Sunday, October 15, 2017 When I signed up for Country Dancers, I didn’t exactly picture myself winding through a dark room to the tempo of some eerie violin music, wearing all-black clothes and a giant horse costume…but you know, it happens. This is my first semester as a Berea College Country Dancer, and I can [...]
June 21-July 10, 2017: The Berea College Country Dancers, Bluegrass Ensemble, Berea Festival Dancers, Folk Circle Association, Rapa Bora Morris Team and Lexington Vintage Dancers joined together to visit Denmark this summer. When asked what was her favorite part of the trip, Ashley said, "Being able to share the Berea bubble and our Berea culture [...]
June 26, 2017: The Country Dancers had the opportunity to stay with host families for a week in Bronderslev, Denmark to be more closely introduced to the culture of living. "My favorite place was my host family. To see his woodshop and the furnace that heats the water and house, the windmill and the garden. [...]
July 3, 2017: As we prepare to leave Aalborg and go celebrate America’s Independence Day with the Rebild Danish-American Friendship Society we asked about differences in Denmark. "It has been kind of interesting just to see the differences in the stores and the different things that they have, such as the furniture where you can [...]
July 5, 2017: Many have enjoyed themselves in this trip and as we go different paths now one of the Country Dancers explains, "My favorite part of the trip was staying with different host families and meeting people that way while seeing different towns. We had a fair balance of time being active and to [...]
Beginning with our performance to an enthusiastic crowd at a soggy St. Hans Festival in the beach town of Løkken on June 23, and ending with a weekend in the capital city of Copenhagen from July 7-9, the Country Dancers enjoyed hyggeligt hospitality, delicious and plentiful food, cultural experiences, and well-received performances in Denmark this [...]
Just as sharing dance builds community, food is the fuel that binds us all together...and the Chinese create food that makes us fall in love with our experience even more. Food is shared communally, prepared in ways that chopsticks become the perfect tool for reaching across and stealing something away. Flavors are so distinctive, [...]
Aleyna Wilkie writes: For me, China has been a blast so far. Every day has been a jumble of excitement, and there are so many things I could write about. But, out of all those experiences, I've decided to tell about my time on a scooter. The day before this happened, I had ridden on [...]
North gate to Dali Old Town, built in the 14th century Vegetable market with meat market behind in Dali Old Town Making taffy in Dali Old Town Wow, so much has happened and we are taking in sights, smells, sounds, feelings we probably had no idea existed before! Breakfast [...]
Our fabulous group of 14 dancers and musicians arrived in Beijing, China, on May 10 after a grueling 22 hours of travel, then we stayed in a nice Western-style hotel overnight before making the final leg of the journey by air to Dali City in Yunnan Province. There we were met by a smiling and [...]