Underground System at Cooper Field

PUTNEY, Vt. – Next Stage Arts is pleased to announce that the Bandwagon Summer Series will kick off on Friday, May 19 at 6 p.m. with a performance by the Brooklyn-based Afrobeat band, Underground System. The concert will take place … Continued

The Dance Factory presents spring recital

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – The Dance Factory is pleased to present their 39th annual recital at Springfield High School in Springfield, Vt. on May 13 and 14. Students aged 3 and up will be showcasing ballet, modern, acrodance, jazz, hip hop, … Continued

Gassetts Grange holds first dance of 2023

CHESTER, Vt. – The Gassetts Grange is excited to announce that their first dance of 2023 was held on April 1, with a full house. There were a lot of people present, and great music was played. It was decided … Continued

Gassetts Grange Dance

GASSETTS, Vt. – As everyone knows we had to shut down for the winter. We are going to open Saturday, April 1, for our dance, there will be a low door cost. There are going to be a couple small … Continued

To dance or not to dance

CLAREMONT, N.H. – Do you remember when dancing meant the joy of moving together around a large dance floor to beautiful music; holding conversations with friends during which you can actually hear each other; sitting at comfortable tables enjoying a … Continued

Tango Lessons at Main Street Arts

SAXTONS RIVER, Vt. – Main Street Arts dance classes return with Tango Boot Camp 201. Due to the enthusiasm for the Tango Boot Camp 101 series, MSA will hold another seven-week series called Tango Boot Camp 201 through December and … Continued

Local dancers perform “Thumbelina” in outdoor shows

Summer outdoor shows of "Thumbelina" will take place in Springfield and Chester. Photo provided

REGION – Come revel in a magical family-friendly production of “Thumbelina” set outdoors in early summer in Vermont. These performances are the premiere of a brand-new story ballet choreographed by Ashley Hensel-Browning set to Vermont composer Evan Premo’s “Thumbelina,” an … Continued

Going to town

1891 New year's Eve Yo-Semite dance card

Here in the country, dances were our entertainment from the mid-1800s well into the 1900s. In those days most every fraternal organization held dances. Fire departments, Masons, Odd Fellows, and others held dances. Many rural families played music together. Mom … Continued

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