Ashokan Fiddle & Dance Camps

Ashokan Fiddle & Dance Camps
MORE THAN 40 CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES EACH DAY INCLUDING: Lindy and West Coast swing, C&W dances, squares & contras, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, steel guitar, harmony singing, piano, vocal workshops, swing & country band clinics, improvisation, music theory, dance parties, jam sessions, song swaps and more...

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BANDS: Lindy Hop Heaven, The Revelers, Swingology


DANCE

•  Nathan Bugh & Giselle Anguizola - Lindy and swing

•  John Krumm - squares and contras

•  Cindy Overstreet & Steve Ryan - West Coast, Country Western, blues and a taste of Salsa


GUITAR

•  Larry Baione - jazz and swing

•  Chas Justus - western swing

•  Molly Mason - swing basics

•  Blake Miller - beginning guitar

•  Tom Mitchell - jazz, swing and Stephane & Django class


MANDOLIN

•  Daniel Coolick

•  John Krumm

•  Barry Mitterhoff


SINGING

•  Junior Daugherty - country and cowboy songs

•  Dave Davies - swing harmony

•  Laurel Massé - swing harmony and vocal workshops

•  Colin McCaffrey - country and western swing songs


UKE and LAP STEEL

•  Gerald Ross

FIDDLE

•  Paul Anastasio - jazz and swing

•  Daniel Coolick - western swing

•  Junior Daugherty - fiddle classics

•  Jay Ungar - waltzes

•  Kevin Wimmer - jazz, swing and Stephane & Django class


PIANO

•  Peter Davis - hands on swing

•  Vinnie Martucci - jazz and swing piano clinic


IMPROV AND HANDS ON MUSIC THEORY

•  Dave Davies

•  Peter Davis

•  Peter Ecklund


DRUMS & BASS

•  Harry Aceto, Eric Frey and Glenn Fields by appointment

•  Billy Lang - percussion


BAND CLASSES

•  Jug Band - Dave Davies

•  Mando Band - Barry Mitterhoff

•  Mexican music ensemble for all - Paul Anastasio

•  People's Swing Band - Peter Ecklund

•  Stephane & Django Band - Kevin Wimmer and Tom Mitchell

•  Western Swing Orchestra - Revelers



PLUS dances, slow and fast jams, mini-lessons, song swaps and more


We reserve the right to make changes in our staff and offerings. These changes have been extremely rare in the past.


Fiddle & Dance Philosophy

     Our camps are designed to be richly rewarding for complete beginners as well as the experienced dancer or musician. Our programs provide a LEARNING VACATION - that means lots of fun and enjoyment as well as serious classes and workshops. You create your own mix!
     We provide both music and dance classes, so that dancers will have the finest music to dance to and musicians will be inspired by the great dance forms that their music is rooted in. Participants can tailor their own schedule to focus exclusively on vocal or instrumental music, dance or a mix of your own. It's not uncommon to find an experienced dancer taking a beginning music class or an experienced musician learning to dance for the first time.



Call 845-246-2121 or email us for more info.


Last modified: March 27, 2013

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