The event is organized by Hispanic Liason, a community outreach program that works with the hispanic population in Chatham County. www.hispanicliason.org

 

Sounds like a fun event though I grouse a bit about them never having a good salsa dance orchestra. More info and rant in Upcomings below.

 

Saturday June 13. Latin Project Orchestra at the Cobo Brother's Copa Night at George's Garage in Durham. 11 PM George's Garage, Durham. $20 door, $12 and $15 advance at www.cobobrothers.com The band is in the NY RIcan salsa orchestra vein, pretty good, not exceptional. Catch my rap on salsa bands below and more details in Upcomings below.

 

Saturday June 13. Afrissippi This is an interesting sounding amalgam of North Mississippi blues and West African music. Check it http://www.myspace.com/afrissippi at Rivermill Village in Saxapahaw www.rivermillvillage.com  

 

Down the Road A Piece

 

June 19 and 20 Mountain Aid with Kathy Mattea and others. Benefit at Shakori Hills in Chatham County. www.mtnaid.com The event is a benefit those opposing mountain top removal coal mining.

 

Besides Kathy Mattea, Donna the Buffalo, Ben Sollee, and Si Kahn are performing. Ben Sollee is a wonderful cellist, singer songwriter, I saw at LEAF festival a year back and blew me away.Check this sample out: here  and info at www.bensollee.com 

 

 

 

 

Ben Sollee 

 

The event is both Friday and Saturday, but all the best bands are Saturday. Events are at Meadow and Grove Stage and they are not using the dance tent, so it will be doing it in the grass. $30 door/ $23 advance.

   

July 29- August 1 Bayou Boogaloo. Road trip! Road trip! Norfolk, VA. Steve Riley, Dr. John, Terrance Simien, Radiators, Little Feat, Nathan and the Cha Chas, Marc Broussard. A must for Louisianophiles. Sandra and I are going. www.festeventsva.org  

 

 

 

Dr. John "The Night Tripper"- Man has some threads.

 

UPCOMINGS

 

Disclaimer- I didn't do it. You thought you were going to the hot salsa dance and ended up at a clam bake for Latvian shower curtain wholesalers. Check first !!!  

   

6/5 3 Ongoing Fridays. Carolina Inn Fridays on the Front Porch. Summer series through mid 10/16 features local acoustic bands. 5-8 PM. Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill. Free. www.carolinainn.com Mick Mixon and Franklin Street 

 
6/5 4 Ongoing Fridays. Brightleaf Square Music In the Courtyard. Free summer series every Friday from 7-9 PM in the square in downtown Durham. www.historicbrightleaf.com Little Windows
 
6/5 Stella Excellent 7 women accupella group at Mansion 462, Chapel Hill. $10 8 PM http://mansion462.com/ 
 
6/5 Fri (1) West Coast Swing at Loafers. Ballroom Social, Fred Astaire, Raleigh. City of Raleigh Dance, general, Pullen Comm Ctr. Blues Dance Friday at Triangle Dance Studio. International Folk Dance, Glen Eden Park, Raleigh. Latin Dance at Havana Grill, Cary. Latin Dance Night at Rhumba 54, Durham.  International Night, Spice Street, Chapel Hill. Argentine Tango Milonga, Tangovita, Durham.  See below, Ongoings, for details.

 

6/6 Ongoing First Saturday Contra Dance. David DiGiuseppies dance at Carrboro Century Center 8 PM, $8. www.daviddg.com  Elftones with Diane Silver calling

 

6/6 Ongoing First Saturday  TSDS Dance.  Lesson 7 PM. Dance 8. $11/9 www.triangleswingdance.org Laura Ridgeway, Jazz and standards.

 

6/6 Beaver Queen Paegeant. Durham's own Beaver Queen Local 1504 is having their annual paegant at Duke Park Meadow in Durham. Flapper LaTail has spruced up the web at http://beaverlodgelocal1504.org/ and Woody Van Pelt will be back to judge. Whatizthisabout? Dunno, but Betsy Bickel usually knows a fun event, from way back to the days of Sunnyside, and sent me the pitch, so spruce up the beaver and head out.

 

6/6 Tab Benoit at Cats Cradle cosponsered by Blue Bayou Club which is a twist. If you like an out front flashy slide guitarist, Mr. Benoit is your guy. I always like a guitarist who lays back behind the band rather than fronting it. You can have Jimi Hendrix and I'll take Keith Richards. Of course, it is an advantage that Keith is still living. www.catscradle.com

 

6/6 5Ongoing Saturdays Rivermill Village Music Series. The old mill now condominiums on the Haw River in Saxapahaw, between Chapel Hill and Burlington. Farmers Market  5-8 Concerts  6-8. Free. www.rivermillvillage.com Thistledown Tinker

 

6/6 Red Clay Ramblers with North Carolina Symphony Orchestra at Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary. The Ramblers are classic NC folk and the symphonic twist is intriguing. $30/25 www.boothamphitheatre.com

 

6/6 Loafers Shag Contest. This begins at 2 PM at North Hills Commons and finishes up that night with an After Party at Loafers Beach Club in Raleigh. Ovger $1700 in prize money, so we expect some good dancing. www.loafersbeachclub.com

 

6/6 Sat (1)  Shag  DJ Dance at Loafers. Dancing After Hours, Live Band, Swing and Jazz, Irregardless Cafe. Havana Grill Latin Dance, Cary. Latin/Hip-Hop/Reggaeton, Rhumba 54, Durham. Ballroom TJ's Night Life, Raleigh. Country Western, TJs Night Life, Raleigh. Salsa Social, Triangle Dance, Durham. TSDS Swing Dance, Durham.  See below. Ongoings, for details.

 

6/7  6Ongoing Sunday Jazz and More Brunch at Wever Street Market, Carrboro. 11 AM to 1 PM. Free. www.weaverstreetmarket.com  Always a pleasant scene with the babies and scrambled tofu. Dana and Susan Robinson, Old Time.

 

6/7 7Ongoing Sundays Southern Village Music Series. Music on the the Green at Southern Village just south of Chapel Hill. 7 PM. Most events free unless otherwise noted. www.southernvillage.com African American Traditions with The Mighty Gospel Inspirations and Sacred Steel with Dashawn Hickman and Steel Moven. $5 

 

6/7 Sun (1) CDC Swing Dance (Ballroom Early), Elks Club, Raleigh. Salsa Social, Rhumba 54, Durham.  Beach and Line Dancing, TJ's Night Life, Raleigh. Contact Improv, Balanced Movement Studio. Argentine Tango Practica, Tangovita, Durham.See below, Salsa Rueda Practica, Triangle Dance, Durham.See below Ongoings, for details

 

6/8 Monday (All) UNC Ballroom lessons. Free. UNC. See below, Ongoings, for details.
 
