An English Country Dance Weekend
April 2-4 Pittsburgh
Joseph Pimentel with
Musicians Ben Schreiber, Jacob Chen and Paul Oortz
Details about the weekend are forthcoming. Registration opens in January 2027.
Joseph Pimentel is world renowned caller and English dance composer with booklets of dances published.
For hospitality, email arthur.mcnair@verizon.net. For Covid safety info, check CDSSP.org for updates. Remember to bring your dance shoes and a water bottle. For registration information and financial aid requests, email ifinke@yahoo.com. All dances are at Anne AshleyUMC, 334 22nd Avenue,Munhall, PA 15120.
The weekend opens with a Friday night dance from 8-11 p.m.. Saturday there’s a workshop from 10:30-12:30, lunch (included), an afternoon workshop from 2-4, and an evening dance from 8-11. Sunday there is a musician’s workshop and callers discussion from 10:30-12 and then an afternoon dance from 2-5.
Saturday workshops:
Registration: the registration form can be downloaded in Microsoft DOC format. You can either fill it out and mail it with a check made out to CDSSP to Irene Finke, Treasurer at 4123 Haldane St., Pittsburgh PA 15207. Or you can pay by the Paypal dropdown menu below, and email the form information to ifinke@yahoo.com. Please indicate if you plan to attend the caller’s discussion or the musician’s workshop on Sunday.
COVID Safety information: Masking depends on the current rate in Allegheny County and is optional if that rate is low (currently it is low). We will have masks available and hand sanitizer. If you feel ill on the days before the weekend, please stay home. We provide full refunds on request and believe that most hotels and airlines offer some flexibility these days.
Hotel information: Several hotels are in the vicinity of the church at the Waterfront in Homestead and West Homestead on the Monongahela River, including
Holiday Inn Express, 658 East Waterfront Drive, Munhall, Pennsylvania 15120 412-205-3904.
Courtyard by Marriott Pittsburgh West Homestead/Waterfront, 401 West Waterfront Dr, West Homestead, PA 15120 (412) 462-7301
Hampton Inn & Suites Pittsburgh/Waterfront, 301 West Waterfront Dr, West Homestead, PA 15120
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