Dawn Dance Weekend - Staff

In addition to our fantastic regional talent we are delighted to have the following headliners:

KGB No security clearances are required to enjoy Seattle's KGB . With fiddle, mandolin, guitar and piano, KGB creates subversive music, lulling the unwary with traditional New England contradance tunes, then jumping off into Balkan modalities, tango riffs and bluesy jigs. Claude slides from growling grooves to impossible high notes on the fiddle. Dave creates percussive energy and dazzling riffs on anything with strings. Julie explores the emotional range of the keyboard from majestic to down and dirty.

Debbie Jackson is a versatile pianist, singer and event organizer who has been playing regularly for contra and English Country dancing for over 20 years. As a happy music collaborator, she enjoys composing new tunes, improvising with chording and interpreting music to connect with dancers. She also plays in various swing, folk and couple dance ensembles throughout the Midwest. Debbie has performed in Denmark, Austria, Turkey, France, Ukraine and the Slovak Republic. Along with playing regularly with the band Childgrove , she is working on a solo piano project due for release in 2011.

Earl Gaddis as a member of the legendary Bare Necessities and on his own, has been fiddling for a mixture of English, Scottish, American and international dancing for more than 30 years. Earl grew up in the Washington DC area, where he discovered (and soon started playing for) international dancing in 1962 while in college. After moving to Boston in 1969 he began fiddling for New England square and contra dances, then playing for English country and ritual dancing in the early '70's. He has continued to play for the same weekly English dance ever since, even though it is now a five-hour trip because of his move to western Massachusetts a few years ago.

Jeremy Korr is a popular bicoastal caller, based in Southern California most of the year and in Eastern Massachusetts during the summer. A second-generation dancer, Jeremy has been dancing his whole life, and has been calling contras and squares around the country since 2003. Jeremy is acclaimed for his fun dances, efficient walkthroughs, precise calling, and community spirit.

Joanna Reiner has taught English dance, Scottish dance and longsword for over a decade. Her calling has taken her from Amherst to Ann Arbor, from NEFFA to NOMAD, including several sessions at Pinewoods Camp in Plymouth, MA. Joanna led the Germantown Country Dancers English dance demonstration team for many years, is an avid dance gypsy, and in her spare time, works to support her dance habit.