6/9Tuesday (2) Salsa at Carmen's Cuban Cafe in Morrisville. West Coast Swing at Red's, Raleigh  Ballroom Dance at Fred Astaire, Durham. Hot Club of Durham Swing Dance, Eno River Unitarian.  See below, Ongoings, for details
 
6/9 Steely Dan. Great band from my ute, youch price. Durham Performing Arts Center. 7:30 $65-115. www.dpac.com

 

6/10 Steve Earle at ArtsCenter, Carrboro www.ArtsCenterlive.org  Grammy winner and great singer songwriter is performing a collection of songs by the recently, 1997, departed Townes Van Zandt. Townes is Steve Earle's mentor and his son's namesake. Van Zandt, author of "Pancho and Lefty" was a wonderful songwriter, up there with Dylan and John Prine, but I like Earle better, who along with being a formidable songwriter, has a band that rocks. I have found a half dozen two steps and west coast swings from Steve that I DJ. $39. SOLD OUT ! SOLD OUT ! Couldn't find a good Steve Earle photo, so ....

 

 

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Steve Urkle

 

6/10 Ongoing Wednesday Music in the Gardens at Duke Gardens. 7 PM. www.dukeperformances.org  www.sarahpdukegardens.org $10 The Rosebuds, contemporary pop. The Duke Garden's series is mostly contemporary rock and pop with nary a roots band or international amongst them. This huge genre of Indie Rock for lack of a better term, I know little of, except that you can't dance to it.

 

I left the contemporary music scene after the fun new wave Pretenders, Devo, Talking Heads, et al and the very dancable Sheryl Crow and Michael Jackson back in the 80s and 90s and nothing has caught my ear since. Starting with REM, the music turned very cerebral, and nothing that anybody thinks about or attempts to dance to. The Blues, Latin scene, and even Country Western  produces some dancable grooves, but Indie Rock seems to knows not its foot from its tail.

 

6/10 Wed (All) After Work Shag Mingle, at Loafer's Beach Club, Raleigh.  Int Folk Dance,Temple Beth El, Durham. Cobos Brother's Salsa Social, Triangle Dance Studio. See below, Ongoings, for details
 
6/11 Thurs (2)  Latin at The Red Room in Raleigh. English Country Dancing in Durham. Ballroom Dance at Fred Astaire, Durham. Shag at TJ's Night Life, Raleigh. Argentine Tango Practica, Dance Plus, Durham. Waltz and More Social, Seymour Center, CH. I'd Rather Be Dancing, Loafers Beach Club,  shag and west coast all requests.  See below, Ongoings, for details

 

6/11 1 Ongoing Thursday Summer Shag Series Live Beach Music at North Hills in Raleigh. Every Thursday weather permitting at The Commons at North Hills. 6-9 PM FREE. www.northhilssraleigh.com This weeks band is The Craig Woolard Band 

 
6/11 2 OngoingThursdays. Weaver Street Market After Hours. Free. 6-8 PM on the lawn in Carrboro. Charles Pette and Friends. Bluegrass, celtic and folk.
 
6/11 Ongoing Thursdays or Fridays American Tobbacco Historic District Music on the Lawn Concerts 6-8 PM Free unless otherwise noted. www.americantobaccohistoricdistrict.com Beverly Guitar Watkins. Durhams, classic blues guitarista, with a rockin boogie band. Listen: http://www.myspace.com/beverlyguitarwatkins

 

6/12 3 Ongoing Fridays. Carolina Inn Fridays on the Front Porch. Summer series through mid 10/16 features local acoustic bands. 5-8 PM. Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill. Free. www.carolinainn.com Gravy Boys. Old timey. 

 
6/12 4 Ongoing Fridays. Brightleaf Square Music In the Courtyard. Free summer series every Friday from 7-9 PM in the square in downtown Durham. www.historicbrightleaf.com Sugar The Band Rock covers.

 

6/12 Ongoing Second Friday TCD Contra Dance. Carrboro Century Center . 8 PM. $9/7. www.TCDancers.org Advincula with Hank Morris calling. 

 

6/12 Fri (2) West Coast Swing at Loafers. Ballroom Social, Fred Astaire, Raleigh. City of Raleigh Dance, general, Pullen Comm Ctr. Blues Dance Friday at Triangle Dance Studio. International Folk Dance, Glen Eden Park, Raleigh. Latin Dance at Havana Grill, Cary. Latin Dance Night at Rhumba 54, Durham. TCD Contra Dance at Carrboro Century Center.  See below, Ongoings, for details.
 

6/13 Fiesta Latina. At Shakori Hills Festival site in Chatham county. 12-7 PM. $2 per car.

 

The event is organized by Hispanic Liason, a community outreach program that works with the hispanic population in Chatham County. www.hispanicliason.org

 

Bands include Saludos Compay, Bravo Nortena, and Firehouse Rhythm Kings. Venezuelan acrobatic troupe Galumpha and the dance troupe Ballet Folklorico Guadalupano will perform. There will be food, crafts, and lots of childrens events.

 

This sounds like a fun event, my only gripe is that Fiesta never seems to have a good salsa orchestra or appeal to the salsero community.

 

The majority hispanic community they work with is Mexican and does not necessarily go with the salsa orchestras that appeal to the Peurto Rican, Cuban, Colombian, and gringo dance communities, but they should, like Fiesta del Pueblo, at least have one good slasa orchestra. 

 

I like my friend Pablo's Saludos Compay and I find them dancable on the folkloric end of the spectrum. As a grateful cumbiaero, I am sure that Bravo will fill my quota of cumbia and polkas, and appeal to the community at large. Firehouse is an uptempo swing band that plays too fast, so I don't understand why they chose them over a good salsa orchestra like GarDel or Latin Tropic Orchestra (who are playing at Copa that night) . Also,the traditional dance is wonderful, but we have some of the best salsa performers in the country in the Triangle and they are not to be found. Despite these gripes, I expect it will be a fun time, and a worthy cause. Info here  

 

6/13 Latin Project Orchestra is performing at the Cobo Brother's Copa Night at George's Garage in Durham. I saw them at Carmens Cuban Cafe last month, and given the terrible sound quality at CCC it is hard to judge them fairly, but they are in the vein of NY Rican style salsa orchestras like GarDel, good, but not exceptional. George's does provide better sound and dancespace than Carmens, but also the event doesn't start until 11:30 which is too close to my date with the pillow. Door 11 PM George's Garage, Durham. $20 door, $12 and $15 advance at www.cobobrothers.com

 

My preferred salsa band is Nuevo Montuno from Asheville www.myspace.com/nuevomontuno and I am working on getting them a local gig.

 

I see a style the GarDel and LPO epitomizes with very tight orchestration and a lot of flair in the Tito Puente tradition, but to me they fail to hit that dancable groove that I find in Montuno or West End Mambo from Greensoboro or if you want to talk international, El Gran Combo or Grupo Niche. 

 

Also, though Milton Cobo did slow down GarDel when they did NC Salsa Festival, when I caught them last week at an outdoor fest in Saxapahaw, they were back to 6 minute songs at 200 beats per minutes which is enough to kill Abuelo Saslsero Jack

 

6/13 Ongoing Second Saturday  TSDS Swing Dance. Summer DJ Dances at Triangle Dance Studio. Lesson 7:30 PM. Dance 8-11. $9/7 www.triangleswingdance.org Returns to Carrboro Century Center in September.

