| YEAR | Bands | Callers | Workshop leaders (other than regular band and callers) |
| 2019 12/6-12/8 |
Elixir Brian Bender Audry Knuth Owen Morrison Anna Patton Jesse Readlynn Wild Rumpus |
Bob Isaacs
Frank Buschelmann |
Gaye Fifer (waltz) Bill Fanning (yoga) Amy Ross (swing) Sarah Pinkham (singing) Rebecca McCallum (musicians’ jam) |
| 2018 11/30-12/2 |
Great Bear Andrew VanNorstrand Noah VanNorstrand Kim Yerton Chris Miller Rebecca Bosworth-Clemens Dana Billings Wizard Walk |
Seth Tepfer
Darlene Underwood |
Gaye Fifer (waltz) Wayne Albright (waltz) Bill Fanning (yoga) Amy Ross (salsa) Warren Doyle (flatfoot + clogging) Terry Doyle (flatfoot + clogging) Sarah Pinkham (singing) Rebecca McCallum (musician jam, calling for squares workshop) |
| 2017 12/1-12/3 |
Buddy System (Noah Van Norstrand, Julie Valliemont) Baba Yaga’s Stew |
Will Mentor
Beth Molaro |
Gaye Fifer (waltz) Wayne Albright (waltz) Gabrielle Lanza (yoga) Viktor Lillard (swing) Reyna Lusson (swing) Margaret Goodman (twirls) Sharron Coplin (Irish set dancing) Rebecca McCallum (Irish set, Twirls) Jeff Gordon (Rise up Singing) |
| 2016 12/2-12/4 |
String Rays The Ripples |
Cis Hinkle Frank Buschelmann |
Carlos Rubio (salsa) Gaye Fifer (waltz) Wayne Albright (waltz) Leslie Scott (Balkan dance) Rebecca McCallum (musician’s jam) |
| 2015 12/4-12/6 |
Mean Lids (Miriam Larson, Matt Turino, Ben Smith) (Ben as D.R. Shadow) Coffee Zombies (Tom Cunningham, Dianna Davis, Bob Douglas) |
Diane Silver Maggie Jo Saylor |
Frank Buschelmann (electro contra) Deborah Colon (hambo) Jeff Gordon (singing) Margaret Quamme (tai chi) Gaye Fifer (waltz) Wayne Albright (waltz) Dan Miles (blues) |
| 2014 12/5-12/7 |
Great Bear (Andrew VanNorstrand, Noah VanNorstrand, Kim Yerton, Dana Billings, Chris Miller) The Ripples (Gabbi Lanza, Kristen Planeaux, Matt Willman, Christopher Wood) |
Gaye Fifer Susan McElroy-Marcus |
Rebecca McCallum (musician’s jam) Cameron Lloyd (blues) |
| 2013 12/6-12/8 |
Elixir (Nils Fredland, Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Jesse Readlynn, Anna Patton, Owen Morrison) Gallimaufry (Ness Smith-Savedoff, Brian Lindsay, Donal Sheets, Arthur Davis, Alex Sturbaum) |
Nils Fredland Michael Hamilton
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Dave Gregory (yoga) Rebecca McCallum (musician’s jam) |
| 2012 11/30-12/2 |
Skytones (Roger Gold, Mara Shea, Laura Lengnick, Paul Moore) Coffee Zombies (Tom Cunningham, Dianna Davis, Bob Douglas) |
Susan Kevra Ron Buchanan |
Dan & Kerri VanTreese (yoga) Rebecca McCallum (musician’s jam) Jeff Gordon (Rise up Singing) Lauren Peckman (twirls and turns) |
| 2011 12/2-12/4 |
Giant Robot Dance (Andrew & Noah VanNorstrand, Andrew & Aaron Marcus, MIchael & Alex Ferguson) Pigtown Alley (Bob & Deb Frankenhoff, Pam & Fred Stoll) |
Charley Harvey Gaye Fifer |
Dan & Kerri VanTreese (yoga) Shannon Varner and Mark Calkins (Balboa) Cary Ravitz (caller’s workshop) Rebecca McCallum (musician’s jam) Paul Anderegg (flatfoot) Jeff Gordon (Rise up Singing) |
| 2010 12/3-12/5 |
Notorious (Larry Unger, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Sam Bartlett, Mark “Pokey” Hellenberg – Sunday only) Ti’Acadie (Pam Weeks, Bill Olson, Jim Joseph) |
Cis Hinkle Bill Olson |
Gaye Fifer (waltz) Wayne Albright (waltz) Beth Jordan & Betsy Stando-Bicsak (relaxation) Suz Cleaver (Zydeco) Rebecca McCallum (musician’s jam) |
| 2009 12/4-12/6 |
Airdance (Rodney Miller, Elvie Miller, Owen Morrison, Mark “Pokey” Hellenberg) Hot Club of Derbytown (Tom Cunningham, Blue “Bleu” Murphy, Jim “Django” Webb) |
