Details

Note: No online ticket sales this year. We accept cash, credit card, and no-touch payments at the door.

After a two-year hiatus, we are going to have a small, but still fabulous, Thanksgiving event! Please join us for a double dance on Saturday, November 26th at Covenant United Methodist Church. We are lucky and excited to be finally welcoming to Rochester, our 2020 line-up –

  • The Gaslight Tinkers blend of traditional fiddle music with African, Caribbean, Funk, Reggae, and Latin grooves is just the boundless energy we’ll enjoy after our Thanksgiving feast.
  • Alexandra Deis-Lauby’s clear, smooth calling of always fun dance selections.

Stretch your dancing muscles in the afternoon with advanced contras, then dance the night away with regular contras. We’re back!

You will want to check out our COVID safety protocol before you come. Bring proof of vaccination. Masks are available for sale at the door.

Schedule

2:00-5:00 Experienced Dance
5:00-7:30 Dinner Break
7:00-7:30 Beginner Lesson
7:30-10:30 Evening Dance

Price Details

$20 for the Experienced Dance
$20 for the Evening Dance
$35 for both dances
We accept cash or credit at the door.

Caller

Alex Deis-Lauby

A NYC-based folk dancer, caller, teacher, and organizer, Alexandra calls dance weekends, camps, and festivals all over the country. She tours, calling local dances for both contra and English Country Dance. She also calls community, teen, and family dances as well as weddings and parties.

Her clear teaching, smooth voice, and fun dance selection delight dancers coast-to-coast (and once in Paris, France!). Alex is excellent with all levels of dancers whether they just walked in the door or have been dancing since before she was born. She enjoys challenging the brains of experienced dancers and making dance accessible for new folks. She has dances for all the folks!

She mentors new callers, both one-on-one and in workshop form. When she is not calling or dancing, she can be found sword dancing with Half Moon Sword, singing choirs (with the Oratorio Society of New York and Florilegium Chamber Choir), playing the piano, dance organizing, and learning new fiber arts. During the work week, she works with Village West Design, an interior design firm founded by a fellow NYC dancer.

Band

Gaslight Tinkers in Concert

The Gaslight Tinkers

Emerald Rae (Fiddle, Vocals), Jopey Fitzpatrick (Drums), Garrett Fitzpatrick (Bass), Peter Siegel (Oh you know - Guitar, banjo, mando, vocals and stuff)

African, Caribbean, Funk, Reggae, and Latin grooves meet traditional fiddle music. It’s the genre-bending future of the music of the past.

The Gaslight Tinkers’ blend of global rhythms creates a joyously danceable sound around a core of traditional New England old time and celtic fiddle music, merging boundless positive energy with melody and song. Since its formation in 2012 the band has lit up the East Coast, the West Coast, and the Caribbean, headlining clubs, dances, and major festivals.

Playing what The Valley Advocate describes as “Music that consistently fizzes and pops with unexpected textures and turns,” The Gaslight Tinkers’ shows are packed with delightful surprises, elated crowds, and exuberant musicianship. The sound and energy of Emerald, Jopey, Garrett, and Peter are universally irresistible.