 
6/13 5Ongoing Saturdays Rivermill Village Music Series. The old mill now condominiums on the Haw River in Saxapahaw, between Chapel Hill and Burlington. Farmers Market  5-8 Concerts  6-8. Free. www.rivermillvillage.com Affrissippi This is a very interesting sounding amalgam of North Mississippi blues and West African music. Check them at http://www.myspace.com/afrissippi
 
6/13 Sat (2) Shag  DJ Dance at Loafers. Dancing After Hours, Live Band, Swing and Jazz, Irregardless Cafe. Havana Grill Latin Dance, Cary. Latin/Hip-Hop/Reggaeton, Rhumba 54, Durham. Ballroom TJ's Night Life, Raleigh. Country Western, TJs Night Life, Raleigh. Copa Night Salsa Dance at George's Garage, Durham. Triangle Starduster's Ballroom Dance at Fred Astaire, Durham. TSDS Swing Dance at Carrboro Century Center. Argentine Tango Social at Triangle Dance Studio, Durham. NC Squares Square Dance at Pleasant Green Comm. Ctr., Durham.  See below. Ongoings, for details.
 
6/14 Sun (2) CDC Swing Dance (Latin Early), Elks Club, Raleigh. Salsa Social, Rhumba 54, Durham.  Beach and Line Dancing, TJ's Night Life, Raleigh. Contact Improv, Balanced Movement Studio.Argentine Tango Practica at Helios Annex, Raleigh.Salsa Rueda Practica, Triangle Dance, Durham.See belowSee below, Ongoings, for details.

 

6/14  6Ongoing Sunday Jazz and More Brunch at Wever Street Market, Carrboro. 11 AM to 1 PM. Free. www.weaverstreetmarket.com  Always a pleasant scene with the babies and scrambled tofu. Different Drum, World Music.

 

6/14 7Ongoing Sundays Southern Village Music Series. Music on the the Green at Southern Village just south of Chapel Hill. 7 PM. Most events free unless otherwise noted. www.southernvillage.com Will McBride, Rock and Jazz guitar. 

 

6/14 Elvis Costello. Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary. $55/35 www.boothamphitheatre.com  

 

6/15 Monday (All) UNC Ballroom lessons. Free. UNC. See below, Ongoings, for details.
 
6/16 Tuesday (3) Salsa at Carmen's Cuban Cafe in Morrisville. West Coast Swing at Red's, Raleigh  Ballroom Dance at Fred Astaire, Durham. See below, Ongoings, for details
 
6/17 Wed (All) After Work Shag Mingle, at Loafer's Beach Club, Raleigh.  Int Folk Dance,Temple Beth El, Durham. Cobos Brother's Salsa Social, Triangle Dance Studio. See below, Ongoings, for details
 
6/18 Thurs (3)  Latin at The Red Room in Raleigh. English Country Dancing in Durham. Lindy Night, Loafer's Beach Club, Raleigh. Ballroom Dance at Fred Astaire, Durham. Shag at TJ's Night Life, Raleigh. Waltz Social at Seymour Center, Chapel Hill. See below, Ongoings, for details
 
6/19 Fri (3) West Coast Swing at Loafers. Ballroom Social, Fred Astaire, Raleigh. City of Raleigh Dance, general, Pullen Comm Ctr. Blues Dance Friday at Triangle Dance Studio. International Folk Dance, Glen Eden Park, Raleigh. Latin Dance at Havana Grill, Cary. Latin Dance Night at Rhumba 54, Durham. CSDA Contra Dance at Carrborro Century Center. Cimarron Latin Night at Club 9, Durham.  See below, Ongoings, for details.
 

6/19 DC Salsa Congress. Betto of Mambo Dinamico has some early discount tickets at www.mambodinamico.com and check out the Congress site at www.capitalcongress.com  

 

6/19-21 Ongoing Third Friday CSDA Contra Dance. The Buzz dance at Carrboro Century Center. 8 PM $8 www.CSDA_dance.org Donnybrook Lads  calling. 

 

6/19-6/20 Mountain Aid with Kathy Mattea and others. Benefit to prevent mountaintop removal coal mining at Shakori Hills Festival site in Chatham County. More information in the newsletter above. www.mtnaid.com $30/23 

 

6/20 Ongoing Third Saturday TSDS Swing Dance. Durham Armory. Lesson at 7 PM. Dance 8-11 $11/9 www.triangleswingdance.org Richard Tazewell
 
6/20 Dance to Remember benefit for  the CM Stevens Foundation, Inc. to assist students with various learning disabilities, and their education. Dance performances, lessons, and formal dinner with Cobo Brothers, Dick Raymond, and Rick Gyles at North Ridge Country Club. More info at http://www.meetup.com/Dancing-with-the-Locals/

 

6/20 Ongoing Third Saturday SalsaforU Social at Fred Astaire Dance, Durham. Very nice salsa dance. DJ Mike and a great dance floor. Lesson 8, dance 8:45 to 12 MN. $7 www.salsaforu.com

 

6/20 5Ongoing Saturdays Rivermill Village Music Series. The old mill now condominiums on the Haw River in Saxapahaw, between Chapel Hill and Burlington. Farmers Market  5-8 Concerts  6-8. Free. www.rivermillvillage.com Haw River Rounders 

 

6/20 Sat (3) Shag  DJ Dance at Loafers. Dancing After Hours, Live Band, Swing and Jazz, Irregardless Cafe. Havana Grill Latin Dance, Cary. Latin/Hip-Hop/Reggaeton, Rhumba 54, Durham. Ballroom TJ's Night Life, Raleigh. Country Western, TJs Night Life, Raleigh. SalsaforU Salsa Social at Fred Astaire, Durham.  USA Ballroom Dance at Highland Methodist Church, Raleigh. TSDS Swing Dance at Durham Armory, Durham. TangoVita Argentine Tango Milonga, Triangle Dance, Durham. See below. Ongoings, for details.
 
6/21 Sun (3) CDC Swing Dance, Elks Club, Raleigh. Salsa Social, Rhumba 54, Durham.  Beach and Line Dancing, TJ's Night Life, Raleigh. Contact Improv, Balanced Movement Studio.Salsa Rueda Practica, Triangle Dance, Durham.See belowSee below, Ongoings, for details.
 
6/21  6Ongoing Sunday Jazz and More Brunch at Wever Street Market, Carrboro. 11 AM to 1 PM. Free. www.weaverstreetmarket.com  Always a pleasant scene with the babies and scrambled tofu. Craicdown, Celtic.

 

6/21 7Ongoing Sundays Southern Village Music Series. Music on the the Green at Southern Village just south of Chapel Hill. 7 PM. Most events free unless otherwise noted. www.southernvillage.com John Howie and Rosewood Bluff. John was the very excellent lead singer with $2 Pistols and has a wonderful traditional honky tonk vocal. Country.

 

6/22 Monday (All) UNC Ballroom lessons. Free. UNC. See below, Ongoings, for details
 
6/23 Tuesday (4) Salsa at Carmen's Cuban Cafe in Morrisville. West Coast Swing at Red's, Raleigh  Ballroom Dance at Fred Astaire, Durham. Hot Club of Durham Swing Dance, Eno River Unitarian. See below, Ongoings, for details.
 
