The Central Illinois English Country Dancers

Invite You To An

English Country Dance

Christmas Ball

The Central Illinois English Country Dancers will be holding their seventeenth annual Christmas Ball on Saturday, December 17, 2011. The dance will be held in room 314 of the Illini Student Union, 1401 W. Green, Urbana, IL, on the campus of the University of Illinois. There will be Christmas carol singing at 7:00. Then a short introduction to English country dance and a review of some of the evening's dances at 7:30, followed by the Ball from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. Fans and finery are encouraged. Refreshments will be provided at the break. There is a $7.00 suggested donation to help cover the cost of the Ball. All lovers of English Country dance and music are welcome.

• Dances Led By: Jon Hanson, Scott Meyer and Jonathan Sivier
• Music Provided By: The Flatland Consort
• Carol Singing: 7:00 p.m.
• Dance Intro/Warmup: 7:30 p.m.
• Christmas Ball: 8:00 to 11:00 p.m.
• Date: Saturday, December 17, 2011
• Location: Room 314 of the Illini Student Union, 1401 W. Green, Urbana, IL
• Information about parking on campus
• Suggested Donation: $7.00

There will be refreshments provided at the break.

The evening's dances will be taken from the following list:

• Ashford Anniversary - longways for 3 couples
• Bar A Bar - duple proper longways
• Black Nag - longways for 3 couples
• The Bonny Cuckoo - longways for 4 couples
• Dashing White Sergeant - 3 facing 3
• Draper's Gardens - duple proper longways
• A Grand March
• Once A Night - longways for 3 couples
• Red and All Red - longways for 3 couples
• Wa Is Me, What Mun I Do? - duple proper longways
• Waters of Holland - longways for 3 couples
• Wildboar’s Maggot - longways for 3 couples
• Young Widow - triple proper longways

For further information

Download and print the flier for the Ball (PDF - 17 KB)

A map to the ball

Information about parking on campus

Lodging Options

Weather Information and Illinois Road Conditions

The Central Illinois English Country Dancers is affiliated with the Urbana Park District and the

 


Country Dance and Song Society
 

 
and is a member of the Champaign County Cultural Consortium.
 

For those who are interested, the Urbana Country Dancers will be holding a contra dance on Friday, December 16, from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W. Oregon in Urbana. Michael Ismerio Bloomington, IN will be calling and the band Lead Out will provide the music. Come for both nights and make it a weekend.