YDW Archive
We are still working to develop our YDW archive. If you have information or a link to photos or videos of past sessions, send them our way!
2023 ARCHIVE
YDW 2023 was Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2023 at Kinhaven
Performers:
- Amelia Mason and Max Newman – contra dance band
- Liz Nelson – contra dance caller
- McKinley James, Aaron Marcus and Jonathan Werk – English band
- Bridget Whitehead – English caller
- DJ Lapis – techno contra
- Taylor Yeracaris – international dance instructor
2022 ARCHIVE
YDW 2022 was Sept. 16-18, 2022 at Kinhaven
Performers:
- Calluna (Jesse Ball, Eileen O’Grady, Gus Cantieni) – contra dance band
- Melusine (Sarah-Hadley Yakir, Kristen Planeaux, Eleanor Lincoln) – English band
- Caroline Barnes – contra dance caller
- Mae Wilson – English caller
- DJ Lapis – techno contra
- Mo Brachfeld – percussive dance instructor
2021 ARCHIVE
YDW did not happen in 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 ARCHIVE
YDW did not happen in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 ARCHIVE
YDW 2019 was Sep. 27-29, 2019 at Kinhaven
Performers:
- Calluna (Jesse Ball, Eileen O’Grady, Gus Cantieni) – contra dance band
- Dugan Murphy – contra dance caller
- Equinox (McKinley James, Jean Monroe, Eleanor Lincoln) – English band
- Melissa Running – English caller
- DJ Flourish – alternative contra
2018 ARCHIVE
YDW 2018 was Sept. 14-16, 2018 at Kinhaven
Performers:
- Nova (Kathleen Fownes, Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin, Everest Witman) – contra dance band
- The Jig Lords (Brad Battey, Kendall Rogers, and Marnen Laibow-Koser) – English Country Dance band
- Dana Parkinson – contra dance caller
- Louise Siddons – English caller
- Jeremy Carter-Gordon – balfolk dance instructor
- DJ Beats and Tea – techno contra
2017 ARCHIVE
YDW 2017 was Sep. 29-Oct. 1, 2017
Performers:
- Sassafras Stomp (Johanna Davis and Adam Nordell)
- The Ripples (Gabrielle Lanza, Kristen Planeaux, Andrew Taylor, Christopher Wood)
- Maia McCormick – contra dance caller
- Dan Blim – English caller
- DJ Beats and Tea and JAred – techno contra
2016 ARCHIVE
YDW 2016 was Sept. 23-25, 2016 at Kinhaven.
Performers:
- Pete’s Posse (Pete Sutherland, Oliver Scanlon, Tristan Henderson) – playing for contras, English and more
- Turnip the Beet (Kelsey Wells and Jeremy Lekich) – playing for contras and more
- Michael Karcher, contra dance caller
- Miriam Newman, English caller
- Rushfest – techno contra
2015 ARCHIVE
YDW 2015 was Sept. 25-27, 2015 at Kinhaven.
Performers:
- Gallimaufry, playing for contras, English and more
- Tim Ball, Rachel Bell and Julie Vallimont, playing for English, contras and more
- Michael Hamilton, calling contras
- Melissa Running, calling English country dances
- D.R. Shadow, techno contra
2014 ARCHIVE
YDW 2014 was September 26-28, 2014.
Performers:
- Free Raisins (Audrey Knuth, Jeff Kaufman, Amy Engelsberg) – playing for contra, English and couples dancing
- Phoenix (Nora Smith, Corey Walters, Christopher Jacoby) – playing for contra, English and couples dancing
- Rachel Shapiro Wallace – contra dance caller
- Adina Gordon – English caller
- Julie Vallimont and Ed Howe – techno contra
Schedule is here
2013 ARCHIVE
YDW 2013 took place at Kinhaven.
Committee notes: “Music included a theremin solo on Turning by Threes and another epic Softly Good Tummas on Saturday night, using the percussion onstage. That last one may have now become a tradition. Saturday morning we partook in Le Grand Experiment, a social engineering ruleset experiment. For the first time since YDW 2.0, we held an all-camp community chat, The BIG Discussion, on the lawn. This conversation touched on a number of issues, including our individual roles in the dance community (now and in the future), tradition vs. innovation, recruitment, and “What to do with English?” After two years of filling up perhaps a little-too-quickly, we introduced a lottery after soliciting a bunch of feedback from the community. Pay-what-you-can succeeded once more. Our secret emergent theme was Inclusivity, and we traded bead necklaces even though it was a little corny. 2013 also marked the last year for treasurer Julia Nickles, who in 2006 sent out the original survey feelers with Brian Gallagher.”