6/24 Wed (All) After Work Shag Mingle, at Loafer's Beach Club, Raleigh.  Int Folk Dance,Temple Beth El, Durham. Cobos Brother's Salsa Social, Triangle Dance Studio. See below, Ongoings, for details
 
6/26 Ongoing Fourth Friday TCD Contra Dance. Pleasant Green Community Center , Durham . 8 PM $9/7 www.TCDancers.org  Laura Light and George Paul.
 
6/29 Ongoing Last Friday Last Friday Hillsborough. Monthly event on the lawn of the Old Courthouse in downtown Hillsborough. Free. 6-9 PM www.hillsboroughartscouncil.com Strictly Clean and Decent, bluegrass and folk.

 

Thazzamessalatkes folks. Save me a dance.

 

 

 

 

Jack and Parrot

 

Ongoing Dance Events

 

Updated 5/2/09

 

Mondays

   

Every Monday during when campus in session. UNC Ballroom Classes. Two one hour lessons 7:30-9:30. At the "underground" in the Student Union where the bowling alley once was. Free. Everybody welcome. http://studentorgs.unc.edu/uncbdc/

 

Tuesdays

   

Every Tues Carmen's Salsa After Work Dance. Carmen's Cuban Restaurant (good food!) Lesson Begin/intermediate with Betto 7-8:30 PM $15. Social 8:30-12. $3. Free if taking class, having dinner at Carmen's or possessing a Mambo Dinamico Mambo Card. 

www.carmenscubancafe.com www.mambodinamico.com

 

Every Tuesday West Coast Swing Lesson and Dance at Reds with Albert and Antoinette Tailleur at Red's 1595 Capital Blvd. Raleigh 27603 inside the beltline just North of Wade Ave. Music 7P .Lesson 7:30, all levels, dancing thereafter $10 w lesson. Food available. http://www.albertantoinettetailleur.synthasite.com/

 

Every Tuesday. Ballroom Dance. Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Durham . 8 PM www.dancingfads.com

 

2nd and 4th Tuesdays Hot Club of Durham Swing Dance. Lindy, East Coast, Balboa Charleston. 7-10 PM. Duke Coffehouse (Trinity and Buchanan). Eno River Unitarian for summer. Lesson 7. Dance 8. $7. www.durhamswingdance.org

 

 

Wednesdays

 

Every Wednesday when dance classes are in session Cobo Brothers Salsa Social Triangle Dance Studio 9-10 PM Free. Check website to see if happening

www.cobobrothers.com

   

Every Wednesday After Work Mingle Shag and West Coast at Loafer's Beach Club, Raleigh. 6PM-11 PM. Free food 6:30-7:30. DJ dance with occasional band. $5 guest/ free members, except more if live band. www.loafersbeachclub.com

 

Every Wednesday International Folk Dance Beth El Synagogue, Durham . Lesson 7:30 Dance 8:00 $3 www.chifd.org

   

Thursdays

 

Every Thursday Latin Party, Red Room Raleigh Lesson 9-10, dance to 2 AM. Latin mix.$5 www.trianglefiesta.com

   

Every Thursday English Country Dancing, Sun Assembly Beth El Synagogue, Durham 7:30-9:30 $5 www.sunassembly.org

 

Every Thursday Rayz Deck Party. Beach. Shagging with live beach bands and occasional DJ at TJ's Night Life. Door 7P Dance 8:30 PM $12/8 www.tjsnightlife.com 

 

Every Thursday. Ballroom Dance. Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Durham . 8 PM www.dancingfads.com

   

1st and 3rd Thursday Waltz Social Live music with Ted Ehrhard and friends.  Seymour Center , Chapel Hill 2051 Homestead Rd.  7-8:30 $3

 

1st and 3rd Thursday Lindy Night at Loafers 8 PM- 12 MN. No lesson. $9 guest/ $6 member www.loafersbeachclub.com

 

2nd Thursday. Waltz & More Social- Waltz, Swing, Schottische, Hambo, American Tango. Bill Birmingham produces this DJ'd event with instructionals throughout the evening. 7:00-8:45 PM  Free. Seymour Center , Homestead Rd. Chapel Hill .  Directions: http://www.co.orange.nc.us/aging/SeniorCenters.asp

 

2nd and 4th Thursday. I'd Rather Be Dancing at Loafers. All requests, presumably a lot of Shag and West Coast, but you can ask for a polska. 8-12 $3 www.loafersbeachclub.com

 

4th and 5th Thursday Ballroom Social   Seymour Center , 2051 Homestead Rd. Chapel Hill . 7-9:00  John 933-8982

 

Fridays

 

Every Friday Loafer's West Coast Swing Dance Loafers Beach Club, Raleigh. 8 PM to 2 AM $9 guest/$6 member www.loafersbeachclub.com

 

Every Friday Latin Dancing Under The Stars. Havana Grill, Chatham St. Cary . 7-12 PM. No cover. DJ mix of salsa, merengue, bachata. Good Cuban food. On the patio. www.thehavanagrill.com

 

Every Friday Dance Blues Friday. Blues dancing at Triangle Dance Studio, Durham. Lesson 8:30-9:30. Dance 9:30-1:30. $7 Contact RaleighDurhamBlues@...

 

Every Friday City of Raleigh Dance Pullen Community Center. Live band of dj, $5 or $2 respectively 8-11 PM 861-6052

 

Every Friday International Folk Dance Glen Eden Park , Raleigh 6:30-10:30 $2 www.chifd.org

 

Every Friday Latin Night at Rumba 54. Hway 54 and 55 in Durham in the old Montas Lounge. Dance 11 $10. Mix is Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Reggaeton. www.rumba54nc.com

 

Every Friday Ballroom Dance Fred Astaire, Raleigh. 8:15-9:15 $10

www.carolinadance.com

   

1st Friday International Night, Spice Street Chapel Hill . DJ Latin, Europop, Indian, Mid-East, Hip-Hop. 9:30-2:30 AM $15 men $10 women www.trianglefiesta.com

 

1st Friday Argentine Tango Milonga, TangoVita, Studio Tango - RTP, South Durham . Music by DJ, 90% tangos/milongas/valses & 10% other (latin, techno, world music). 8:00 - 9:00 PM Intro Lesson  9:00 PM - 2:00 AM $8/person ($5/student); $3/person after midnight. Appetizers & drinks included Contact: Gulden 919-423-7681 www.tangovita.net

   

2nd and 4th Friday TCD Contra Dance 2nd at Carrboro Century Center , 4th at Pleasant Green Community Center , Durham . Lesson 7:30  PM Dance 8P. Live bands listed in Upcomings. $9/7 members www.TCDancers.org

 

3rd Friday CSDA Contra Dance Carrboro Century Center Lesson 7:30 Dance 8 Live Band above in Upcomings $8 www.csda-dance.org 967-9948

 

3rd Friday Cimaron Latin Dance Night. Club 9, Durham . Benefits El Kilombo, latino non-profit. Salsa, Merengue, Reggaeton. 10-2 $10/5 with rsvp 919-688-8768.

