11/1/12 (Gender-Neutral Contra Dance)

Caller: David Kirchner

Music: Pat O'Loughlin & Friends

David Kirchner has been calling contra and square dances for over 20 years in Washington DC, St. Louis and the Twin Cities. He has also toured widely and been the featured caller at special events on the East Coast and in the Midwest.

Pat O'Loughlin, currently a member of the popular band Contratopia, has been playing for contra dances forever, on banjo,concertina and percussion. He enjoys putting together interesting combinations of local players, to surprise us with new sounds.

Request Dancing: After Int'l & Beg. Int'l Folk Dance sessions, join us at 9pm for Request Dancing at no extra cost and practice your new skills along side other dancers!
Fridays, 9-11:30pm
Admission is $8 / $6 members/ $5 students (w/ student ID)
FREE admission to kids ages 13 & under (must be supervised by an adult)

Dancers can choose dances taught both recently, or any time since the beginning of Tapestry, since they are alphabetically listed in a notebook available to dancers - so what gets requested is a mix of old and new. There are dances from every continent, and the most-requested dances are from eastern European countries like Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Greece. We also do Israeli dances, and couple dances from (western) Europe and the Americas - but you don't need to bring a partner.

Scottish Highland Dancers

10am - 12pm

Caller: Robin Nelson

Music: Gritpickers String Band

Robin has delighted in calling contra and square dances since 1984 for communities in New England, North Carolina, and the Twin Cities. She loves working with kids and adults, and will likely call a variety of dances for the Barn Dance format.

The Gritpickers are three seasoned old time musicians: Rob Daves on banjo, Don Jacques on fiddle, and Myron Price on guitar and harmonica. Veterans of the Wild Goose Chase Cloggers band, they released their first CD, "Harmony Grits," this year. Great old time tunes and songs.

English Country Dance: Every Sunday! 
Time: 6-9pm First Sundays with live music,  7-9pm all other Sundays
Cost: $5 with recorded music,  $7 with live music
Beginners are welcome and no partner is necessary.
English Country Dances are co-sponsored by Woven Ring English Country Dance. Dances are taught by Mary Kay Schladwiler and/or George Ehrenberg

The first Sunday of the month includes a live music ensemble and a longer dance (a total of 3 hrs instead of 2 hrs), and a higher admission fee.
Time: 6-9pm
Cost: $7

English Country dances are elegant social dances from the 17th and 18th centuries, danced to Baroque and Early Music.

English Country Dance: Every Sunday! 
Time: 6-9pm First Sundays with live music,  7-9pm all other Sundays
Cost: $5 with recorded music,  $7 with live music
Beginners are welcome and no partner is necessary.
English Country Dances are co-sponsored by Woven Ring English Country Dance. Dances are taught by Mary Kay Schladwiler and/or George Ehrenberg

The first Sunday of the month includes a live music ensemble and a longer dance (a total of 3 hrs instead of 2 hrs), and a higher admission fee.
Time: 6-9pm
Cost: $7

English Country dances are elegant social dances from the 17th and 18th centuries, danced to Baroque and Early Music.

(Tapestry Rental Partner)

Duayne Wincell classes 

6:30-10:00pm

For more information on these classes, please contact Duayne Wincell at 507-413-2872 or

Bollywood Dance is coming to Tapestry! Join us on Thursday from 7:00-8:30pm for these exciting classes. Bollywood dancing is a stylized freestyle dance form based on moves used in the Indian/Bollywood films. This dance is very energetic yet simple and is primarily modeled on classical and folk dance forms like Bhangra, Raas, Kathak, and Lavani. Also influenced by Western dance styles like hip hop, Bollywood dance is lyrical and attitude/expression oriented. In this class you will learn short choreography of about a minute or two each week (4 dances in a month)!! We will also email a video of the dance and the music, so you can dance anytime you are bored! In short, it's way too much FUN!

Admission price: $8, $6 members, $5 students

Emily Jarrett Hughes dances for the joy of it.  The passion and rhythm of traditional village dances are the heartbeat of her life. Emily is particularly fond of the simplest of village dances which allow for the deepest enjoyment by the dancers.  She teaches dance as a means for awakening people’s creative power to consciously transform self, community and the world.   Emily has choreographed and performed in both modern and folk dance styles and is a current member of the Armenian Dance Ensemble of Minnesota.

Daytime Dance Admission: $5

1:00-2:30pm

Request Dancing: After Int'l & Beg. Int'l Folk Dance sessions, join us at 9pm for Request Dancing at no extra cost and practice your new skills along side other dancers!
Fridays, 9-11:30pm
Admission is $8 / $6 members/ $5 students (w/ student ID)
FREE admission to kids ages 13 & under (must be supervised by an adult)

Dancers can choose dances taught both recently, or any time since the beginning of Tapestry, since they are alphabetically listed in a notebook available to dancers - so what gets requested is a mix of old and new. There are dances from every continent, and the most-requested dances are from eastern European countries like Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Greece. We also do Israeli dances, and couple dances from (western) Europe and the Americas - but you don't need to bring a partner.

