Imogen Mills is a family and English dance caller from Western, MA. Originally from NJ, she began dancing as child, and has grown up in the folk dancing community. In her day job as an elementary school music teacher, she brings the joy of community dance to her students. Her goal as a caller and teacher is to bring kindness and play to the dance floor.
Erica Morse grew up surrounded by the folk music and dance community and attended Family Week at Pinewoods throughout her childhood. She was an elementary school teacher for many years, and she currently she teaches preschool music. In addition to teaching she plays bass, cello, and sings. She enjoys working in her garden, hiking, swimming and skiing, and playing with her three-year-old. She lives in Vermont with her wife and daughter.
Ann Percival is a pianist, guitarist, dancer, singer, erstwhile social worker, and artist. Ann’s dancing days started when her Norwegian grandparents took her dancing at the Sons of Norway hall in Brooklyn. At Girl Scout Camp she discovered that she loved singing. She has in recent years found special enjoyment teaching visual arts and crafts. Ann is a founding member of Wild Asparagus, The O-Tones, and Dear Ella. She is an exceptional dance musician for contras,
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Natty Smith is a dancer, singer, and fiddler from Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has been dancing with teams like the Pinewoods Morris Men, Thames Valley, International, Maple Morris, and Candyrapper VSOP for decades. Now the foreman of one team, frequent organizer for others, and musician for many, he has also recently enjoyed teaching the morris dancing for The Midwinter Revels in Cambridge. His favorite Morris tradition is Oddington, which, unfortunately, does not feature his favorite morris step—plain capers straight into a galley.
Lily Kruskal Leahy grew up attending Family Week at Pinewoods, starting at age 4! The skills she learned there resulted in a lifelong love of music, dance, and community. She has been teaching longsword, morris dancing, and other traditional dances and songs to children for the last 20 years at CDSS Family Camps, and for various other organizations. She also had the privilege of being Program Director for Family Week at Ogontz for 3 years.
Naomi Morse grew up surrounded by music and dance in the folk communities of New England (including Family Week!). She is known for her energetic and driving fiddle playing for both contra and English Country dancing and finds sounds both fiery and flowing in various styles of roots music including American old time, New England, Irish, Quebecois, and Scottish. Her bands have included The Poor Cousins, Night Watch, Housetop, and the mega-fiddle-band Childsplay and she has toured extensively with the world music ensemble Northern Harmony.
Margaret Bary leads English Country and community dancing in New York City and beyond. She has been on staff at Pinewoods Family Week, Campers’ Week and other dance camps, teaching ECD, sword dance and classes for children and teens. As a member of Half Moon Sword, she hosts an annual sword dance festival, and performs locally, as well as at DART, NEFFA and the Marlboro Ale. Recently, Margaret along with her husband Jeff, have delved into dance choreography,
Owen Morrison is an accomplished rhythm and lead guitarist, at home in many styles of traditional music. His playing, laced with rhythmic power and skillful finesse, has made him popular among dancers and fiddlers alike. Owen has toured the U.S. and abroad with bands such as Elixir, Airdance, Night Watch and The Morrison Brothers Band. A frequent staff member and Program Director at Pinewoods, Ashokan, Augusta, and many other camps.
Karen Axelrod left the world of classical music over 40 years ago, and has found her home in the folk world. She is highly regarded for her creative piano playing at English, American and Scottish dance events around the US (including Pinewoods Dance Camps, Ogontz, Buffalo Gap, Berea Christmas Country Dance Week, The John C. Campbell Folk School, and BACDS events) and abroad. Her improvisational playing is lyrical yet touched with humor and whimsy.
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