Dance Calling Workshop with Evie Ladin- Dirt Dance
Sat, Mar 15
|Church & State- upstairs above the cafe
Learn how to call a square dance with guest Artist Evie Ladin! Whether you love to dance, enjoy the power of telling people what to do, want some new dances for your repertoire, or are interested in learning how square dance calling works, this workshop is for you! No experience necessary.
Time & Location
Mar 15, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Church & State- upstairs above the cafe , 370 S 300 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, USA
About the event
$15-25 suggested donation. Please RSVP on our website, no tickets needed. Note: workshop donation and Dirt Dance tickets are separate.
EVIE LADIN
The polyrhythmic heat of Evie Ladin’s clawhammer banjo, resonant voice, real stories and rhythmic dance have been heard from A Prairie Home Companion to Lincoln Center, Celtic Connections to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Brazil to Bali. A prolific creator and gracious facilitator, Evie grew up steeped in traditional folk music/dance up and down the East Coast, bringing a syncretic vision to new work while holding fast to the roots. Evie writes clever lyrics with mature arrangements, calls rowdy square dances for urban crowds, choreographs new body music/percussive dance for contemporary dance and film, leads seminars in movement anthropology, rocks straight up old time clawhammer banjo, and gardens, from the vibrant home base of Oakland, California. She’s won ribbons and arts fellowships, performed in sold out concert halls and cozy…