Scottish Highland Dancers

10am - 12pm

Following its popularity at the Call of the Loon weekend, join us before the Contra dance on selected Saturdays in October and November from 6:30-7:30pm for an introductory workshop to the Hambo. The Hambo is a 3-count dance that originated in Sweden. It is a popular dance during the break at contra dances and at Nordic dances. Instruction will be in the basics of the dance. No experience is necessary.

Teaching will be done to live music. Dance teacher, Steven Petersen, performs with Det Norske Folkedanslaget, the Twin Cities Swedish Folkdancers, and the North Star Nordic Dancers.

$5 admission

English Country Dance: Every Sunday! 
Time: 6-9pm First Sundays with live music,  7-9pm all other Sundays
Cost: $5 with recorded music,  $7 with live music
Beginners are welcome and no partner is necessary.
English Country Dances are co-sponsored by Woven Ring English Country Dance. Dances are taught by Mary Kay Schladwiler and/or George Ehrenberg

The first Sunday of the month includes a live music ensemble and a longer dance (a total of 3 hrs instead of 2 hrs), and a higher admission fee.
Time: 6-9pm
Cost: $7

English Country dances are elegant social dances from the 17th and 18th centuries, danced to Baroque and Early Music.

Advanced International Folk Dance

from 7:30-10:30pm

Admission is $8 general admission / $6 Tapestry members/ $5 students

Discover heritage and dance roots! International folk dances teach ethnic dances from around the world including Eastern Europe, Greece, Israel, Turkey, Armenia, Scandinavia, Brittany, and a little English Country. We encourage dancers to try out most dances by following the leader.

(Tapestry Rental Partner)

Duayne Wincell classes 

6:30-10:00pm

For more information on these classes, please contact Duayne Wincell at 507-413-2872 or

Request Dancing: After Int'l & Beg. Int'l Folk Dance sessions, join us at 9pm for Request Dancing at no extra cost and practice your new skills along side other dancers!
Fridays, 9-11:30pm
Admission is $8 / $6 members/ $5 students (w/ student ID)
FREE admission to kids ages 13 & under (must be supervised by an adult)

Dancers can choose dances taught both recently, or any time since the beginning of Tapestry, since they are alphabetically listed in a notebook available to dancers - so what gets requested is a mix of old and new. There are dances from every continent, and the most-requested dances are from eastern European countries like Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Greece. We also do Israeli dances, and couple dances from (western) Europe and the Americas - but you don't need to bring a partner.

Scottish Highland Dancers

10am - 12pm

Following its popularity at the Call of the Loon weekend, join us before the Contra dance on selected Saturdays in October and November from 6:30-7:30pm for an introductory workshop to the Hambo. The Hambo is a 3-count dance that originated in Sweden. It is a popular dance during the break at contra dances and at Nordic dances. Instruction will be in the basics of the dance. No experience is necessary.

Teaching will be done to live music. Dance teacher, Steven Petersen, performs with Det Norske Folkedanslaget, the Twin Cities Swedish Folkdancers, and the North Star Nordic Dancers.

$5 admission

English Country Dance: Every Sunday! 
Time: 6-9pm First Sundays with live music,  7-9pm all other Sundays
Cost: $5 with recorded music,  $7 with live music
Beginners are welcome and no partner is necessary.
English Country Dances are co-sponsored by Woven Ring English Country Dance. Dances are taught by Mary Kay Schladwiler and/or George Ehrenberg

The first Sunday of the month includes a live music ensemble and a longer dance (a total of 3 hrs instead of 2 hrs), and a higher admission fee.
Time: 6-9pm
Cost: $7

English Country dances are elegant social dances from the 17th and 18th centuries, danced to Baroque and Early Music.

(Tapestry Rental Partner)

Duayne Wincell classes 

6:30-10:00pm

For more information on these classes, please contact Duayne Wincell at 507-413-2872 or

Bollywood Dance is coming to Tapestry! Join us on Thursday from 7:00-8:30pm for these exciting classes. Bollywood dancing is a stylized freestyle dance form based on moves used in the Indian/Bollywood films. This dance is very energetic yet simple and is primarily modeled on classical and folk dance forms like Bhangra, Raas, Kathak, and Lavani. Also influenced by Western dance styles like hip hop, Bollywood dance is lyrical and attitude/expression oriented. In this class you will learn short choreography of about a minute or two each week (4 dances in a month)!! We will also email a video of the dance and the music, so you can dance anytime you are bored! In short, it's way too much FUN!

