The 2024 schedule is still in progress, but here is last year’s schedule which will likely look very similar!

YDW 2023 Schedule:

FRIDAY  

Arrival & Check-In  

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM 

Please be prepared to show a negative rapid test to a Committee member after arrival on site

Sound Check (staff only)  

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Dinner  

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Welcome Dance  

8:00 PM – 11:30 PM

Contra & English 

Liz Nelson with Anadama 

Bridget Whitehead with McKinley, Sarah & Aaron

SNACKitude!  

11:30 PM – midnight

Techno Contra 

Midnight onward  

DJ Lapis 

SATURDAY  

Breakfast  

8:30AM – 9:30AM

English Country Dancing  

9:30AM – 10:45AM  

Bridget Whitehead with McKinley, Sarah & Aaron

Advanced Contras  

11AM – 12:15PM  

Liz Nelson with Anadama 

Lunch  

12:30PM – 1:30 PM

Shape Note Singing – Camper Led  

Camper-led Activities 

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM  

Campers  

House Band and Callers  

3:00 PM – 4:30PM  

Campers 

Community Conversation

4:45PM – 5:45PM

Campers and staff

Dinner and rapid-testing

6:15PM – 7:15PM

Please present your negative test to a Committee member to be checked off the list.

Evening Dance

7:30- 11:45

Contras & English & CHARTS AND GRAPHS and a fusion dance workshop with Monya Relles

Liz Nelson with Anadama 

Bridget Whitehead with McKinley, Sarah & Aaron

SNACKitude 2

11:45-midnight

Midnight and straight on til morning (or not)

Fusion dancing, singing, hanging, jamming, wherever or whenever

SUNDAY  

Breakfast  

8:30AM – 9:30AM

Morning Waltzin’  

10:00AM – 11:00AM  

Anadama

International dance workshop 

11:00AM – 12:00PM  

Taylor Yeracaris 

Lunch  

12:00PM – 1:00PM

Farewell Dance 

1:15PM – 3:00PM  

Liz Nelson with Anadama 

Bridget Whitehead with McKinley, Sarah & Aaron 

Cleaning and goodbyes

After 3:00 PM

Pack your bags, sweep out your cabin.

We love you, but you absolutely gotta leave by 4:15PM. See you next year!