 

4th Friday Argentine Tango Social Tangophilia at Parizade in Durham . 10:30-2 AM $10 includes one beverage and snacks. www.tangophilia.com

 

5th Friday (when they occur) TCD Contra Dance at Pleasant Green Community Center , Durham . Dance 8P. For experienced dancers.  No lesson and no walkthroughs.  Live bands listed in Upcomings. $9/7 members www.TCDancers.org

 

Last Friday Dance Plus Party. Dance Plus Studio, Durham 8-10:30 $10

www.ingarobertas.com

 

Last Friday Island Vibe Friday. Latin, reggaeton. Carmen's Cuban Cafe. Sponsored by Carolina Latin Social with DJ Salsa Mike. 10 PM. $10 www.carolinalatinsocial.com

 

Various Fridays Ballroom/Swing/ Latin at A Step To Gold Studio, Raleigh . Dates of dances vary so check website. 8:30-10:30 $10 www.asteptogold.com

 

Saturdays

 

Every Saturday Shag Party at  Loafers Beach Club, Raleigh. Usually DJ, occasional band. 8 PM $8 guest/ $5 member, more if band. www.loafersbeachclub.com

 

Every Saturday. Dancing After Hours. Live bands at Irregardless Cafe, Raleigh. Jazz and swing combos for swing and ballroom. 9:30 PM. Free. www.irregardless.com

 

Every Saturday Dance Under The Stars Latin Night. Havana Grill, 404 W. Chatham St. , Cary . 7-12 PM, outdoor patio. Family event, bring your kids. Salsa, merengue, cumbia, bachata. www.thehavanagrill.com 460-8662.

 

Every Saturday Rumba 54. Hway 54 and 55 in Durham in the old Montas Lounge. Mix of Reggaeton, Merengue, Salsa, Hip hop, etc. Dance 11 $10., Ladies free before 11. Mix is mostly salsa with Merengue, Bachata, Reggaeton. www.rumba54nc.com 

 

Every Saturday Ballroom Dance. TJS Night Life, Raleigh. . Lesson 5-6. Dance 6-8:00. $10 (admission gets you into Country Night free which follows) www.tjsnightlife.com  

 

Every Saturday Country Night. TJS Night Life. DJ with occasional live band. Open Dance 8PM DJ dance $10, $6 member. Band $12, $6 member  www.tjsnightlife.com  

 

1st  Saturday TSDS Swing Dance,  Fred Astaire, Durham  Live Bands, see above in Upcomings. $11/9 Lesson 7 Dance 8-11:30 www.triangleswingdance.org

 

1st Saturday Salsa Social Cobo Brothers and SalsaforU do a joint social at Triangle Dance Studio, Durham . Lesson 8 Dance 8:30-11 PM $5 before 9 $7 after. www.salsaforu.com www.cobobrothers.com

     

2nd Saturday The Cobo Brother's Copa Night Salsa Dance George's Garage and G-Loft, next door, Durham . The garage has salsa, mambo, and cha cha, and G-Loft has Reggaeton, Top 40, salsa. 11 PM- 2:30. $12, Ladies $8 before 11:30. Strict dress code. 

www.cobobrothers.com

 

2nd Saturday Triangle StarDusters Ballroom Dance Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Durham . 8-11 PM $12/7 942-7232

 

2nd Saturday TSDS Swing Dance Carrboro Century Center Lesson 7:30 Dance 8-11 $11/9. Band listed in Upcomings. Off in summer, alternate venue, check..  www.triangleswingdance.org

 

2nd Saturday Argentine Tango Social Triangle Dance Studio, Durham . Lesson 8 Dance 9-2 AM $7. Refreshments and snacks. www.tangophilia.com

 

2nd Saturday NC Squares Square Dance Live Band (see Upcomings) Usually Pleasant Green Community Center, Durham . Off for summer. Lesson 7:30 Dance 8-11 PM $8  

www.ncsquares.com

 

3rd Saturday Salsa For U Social Fred Astaire Studio, Durham . Lesson 8. Dance 8:30-12. $7 www.salsaforu.com

 

3rd Saturday TangoVita Argentine Tango Milonga Triangle Dance Studio . Lesson 8:30 Dance 9:00-1:30 AM $8. www.tangovita.net

 

3rd Saturday USA Ballroom Dance (formerly USABDA) Highland United Methodist, Raleigh. Lesson 7 Dance 8-11 $10/7 www.triangleusa.org

 

3rd Saturday TSDS Swing Dance Live band. Durham Armory. Lesson 7:30 Dance 8-11 $11/9.  www.triangleswingdance.org

 

4th Saturday Dance Gumbo. Dance Gumbo will be a themed dance. 50% will be the classic mix of swing, Latin, waltz, zydeco, two step, and the other 50% will be the theme of the night as in Latin Gumbo, Country Western Gumbo, Waltz Gumbo Ballroom Gumbo, Caj/Zyd Gumbo. Triangle Dance Studio 8:30 PM.

 

4th Saturday Ballroom Dance  with Leah Long, McMannen United Methodist Church , Durham . Lesoon 7:30 Dance 8-10 $10 632-9429

 

4th Saturday Argentine Tango.  Triangle Dance Studio, Durham . Lessons 8 Dancing 9-12 PM $5 www.triangletango.org

     

Various Saturdays A Step To Gold, Ballroom/Swing/ Latin. Dates of dance vary so check website. A Step To Gold Studio, Raleigh . 8:30-10:30 $10 www.asteptogold.com

 

Sundays

 

Every Sunday CDC Swing Dance Elks Club, Raleigh. DJ Dance. Lesson 6. Dance 7-10:30. First half is predominantly East Coast and Lindy and second half, West Coast. First Sunday also has  Ballroom Lesson 3:45 Ballroom Dance 4:30-6:00. Second Sundays have Latin Lesson 3:45 Latin Dance 4:30-6:00.  $8/6 www.musicanddance.com

 

Every Sunday Salsa Social Betto of Mambo Dinamico hosts a dance at Rhumba 54 (Old Montas Lounge) in Durham. Lesson 6-7 PM Dance 7-10:30. $10 for lesson and dance. $5 for dance alone. www.mambodinamico.com  

 

Every Sunday Salsa Rueda Practice All levels welcome. Triangle Dance Studio 4:30-6 PM. $5 www.ruedardu.org

   

Every Sunday TJ's Nightlife, Raleigh. Beach and line dancing. Line dance instruction 5-6. Open DJ dance 6 until. Shag and Line Dancing. $0 member, $5 guest. www.tjsnightlife.com  

 

Every Sunday Contact Improv Balanced Movement Studio, Carrboro 2-4 PM $5 http://carolinacontact.org/ 
   

Most 3rd Sunday TangoVita Argentine Tango Practica, Triangle Dance Studio. 11:30- 2 PM Guided Practica with Gulden Ozen. Brunch included. $8 www.tangovita.net  

 

Dance Gumbo 

Fourth Saturdays 

Triangle Dance Studio ** 8:30-12 MN

$7 ** Directions Below ** Info 919-245-0822

 

Directions Triangle Dance Studio, 2603 S. Miami Blvd, Durham 27703

 

Map              

 
From I-40: Take exit 281/Miami Blvd. north (right off exit ramp). Go  3 miles. You will pass a Tire King and then a Shell gas station and traffic light at the corner of Lumley Rd. Stay on Miami- it is the second building on the right past Lumley Rd. next to the Research Triangle Dentist Office- a two story white non-descript building #2603 across from America's Best Realty.
 
