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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 the callers session.

Friday Evening

Saint Katherine’s, 1726

Sadler’s Wells, 1728

Sir Watkin’s Jig, 1750

Set for Spring, Joseph Pimentel

The Longest Night, Chris Sackett & Brooke Friendly

Elizabeth, Colin Hume

After Dinner Maggot, Gary Roodman

Jack’s Health, 1718

Woodstock Park, 1711

Jane’s Waltz, Margaret & Jeff Bary

Love and a Bottle, 1710

Bastille Day, David Smukler

The Dancing Wife, Gary Roodman

Workshop: Curiosities

Mr. Toad’s Triumph, Kyle Hardman & Bridget Whitehead

When Laura Smiles, Orly Krasner

Mr. Ganiford’s Maggot, Pat Shaw

Wheels Within Wheels, Carmen Giunta

Braye’s Maggot, 1699

Interruptions, Miriam Newman

Quintilinear, John Sweeney

Trip to Totality, Joseph Pimentel

Workshop: Interpretations

Childgrove, 1701

Saint Margaret’s Hill, 1710

Jacob Hall’s Jig, 1695 (2 versions)

Saint Martin’s Lane, 1696

Bar a Bar, 1710

Fop’s Fancy, 1715

Love’s Triumph, 1710

Kensington Court, 1695

Saturday Evening

The Archer, Anna Rain

The Siege of Limerick, 1718

Walpole Cottage, Pat Shaw

Gaye’s Gifts, David Smukler

A Trip to Tunbridge, 1793

Revelations, Jenna Simpson

The Monterey Ploughman, Susan Kevra

Key to the Cellar, Jenny Beer

The Gap, David Smukler

The Shrewsbury Lasses, 1765

Put Your Oar In, Melissa Running

Bel Canto, Susan Kevra

Caller’s Workshop (caller’s name in parentheses)

Corelli’s Maggot, Cathy & John Millar (Peg Patterson)

Band of Friends, Gary Roodman (Jo Schlesinger)

Arron’s Waltz, Steve Otlowski (Steve Otlowski)

Rain on the Roof, Chris Sackett (Kappy Lanning)

An Early Frost, Philippe Callens (Jennifer Staples)

Saturday Triad, Fried de Metz Herman (Juliette Webb)

Windsor Terrace, 1773 (Robert Messer)

Portabella, 1715 (Leon Jesionowski)

The Pursuit, 1719 (Elizabeth Estep)

Sunday Afternoon

Rainy Day Walk, David Smukler

Cockle Shells, 1701

New Map, Margaret & Jeff Bary

Portsmouth, 1701

Mr. Smukler’s Inauguration, Jenna Simpson

Emperor of the Moon, 1690

Jeanne’s Joy, David Smukler

Sapphire Sea, Christine Robb

Randolph Farewell, Fried de Metz Herman

Leather Lake House, 1788

Mendocino Redwood, Elizabeth Zekley, Bob Fraley & Mary Devlin

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 weather permits.  Bring something to share.  All dancers new and old are welcome to the potluck and meeting.

At the AGM, VP Jo Schlesinger will preside, and we will have an annual report, a treasurer’s report plus discussion.  CDSSP Members can vote in the election.

For the election We have the following slate of officers for one year terms: Arthur McNair for President, Jo Schlesinger VP, Jim Morgan Secretary, Irene Finke, Treasurer.  For the at large board members, joining carryover Gaye Fifer (23-26),  Chuck Cross and Jack Penkrot are proposed for a three year terms (24-27), and Ruthanne Ankney is proposed to complete Irene  Finke’s 2-year term.   We thank George Patterson for his long service as treasurer, and Linda Eastman for her just completed 3-year term on the Board.  Nominations from the floor are acceptable. 

For the dance, we have a cavalcade of callers with some of our favorite dances to music of our wonderful The Usual Suspects.  The draft list of callers and possible dances includes

Peg:  Apley House, Mendocino Redwood, Honeysuckle Cottage

Jo:  Huntington’s Maggot, Farmer’s Joy, Excuse Me

Heidi:  Jack’s Maggot, Trip to Provence, Mike’s Health

Jack:  Bel Canto, Barbarini’s Tambourine, Christina

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.

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 open on this website.

The print registration form is at https://cdssp.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Pitts-Maggot-2024-Registration.pdf

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

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

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

Jack’s Health

Sapphire Sea

Bellamira

Heidenroslein

Impropriety

Autumn in Amherst

Hambletons Round O

Woodshed

Mulberry Garden

Dick’s Maggot

The Pursuit

Bonny Cuckoo

Foxfire

Old Wife Behind the Fire

Homecoming

Sunday Morning – Old Friends & New Friends

Pluck Me a Fig

Michidonia

The House on Wake Street

Trip To Tunbridge

Beautyberry

Mr. Beveridge’s Maggot

Peridot Ring

Good Man of Cambridge

Trip to Provence

Mr. Hamilton’s Inauguration

Bar a Bar

Sunday Afternoon – Requests

Take a Dance

Fenterlarick

Miss De Jersey’s Memorial

Whiskey Before Dinner

Peace Be With You

Bloomsbury Market

King Of Poland

Fiddler’s Feat

Turn of the Tide

Softly Good Tummas

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 Encounter

Ram Meadow

Founder’s Day

The Punch Bowl

The Maid’s Last Wish

Jamaica

The Play’s The Thing

Saturday Evening Dance 09-23-17 (Summer Wedding Celebration)

Alexander’s Birthday

Take a Dance

A Girl’s Best Friend

MacDonald’s March

The Punch Bowl

Mile of Smiles

Dublin Bay, or We’ll Wed and We’ll Bed

Money in Both Pockets

Alice