Fiddling Frog Dance Festival
February 24-26, 2023
Dear Fiddling Frog Friends:
It is with much sadness and disappointment that we’re writing to let you know that the Fiddling Frog Weekend has decided to cancel our event for Feb 2022. It took a lot of deliberation amongst the committee members, considering safety, travel, vaccines, masks, and testing obstacles, as well as the general unknowns about how the disease might change or increase over the coming months. We know you were looking forward to a fun weekend of dance, but the Frog weekend will have to wait until 2023.
We were exploring the possibility of holding a one day special dance with local talent but that will not be happening. Please stay safe and healthy and we look forward to eventually dancing together again.
Save the 2023 date for the annual Fiddling Frog Dance Festival! A full weekend of great contra dancing to fabulous bands and skillful callers in beautiful Pasadena, CA, February 24-26, 2023!
Talent
To be announced – stay tuned!
To be announced – stay tuned!
2020 Schedule (the 2023 schedule will be similar)
Friday
| 7:00 | Welcome / Registration |
| 7:30–11:45 | A Rainbow of Colorful Dancers Contra Dance |
| 7:30–8:45 | Contra Dance (Wake Up Robin & Frannie) |
| 8:45-9:15 | Break |
| 9:15-10:30 | Contra Dance (Uncle Farmer & Lindsey) |
| 10:35-11:45 | Noah Contra Remix |
Saturday
| 9:30-10:00 | Waltzing with Uncle Farmer |
| 10:00-11:45 | Contra Dance (Uncle Farmer & Frannie) |
| 11:45-12:15 | Break |
| 12:15-1:00 | Medley – Both bands & both callers |
| 1:00-1:15 | Break |
| 1:15-2:45 | Contra Dance – Gender neutral role terms (Wake Up Robin & Lindsey) |
| 2:45-3:00 | Break |
| 3:00-4:30 | Noah Contra Remix |
| 4:30-7:00 | Dinner |
| 7:00-11:00 | A Fancy Affair |
| 7:00-8:45 | Contra Dance (Uncle Farmer & Lindsey) |
| 8:45-9:15 | Break |
| 9:15-11:00 | Contra Dance (Wake Up Robin & Frannie) |
Sunday
| 10:00-10:30 | Waltzing with Wake Up Robin |
| 10:30-12:00 | Contra Dance (Wake Up Robin & Lindsey) |
| 11:00-12:30 | Singing with Jeremy Korr – Upstairs |
| 12-12:30 | Break |
| 12:30-2:15 | Contra Dance (Uncle Farmer & Frannie) |
| 2:15-2:30 | Break |
| 2:30-3:30 | The Final Hoorah – Both bands & both callers |
| 3:30-4:00 | Clean up and Goodbyes |
| 6:30-10:30 | Open-to-the-public dance – Both bands & both callers $18 |
| 6:30-8:15 | Contra Dance (Uncle Farmer & Lindsey) |
| 8:45-10:30 | Contra Dance (Wake Up Robin & Frannie) |
Registration and Pricing
Registration for Fiddling Frog Dance Festival 2023 will be open in October 2022! Online registration as well as by mail is available.
(Note: the following information was for Fiddling Frog 2020. Prices and dates are subject to change) Registration early-bird pricing is $165 until Dec 31. Beginning January 1 it is $175. If you are under 30 you can register for $85 in exchange for a youth work scholarship. Work scholarships are available upon request on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Registration is not transferable. All cancellations are subject to a $20 processing fee. If you cancel after January 17, 2023, refunds will be at the discretion of California Dance Co-op (e.g., a dancer is admitted from the waiting list). ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS AFTER FEBRUARY 16, 2023.
Online Payment — Paypal
Prices below include registration fee plus PayPal’s service charges (about 3%), so they are higher than if you send a check.
• You can view your Shopping Cart at any time before checkout by clicking the View Cart button.
• If paying for several of the SAME item, you can adjust the quantity on the Shopping Cart page.
• To pay for several DIFFERENT items, click “Continue Shopping” in upper right of the Shopping Cart page to go back and enter additional items.
• To Donate to the scholarship fund, the “buy now” button
will allow you to enter an amount, then take you directly to PayPal
payments
• SCHOLARSHIP REGISTRATIONS – Please only make payments for these if you have arranged it with Frannie Marr in advance.
• Questions? Contact Registrar Frannie Marr- 2fiddlingfrog@gmail.com
Location
Fiddling Frog is held at the fabulous Pasadena Masonic Temple, at:
200 South Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, CA
Accomodations
A list of local hotels is provided below.
| Name | Address | Phone Number | Miles From Hall |
| Sheraton | 303 Cordova St, Pasadena, CA | 626-449-4000 | 0.07 |
| Hilton Hotel | 168 S Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA | 626-577-1000 | 0.10 |
| GreenTree-Pasadena Inn | 400 S Arroyo Pkwy, Pasadena, CA | 626-795-8401 | 0.34 |
| Westin Hotels & Resorts | 191 N Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA | 626-792-2727 | 0.50 |
| Courtyard-L A Old Pasadena | 180 N Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA | 626-403-7600 | 0.65 |
| Vagabond Inn | 1203 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA | 626-449-3170 | 1.03 |
| Saga Motor Hotel | 1633 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA | 626-795-0431 | 1.53 |
| Travelodge | 2131 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA | 626-796-3121 | 2.1 |
Food
A wide variety of healthy and hearty refreshments will be provided throughout the daytime and evening dances. There are many options for meals nearby.
Clothing Exchange
Want your old favorites to become someone else’s new ones? Start perusing those closets now.
Contact
Questions or comments? Reach us at 2fiddlingfrog@gmail.com