From: uunet!rnd.stern.nyu.edu!dharris%uunet.UU.NET@HARVUNXW.BITNET (Drew Harris)
Newsgroups: rec.folk-dancing
Subject: (none)
Date: 7 Apr 92 23:01:47 GMT

To: bg@beartrack.com
Subject: Memorial Day
Message-Id: <CMM.0.90.2.702322476.dharris@rnd.stern.nyu.edu>
 
                          MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
                                   at
                             BUFFALO GAP CAMP
                    Buffalo Gap, WV.  May 22-25, 1992
 
         Come join the party of the year! And a good cause, too.
 
This will be a special, one-time benefit weekend for capital improvements
at BGCCA, with something for everyone as we strengthen and celebrate our
diverse community. An impressive array of teachers, musicians, and leaders
have volunteered their time and energy to make this weekend a big success.
These include (so far, as word gets out more are signing on):
 
                                        Dance Instructors
                Andor Czompo                    Steve Kotansky
                Hungarian                       Balkan
 
                Jerry Helt                      Michael Ginsberg
                American Squares                Balkan
 
                              Live music by
Zlatne Uste, Bruce Sagan, Loretta Kelly, and the Buffalo Gap Band playing
their tremendous variety of tamburitsa, bitov, and calgia style music.
Plus exciting, special guest bands - we expect a Cajun, Country Western,
and American-Contra band each to make an appearance.
 
                             Recorded Music
Guest DJs will play your favorite dances through out the weekend under the
coordination of Sam and Sarah Stulberg.
 
                            Other Highlights
Food by Janet Diamond. Late night Kafana. Parallel live and recorded music
parties on Saturday. Organized jam sessions with camp bands. All the fun
and community you've come to equate with Memorial Day at Buffalo Gap.
 
NEW! NEW! NEW!
 
Music Events
Bring your instruments and voices! Organized jam sessions with camp bands.
Donilo leading sessions on rhythm, chords, and harmony. An all-instrument,
golden favorites band. Singing sessions. Opportunities for campers to play
at dance parties.
 
Kafana
Based on the wildly successful model of the Balkan Music and Dance Camp,
we will operate a late night, balkan-style tent cafe featuring acoustic
music and selling mixed grill, turkish coffee, and bar drinks.
 
Children
Children are welcome at camp. However, parents should be aware of the
adult nature of camp (optional nude swimming and sauna, wine with dinner,
drinking at parties, late night parties). Activities and some supervision
for children will be available.
 
Freedom of Choice
During the days we will offer parallel dance classes. At least Saturday
night, we will operate parallel dance parties - one with mostly recorded
music and one with live music. Pick what turns you on!
 
Volunteers
To raise more money for the camp and to foster participation, we will ask
a half hour or so from each camper for jobs like serving food, cleaning
up, and party preparations.
 
STICKING WITH TRADITION
 
We will not diverge from tradition when tradition has served us well.
 
Food
Janet Diamond is doing the food. Enough said? We will also make canned and
bottled beverages available for a nominal charge.
 
Classes
We will have traditional teaching sessions. Each teacher will have a
minimum of 3 full-length classes; time enough to sink our teeth into the
material from these experts.
 
Suggestion, Comments, Criticisms, Questions
You can make this camp more your own by making suggestions before camp to
those listed below. You can make your camp a success by participating in
implementing your suggestions at camp.
 
DETAILS
Costs:
Adults (15 and older) - $175 if registration postmarked by May 3, $195
after that.
Children 3-14 - $115, no late penalty.
Children under 3 - $50 no late penalty.
 
We have several scholarship positions available, mostly for cook staff.
The charge for scholarship staff is $50. We expect these to go quickly so
please let us know immediately, by letter, if you are interested in a
scholarship. Include your home and day-time phone number, and two
references when applying.
 
Registration is limited by space - first come, first serve. We expect the
camp to sell out, so please register early. Please indicate if you'll be
staying in a tent or if you have a preference about who you want to room
with (no guarantees, we'll do the best we can.)
 
To register send name(s), ages (if children), accommodation preferences
and a check payable to BGCCA, P.O. Box 11244, Silver Springs, MD 20913-
1244
 
For questions or suggestions about camp, contact Drew Harris - (718) 768-
0229, (718) 768-0303 (FAX), dharris@RND.NYU.EDU (E-mail), 288 5th Avenue
Apt 4F, Brooklyn, NY 11215 or (304) 856-3309 at camp (May 20-25).
For questions about registration, contact Molly Forman (301) 270-4566.
Leaders who want to DJ, contact Sam Stulberg (703) 527-8998.
Musicians interested in playing at parties - Donilo Yanich (302) 453-1945.
 
Please feel free to forward this to any and all who might be interested.
Printed flyers are on their way.
Thank you for your participation and cooperation,
Drew Harris - Camp Director
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