Performers:
- The Mean Lids (Miriam Larson, Ben Smith, and Matt Turino)
- The Jig Lords (Brad Battey, Kendall Rogers, and Marnen Laibnow-Koser)
- Sarah VanNordstrand – contra dance caller
- Dan Blim – English dance caller
- Phase X (Christopher Jacoby and Ross Harriss) – techno contra
2012 ARCHIVE
YDW 2012 was September 28-30, 2012 at Kinhaven.
Committee notes: “2012 was our fifth year. Once again, our pay-what-you-can pricing model and travel grants were a success, we had another great Money Musk, and we had live music for blues dancing. This was also the last year for founding committee members Ethan Hazzard-Watkins and Rebecca Lay, though they promised they’d still visit us.”
Performers:
- Riptide (Glen Loper, Alden Robinson, Owen Marshall) – playing for contras, English and couples dancing
- The Sail Away Ladies (Ari Friedman, Mia Friedman, Eden McAdam Somer) – playing for contras, English and couples dancing
- Mary Wesley – calling contras and singing squares
- Miriam Newman – calling English
- DJ Improper – techno contra
Schedule is here
2011 ARCHIVE
YDW 2011 took place September 16-18, 2011. This was the first year YDW happened at Kinhaven Music School in Weston, VT.
Committee notes: “In 2011, we had a few new things. Two new committee members, a revitalized mission statement, tabletop discussion topics (techno contra, gender-free dancing, and ‘apple vs. orange: compare!’). Officially-organized techno contras on Friday night. A more open late-night schedule on Saturday. A new travel grant program to help folks come from further afield. We also had a new location, when damage to the area around Farm and Wilderness (from Hurricane Irene) meant we needed to relocate to the Kinhaven Music School in nearby Weston, VT. There was lots of jamming and other fun, thanks in part to a phenomenal staff.
Performers:
- Andrew and Noah VanNordstrand playing for contras, English and couples dancing
- Aaron Marcus playing for contras, English and couples dancing
- Anadama playing for contra, English and couples dancing
- Maggie Jo Saylor calling contras
- Rebecca Lay calling English and Money Musk
- Double Apex (Julie Vallimont and Brendan Carey Block) – live techno contra set
Schedule is here.
Poster: Archive of the 2011 poster.
2010 ARCHIVE
YDW 2010 took place at Timberlake Camp at Farm and Wilderness. Committee notes: “In 2010, we were lucky to have simply gorgeous weather, along with fantastic music…. This year we held our first Community Master Class! People signed up to call or play for a dance, and then got feedback from staff musicians and callers. Dancers, led by Jesse “Hot Pants” Edgerton, worked on specific dance-floor issues, such as dancing in a crowded hall, and switching gender-roles, among many others. Ranger Stan was on vigilant dust patrol once again, and his efforts yielded a splendidly clean dance floor. We ate some of the best dance-weekend food ever, and danced Money Musk for the third year in a row. It was excellent!”
Performers:
- Crowfoot (Jaige Trudel, Adam Broome and Nicholas Williams) – playing for contras and English
- Nor’easter – playing for contras and English
- Ethan Hazzard-Watkins and Karina Wilson – playing for English
- Jesse Edgerton – contra caller
- Joanna Reiner – English caller
2009 ARCHIVE
YDW 2009 was held at Timberlake Camp at Farm and Wilderness. It was slightly sunnier than the year before, but much colder – temperatures were below freezing on both nights, but everyone kept warm by dancing. Ranger Stan Fowler was our official Dust Patrol, and our lungs were extremely thankful for his hard work. We built upon 2008’s Bread and Butter with a “Toast and Jam” activity where we asked participants to organize themselves into groups of people from the same geographical regions so that they could discuss issues specific to their home communities.
Performers:
- Magic Foot (Brendan Taaffe, Colin Linday, Christian Stevens, Stefan Amidon), playing for contra dances
- Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Anna Patton and Chloe Maher playing English
- Rebecca Lay, calling contra
- Wendy Graham, calling contra
- Josh Van Vliet, Swing and Blues dancing
2008 ARCHIVE
Committee notes: “The first YDW was held in 2008 at Timberlake Camp at beautiful Farm and Wilderness near Plymouth, Vermont. It rained for nearly the whole weekend! Still, we managed to have an excellent time dancing. The dance hall was extremely dusty! The committee then vowed to conquer dust in future years, using all methods available. The heart of the weekend was the ”Bread and Butter” session, held midday on Saturday, which provided participants the opportunity to voice their thoughts, concerns and solutions related to issues of youth involvement in traditional dance.”
Performers:
- Elixir
- Nils Fredland, dance caller
- Sam Weiler, English caller
- Naomi Morse, fiddle and shape-note singing