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 the Southern Oregon University Osher Lifelong Learning Institute as well as an academic credit class at SOU. Brooke also leads family dances and teaches dance at local K-12 schools. She coordinates the Ashland branch's annual spring ball that celebrated its 31st anniversary in 2011.
She and her husband Chris Sackett have published three volumes of country dances (Impropriety) and CD of tunes for their books.
Brooke also teaches at dance camps, balls, and workshops around the country. Most recently she led a callers' workshop in Victoria, BC. For more information on Brooke's teaching, upcoming events, books, and CDs go to her website: BrookeFriendlyDance.com.
Upcoming events:
In Seattle: calling a contra dance October 27, teaching English country dance workshops and a dance party October 29, 2011
In Ashland: calling a contra dance for the Ashland Folk Music Club December 17, 2011
In San Francisco bay area: a weekend of Impropriety January 27-29, 2012