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Jean Maureen Cunningham

Hi Everyone,

We need to start using this! Bud, Felicia and I are going to the Palm Sunday ceili tomorrow. Looking forward to it!

It should be interesting for me going without my usual partner (Mike) He needs to do the TAX.

will see you Monday and tell you about the ceili!

Jean C.

Jean Maureen Cunningham

Hi Liz and everyone,

Some people have to work, so they might not have a lot of time to post!! (Ha, Ha!)

This is my recreation after school! I am so glad I have off on Thursday and Friday.

Mike and I are going to see Cherish the Ladies tonight at Lafayette. (Irish group with Joanie Madden, flute and other groups as well - John Doyle...)

Great North Kerry Set last night. Now we have to get that good at the other sets.

Jeanie

Maria McCabe/Henri

Hi all:
Want to let you know I haven't forgotten any of you and wish you all A Happy Easter. I am pretty busy with family right now but I sure hope to join you all again in the future.
Love to All
Maria McCabe

Anne Hill

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for the cards and telephone calls.Will not be dancing for awhile but certainly will be thinking of you all. Regards to all, Anne

Anne Hill

Hope all are well.Hope to get to dance tomorrow evening.
Can't do too much dancing as yet but it will be nice to see you all again. Regards to all, Anne

Joyce Jacaruso Castillo

Just letting you know I had a wonderful Mother's Day with Elliott and our son, Mark. Went out to dinner and had fun.

Jean Maureen Cunningham

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a good break from class, althogh some of us (7 altoghther) had to recover BIG TIME from the Matt Cunningham ceili! Lots of fun, lively, and fast dancing - especially Ballyvourney)

Music was amazing with Matt Cunningham on the accordian, fiddle (violin), tin whistle and vocals. There was a wonderful flute and the keyboard player and, of course, Aidan Vaughan from Kilfenora, County Clare, on drums. Aidan also did, as usual, his sean nos (traditional, old style) dancing at the break.

People at the hall were very friendly and welcoming.

On Monday, we will start Clare Lancers which a lot of us already have done recently or used to do a long time ago!
it's a lively, moving dance.

See you Monday!

Jeanie

Jean Maureen Cunningham

Hello dancers who were at class on Monday:

Great job on the beginning of the Clare Lancers. We will do figures 4 and 5 next week to finish off the dance. Then we will do the whole dance! It's going very well and Mike and I are very pleased and excited! it's not really that hard at all!

Jean and Mike

Jean Maureen Cunningham

Hi Everyone!

We got home last night,Monday, July 6 around 10 P.M.

Great trip! Can't wait to tell you all about it.

We're also anxious to get back dancing. Many thanks to Liz (especially for teaching the Antrim Set!) Bud and Felicia and all who attended class when Mike and I were away.

We will be in touch and then see you Monday, July 13.

Love,

Jeanie and Mike

Jean Maureen Cunningham

Milwaukee Fest: How was it? Tell us about it; we are waiting!

Jean

Jean Maureen Cunningham

Yes, fun ceili! Everyone did lot of dances.

It's fun when a group of us go to a dance together.

Jean Maureen Cunningham

Yes! I am getting really anxious.

Jean Maureen Cunningham

Great newsletter, Liz.

Thank you for all of your work!

Jean Maureen Cunningham

Thank you to everyone! Our ceili was truly a success with a great turnout. We had 2 sets of the 16-Hand Reel, 4 High-Cauled Caps, 2 Ballyvourney along with 2 sets of Haymaker's, 2 - 3 Tunes, 3 Kilfenora and N. Kerry, 2 Clare Lancers and Connemara Reel. Almost everyone got up to dance the progressive ceili dances, 2-Hands and Circle Waltz.
Again, many thanks to members and those who attended.

Jean Maureen Cunningham

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

We had a great time at our Christmas party and had a big group go to the Danu Christmas concert at the State Theatre!

Jeanie and Mike