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The Florida Snow Ball 2012 is currently maintaining waiting lists in all categories, single women, single men and gender balanced couples.
Registrations may be submitted at a dance or by mail. Be sure to include your name, full address, phone number and email address along with your check for $90 to TFootd, PO Box 21511, St. Petersburg, FL 33742
Music by Perpetual e-Motion and Nor'easter
Callers Steve Zakon-Anderson and Seth Tepfer
Sound Jamie Platt
This is a contra dance weekend not to be missed. It will be held at the Gulfport Casino, a beautiful beach-front ballroom with a large white maple floor.
Presented by Tampa Friends of Old-Time Dance.
Perpetual e-Motion captivates and then propels you to new heights of exciting dance with its progessive convergence of traditional and electronic dance music. They will drive the dancers wild with pulsating music rooted in Bluegrass, Jazz and Celtic They are Ed Howe on electronic fiddle and John Cote on guitar and didgeridoo.
Nor'easter, the contra dance band from Boston, has Cedar Stanistreet on fiddle, Julie Vallimont on piano and Max Newman on mandolin and guitar. Their music, both infectious and uplifting, has delighted dancers across the country with its great variety of textures, harmonies and improvisations
Seth Tepfer is a masterful caller from Georgia who brings his soul to every one of his dances. He teaches with great clarity and with an enthusiasm that is totally contagious.
Steve Zakon-Anderson has called at contra dance weekends around the country and around his home in New Hampshire. He is known for his quick walk-throughs, great programming and his sense of humor.
Jamie Platt, from Washington, DC, will be providing sound.
The Gulfport Casino -- Dancers who attended previous Florida Snow Ball weekends are still talking about the wonderful ambiance of the Gulfport Casino, a lovely, historically renovated 1930s beachfront ballroom overlooking beautiful Boca Ciega Bay. Surrounded by restaurants, art galleries and shops, the Casino, with its magnificent white maple floor, recalls the great ballrooms of a by-gone era.
We will have more details later. Meanwhile...
The Florida Snow Ball is a gender-balanced event. All registrations must be received in advance of the weekend. No walk-ins will be admitted to any of the sessions. The deadline for early registrations is December 17, 2011. Early registration is $90. For any registrations dated after December 17, 2011 the cost is $100. If you must cancel, a refund minus $10 will be granted before January 2, 2012. No refunds will be given after January 1 — for any reason.
The registration form for Florida Snow Ball 2012 is HERE.
Bring your favorite dish to the potluck dinner Friday evening. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, continental breakfast will be provided. Refreshments will also be provided during the dances. (A list of local restaurants will be available at the dance.)
Gulfport Casino is at 5500 Shore Blvd. South, in Gulfport, Florida. (MapQuest)
Take I-275 to the 22nd Avenue S. exit and head west. Turn left onto Beach Blvd. (55th Street will be on the right.) Head south until the street ends at the Gulfport Casino, which is located directly on the water.
For further information, please contact Stan or Linda Prince at 727-823-2725, or E-mail us at tfootd@tampabaycontra.com.
Watch for Florida Snow Ball updates on this website (www.FloridaSnowBall.com).
If you have comments or questions about the dances, please contact Stan or Linda Prince at 727-823-2725 (tfootd@tampabaycontra.com).
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This website was designed by Bob Pyron for Tampa Friends of Old-Time Dance.