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| 10/5/12 |
Greenfield Contra Dance |
Greenfield, MA |
| Hot contras to the music of The Moving Violations | ||
| 10/6/12 | Strafford Ball | Strafford, VT |
| English Ball featuring Bare Necessities | ||
| 10/12 - 10/14/12 | BACDS Fall Frolick Weekend | Aptos, CA |
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Delightful mix of English, Contra, and Display dancing, in a Redwood Forest ! |
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| 11/2 - 11/4/12 | Fairfield Dance Weekend | Fairfield, IA |
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English Dance delights,with music byBare Necessities |
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| 11/17/12 | Techno Contra at Swingin' Tern | Chatham, NJ |
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Wild and Amazing Contras to Wild and Amazing Techno Music by Phase X |
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| 11/24/12 | Contracopia | Philadelphia, PA |
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9 Great Hours of Dancing, with 3 awesome bands and callers ! |
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| 1/1/13 | New Year's Contra Dance | Arden, DE |
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Hot contras with Mat Clark and Dave Wiesler |
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| 1/17/13 | Glenside Contra | Glenside, PA |
| Coordinating local callers - music by SPUDS | ||
| 1/29 - 2/5/13 | Tropical Dance Vacation | St Croix, USVI |
| with Joanna Reiner and Bare Necessities | ||
| 2/17/13 |
Third
Saturday Contra |
Glenside,
PA |
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High-energy contras with music by
Pieces of Eight |
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| 2/23/13 |
February Fling | Princeton, NJ |
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All Day Skilled English Dance, with Hold the Mustard |
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| 3/3/13 | Perpetual e-Motion Contra | Plumsteadville, PA |
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High-energy contras to the exhilarating music of Perpetual e-Motion |
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| 3/16/13 | Contra Medley Marathon | Philadelphia, PA |
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Non-stop Dancing with many bands and callers |
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| 3/22/13 | CDNY Special Advanced English Dance | New York, NY |
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Music by the Flying Romanos |
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| 4/12/13 | Glen Echo Contra Dance | Glen Echo, MD |
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Hot contra dancing to the fabulous Glen Echo Open Band |
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| 4/13/13 | Dover Ball | Dover, DE |
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Lovely Ball in elegant hall with Marty Taylor, Elke Baker, and Dave Wiesler |
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| 4/19 - 4/21/13 | NEFFA ! | Mansfield, MA |
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Fabulous Weekend of Music and Dance - a Cast of Thousands |
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| 6/14 - 6/16/13 | Swing into Summer - Pinewoods First Weekend | Plymouth, MA |
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Pinewoods Camp - Heaven on Earth ! Delightful Contra, English, Display Dancing and More, with many fine callers and musicians |
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| 8/10 -8/17/13 |
English-American Week at
Pinewoods |
Plymouth, MA |
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Pinewoods Camp - Heaven on Earth ! A Full Week of Fabulous Contra & English dancing, Singing, and more, with many fine teachers and musicians |
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| 8/18 - 8/25/13 |
BACDS Hey Days |
Sonoma, CA |
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California's superb week of English Country and Display Dancing ! Many fine callers and musicians. |
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| 10/5/13 | Strafford Ball | Strafford, VT |
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Delightful English Ball in a gorgeous hall ! Details TBA. |
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Scott Higgs began dancing in college, and started teaching soon thereafter (when the knowledgeable dancers graduated !). For 25 years he has traveled the country (25 states and 6 foreign countries) calling for contras and English country dances. Dancers characterize Scott's contras as "high-energy" and "swingy." His English dance programs span the spectrum from exuberant to elegant.