Admission price: $8, $6 members, $5 students

Request Dancing: After Int'l & Beg. Int'l Folk Dance sessions, join us at 9pm for Request Dancing at no extra cost and practice your new skills along side other dancers!
Fridays, 9-11:30pm
Admission is $8 / $6 members/ $5 students (w/ student ID)
FREE admission to kids ages 13 & under (must be supervised by an adult)

Dancers can choose dances taught both recently, or any time since the beginning of Tapestry, since they are alphabetically listed in a notebook available to dancers - so what gets requested is a mix of old and new. There are dances from every continent, and the most-requested dances are from eastern European countries like Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Greece. We also do Israeli dances, and couple dances from (western) Europe and the Americas - but you don't need to bring a partner.

Scottish Highland Dancers

10am - 12pm

Following its popularity at the Call of the Loon weekend, join us before the Contra dance on selected Saturdays in October and November from 6:30-7:30pm for an introductory workshop to the Hambo. The Hambo is a 3-count dance that originated in Sweden. It is a popular dance during the break at contra dances and at Nordic dances. Instruction will be in the basics of the dance. No experience is necessary.

Teaching will be done to live music. Dance teacher, Steven Petersen, performs with Det Norske Folkedanslaget, the Twin Cities Swedish Folkdancers, and the North Star Nordic Dancers.

$5 admission

4^th Sunday Waltz Afternoons at Tapestry
           
Dance one of the world’s most popular dances. Learn one of the world’s most accessible couple dances. Move with grace to some astonishingly beautiful music.
Enjoy the subtle but blissful pleasures that the waltz has to offer. Indulge your inner romantic. Embrace both elegance and edginess. Socialize with like-minded people. Eschew Lethargy. Have fun. Get down and dirty … if you must!
 
If any of the above appeal to you then get dressed up (or not) and join us for an afternoon of waltz dancing to some of the best waltz music ever recorded. Additional couples dancing music may also be played for variety.
 
Dates: 4th Sundays of the month
Time of Lesson: Beginning waltz lesson offered from 3:30 to 4:00pm
Time of Dance: 4:00-6:00pm 
Cost: $5

English Country Dance: Every Sunday! 
Time: 6-9pm First Sundays with live music,  7-9pm all other Sundays
Cost: $5 with recorded music,  $7 with live music
Beginners are welcome and no partner is necessary.
English Country Dances are co-sponsored by Woven Ring English Country Dance. Dances are taught by Mary Kay Schladwiler and/or George Ehrenberg

The first Sunday of the month includes a live music ensemble and a longer dance (a total of 3 hrs instead of 2 hrs), and a higher admission fee.
Time: 6-9pm
Cost: $7

English Country dances are elegant social dances from the 17th and 18th centuries, danced to Baroque and Early Music.

(Tapestry Rental Partner)

Duayne Wincell classes 

6:30-10:00pm

For more information on these classes, please contact Duayne Wincell at 507-413-2872 or

Bollywood Dance is coming to Tapestry! Join us on Thursday from 7:00-8:30pm for these exciting classes. Bollywood dancing is a stylized freestyle dance form based on moves used in the Indian/Bollywood films. This dance is very energetic yet simple and is primarily modeled on classical and folk dance forms like Bhangra, Raas, Kathak, and Lavani. Also influenced by Western dance styles like hip hop, Bollywood dance is lyrical and attitude/expression oriented. In this class you will learn short choreography of about a minute or two each week (4 dances in a month)!! We will also email a video of the dance and the music, so you can dance anytime you are bored! In short, it's way too much FUN!

Admission price: $8, $6 members, $5 students

Emily Jarrett Hughes dances for the joy of it.  The passion and rhythm of traditional village dances are the heartbeat of her life. Emily is particularly fond of the simplest of village dances which allow for the deepest enjoyment by the dancers.  She teaches dance as a means for awakening people’s creative power to consciously transform self, community and the world.   Emily has choreographed and performed in both modern and folk dance styles and is a current member of the Armenian Dance Ensemble of Minnesota.

Daytime Dance Admission: $5

1:00-2:30pm

Request Dancing: After Int'l & Beg. Int'l Folk Dance sessions, join us at 9pm for Request Dancing at no extra cost and practice your new skills along side other dancers!
Fridays, 9-11:30pm
Admission is $8 / $6 members/ $5 students (w/ student ID)
FREE admission to kids ages 13 & under (must be supervised by an adult)

Dancers can choose dances taught both recently, or any time since the beginning of Tapestry, since they are alphabetically listed in a notebook available to dancers - so what gets requested is a mix of old and new. There are dances from every continent, and the most-requested dances are from eastern European countries like Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Greece. We also do Israeli dances, and couple dances from (western) Europe and the Americas - but you don't need to bring a partner.