From Durham Freeway 147: Take Durham Freeway 147 to exit 8 Ellis Rd. Make a left off the exit ramp and go under the highway and continue on Ellis until it ends at Miami Blvd. Go right on Miami 0.8 miles and across from America's Best Realty, just before you get to the Research Triangle Dentist Office and light at Lumley Rd.. Make a left into #2603 a two story white building.

 



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One more day for advance tickets to Night of the Living DJs.  NOLDJ this Saturday 7:30 P-1AM. Complete schedule is below and on web:
 
 
Advance Ticket Sale Deadline is Saturday AM for Paypal at www.dancegumbo.com
 
Advance tickets are $15 now Paypal. Door is $20.  Late Night (after 10:30) is $10 now Paypal and $12 door. 
 
Schedule
 
Back Studio
 
7:30 Ballroom Dance Lesson- Quick Step- Emanuel Vaceanu
8:30  Chicago Style Steppin Dance Lesson- Dena Moore
9:30- Dance Demos- Emanuel-Ballroom, Dena-Steppin, Sylvia Lim-Bellydance
9:45- Salsa Musicality Dance Lesson Mathew Walden and Lee Keatts
10:45- Dance Demos- Agustin, Jack, John Rowe, Chris and HollyRich, Matt,
11- Close
 
 
Downstairs Studio
 
8:00 Mixed Dance- Swing, Latin, Ballroom, Zydeco- Jack
10:00 Mixed Swing- East and West Coast- Jack
11 Salsa Dance - Carlos Reyes Sevilla
1 AM Close
 
Upstairs Studio
 
7:30 Dance Lesson- Zydeco Jack Wolf
8:30 Ballroom Dance- Emanuel DJ
9:45 Mostly Waltz- Folk Style Waltz- Bill Birmingham
11:00 Lindy, Blues Dancing-Rich Diaz
1 AM-Close
 
 


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All GumboLines viewable at www.dancegumbo.com and archived at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DanceGumboA

 

GumboLine, May 20, 2009

 

DanceGumbo is now webbed. This amazing evolutionary development, after all, we only recently reached amphibianhood, can be noted at www.dancegumbo.com :

 

 

   

 

Webbed at www.dancegumbo.com

 

I will be switching from Yahoo groups to web server list serve as soon as it makes sense to me. The current newsletter will be on the web as well as tabs for Upcoming Dances as well as Ongoing Dances The latter remains the most comprehensive list of dances in the Triangle from Polska to Pachango.

 

Night of the Living DJs 10 This Saturday

 

A few more days to NOLDJ this Saturday May 23. The schedule is up and voila:

   

Back Studio
 
7:30 Ballroom Dance Lesson- Quick Step- Emanuel Vaceanu
8:30  Chicago Style Steppin Dance Lesson- Dena Moore
9:30- Dance Demos- Emanuel-Ballroom, Dena-Steppin', Sylvia-Bellydance
9:45- Salsa Musicality Dance Lesson Mathew Walden and Lee Keatts and Lydia
10:45- Dance Demos- Agustin, Jack, John Rowe, Chris and Holly,
11- Salsa- DJ Carlos Sevilla Reyes
  
Upstairs Studio
 
7:30 Dance Lesson- Zydeco Jack Wolf
8:30 Ballroom Dance- Emanuel DJ
9:45 Mostly Waltz- Folk Style Waltz- Bill Birmingham
11:00 Lindy, Blues Dancing-Rich Diaz
1 AM-Close
 
Downstairs Studio
 
8:00 Mixed Dance- Swing, Latin, Ballroom, Zydeco- Jack
10:00 Mixed Swing- East Coast, West Coast, Lindy- Jack
11 Salsa Dance
1 AM Close
 
"Cat Tango" Poster
 
Ticketing is available on the website by Paypal. We are limiting attendence this time and have raised prices partly to achieve that end. With four lessons and a dozen demos, three dance floors, it seems reasonable. Earlybird pricing ended last weekend but advance tickets are $15 vs. $20 door. We have a late night option (after 10:30 ) which encompasses just the swing and salsa dance and the second set of demos for $10 Advance $12 door.
 
Emanuel Vaceanu comes highly reccomended for the Ballroom segment., and after watching the Dancing With The Stars crew bouncing around with Quickstep, it seems like a fun dance to teach. As much as I have always been more of a club styled dancer than Ballroom, hopefully the TV series will spark more interest in Dance in general.
 
 
Emanuel Dancing Zydeco
 
Mathew Walden is doing an interesting lesson on Salsa Musicality. He has Lee Keatts and Lydia Rijos who are bringing and banging a range of Latin percussion instruments and they will break down the Salsa rhythm in terms of the percussive instrumentation.
 
Dena and Gregory Morrison will be teaching Chicago Style Steppin' . Check these moves out at www.NCTrianglesteppers.com This is a dance that developed in the African American communities in Chicago and Detroit and looks like a smooth West Coast, though an eight count. I like it and would be at the lesson cept I'll be running this three rings of the circus.
 
Triangle Steppers
 
Dena and Gregory Morrison
 
Sandra and me will be teaching Zydeco. Given the new Democratic majority in the Congress you gots to know Zydeco before being eligible for any type of bailout or mango smoothie.
 
On the demo side, Sylvia Lim, is one of the best bellydancer I have seen. She is a friend of our late dancer friend, Faye Marron, who died of cancer a few years back. We held a big party for Faye in the last few months of her life and Sylvia did a wonderful performance.
 
Holly and Chris will be Balbowling. They have won various national contests for this upstart Cajun two step variant. John Rowe will demo Collegiate Shag which is another uptempo dance like Balboa, and has nothing to do with shag nor colleges.
 
 
 
 
 
Chris and Holly
 
Emanuel Vaceanu was reccomended to me as one of the better Ballroom Dancers in the community and we will see his chops.
 
For DJs your stuck with Wolfy Jack for the mixed dance and mixed swing segments. Jack's first job was caddying at the Engineers Country Club in Roslyn, NY, but after losing his golfer's entire golf bag, he was forced into retirement and became a DJ.
 
Carlos Reyes Sevilla is one of my favorite Latin DJs. He spins very straight ahead dancable slasa. Bill Birmingham will head up the mostly waltz segment. I will do the mixed dance as well as a mixed swing segment. Rich Diaz will continue the mixed swing from 11P to end with a set leaning toward Lindy and Blues.
 
Thazzit. Get your tickets now. And for a limited time, for an extra $13.43 you will get the Ronco Persimmon Parer. www.dancegumbo.com Advance Sales end Friday.
 
 
 
Parking Alert !!
 
If you are coming, please help me out with the parking situation. In the past when the main lot filled, we were waving people over to the two lots acroos the street at the Doggy Daycare and America Best Realty. Cars were stopping on Miami Blvd trying to figure out instructions and this was very dangerous.
 
