{"id":1900,"date":"2012-02-26T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-02-26T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/?p=1900"},"modified":"2013-12-09T14:19:50","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T19:19:50","slug":"still-swingin-and-strummin-after-all-these-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/2012\/02\/26\/still-swingin-and-strummin-after-all-these-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Still swingin\u2019 and strummin\u2019 after all these years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousands gathered for a “flurry” of dancing and music at the Saratoga City Center last weekend. The annual Dance Flurry Festival celebrated its 25th anniversary. There were dancers of all ages enjoying everything from Salsa to Scandinavian.<\/p>\n

Originally it was a one-day event in Guilderland back in 1987. Since then, the Flurry, as it\u2019s called, has evolved into the entire Presidents\u2019 Day weekend, drawing performers, teachers, callers, volunteers, and of course, dancers from across the country.<\/p>\n

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Swinging to live music at the 25th Anniversary Dance Flurry Festival in Saratoga Springs.<\/p><\/div>\n

I was there for part of the three-day extravaganza, and was lucky enough to chat with renowned dance caller and musician Paul Rosenberg who founded the Dance Flurry Festival. He told me it\u2019s unbelievable that the festival he started 25 years ago has grown over the years. \u201cI knew the Festival would last at least one year, and it went well the first year and we said let\u2019s do it a second year, and then it just kept growing,\u201d he said. We\u2019ll hear more from Paul and other Flurry voices during The Eight O\u2019clock Hour<\/em> next week.<\/p>\n

The best part of the Flurry is that no matter what kind of music or dancing you like, there’s something for everyone. I had to snap this photo from an acoustic jam featuring fiddles, flutes, banjos, guitars, dulcimers and a tuba!<\/p>\n

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Lots of smiles and even a tubist at an acoustic jam. <\/p><\/div>\n

For more information, go to www.flurryfestival.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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