The Minnesota Country Dance Coop Presents the

29th Annual Playford Ball
Celebrating Nelson's Navy at
Queenie's Rout*

Saturday Evening,
 March 7, 2009

Christ LutheranChurch 3244 34th Ave S Minneapolis, Minnesota

6pm Optional light supper 7-11:30 pm Dancing to the Coleraine English Country Dance Band

Minnesota Country Dance Coop invites you to participate in an evening of dance in the style of 18th & 19th C. English country dancing. Dancing master John Playford first published such dances in 1650. The easy-to-learn Ball dances will be taught four Sundays in February and March 1 at Tapestry Folkdance Center.

At6 p.m. we offer an optional vegetarian light supper (@ $10) prior to the evening’s merriment. Dancing begins at 7 p.m. with members of Coleraine English Country Dance Band. Period or formal attire is encouraged but not required

Directions to the Playford Ball From East 94, go South on Cretin Ave N exit, then west   on Marshall Ave and cross the river to Lake Street. The church is located on the corner of 34th Ave and 33th Street.  Enter the education wing from the courtyard. Street parking.

After Ball Potluck Party Mary Busch, 3030 45th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 10:30am Sunday Potluck Brunch Heidi Boehike 5009 Wentworth Ave, Minneapolis Directions to both events will be available at the Ball.

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29^th Annual Playford Ball Program

The Mulberry Garden	Portsmouth	Row well, Ye Mariners
Honeysuckle Cottage	Dover Pier	Hey Boys, Up We Go
Vivaldi in Paradise	Dublin Bay	The Despairing Lover
Red House	The Dressed Ship	Love and a Bottle
Sally in our Alley	The Boatman	Mad Robin
Waltham Abbey	Auretti's Dutch Skipper	Corelli's Maggot

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The Ball opens with Sellengers Round followed by three sets of six dances.  These English country dances will be taught four Sundays in February at Tapestry Folkdance Center, 3748 Minnehaha Ave S, Minneapolis. 

Ball rehearsals and teaching at Tapestry Folkdance Center:

February 1, March 1 2009 6 - 9 p.m. live music ($6)
February 8, 15, 22: 7 - 9 p.m. ($5)

*A rout is a 19th C festive gathering