Specialist in English "West Gallery" music and English & American dance music; also Medieval, Renaissance, and Early American music.

Member of: Ad-Hoc Waltz & Quadrille Band, Calliope, NEFFA Sit-In Symphony, Norumbega Harmony (also group contact), Roaring Jelly, Roaring Jelly (on Dynamite), Square Roots, Two Cousins, The West Gallery Quire (also group contact)
Contact:
ERASETHISmelismata AT hotmail DOT com
+1-978-373-5852, 978-387-2192 (cell)
218 Broadway
Haverhill MA 01832
Appeared at NEFFA 2024:
Smooth and Crunchy ContrasDS Friday April 19, 7:00pm to 7:50pm, [Show on Grid]
A mix of elegant and rowdy contra dances.
Couple Sequence DancesDB Saturday April 20, 12:00noon to 12:50pm, [Show on Grid]
Choreographed couple dances from different traditions, pretty, lively, fun.
West Gallery MusicGS Saturday April 20, 1:30pm to 2:20pm, [Show on Grid]
Sing and play music from rural English churches, from the time of Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen, and King George III. For all voices and melodic instruments.
Sacred Harp SingingGS Saturday April 20, 5:00pm to 5:50pm, [Show on Grid]
Join us for shape-note singing from the Sacred Harp, in the traditional "hollow square."
Ragtime FoxtrotTB Sunday April 21, 10:00am to 10:50am, [Show on Grid]
Super-easy couple dancing! The original foxtrot of the 1910s before it became a standardized ballroom dance. Lively and fun!
Tribute to Tony ParkesDS Sunday April 21, 11:00am to 12:20pm, [Show on Grid]
A happy celebration of the iconic contra and square dance caller, Tony Parkes. We will dance and enjoy material Tony wrote or made popular, all to fabulous music.
Gallopade! (Lively Set Dances)TS Sunday April 21, 1:30pm to 2:20pm, [Show on Grid]
Nineteenth century aerobics! French and English country dances and squares featuring GALLOPING! Guaranteed to leave you breathless! Basic couple dance experience will be helpful.

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