“All join hands” Richard Wilson’s dance book

Dance Travel Schedule

2012

7/1-6 BACDS American Dance & Music Week, La Honda, CA (leading couples dance, again!)
5/4-6 May Madness, Clarkdale, AZ
2/23-26 Stellar Days & Nights, Buena Vista, CO
1/13-15 Contra Carnivale, San Luis Obispo, CA

2011

12/27-1/1 Terpsichore’s Dance Holiday, Roanoke, WV
7/3-8 BACDS American Dance & Music Week, La Honda, CA (leading couples dance: waltz hambo) post
5/27-30 FolkMADness music and dance camp, Socorro, NM
5/25-27 Doc Litchman’s squares calling workshop, Albuquerque, NM
5/13-15 May Madness, Prescott, AZ
3/24-27 San Francisco, CA
2/24-27 Stellar Days and Nights, Buena Vista, CO
2/12 Pete’s Greens Barn Benefit Dance, Montpelier, VT

2010

10/29-31 Boo Camp, Jemez, NM
10/8-11 St. Louis, MO
10/1-3 Southeast Dance Leadership Conference, Browns Summit, NC
9/24-26 Youth Dance Weekend, Plymouth, VT
9/17-19 Pickin’ in the Pines, Flagstaff, AZ
9/10-12 Oklahoma City, OK
8/28-9/4 Pinewoods English & American Dance Week, Plymouth, MA
7/3-10 American Dance and Music Week, Mendocino, CA
5/28-31 FolkMADness Music and Dance Camp, Socorro, NM (leading youth waltz)
2/18-21 Stellar Days and Nights, Buena Vista, CO
2/12-14 Dance Flurry, Saratoga Springs, NY

2009

12/26-1/1 Christmas Country Dance School, Berea, KY
12/11-13 Greenfield, MA
10/29-31 Boo Camp, Jemez, NM
9/25-7 Youth Dance Weekend, Plymouth, VT
8/15 Durango, CO
8/1 Glen Ecco, MD

Contra Dances

All contra dances
2003.05.27 The Calamitous Milkcrate Caper, a challenging gender roll-reversal dance
2010.02.18 Catch and Release and Catch, a smooth dance with a Lasso, Poussette, and Zipper
2010.03.03 Two inches off the ground, an all-eyes, (almost) no-hands dance
2010.03.04 Now and Again, an indecent contra with old, current, next, and current neighbors, with many short moves.
2010.07.24 Crepes with Ricotta, lots of balancing waves.
2010.07.25 Raspberry Smoothie, smooth, swinging, then balancing.

Calling

(this will include all the dates I’ve called, as well as future dates)

Some day I’ll be this good.

Teaching

Scandinavian for contra dancers:  Hambo, Schottische and Snoa
Introductory lesson (need to revise to teach with philosophy of getting moving before structure)

Short bio:
Prof Erik Erhardt (NM) understands the subtleties of making dancing satisfying and joyful. In his engaging and entertaining manner, Erik teaches sequences of moves that can be used as is or broken down and combined in many ways. His teaching is encouraging, clear, and detailed. He believes that dancing is not about fancy moves (though, you’ll learn some), but more importantly about connecting with your partner, the music, and the flowing community on the floor.

Long bio:
Prof Erik Erhardt (NM) calls contra and English, instructs couples dance, and organizes dance in New Mexico, traveling widely for dancing and community building. In his engaging and entertaining manner, Erik’s teaching is encouraging, clear, and detailed giving all an opportunity to gain a sense of mastery at each person’s level while having something to gain for everyone. As an active dancer, he understands the subtleties of making dancing satisfying and joyful. He teaches using sequences of moves that can be used as is or broken down and combined in many ways. He reaches everyone by explaining ideas in several ways, by zooming in and out to focus on the details and how they flow together to create a continuous and smooth ensemble, and by connecting with individual dancers to find the details that they need in the moment. He builds on similarities between moves while emphasizing the distinctions and nuances. He believes that dancing is not about fancy moves (though, you’ll learn some), but more importantly about connecting with your partner through timely leading and following, connecting with the music by arranging moves with the musical phrases, and connecting with the flowing community on the floor through awareness.