Scott has composed dozens of dances, and served as President of the Germantown Country Dancers. His first booklet of dance compositions, Early One Morning, appeared in the last century (!). Dances from that collection have been performed across the U.S. and Europe, and reprinted in anthologies in the U.S. and the U.K. In recent years, Scott has led weeklong workshops at Pinewoods, Buffalo Gap, Mendocino, Ashokan, and Mainewoods Camps. From 2004-2006, CDSS hired Scott to design and lead special intensive courses for English Dance Leaders. In 2007 and 2008, Scott was Program Director for English American Week at Pinewoods. Scott's latest enthusiasm: Renegade Morris, now entering its sixth season of high-energy dancing.
Recently, for a change of pace, Scott is taking a break from organizing weeks for CDSS, and has joined the National Board of Directors -- it's a very different perspective !
Scott's leading has been featured at many week-long workshops.
Pinewoods Camp (featured at one or more sessions almost every year)
English Dance Week
American Dance Week
English/American Dance Week
Campers Week
Early Music Week
English/Scottish Session
Family Week
Mendocino Woodlands Camp American Dance Week & English Dance Week
Augusta Heritage Center Dance Week
Buffalo Gap Camp English/American Dance Week
Ashokan Fiddle & Dance Camp Northern Week
Tropical Dance Vacation English Dance Week on St. Croix
Lady of the Lake Music and Dance Week
Mainewoods Folk Dance Camp (Week #1 of the season)
Berea College Christmas Country Dance School
Step Stately Tour - Leading English and contra dances on a tour of England
Special Weekends and Festivals - (Just a Sampling):
Dance Flurry (Albany, NY)
BACDS Spring & Fall Dance Weekends (La Honda, CA)
Pigtown Fling (Cincinnati, OH)
Bayou Bedlam (Houston, TX)
Spring Dance Weekend (Antwerp, Belgium)
Labor Day Dance Away (Julian, CA)
AACTMAD Dance Weekend (Ann Arbor, MI)
Champlain Valley Festival (Burlington, VT)
Pinewoods 4th of July Weekend (Plymouth, MA)
Cascadia English Dance Weekend (Seattle, WA)
American Buffalo Weekend (Buffalo Gap, WV)
Suttle Lake Dance Weekend (Portland, OR)
Pinewoods Labor Day Weekend (Plymouth, MA)
NEFFA (Natick, MA)
Victoria's Revenge (Cape May, NJ)
John Campbell Folk School (Brasstown, NC)
Ralph Page Memorial Weekend (Durham, NH)
Head for the Hills (Hudson Guild, NJ)
Heritage Dance Festival (Plymouth Meeting, PA)
Alpine Country Dance Weekend (Hopewell Junction, NY)
Ski/Dance Weekend (Laurel Highlands, PA)
. . . and too many more to list . . .
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Over the last five years, Scott has led several weeklong workshops on dance leadership. In addition to feedback and practice in teaching and calling, participants explored a wide range of issues including: How to develop dance programs; How to teach more than the geography of a dance; and How to integrate rich learning with delightful fun. In 2004, 05, and 06 Scott led intensive (pre-registered group, 2+ hours per day)leaders seminars as part of CDSS's summer progams at Pinewoods Camp. .
Scott has also kept busy as a program director for CDSS, organizing Dance Weeks at Buffalo Gap and Pinewoods. These programs draw up to 140 dancers and musicians, who savor magical music and dance in a beautiful setting. Click below for information about this summer's weeks at Pinewoods, and many more great CDSS-sponsored programs !
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Scott earns his daily bread as a freelance computer consultant. Internet research, database support, writing, and editing for a variety of clients keep him busy. Some of Scott's favorite projects have been in-depth reviews of software, published in Software Digest, PC Digest, and BYTE magazines. Although he strongly prefers to work on projects at home (11pm - 3am are his most productive hours), Scott occasionally travels to an office for special projects, as in 1992, when he spent a year in Paris helping to establish one of Europe's first independent computer test laboratories.
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AADS - Dancing in Europe (via Belgium)
Flowers and Decorations by Leslie Talon
Simply Massage Vermont - Jody Higgs
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Document Last Updated: Autumn 2012
URL: http://www.scotthiggs.com