 
Now we will wave everybody into the lot directly and if it is full have them exit the back, but if you are familiar with the layout and can directly park across the street or next door at Research Triangle Dentist, please do, so we will have room in the lot for those unfamiliar with the terrain. Whatever you do, don't stop on Miami Blvd. and be very careful crossing this busy street, and tie your shoes, and wear call your mother.

 

 

Summer Stragglers

 

The last of the stragglers are coming in for summer music series.

 

American Tobacco Historic District Music on the Lawn series has begun. This is a free event on odd dates usually 6 pm www.americantobaccohistoricdistrict.com

 

Weaver Street Thursday After Hours, starts June 4th, 6-8 PM in Carrboro. www.weaverstreetmarket.com

 

Last Friday Hillsborough has started but I can't get no info, they are running incognito.

 

Below are the series already reported in GumboLine:

 

Sunday Weaver Street Market Jazz and More Brunch www.weaverstreetmarket.com  

 

Brightleaf Square Friday Evening Concerts www.historicbrightleaf.com

 

Carolina Inn Front Porch Fridays  www.carolinainn.com

 

North Hills Beach Thursday Music Series   www.northhillsraleigh.com

 

Southern Village Sunday Music on the Green www.southernvillage.com

 

Rivermill Village, Saxapahaw, Sunday Concerts www.rivermillvillage.com

 

NC Museum of Art Summer Concerts  & Movies www.ncartmuseum.org

 

Booth Amphitheatre, Cary, Concerts http://www.boothamphitheatre.com/

 

Walnut Creek Time Warner Amphitheatre, Raleigh  www.livenation.com

 

    

Best Bets:

 

Sandra's Sammiches May 20-27 

 

Thursday May 21. The Embers. North Hills, Raleigh beach series. If you want a classic Carolina Beach band these guys fit the bill.Free www.northhilssraleigh.com

 

Friday May 22. Grupo Niche. World famous Colombian Salsa Orchestra. Don't know re the club Ambis 1 in Raleigh, see below. Tix are $35 advance. www.clubambis1.com

 

Saturday May 23. Night of the Living DJs 10. Have I mentioned this? This is mandatory for everybody born of the womb. Save me a dance. www.dancegumbo.com Advance Ticket Deadline May 22. Details and schedule above.

 

Saturday May 23. Taste of Durham. A celebration of music, dance, food, and drink at the Imperial Center in Durham. We are dance demoing at 2 PM. See details in Upcomings and at www.tasteofdurham.org $6 1-7 PM.

 

Sunday May 24. Orquesta Gardel. Good solid Salsa Orchestra at Rivermill Village, Saxapahaw. I have been meaning to check out this unique development that was the old Dixie Mills on the Haw River, now converted into condo's and other sophisticated digs out in this small Alamance town. Farmers market at 6. Band at 7. www.rivermillvillage.com

 

  

Wolfies Worcestershire May 28- June 3

    

Friday May 29. La Bande Pain Perdu at Mansion 462 in Chapel Hill.  My French being limited, this sounds like the Lost Bread Band, nuh? What it be is our Triangle friends Robin Bruck Tiralla and Beth Fogleman, run off to Louisiana, having acquired the highly contagious accordion itch, and come back with a good band playing traditional Cajun double fiddle. Two other bands on the bill, I know not of, but the Lost Breads come on at 9. I don't know the dancespace but I expect not the Savoy Ballroom. Samples http://www.myspace.com/labandepainperdu

Venue www.mansion462.com

 

Down the Road A Piece

 

June 9. Steely Dan. Durham Performing Arts Center. 7:30 $65-115 youch. www.dpac.com

 

June 10 Steve Earle ArtsCenter, Carrboro www.ArtsCenterlive.org $39.

 

June 20 Mountain Aid with Kathy Mattea and others. Benefit at Shakori Hills in Chatham County. www.mtnaid.com $30/23

 

 

 

 

Kathy Mattea

 

July 29- August 1 Bayou Boogaloo. Road trip! Road trip! Norfolk, VA. Steve Riley, Dr. John, Terrance Simien, Radiators, Little Feat, Nathan and the CHa Chas, Marc Broussard. A must for Louisianophiles. www.festeventsva.org  

 

Dance Shorts 

 

DJ Salsa Mike and Carolina Latin Social  now has two monthly dances at Carmen's Cuban Cafe. First Saturday in conjunction with SalsaforU. The SalsaforU dance will start at 8 at Triangle Dance Studio until 11 and then moves to Carmens. $8 will get you both or $5 each.

 

It is not yet up on the webs yet, a true Wolfyjack scoop. Last Saturday replaces Island Vibe and is at Carmens. $5 before 11 and $10 after. I never understood that pricing. Kind of like one shoe costs more than two, but hey, works for me. Carmens is not my favorite place. Acoustics are poor and floor is poor. Wilfong is up to something maybe with dancespace and eatery. We could use that.

 

 

UPCOMINGS

 

Disclaimer- I didn't do it. You thought you were going to the hot salsa dance and ended up at a clam bake for Latvian shower curtain wholesalers. Check first !!! 

 

5/21 1Ongoing Thursday Summer Shag Series Live Beach Music at North Hills in Raleigh. Every Thursday weather permitting at The Commons at North Hills. 6-9 PM FREE. www.northhilssraleigh.com This weeks band is The Embers
 
5/22 Grupo Niche. Internationally celebrated Columbian Salsa band at Club Ambis 1 in Raleigh. Presale $35. As with a lot of the productions coming out of the Latino community, it is very hard to track down the info such as times, dance space.  
Niche is the Rolling Stones of salsa. Founded in 1978 in Bogota Colombia, by the mid-80s they were the preeminent salsa band in the world. There orchestration is very tight and polished, vocals are smooth, melody's are good, and very dancable salsa. What the venue is like, I don't know, and as I evolve into a higher life form, I have learned that venue is at least as important as the band. Betto said Ambis was usually a rough crowd, but Marco said it was cool. I would not expect the band to show before 1 AM if history repeats itself.
 
 
5/22 Cimaron Night. Latin dj dance that is usually third Friday but moved. See details in Ongoings.
 
5/22 Tinsley Ellis at Blue Bayou, Hillsborough. Atlanta based bluesman with a rough cut sound. Not particularly dancable.  www.bluebayouclub.com $24/22/20
 
5/22 3Ongoing Fridays. Carolina Inn Fridays on the Front Porch. Summer series through mid 10/16 features local acoustic bands. 5-8 PM. Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill. Free. www.carolinainn.com Black Swamp Bootleggers
 
5/22 4Ongoing Fridays. Brightleaf Square Music In the Courtyard. Free summer series every Friday from 7-9 PM in the square in downtown Durham. www.historicbrightleaf.com Cafe Mars
 
5/22 Ongoing Fourth Friday TCD Contra Dance. Pleasant Green Community Center , Durham . 8 PM $9/7 www.TCDancers.org  No Dance due to Swallowtail 5/28 see below
 
5/23 Night of the Living DJs. Wolfy Jack's 10th goulash of all the Triangle Dance scene. Dances, Lessons, and Demos will satisfy. We are working on getting a smaller crowd and more eclairs.All details at start of newsletter and www.dancegumbo.com  
 
5/23 Taste of Durham. Kim Ruskan's annual labor of love at the Imperial Center off Page Rd. in Durham www.tasteofdurham.org  1-7 PM $6 free under 12. A celebration of music, dance, food, and the arts. Restaurant, beer , and wine sampling. Childrens activities with acarousel and rides. Art exhibits.
 
