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Pitt’s Maggot 2025 Dance List

By Jim Morgan On April 20, 2025 · Leave a Comment

The 2025 Pitt’s Maggot was a great success with attendance up after the long pandemic years. We also introduced a callers session on Sunday that drew 8 callers. David Smuckler, our caller for the weekend, kindly provided his list of dances done at the different workshops and dances, and included the guest callers dances at […]

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Annual Meeting potluck picnic and dance Saturday

By Jim Morgan On June 10, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Come on out for our annual gathering this Saturday.  We’ll have a potluck picnic beginning at 11:30 am on the patio (behind the Friends Meeting House) then meet to elect officers and board members for the coming year, and have our dance from 12:30-3.  We’ll use the Friends kitchen and picnic outdoors or indoors as […]

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Spring Schedule 2024

By Jim Morgan On December 23, 2023 · Leave a Comment

The English dance Spring Schedule is available in a pdf suitable for printing at
https://cdssp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CDSSP-schedule-spring-2024.pdf for printing. 
The schedule is also on CDSSP.org schedule page (click on the Schedule tab above) and will that schedule will be update if any changes occur.

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2024 Pitt’s Maggot April 5-7

By Jim Morgan On December 8, 2023 · Leave a Comment

Save the date for our English Dance Weekend April 5-7. We have a young exciting caller from Michigan, Mae Wilson, and the new HiJinks band with musicians from Philadelphia and DC: Miranda Weinberg, Kathy Talvitie and Carrie Rose. Plus a new venue, Anne Ashley Community Church, 344 22nd Ave., Munhull PA 15120. Registration is now […]

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Pitt’s Maggot Dances Spring 22

By Jim Morgan On May 4, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Here’s the official list of dances we did, direct from Joanna Reiner! It was a great program.

https://cdssp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Pitts-Maggot-Dance-Lists.pdf

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Pitt’s Maggot Dances Sept 2019

By Jim Morgan On October 1, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Pitt’s Maggot Sept 2019 with Gaye Fifer and Anna Rain calling, Music by Eric Martin, Owen Morrison and Anna Patton

Final List of dances done 

Gaye calling,Anna calling

Saturday Afternoon

Blackheath—2L, 2, gm; II.11

Woodstock Park—2L, 6/8, D; III.151

Chocolate Equation—4S, 2, G/F modal; III.39

Possibilities—2L, 2, dm/modal; NIB

Irish Howle—2L, 2, G; III.75

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Pitt’s Maggot Dances 4/2019

By Jim Morgan On April 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Dances Done Pitt’s Maggot April 5-7 2019

Gene has provided the following list of dances done at the workshops and Saturday evening dance.  For the “She Favorites” he’s also provided the name of the modern female composer of the dance.

Pitt’s Maggot She Favorites Saturday Workshop, April 6, 2019 at 2-5 P.M.

Candles in the […]

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Pitt’s Maggot Dances April 2018

By Jim Morgan On April 12, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Thanks to David Millstone for this list of the dances he taught.

Pitt’s Maggot April 6-8, 2018 David Millstone, caller Music by Alchemy: Karen Axelrod, Rachel Bell, Eric Martin New Tunes, New Dances Saturday afternoon Long Live London Pluck Me a Fig Land of Mist and Wonder Noisette Tango in Toronto The Peridot Ring Night […]

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Fall Pitt’s Maggot Dances 2017

By Jim Morgan On October 10, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Courtesy of our caller, Joanna Reiner, here’s a list of the dances we did:

Pitts Fall Maggot – October 2017

Saturday Afternoon – What is Style?

Minor Spaniard

Elverton Grove

Henry’s Hornpipe

Sunlight Through Draperies

Jacob Hall’s Jig

Hudson Barn

Kelsterne Gardens

Trip to the Jubilee

Stepping Stones

Freeford Gardens

Trip To Kilburn

Saturday Evening

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Dances Done Fall 2017

By Jim Morgan On September 20, 2017 · Leave a Comment

This is a cumulative list of dances done at the callers sessions and Saturday Dances this Fall.  Teaching dances (repeated for 3 Saturday Dances) are in bold print.

Caller’s Session 8/30

Chocolate Equation (72%) The Homecoming MacDonald’s March All Who Wander Melrosian Triplet Shandy Hall Zither Man

Saturday Evening Dance 9/9

The Tambourine Dance Brief […]

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