Pinewoods Camp, Inc.This season’s schedule follows in chronological order. Clicking on the session title will bring you to the session’s website for more information and registration.
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Volunteer grounds work and clean up to open camp. Volunteers with a will to work are welcome; no special skills required! Housing & meals provided. Evening activities vary, initiated by those attending. Please register at least three days in advance and check with us before bringing children.
Sponsored by: Pinewoods
Volunteer grounds work and clean up to open camp. Volunteers with a will to work are welcome; no special skills required! Housing & meals provided. Evening activities vary, initiated by those attending. Please register at least three days in advance and check with us before bringing children.
Sponsored by: Pinewoods
Contact: Marcie Van Cleave at 781-438-4387,
Sponsored by: Folk Arts Center of New England
Exciting and affordable, Swing into Summer is an enlivening and relaxing weekend full of traditional dance, song, music-making, and other activities that people of every age/persuasion will enjoy. Our campers are young adults, families, and any age you can name. Swing into Summer is a great place to engage in your most beloved activities alongside trying something brand new. Jump with joyful dance moves one period and sing for the first time in years at the next. So, come for what you love; stay for something you didn’t even know you loved!
Committee members: Alex Ellis, Allison Shapp, Max Newman, Eleanor Lincoln and Ben Williams
Fri. p.m. to Sun. p.m.
Contact: Ben Williams,
or Alex Ellis,
Sponsored by: CDS Boston Centre
Photo by Liz Resnick.
With a weekend session (June 20-24) geared toward adults and a FolkDays session (June 24-27) that adds age-appropriate classes and activities for children, or the option of staying for Both Sessions, there’s truly a place for everyone. See you there!
Weekend session: 6/20-24: Thursday afternoon to Monday morning
FolkDays session: 6/24-27: Monday morning to Thursday morning
Contact: Marcie Van Cleave at 781-438-4387,
Sponsored by: Folk Arts Center of New England
Photo by Ira Gessel.
July 4th weekend at Pinewoods promises to be one of the best weekends of the year! We will have English Country Dance with the beautiful calling of Joanna Reiner Wilkinson and Brooke Friendly. Back by popular demand, we will have an English Ceilidh Dance with the talented Laurel Swift all the way from England! There will be Contra dance with the fantastic Quena Crain who is known for her cheerful presence, easy teaching style, and her enjoyably diverse repertoire of dances. Our music this year will come from the dynamic Karen Axelrod, Alex Cumming, Doug Creighton, and Eric Martin as well as the fantastic Contra-dance band Cloud 10, featuring Arthur Davis, Donal Sheets, and Cedar Stanistreet. This year, we are thrilled to have Judy Erickson back to teach Longsword! You can join the talented Laurel Swift for both English Clog and Morris – Laurel is an inspiring instigator of creative new projects and performances rooted in the folk arts and has choreographed national touring dance productions for Morris Offspring. We are thrilled to have Lily Leahy return to us from Ireland to lead Harmony Singing! Last, but certainly not least, Jamie Beaton and John Mayberry will lead porch singing and Laura Sprung will bring her crafty gifts to share!
Contact: Aidin Carey at 617-821-2137,
or Amelia Mason at 339-224-0306,
Sponsored by: CDS Boston Centre
ESC Week is growing! We’re now bringing you the best of English Country, Scottish Country, and Contra dancing—and much more. Come enjoy your favorite traditions while perhaps sampling something new in a fun and friendly session. From the energetic to the elegant, ESC offers a unique and satisfying mix of music and dance in daily classes and mixed evening programs. ESC is a rare opportunity to bring together dance communities in one magical setting—who knows what surprises you’ll find! So ESCape to the Cape this summer for the new English Scottish Contra ESCperience!
Contact: Meghan Murray at 781.775.9788,
or Dan Blim at 734.883.6460,
Sponsored by: CDS Boston Centre, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Photo by Meyer Billmers.
Scottish Country Dancing combines the grace and control of balletic footwork with the exuberance of Scots folk dancing into a social dance tradition that is simultaneously vigorous and elegant. Dancers dance in sets of four couples to reels, jigs, and strathspeys played on fiddle, piano, and pipes. Scottish Sessions at Pinewoods offer two of the best SCD programs in the country for beginners and advanced dancers alike, along with Highland dancing, step dancing, and music classes. The Scottish Sessions are also known for their outstanding teachers and musicians from both sides of the Atlantic and beyond.
Pinewoods is the perfect setting in which to learn or perfect one of the most exhilarating forms of social dancing. Ceilidhs and after-parties for all are part of the Pinewoods Scottish experience. Join us for the weekend (Session I, July 5-8), the week (Session II, July 8-13), or both!
Contact: Laura DeCesare at 617-759-1089,
or Ross Parker at 215-694-4511,
Sponsored by: Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Photo by Ken Launie.
Dance and music activities for the whole family. English country and ritual dances, and American squares and contras. Storytelling, singing, crafts. Some activities for the whole family, some by age group.
Saturday p.m. to Saturday a.m.
Contact: Steve Howe,
Sponsored by: Country Dance and Song Society
Photo by Andy Kane.
Traditional and contemporary songs, harmony singing by ear, choral singing from written music, instrumental music, as well as dance: American contra and square, English country and display. Lots of singing and instrumental music.
Saturday p.m. to Saturday a.m.
Contact: Steve Howe,
Sponsored by: Country Dance and Song Society
Photo by Claire Morrison.
English country dancing, Morris and sword dancing, English clog dancing, with a touch of contras. Also singing, and instrument workshops.
Saturday p.m. to Saturday a.m.
Contact: Steve Howe,
Sponsored by: Country Dance and Song Society
Photo by Stewart Dean.
Contra, square, and clog dance classes along with some English country dance. Also calling workshops, singing and instrumental classes. Add some crafts and a great community.
Saturday pm to Saturday am
Contact: Steve Howe,
Sponsored by: Country Dance and Song Society
Photo by Doug Plummer.
Early music for voices, recorders, viols, reeds and plucked strings at all levels. Period instruments. English country dancing for all.
Saturday p.m. to Saturday a.m.
Contact: Steve Howe,
Sponsored by: Country Dance and Song Society
Photo by Dorrie Olsson.
Families are welcome. Program created by staff and campers. English and American dancing. Singing, story telling, and leadership workshops.
Saturday p.m. to Saturday a.m.
Contact: Steve Howe,
Sponsored by: Country Dance and Song Society
Photo by Jeff Bary.
Contact: Heather Wood at (646) 628-4604,
or Joy Bennett at (917) 922-5404,
Sponsored by: Folk Music Society of New York and others
Photo by Suzanne Mrozak.
Co-sponsored by the Folk Arts Center of New England and the Country Dance Society, Boston Centre , Labor Day Weekend at Pinewoods offers an end of summer celebration of New England contras, English country, and international dancing, plus workshops in instrumental and vocal international dance music. The relaxed schedule also includes evening dance parties and after-parties, and various staff- and camper-led activities, all amid the lovely pine forests of Pinewoods Camp.
Program Directors:
Fri. p.m. to Tues. a.m.
Contact: Marcie Van Cleave at 781-438-4387,
Sponsored by: CDS Boston Centre, Folk Arts Center of New England
Photo by Mitch Diamond.