Seth Tepher Kate Power |
Shannon Varner and Mark Calkins (Lindy, Swing II) Sue Wartell, Leslie Scott, Gretchen Kumlien (English Country) Rebecca McCallum (musician’s jam) Jeff Gordon (Rise up Singing) Beth Jordan (Relaxation) |
| 2008 12/5-12/7 |
Great Bear Trio (Kim Yerton, Andrew & Noah VanNorstrand) Timbre Wolves (Carl Yaffey, John Shermon, Sid Omasta, Jim DeGrand, Chas Williams, Andy Verhoff, Pam Spence) |
Joseph Pimentel Gaye Fifer |
Scalar Scalawags (Dave Sebolt, Mark Hillegonds, Neil & Elizabeth Epstein) Sarah Ziegler (calling) Eric Conrad (Hot Chestnuts) Jan Pettibone (Israeli) Leslie Scott, Gretchen Kumlien, Steve Wolfe (English Country) Wayne Albright (waltz) Fred Todt (Rounds Singing) Rebecca McCallum (musician’s jam) Beth Jordan (Relaxation) Changeling (Deborah & Karl Colon) |
| 2007 11/30-12/2 |
Crowfoot (Nicholas Williams, Jaige Trudel, Adam Broome) Twas Brillig and the Mazel-Toves (Dan Peisach; not sure which other band members played) |
Nils Fredland Kate Power |
Eric Conrad (Eric’s contras) Gaye Fifer (waltz) Wayne Albright (waltz) Dave Sebolt, Neil & Elizabeth (Dutch Crossing) Shannon Varner and Mark Calkins (Swing) Suz Cleaver (zydeco) Pigtown Alley (waltzes) Jan Pettibone (Israeli couples dances) |
| 2006 12/1-12/3 |
Hotpoint (Mark and Hilarie Burhans, Marlene Shostak, Mark Hellenberg, Nick Weiland) Changeling (Deborah and Karl Colon)
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Diane Silver Kathy Anderson |
Eric Conrad, Timbre Wolves & friends (contras) Rebecca McCallum (clogging) Jan Pettibone & friends (Israeli dance) Catherine Kohn, Leslie Scott, Gretchen Kumlien (English Country) Kate Power (bouree) Continental Drift (bouree) Everett McKee (waltz) |
| 2005 12/2-12/4 |
Lift Ticket (Seth Houston, Rex Blazer, CW Abbot, Mark “Pokey” Hellenberg) Changeling (Deborah and Karl Colon) |
Lisa Greenleaf Carol Ormond |
Kathy Anderson Eric Conrad Jim DeGrand & Friends Catherine Kohn, Leslie Scott, Gretchen Kumlien Jim Keenan, Marian, Sandy Everett McKee |
| 2004 12/3-12/5 |
Rodney Miller and the Winter WarmUps (Rodney Miller, Marko Packard, Bruce Rosen, Corey DiMario) Changeling (Deborah and Karl Colon) |
Rick Mohr Carol Ormand Joseph Pimentel Eric Conrad |
Charley Harvey Gaye Fifer & Wayne Albright Jim Keenan Everett McKee |
| 2003 12/5-12/7 |
Flapjack (Kay Taylor, Jay Edmunds, Changeling (Deborah and Karl Colon) |
John Krumm Carol Ormond Joseph Pimentel |
Gaye Fifer Fred Todt Leslie Scott Eric Conrad Jim DeGrand & Friends |
| 2002 12/6-12/8 |
Domino (Sabin Jacque, Rachel Aucoin, Richard Forest ) Hotpoint (Mark and Hilarie Burhans, Marlene Shostak, Mark Hellenberg, Nick Weiland) |
Cis Hinkle Carol Ormand Joseph Pimentel Eric Conrad |
Pickle Liquor String Band Changeling ((Deborah and Karl Colon) Leslie Scott & Gretchen Kumlien Richard Forest Sabin Jacques Fred Todt Gaye Fifer & Wayne Albright Lisa Ornstein Martine Billette Harry Khamis |
| 2001 11/30-12/2 |
Groovemongers (C. W. Abbott, Jane Knoeck, Rebecca McCallum, Hotpoint (Mark and Hilarie Burhans, Marlene Shostak, Mark Hellenberg, Nick Weiland) Changeling (Deborah and Karl Colon) |
Beth Molero Kathy Anderson Joseph Pimentel
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Eric Conrad & Freefall Harry Khamis, Leslie Scott & Mixed Bag Larry Frimerman & Kathryn Epp Fred Todt Pit Bull String Band Carole Wallencheck Teilhard Scott Roberts |
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