Nicole Singer

Nicole Singer is a teacher, organizer, singer, dancer, and artist living in Easthampton, Massachusetts. She is delighted to return to Pinewoods to direct Harmony of Song and Dance Week! Nicole is a co-founder and organizer of Youth Traditional Song Weekend, co-author of CDSS’s Folk Sing Starter Kit (with Julia Friend), and former chairwoman of folk music and song programming for NEFFA. As an organizer, Nicole loves geeking out about fostering intergenerational community and making sessions welcoming and enjoyable for all,

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Jamie Bunce

Dr. Jamie Bunce is a choral conductor, singer, arranger, and clinician. In her home state of New Jersey, she taught high school choir for thirteen years, served as Associate Director of the Princeton Girlchoir, and directed the Wagner College Treble Choir. A lover of early music, she has been featured in Chorus America for bringing early music into the high school choral classroom. She has sung with professional ensembles such as Gallicantus, Seraphic Fire,

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Brooke Friendly

Brooke Friendly is known for her warm yet commanding personality, clear teaching, sense of whimsy, and focus on community. A dancer for more than 40 years, she teaches English Country Dance using global/positional language and strategies in a variety of settings including for college academic credit and for older adults. Brooke has been on staff at week-long dance and music camps, weekends, festivals, and events throughout North America, England, and Australia.

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Carl Levine

Carl LevineCarl Levine, a labor lawyer from Brooklyn, New York, has been a dance leader and organizer for 35 years. He teaches contra dance, English country dance, couple dancing, family dances and storytelling.

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Laurel Swift

Laurel Swift is a fiddler, singer, dancer, and an inspiring instigator of creative new projects and performances rooted in the folk arts. Laurel performs on double bass and clogs with her band Gadarene and plays fiddle with ceilidh band The Gloworms.

Laurel has choreographed and devised national touring dance productions for Morris Offspring, co-created and performed Under Her Skin with Debs Newbold, advised theatre and film companies on using folk music and dance material,

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Karen Axelrod

Karen AxelrodKaren 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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Lisa Greenleaf

Lisa GreenleafLisa Greenleaf has been treating dancers across the country to her high spirited, witty calling for many years, and is known for precise walk-throughs of zesty and flowing dances. Whether she is presenting cool contras, hot squares, or focused callers’ workshops, Lisa engages the crowd with her humor and community spirit.

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