(Due to COVID-19 we are unable to host this year. We'll get it going again next year, though! So sorry...)
– Square Dance starts at 8pm with Kristen Harris & The Borger Wiggle! Susan Michaels will call hot squares and teach everything from scratch! No experience, special clothes or partner needed, but friends are fun! Mud City square dances are a safe place for everyone - all ages and gender expressions welcome. Sunday May 10th from 10:00pm-12:00pm – $7 suggested donation at the farm. – $5 suggested donation at the door.
| Featured performers for 2020 include: Kristen Harris & The Borger Wiggle from South Carolina! Kristen Harris is a multi-genre
fiddler from Columbia, South Carolina. She is classically trained on violin,
holds both bachelors and masters degrees in music education, and is also
trained and registered as a teacher in the Suzuki method. Kristen began to play
old time fiddle when attending fiddlers’ conventions when she was in high
school, and became a true addict when living in Eugene, OR as a college
student, and learned from the fantastic oldtime community there and around the
Pacific NW. Since then, she has become an accomplished old time fiddler, and is
a two-time South Carolina State Fiddling Champion (2013 and 2019). Kristen
performs regularly in the Southeast with a multitude of bands, and has toured
across the United States and the UK with various performing groups. She also
specializes in gypsy jazz and swing. ...and calling by Susan Michaels from Vashon Island, WA Susan Michaels has been leading family-friendly community square dances for more than 25 years. Susan has performed all over the United States and Canada at festivals, dance camps, family camps and community dances. She has also led corporate team-building events using dance as a bridge to better communication, respect and empathy in the workplace. Susan has been an artist-in-residence teaching traditional dance to grades K-12 in public and private schools in California, Washington, Alaska and North Carolina. Susan has led Ford Theatres JAM Sessions both on site and in the Cities of Santa Clarita and San Fernando since 2013. Susan Michaels believes it is her calling to teach the world how to hold hands in a circle and move to music. Susan's goal at every community dance is to encourage fun, courtesy and joy. Her square dance calling style is inclusive, welcoming and each dance is taught and prompted to the level of those involved. There is never anyone with two left feet when Susan is leading a dance! Susan draws from the rich heritage of traditional North American barn dancing including, squares, circles, mixers and folk dance. |