Fifth Reel Music and Dance
Your source for live music and dance in Grand Junction, Colorado
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Greetings to all our friends. We are sorry to say that our dear partner and terrific clarinetist in Fifth Reel, Mick Wilson, has decided to retire from our organization. He has been an invaluable asset to Fifth Reel and will be sorely missed. Here's wishing you all the best Mick!
Fifth Reel has been playing for traditional dances such as contra dance and English Country Dance, events like Robert Burns celebrations, weddings, parties and St. Patrick's Day celebrations since 1996. The band produced a CD in 1999 under its former name "Blarney Pilgrim."
Consisting of piano, fiddle, bodhran and vocals, Fifth Reel plays a variety of music including Irish, Scottish, Gypsy, Klezmer and Jazz.
Our Next Dance
English Country Dance
Saturday, February 1
7:00 Dancing
or come at
4:00 Jane Austen Fair
Margery Building
523½ Main Street
English Country Dance is a beautiful community dance genre that takes us back more than two centuries. The graceful figures are simple, most are danced at a stately pace, and emphasize the elegance of the times they reflect. The live music, similarly stylish, flows as closely with the dancer's movements today as it did in the country manors and ballrooms of 17th and 18th century England. English Country Dance is easy to learn; a caller coaches the dancers through each dance. Dress for an English Country Dance is fancy, that is, whatever suits your fancy! Many dancers enjoy dressing in Regency (early 1800's English) style, and while it may be admired, it is by no means required. See you there!
Grand Junction Traditional Dance Society
Contra dancing in the Grand Valley of Western Colorado has been in the capable and talented hands of the Grand Junction Traditional Dance Society for twenty-five years. Contra dance has great tradition yet is easy to learn and makes for an invigorating evening.
In recent years we have added English Country Dances and, more recently, International Folk Dances. The response has been overwhelmingly positive and we will continue to offer these new forms of dance to our patrons. As with contra dances, English Country and International Folk dances are both easy to learn and invigorating while offering a new perspective to traditional dance.
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As with other community organizations, none of this could happen without local sponsors who provide funds and refreshments for the dances. By all means, read about them on the Sponsors page.
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Please check our calendar and set aside those dates for your dancing enjoyment!