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1914 Lowell Tango Trial

May 30 • online • 7pm

It was a scandal! It rocked the Edwardian Era sensitivities! And it happened right here in our very own back yard.

What was this unseemly behavior, that was so unnerving that newspapers from across the country covered the tawdry goings-on in Eastern Massachusetts?

It was the 1914 Lowell Tango Trial, and this Thursday night Ruth Evans will regale us with the sordid details she has uncovered in her research on the dance floor tempest this Thursday night at the season's final SOFA presentation. It certainly will be a presentation not to be missed!

--Marcie

Friday Night Folk Dancing

May 31 • Arlington, MA • 8pm

There are three more Friday night dances in Arlington Heights before taking a break for the summer, and what a great finale run we have for you!

May 31: Your requests and my dance picks as we dance and laugh our way through the evening.

June 7: Romanian Night with Tom Pixton and the Pinewoods Band! All Romanian, all night long!!

June 14: The Cambridge Folk Orchestra (CFO) returns! After a triumphant dance event at NEFFA last month, they are ready to play again for dancers who know and love them, and for folks who have not yet had the pleasure.

Three is a very lucky number, associated as it is with Jupiter, which is known for wisdom. So it would be quite wise of you to plan to come to all three evenings!

--Marcie

Mostly Waltz

June 2 • Concord, MA • 2pm

The last Mostly Waltz dance of the season is coming up on Sunday, with fabulous music by Becky Tracy and Keith Murphy.

Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales will teach Schottis/Scottish at the pre-dance lesson at 2pm. Schottis is a fun and easy turning dance with pivots that we always play at Mostly Waltz, while Scottish is the French balfolk version of the same dance, done on the spot with figures that can be lead/followed. Come join us!!

--Diane Gonzales

Special Events

Saturday, June 29:  Documentary: "My Borrowed Heritage" and Dance Party (Belmont, MA and online) with Efie Derksen, Hans Derksen, and the Flying Squirrel Orchestra

Dance & Music Series

Thursday, May 30: The 1914 Lowell Tango Trial with Ruth Evans (online)

Friday, May 31: Friday Night Folk Dancing (Arlington, MA)

Sunday, June 2: Mostly Waltz with Becky Tracy & Keith Murphy (Concord, MA)

Thursday, June 6: Thursday Night Folk Dancing (Arlington, MA)

Friday, June 7: Friday Night Folk Dancing Romanian Night with Tom Pixton and the Pinewoods Band (Arlington, MA)

Tuesday, July 9: Dancing on the Greenway: English Ceilidh with Alex Cumming & Friends (Boston, MA)

Camps and Tours

June 20 to 27: Pinewoods International Sessions (Plymouth, MA)

August 30 to September 3: Labor Day Weekend at Pinewoods (Plymouth, MA)

October 12 - 14: Oktoberfest Weekend at Potash Hill (Marlboro, VT)

October 17 to 31: Autumn in Bulgaria Cultural Tour with Iliana Bozhanova and Todor Yankov

This week's contributors:

Nick Bishop: Tech troubleshooter, Updates proofreader

Diane Gonzales: Mostly Waltz coordinator

Lynne Janbergs: GASP Committee member, Updates proofreader

Marcie Van Cleave: FAC Executive Director

The Folk Arts Center of New England is a nonprofit organization promoting participation in the traditional dance and music of many cultures. FAC sponsors community dances, annual camps, workshops, and other programs in the greater Boston area, elsewhere in New England, and online.