This year’s Flurry Festival will feature the same variety you have come to expect — dozens of genres and something for everyone!
This year is unprecedented because there are no geographic limits to working with artists.
We are excited to bring together talent from all over the world.
Take a look at some of our talented performers below and buy your tickets here!
2021 Musicians & Instructors (and more to come!)
3 Syncopaths plus Audrey Knuth
— Contra Dance Band
Emily Addison
— Dance Organizer & Discussion Leader
Roberto Bagnoli
— Balkan and Israeli Dance Instructor
M’Bemba Bangoura
— African Drum Instruction
Sam Bartlett
— Stuntology
Don Bell
— English Country Dance Instruction
Blake Miller & the Old-Fashioned Aces
— Cajun Band
Jake Blount
— Banjo, Fiddle, Scholar
Joe and Jesse Bruchac
— Native American Dance and Song
Devesh and Veena Chandra
— Indian Music & Dance
Pierre Chartrand
— Quebecois Step Dance
Yvonne Chartrand
— Métis Dance Leader
Cheres
— Ukraine and Yiddish Band
DJ Darkstar (aka Emilio)
— Afterparty Blues Fusion
Danielle Enblom and Step Collective
— Irish Step Dance Instruction
Peter Davis
— Music/Improvisation Instruction
Joe Dejarnette
— Southern Squaredance Music Instruction
Elke Baker and Liz Donaldson
— Scottish and Waltz Musicians
Joshua Fialkoff
— Blues and Swing Band Leader
Figments
— Contra Dance Band
Front Parlor Series
— Storytelling Instruction
Nic Gareiss
— Step Dancer
Henry Goldberg
— Balkan Song Leader
Ellie Grace
— Family Dance Leader
Great Bear & Friends
— Contra Dance Band
Lisa Greenleaf
— Contra Dance Caller
Glen Loper & Bethany Waickman
— Contra Dance Band
Jacqui Grennan
— Contra Dance Caller
Reggie Harris & Mark Rust
— African American Stories & Song
Heartsease
— English Country Dance Band
Scott Higgs
— English Country Dance Caller
Cis Hinkle
— Contra Dance Caller
Alphonso Horne
— Jazz Band Leader
Sue Hulsether
— Family Dance Leader
Ralph Iverson
— Balkan Jam Leader
Phil Jamison
— Scholar of Traditional Appalachian Dance
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason
— American Roots Music Duo
Joe Hall and The Cane Cutters
— Zydeco Dance Band
Kieran Jordan
— Irish Step Dancer
Joshua Mclean and Ana Lisa Sutherland
— Swing Dance Instruction
Susan Kaupelis
— Line Dance Instruction
Susan Kevra
— English Country Dance Caller
Kalia Kliban
— English Country Dance Caller
Bennett Konesni
— Song Leader
Audrey Knuth
— New England Dance Fiddler
Abby Ladin
— Family Dance Host
Evie Ladin
— Appalachian Percussive-Dancer and Banjo Player
Roo Lester
— Scandi Dance Instruction
Los Pleneros de la 21
— Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba
Mariachi Real de Mexico
— Mariachi Band
MetaMovements
— Latin/Salsa Dance Instruction
Rodney Miller
— New England Fiddle Player
David Millstone
— Dance Historian (and caller)
Catherine and Tom Morrell
— Laughter Session Leaders
Owen Morrison
— Family Music Leader
Natasha Barbará and Alfredo Tosto
— Tango Teachers
Garland Nelson / A Joyful Noise
— A Capital Region Spirit Trio
Lois New
— Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Liam Ó Scanláin
— Sean nós and percussive dance instruction
Old World Charm School
— English Country Band
Martha Owen
— Family Dance Leader
Ann Percival
— Family Music Leader
Corey Porche
— Cajun Dance Instructor
Richard Powers
— Dance Historian
Laurel Premo
— Fiddler
Quickstep
— Fiddle Tunes & Folk Songs
Harvey Raufman
— Waltz Instruction
Reelplay
— English Country Dance Band
Beth Robinson
— Alexandar Technique
Paul Rosenburg
— Family & Community Dance Leader
Emily Rush
— Dance/Workout Leader
Spare Parts
— Waltz Jam Leader
Sri Lankan Dance Academy
— Sri Lankan Drumming and Dancing
Lena and Staffan Jonsson
— Swedish fiddlers
Snaarmaarwaar
— Balfolk Dance (Replay of pre-recorded event)
Sophie Stephenson
— Scottish Step Dancer
Storycrafters
— Award Winning Storytellers
Jonathan Stout & His Close Shave Quartet
— Swing Band Leader
Claire Takemori
— Contra Instruction
Seth Tepfer
— Contra Dance Caller
Urban Artistry
— Urban Dance Instructors and Discussion Leaders
Marcie Van Cleave
— International Folk Dance Teacher
Vanaver Caravan
— World Dance & Music
Sarah VanNorstrand
— Contra Caller
Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer
— Contra Dance Band
Vilde Westeng
— Scandinavian Dance Teacher
Young Tradition Youth Commission
— Teen Folk Ensemble
Brother Yusef
— Blues Musician
Zikrayat
— Belly Dance Instruction