2025 Saratoga Dance Flurry
Feb 14-16 2025
The Caravan will make our annual winter sojourn to the music-filled halls of the one and only Saratoga Dance Flurry! Come join us for dance workshops, social dances, and lively performances all weekend long.
WHERE TO FIND US AT THE FLURRY THIS YEAR:
Saturday 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Square & Round Dances (DMFT)
City Center Rm. A/B/C
John and Trish teach and call barn dances that feature friendly circle and square dances that have been popular for many generations. A mixer will be taught early as a "get acquainted" dance. A 'grand square' and 'grand march' will also be included. Lively twin fiddling is provided by Sara and John. Joel plays accordion, guitar and it may all be helped together with Mark Murphy on bass.
- John, Trish, Sara & Joel, Mark Murphy
John Kirk, Trish Miller, Sara Milonovich, Joel Rosenberger, Mark Murphy
Saturday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Percussive Dance (IM)
City Center Mtg. Rm 1
Dance with percussive use of body, foot and sticks.
- Vanaver Youth Dance Co., Livia Drapkin Vanaver, Bill Vanaver, Elijah Vanaver
Luna Anata, Camila Cifuentes, NafI Diedhiou, Zoza Rose Doherty, River Enshede, Moira Goudy, Maya Lama, Kyan Malone, Nicola Molina, Jonah Zane, Livia Drapkin Vanaver, Bill Vanaver, Elijah Vanaver
Saturday 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Contact Improv Lesson (IMT)
Hilton Travers
Come get a taste of the basics of a non-choreographed form that plays with gravity and the physics of bodies in space: learn a bit about following a point of contact and sharing weight, all in a safe, welcoming atmosphere. Beginners and old hands all welcome.
- The Vanaver Caravan
Talli Jackson, Timna Jahoda Kligler, Ellen Jahoda
Saturday 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Contact Improvisation Jam (IXS)
Hilton Travers
Consider using the skills you just learned in the less structured format of a jam. Beginners try this only with the class first; more experienced use the class as a warmup, or prepare on your own and come play at the jam. One short introductory structure will be provided at the top of the hour.
- The Vanaver Caravan
Talli Jackson, Ellen Jahoda, Timna Jahoda Kligler
Saturday 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
World Dance For Families (DMFT)
Library
Dances from around the globe for all ages.
- The Vanaver Caravan, Vanaver Youth Dance Co.
Chelsea Needham, Amadou Diallo, Livia Drapkin Vanaver, Mark Murphy, Toby Stover, Bill Vanaver, Elijah Vanaver, Luna Anata, Camila Cifuentes, NafI Diedhiou, Zoza Rose Doherty, River Enshede, Moira Goudy, Maya Lama, Kyan Malone, Nicola Molina, Jonah Zane
Saturday 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Traditional Teen Showcase (EPT)
Hilton Broadway 4
Join longtime Flurry favorites, Strawberry Hill and The Vanaver Caravan Youth, for a musical demonstration of up-and-coming artists of traditional music.
- Strawberry Hill Fiddlers, The Vanaver Caravan, Ambassadors
Janneke Baks, Emilia Cowan, Tyler Dezago, Chelsea Needham, Jack Poole DiSalvo, Keagan Sullivan, Meredith Sundberg, Nat Vinson, Luna Anata, Ariana Brisport, Camila Cifuentes, Nafi Diedhiou, Zoza Rose Doherty, Livia Drapkin Vanaver, Moira Goudy, Talli Jackson, Kyan Malone, Nicola Molina, Chelsea Needham, Neve Parker, Bill Vanaver, Jonah Zane, Holly Goddard, Eliza Goodell, Silas Hamilton, Ben Munkres, Romy Munkres, Nolan Rogers, Casey Seem, Winslow Solomon, Emma Barker
Saturday 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Teen Jam (GMT)
Hilton Broadway 4
Group jam session run by and for Teens. All teens welcome to play.
- Strawberry Hill Fiddlers, Vanaver Youth Dance Co., Livia Drapkin Vanaver, Ambassadors
Janneke Baks, Gabriel Bass, Benjamin Berry, Emilia Cowan, Tyler Dezago, Ana Haridevara, Chelsea Needham, Jack Poole DiSalvo, Sadi Roloson, Quentin Savath, Dana Spiegel, Keagan Sullivan, Meredith Sundberg, Nat Vinson, Norah Wang, Luna Anata, Camila Cifuentes, NafI Diedhiou, Zoza Rose Doherty, River Enshede, Moira Goudy, Maya Lama, Kyan Malone, Nicola Molina, Jonah Zane, Livia Drapkin Vanaver, Holly Goddard, Eliza Goodell, Silas Hamilton, Ben Munkres, Romy Munkres, Nolan Rogers, Casey Seem, Winslow Solomon, Emma Barker
Saturday 6:15 PM - 8:00 PM
Dance Around the World (E)
Saratoga Music Hall
Performance of global dance from several dance groups at the Flurry representing cultures from all over the world. Sit back and enjoy the cornucopia of dance represented this weekend.
