DESCRIPTION:
10/14/2016: Sue Gola calls while "The Fabulous Glen Echo Open Band" plays at Glen Echo, MD's Spanish Ballroom.

TUNES:
(0:00 - 3:25) Joys of Quebec (C) (https://thesession.org/tunes/11645)
(3:25 - 6:44) “Reel Eugene” (Bm/D) (https://thesession.org/tunes/9555)
(6:44 - END) “Reel des Esquimaux” (G) (http://folktunefinder.com/tunes/185069)

DANCE: "Marshmallows in Flight" (Rich Goss)
A1 – Balance the Ring (4), Gents Roll N Along (4),
……..Balance the Ring (4), Gents Roll P Across (4)
A2 – Neighbor Balance & Swing (4, 12)
B1 – Give & Take to Gent's side (4), Partner Swing (12)
B2 – Circle Left ¾ (8), Balance the Ring (4), California Twirl (4)

From Rich Goss: "It was written at Pinewoods American Week in August, 2014. Named for a food fight with marshmallows that took place there."

Other comments: This dance is similar to "Donuts and Danishes" (Andrea Nettleton - has a circle in the B1); and "Roll Around A" (Cary Ravitz).

BAND: "The Fabulous Glen Echo Open Band" (http://www.openbandonline.com/)

Any musician can join the Open Band at 8pm on the 2nd Friday of every month in the Spanish Ballroom. The Open Band has some of the Washington DC area's best musicians and makes new musicians feel very welcome. Over 30 musicians typically play, making for a very full sound.

Musicians:
Front Row L-R: Larry Robinson & Boe Walker (banjos x2), Janina O'Brien (accordion), Marc Glickman, Kate Myers, Julia Borland, Steve Hickman, Abe Joyner-Meyers, Carl Friedman (fiddles x6), Ralph Barthine (guitar), Liz Donaldson (piano)

Second Row L-R: Adrian Mariano (fiddle), Bruce Henderson (accordion), Wes Eastridge (wood flute), Joanne Murphy, John Sauer, Rachel Lachow (mandolins x3), Lloyd Lachow (fiddle), Jim Stahler (tin whistle), Don Moore (banjo)

Third Row, L-R: Graham DeZarn (fiddle), Patrick Sullivan (tuba), Mark Lynch (mandolin), Kathleen Davis (fiddle), Susana Blake, Barb Aigen (guitars x2), Jeff Schmitt (fiddle), Barbara Schmitt (flute), Mike Fallon (bodhran), Greg Ederer (banjo)

Way In Back:, Ruth Conley (fiddle), Carl Minkus (xylophone)

INSTRUMENTATION SUMMARY: 32 Musicians - WOW!
● STRINGS: 12-Fiddles; 4-Mandolins; 4-Banjos; 3-Guitars
● WINDS: 1-Tin Whistle; 1-Flute; 1-Wood Flute
● Brass: 1-Tuba
● KEYBOARDS: 2-Accordions; 1-Piano; 1-Xylophone
● PERCUSSION: 1-Bodhran

CAMERA: Canon S120, 720p, 30 FPS

REMARKS: The Spanish Ballroom is a superb dance venue. Built in 1933 and restored in 2003, the art deco style ballroom has a wonderful 7,700 SF sprung maple floor which can easily handle 6 lines of contradancers.

This was the last dance in the first half. There were 3 lines of dancers before and after the break.

MORE INFO ABOUT GLEN ECHO CONTRAS:
● http://fridaynightdance.org/
● http://fsgw.org/

IF YOU LIKE THIS VIDEO, YOU’LL LIKE THESE LINKS!
More Glen Echo contradance videos:
● http://www.youtube.com/user/GreatContraVideos/
Contradance advanced moves:
● http://www.youtube.com/user/contrasyncretist

VIDEO: JS Fischer SOUND: J Charry