Date: April 23rd 2012

"Starry nights... great music and dance!... brilliant dance hall decorations... excellent late night snacks... a magical weekend... perfect... seriously, kudos to all... so many choices between this wonderful activity and that wonderful activity."

You're getting this email because you've been to at least one FootFall, and we thought you'd like to know that registration for the sixth annual FootFall Dance Weekend is now open!

Come to Timber Ridge Camp the weekend after Labor Day, September 7-9, 2012, and dance to Will Mentor and Beth Molaro calling contras and squares to the Latter Day Lizards, Atlantic Crossing, and London Porter. Gaye Fifer and Wayne Albright will teach waltz, Ted Hodapp and Lynn Baumeister will offer workshops in French mazurka and hambo, and Melissa Running will not only teach English Country dance workshops, but will call an early evening English Country Dance on Saturday night. All of this with sound by the "Sound Guy" - Jamie Platt. And, of course, there's more - singing on Saturday and Sunday mornings; a fossil dig; a Cajun dance workshop; a juggling workshop; a late-night post-dance swim (complete with glow-necklaces), and this year, if we can borrow the equipment, a group fencing class (really). The tentative schedule will be posted on the website soon, as will the menu.

The 2012 color is blue, so if you've always wanted a beautiful blue button or coffee mug - this is your year! Of course if you wish, you can bring your 2007 (orange), 2008 (red), 2009 (green), 2010 (purple), or 2011 (yellow) mug with you.

Our per-person cost which we pay to the camp has risen slightly, so this year the price per person for the weekend - that includes six meals and two late night snacks, a comfortable place to stay, and fabulous dance and workshops (usually three to choose from ) - is $230 for age 26 and up, or $175 for ages 14-25. If you are interested in working as a FootFellow - either helping in the dining hall or as a sweeper, please email us and let us know. FootFellows age 26 and up pay only $130. Because we have sold enough posters (The Periodic Table of Contra - take a look at the website) that we can allocate an additional $45 discount for each young dancer who would also like to help, FootFellows age 14-25 will pay only $85! Please note that our FootFellow slots tend to fill very quickly. If you'd like to participate, let us know soon.

Last year we filled every slot, and closed registration three weeks early - which meant that a few people who waited too late didn't get in. If you have a favorite cabin (and many of you do), you should know that cabin assignments are based on when you sign up. The earlier you sign up, the more likely you are to get your first choice. Just sayin'....

If you would like more information, please go to our website http://footfalldance.com . You can register and pay (through PayPal) online. If you would like us to mail you a brochure, please email us and give us a snail-mail address, or look for our brochures at your local dance.

We hope you will join us this September!

     The FootFall Committee
      Jerry and April Blum, Mike Fallon, Jean McAulay, Aimee Steussy, 
      Will Strang, David Wagner, and Betty Wells