- Zorkie Nelson, The Vanaver Caravan, Energy Dance Company, John, Trish, Sara & Joel, The Moon Shells, MetaMovements, Laurel Ryan & AJ Howard, New York Crimean Tatar Ensemble, Megan Downes, Fei Tian College at Middletown - Dance Department
Zorkie Nelson, Naa Fofo, Felix Nelson, Mary Geis, Maya Lama, Luna Anata, Ariana Brisport, Camila Cifuentes, Isabel Cottingham, Amadou Diallo, Nafi Diedhiou, Zoza Rose Doherty, Livia Drapkin Vanaver, Moira Goudy, Talli Jackson, Ellen Jahoda, Timna Jahoda Kligler, Brian Lawton, Kyan Malone, Nicola Molina, Mark Murphy, Chelsea Needham, Neve Parker, Rafal Pustelny, Toby Stover, Alan Thomson, Bill Vanaver, Elijah Vanaver, Gabriel Vanaver, Jonah Zane, Malik Andrews, Roisin Arrieta, Lana Bernhardt-Waldo, Tristan Boisvert, Nadir Borno-Robinson, Kurhula Carl, Jarithza Carvajal Diaz, Sam Constable, Alani Daniel, Ava-Madison Dassie, Mariah Flores, Charlie Garrett, Sasha Gayle, Gabriella Genther, Malia Green, Kamora Houser, Lyric Howard, Austin Irwin, Jupiter Johnson, Sabine Johnson, Willa Kingsley-Rojas, Neveah Knox, Avery Laroach, Daniela Lema, Clark Lewis, Trinity Maria Meija, Ani Markiewicz, Rainne Nalls, Abigail Puffer, Peggy Quaker-Cass, Emily Ramos, Gracelyn Remus, Kayleenah Reshard, Valentina Roeckl, Violet Roefs, Kira Sanchez, Jayda Seth, Odysseus Sheppard-Gould, Phoebe Siegal, Leena Sinagra, Zarah Stillwell-Zinn, Eva Torres, Alonzo Vincek, Klara Vitulli, Aubree Walker, Victoria Zaccaria, John Kirk, Trish Miller, Sara Milonovich, Joel Rosenberger, Molly Merrett, Laura Murawski, Maggie Shar, Charlie Shaw, Brian Slattery, Anara Frank, Eli Pabon, AJ Howard, Laurel Ryan, Nariman Asanov, Megan Downes, Sara Rowbottom, Matheus Verardino, Alison Chen, Alice Chiu, Yunsheng Chou, Ding Ding, Yuxin Du, Patrick Feng, Simon Jiang, Ching Ting Lin, Conrad Majeron, Yu Long Sun, Shangzhi Xu, Anna Yan, Wanqi Zhao
Saturday 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Soca (IM)
City Center Mtg. Rm 1
This energetic dance genre originated in Trinidad. It is popular throughout the Caribbean. The style is based on African and East Indian dance and music. Ariana Brisport brings this dance from her native Guyana.
- Ariana Brisport, The Vanaver Caravan
Ariana Brisport, Luna Anata, Camila Cifuentes, Amadou Diallo, Dylan Diallo, Nafi Diedhiou, Zoza Rose Doherty, Livia Drapkin Vanaver, Moira Goudy, Kyan Malone, Nicola Molina, Jonah Zane
Sunday 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Banjo Styles (IPS)
Hilton Alabama
Bill Vanaver, featured on the Old Timey Banjo Project, explore various banjo styles. Bring your banjo or come and listen.
- Bill Vanaver
Sunday 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Work Songs and Music of the Workers (GME)
Hilton Travers
Songs of Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Aunt Molly Jackson, Almeda Riddle and more.
- The Vanaver Caravan
Amadou Diallo, Livia Drapkin Vanaver, Mark Murphy, Toby Stover, Bill Vanaver, Elijah Vanaver
Sunday 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Polish Dance for Everyone (IM)
City Center Rm. A/B/C
Rafal Pustelny, a traditional Polish dancer (and beloved swing dancer) teaching dances from Poland.
- The Vanaver Caravan
Rafal Pustelny, Isabel Cottingham, Livia Drapkin Vanaver, Mark Murphy, Toby Stover, Bill Vanaver, Neve Parker, Chelsea Needham
Photos by Lucy Schultz Photography.