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Spare Parts has performed for period
events, contradances, English dances, weddings, parties, concerts, and dance camps from Alaska to Maine.
Our historic dance music has been used worldwide in motion pictures (Bright Star) and
theater productions as well as television programs including Mercy Street (PBS), Antiques Roadshow
and numerous programs on the History Channel (even SpongeBob SquarePants!).
Bill Matthiesen on piano and Liz Stell on flute combine
with one or more "spare parts du jour." Some of our
favorite "spare parts" include fiddlers Eric Buddington, Ruthie Dornfeld, George Wilson,
Naomi Morse, Frank Orsini, Mark Bagdon, Cathie Whitesides,
Susan Conger and Rebecca McCallum ... and bassists Mark Murphy and Larry Unger.
2024 schedule:
January
- Saturday, Jan 20, Lenox MA (www.lenoxcontradance.org/)
Contradance at the Lenox Community Center, Liz and Bill with
fiddler Eric Buddington and caller Maggie McRae, 7:30-10:30 pm (intro lesson 7:15)
February
- Friday Feb 16 through Sunday Feb 18, Saratoga Springs NY (www.flurryfestival.org/)
DANCE FLURRY! schedule for Spare Parts:
Bare Bones Dance Music Friday 7 pm Hilton Travers 4
Waltz Book Jam Friday 8:15 pm Hilton Pavilion
Ragtime Tango Workshop Friday 9:30 pm City Center Mtg Rm 1
Late Night Tango Friday 10:30 pm City Center Mtg Rm 1
Intro to English Saturday 10 am City Center Mtg Rm 2
Communication on the Fly Saturday 5:15 pm Hilton Whitney
Waltz Music Styling Saturday 7:45 pm Hilton Whitney
Making Others Sound Better Sunday 3:15 pm Hilton Alabama
March
April
May
August
- Saturday, Aug 17, Lenox MA (www.lenoxcontradance.org/)
Contradance at the Lenox Community Center CANCELED because of work on the hall
September
- Saturday, Sept 28, Worcester MA (www.vintagedancers.org/)
Victoria and Albert Ball in the amazing 1857 Mechanics Hall, with Eric Buddington on violin;
costumes from 1840-1860 requested, or modern formal attire; masks NOT required
October
- Saturday, Oct 5
Vintage Wedding
November
- Friday, Nov 1, Cooperstown NY https://otsegodancesociety.weebly.com/
Contra Dance at the First Presbyterian Church Chapel in Cooperstown with Bob Nicholson calling
- Saturday, Nov , Jamaica Plain MA (lcfd.org/harvest-ball.html)
25th Annual Harvest Ball: gender-role-free Victorian ball, with Eric Buddington on violin
and calling by Chris Ricciotti; elegant, period, or festive attire encouraged but not required
masks required
elegant waltzes at 7, followed by chestnut contras, quadrilles, mixers and couple dances; all dances taught and called
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