Mainstage will feature three acts: Elmwood, Locos Por Juana, and John Brown and the Groove Shop Band.
 

Locos  is a Miami based act that does mostly Reggaeton and Latin Hip Hop. ( http://www.universalmusica.com/locosporjuana/Home )

 

Elmwood (http://www.elmwoodband.com/) is out of Nashville and do contemporary rock which for me is popular music since 1990 and I know not the distinctions. 

 

John Brown is professor and head of the Jazz Program at Duke and though I couldn't find a sample of the Groove Shop band methinks it is toward the funky side of jazz. 

 
International Dance Stage will have a host of performers including Sandra and myself doing Cajun and Zydeco.Dancers include SalsaforU, Cobo Brothers, Mambo Dinamico, Inis Cairde Irish Dance, Jack Wolf and Sandra Smith, NC Triangle Steppers, Hannah Sultan Bellydance, Flamenco Carolina, and Polynesian Dancers. The Steppers, SalsaforU, and the WolfyJacks are all then heading for NOLDJ.
 
Performance Stage has several local groups including Trosa Band, Johnie Foster, and Cool John Ferguson.
 
Music samples are available on the web.

 

5/23 Zydecopious at Blue Martini Raleigh. www.bluemartiniraleigh.com No cover 9:30.

 

5/24 5 Ongoing Sunday Jazz and More Brunch at Wever Street Market, Carrboro. 11 AM to 1 PM. Free. www.weaverstreetmarket.com  Always a pleasant scene with the babies and scrambled tofu. Equinox, Jazz and Pop Standards.

 

5/24 6 Ongoing Sundays Southern Village Music Series. Music on the the Green at Southern Village just south of Chapel Hill. 7 PM. Most events free unless otherwise noted. www.southernvillage.com Blue Diablo, Blues, Rock and Boogie.

 

5/24 7 Ongoing Sundays Rivermill Village Music Series. The old mill now condominiums on the Haw River in Saxapahaw, between Chapel Hill and Burlington. Farmers Market  5-8 Concerts  6-8. Free. www.rivermillvillage.com Orquesta GarDel, NYRican style salsa.

 

5/28 1 Ongoing Thursday Summer Shag Series Live Beach Music at North Hills in Raleigh. Every Thursday weather permitting at The Commons at North Hills. 6-9 PM FREE. www.northhilssraleigh.com This weeks band is The Attractions
 
5/29 La Bande Pain Perdu along with Josh Zaslow Jazz and Chad Moore. Mansion 462, Chapel Hill. Beth Fogleman on guitar and Robin Bruck Tiralla are Triangle Ex-pats that ran away to Accadiana for love of cajun. The band plays traditional cajun with the double fiddles and can be sampled at http://www.myspace.com/labandepainperdu. Bands 7:30, Pain Perdu 9 PM.
 
I haven't been to Mansion 462 and can't attest to any dancespace. The other two bands I know not of musically, but Josh Zaslow played with my daughter when they were about eight years old. Pain Perdu is at 9 PM. www.mansion462.com
 
 
Robin and Brandon: Traditional Cajun Double Fiddle

 

5/29 3 Ongoing Fridays. Carolina Inn Fridays on the Front Porch. Summer series through mid 10/16 features local acoustic bands. 5-8 PM. Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill. Free. www.carolinainn.com Gravy Boys
 
5/29 4 Ongoing Fridays. Brightleaf Square Music In the Courtyard. Free summer series every Friday from 7-9 PM in the square in downtown Durham. www.historicbrightleaf.com Will McFarlane, Blues and rock guitar.

 

5/31 7 Ongoing Sundays Rivermill Village Music Series. The old mill now condominiums on the Haw River in Saxapahaw, between Chapel Hill and Burlington. Farmers Market  5-8 Concerts  6-8. Free. www.rivermillvillage.com Hooverville, country and folk. 

 

5/31 6 Ongoing Sundays Southern Village Music Series. Music on the the Green at Southern Village just south of Chapel Hill. 7 PM. Most events free unless otherwise noted. www.southernvillage.com The Magnolia Klezmer Band. Frailach sol zein.

 

5/31 5 Ongoing Sunday Jazz and More Brunch at Wever Street Market, Carrboro. 11 AM to 1 PM. Free. www.weaverstreetmarket.com  Always a pleasant scene with the babies and scrambled tofu. Donnybrook Lads, Jigs, reels, and hornpipes.

 

6/4 1 Ongoing Thursday Summer Shag Series Live Beach Music at North Hills in Raleigh. Every Thursday weather permitting at The Commons at North Hills. 6-9 PM FREE. www.northhilssraleigh.com This weeks band is The Maxx
 
6/4 2 OngoingThursdays. Weaver Street Market After Hours. Free. 6-8 PM on the lawn in Carrboro. Southern Routes. First of the summer series. Several local jazz musicians including Richard Tazewell and Jeff Brown team up for this band.

 

6/5 3 Ongoing Fridays. Carolina Inn Fridays on the Front Porch. Summer series through mid 10/16 features local acoustic bands. 5-8 PM. Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill. Free. www.carolinainn.com Mick Mixon and Franklin Street 

 
6/5 4 Ongoing Fridays. Brightleaf Square Music In the Courtyard. Free summer series every Friday from 7-9 PM in the square in downtown Durham. www.historicbrightleaf.com Little Windows

 

6/6 Ongoing First Saturday Contra Dance. David DiGiuseppies dance at Carrboro Century Center 8 PM, $8. www.daviddg.com  Elftones with Diane Silver calling

 

6/6 Ongoing First Saturday  TSDS Dance.  Lesson 7 PM. Dance 8. $11/9 www.triangleswingdance.org Laura Ridgeway, Jazz and standards.

 

6/9 Steely Dan. Great band from my ute, youch price. Durham Performing Arts Center. 7:30 $65-115. www.dpac.com

 

6/10 Steve Earle at ArtsCenter, Carrboro www.ArtsCenterlive.org Grammy winner and great singer songwriter. $39. Couldn't find a good Steve Earle photo, so ....

 

 

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Steve Urkle

 

6/12 Ongoing Second Friday TCD Contra Dance. Carrboro Century Center . 8 PM. $9/7. www.TCDancers.org Advincula with Hank Morris calling. 

 

6/13 Fiesta Latina. At Shakori Hills Festival site in Chatham county. Organized by Hispanic Liason, a community outreach program that works with the hispanic population in Chatham County. I dont see any band list and this tends to be more county fair than music oriented. Info here  .

 

 

6/13 Ongoing Second Saturday  TSDS Swing Dance. Summer DJ Dances at Triangle Dance Studio. Lesson 7:30 PM. Dance 8-11. $9/7 www.triangleswingdance.org Returns to Carrboro Century Center in September.

 

6/19 DC Salsa Congress. Betto of Mambo Dinamico has some early discount tickets at www.mambodinamico.com and check out the Congress site at www.capitalcongress.com