Brooke Friendly
Brooke Friendly has been folk and country dancing for over 30 years.
She was a founding member of The Heather and the Rose Country Dancers
(H&R), a statewide organization promoting English and Scottish Country
Dance with several branches throughout Oregon whose teachers use global
terminology for calling dances. She served as H&R's treasurer and
secretary for seven years. She served six years on the Country
Dance and Song Society Board of Directors.
Brooke has been leading a weekly English and Scottish Country Dance in Ashland Oregon since 1982. She teaches dance classes for all ages through the Southern Oregon University (SOU) community education program and at local K-12 schools as well as an academic credit class at SOU. She coordinates the Ashland branch's annual spring ball that celebrated its 29th anniversary in 2009. She also teaches around the country.
She and her husband Chris Sackett have published two volumes of country dances (Impropriety) and a CD of tunes for their first book.
For more information on Brooke's teaching, upcoming events, books, and CDs go to her website: BrookeFriendlyDance.com.
Upcoming events:
On staff for BACDS English Week at Mendocino, July 2010