final info on "Emergency Dance"

Well, the (so called) Emergency Dance is today at 1PM on the Kamo River, just south of Imadegawa, on the west side. We will be dancing for about an hour, and then having a picnic. The weather report predicts cloudy but dry weather, in the 20's (66 F). Some people will be meeting at Demachiyanagi Station at 1PM, and the location is a minute or two from there.

We were very lucky to find a very special musician to perform for us. (The lovely and talented ;-) Armelle from Auvergne (??), France will be playing traditional and original accordion music. She is realy wonderful to listen and dance to, so do come if you can!

If you can't find us when you arrive, we can be reached by keitai at 070 6475 5855 and email at davidcrespo@wm.pdx.ne.jp

Naturally, bring utensils, cups, plates, and if you can, a dish for the picnic.

We don't know very much about how the filming will be proceed, except that the name of the show is Kyo no Ichinichi. It is on the local NHK (channel 1 ?), and airs every weekday from 6 to 7 PM. It's a kind of local news and events show.

The premise of the segment will be that they will be walking along the Kamo with a certain rakugo talent (I don't know his name), and they will see us and come over to "check it out." The rakugo performer will then try to learn to dance, and so on...

See you soon....

david and yukie

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踊るみなさま

こんにちわ。ＮＨＫの取材がきっかけで、とつぜんですが今週
末の土曜日の午後、出町柳の川べりでコントラダンスおやつピ
クニックをすることになりました♪♪

落語家の方が来て、いっしょに踊るそうです。

天気もおそらく晴れなので、いつもとはまた違う愉快なダンス
になりそうですよ☆ぜひぜひいらしてくださいね。

初心者講習も兼ねていますので、はじめての人も気兼ねなくい
らしてください。来れそうな方はメールくださると助かります
。当日の待ち合わせのために、以下のアドレスを登録しておい
てくださると安心です。

ゆきえ　070-6475-2483　magicpancakes1010@wm.pdx.ne.jp
David 070-6475-5855 davidcrespo@wm.pdx.ne.jp
ウィシグロさん　070-5430ー8890 wish_i_grow@dj.pdx.ne.jp


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１０月２４日（土）午後１時～３時　
集合場所：京阪出町柳の駅に１時　そこから誘導します。
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Thanks!! NEXT DANCE OCTOBER 17th.

Well we certainly had an International (can I include Shiga, Fushimi, and Osaka as foreign countries?) and Interesting (toddlers, photographers, etc) dance this weekend...I want to thank everyone for coming: contra dance is not just about dancing or music, but about sharing time together with wonderful people, and always, one of the highlights of a dance is getting to chat with people, trying out people's homemade dishes, and enjoying the beautiful warm atmosphere. So thank you everyone for participating! I must also give some quick very special thanks to the many musicians who made this event especially rich: What great music we had! Many special diolch (thanks in welsh) to Jo from Shimane via Wales for playing violin. I want to thank her for teaching me a little about Welsh dance...I didn't know that Wales has it's own kind of dance event, called the Twmpath! And to Bosco and Heja and friend (!?) for giving us some foot stomping old-time music. Also, a big MERCI to Romain, from Paris via Brittany for giving us an energetic introduction to the Schottishe. And a big ようこそ　to Kamachan from far off Shiga for adding some lovely guitar sounds to Banchan and Marichan's excitiing music. And, not to be forgotten is おおきに to the Fushimi Contra Dance band for their Takano debut. And a big HURRAH to all the musicians for working together to really fill the hall with music at the impromptu finale with no time to rehearse! So, our next Takano dance is OCTOBER !17th...See you there! David and Yukie

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