Ron Bell-Roemer

Ron Bell-Roemer


Contra Dance Caller, Clogger, Step Dancer, Folkdancer, 40's Swing Music Fanatic, Chef, Baker, etc.....

I've been cooking and dancing since 1983. I've been a folk dance teacher since 1989, calling contras and barn dances since 1998. I've lived Central Oregon since 1992.

For Events Contact: cloggerfool@bendbroadband.com

**Bend Contra Dances occur 2nd Saturday of the month October through April at a new location- the Boys and Girls Club, located at 500 Northwest Wall St. near the downtown library. Call Kate Beardsley (541)330-8943 for more info.
 

 


My Calling Calendar


12/10/11

Second Saturday Bend Community Contradance with the High Country Dance Band!


Recent Dances

10/01/11

Corvallis Contradance. At Gatton Hall in Corvallis with Dan, Fran, and Betsy (I first started dancing in Corvallis in '83!)

10/08/11

Second Saturday Bend Community Contradance with the High Country Dance Band!

10/15/11

Third Saturday Bandon, Oregon Contra Dance with the The Barnstormers

4/23/11

Fourth Saturday Bend Community Contradance

11/13/10, 12/11/10, 1/22/11 & 3/12/11

Second Saturday Bend Community Contradance with the High Country Dance Band and the Tune Dawgs-Roland White on fiddle and mandolin Steve Lundgren on fiddle and bodran, and Jeff Simms on guitar- Thanks guys!

11/06/10

Corvallis Contradance. Thanks to William Watson for inviting me to call in Corvallis, where I had first started dancing in '83. A great (and forgiving) high energy crowd, with wonderful music from "Three Finger Jack"

June, July, and August

Baker Diocese High School Camp, Jr High, and Upper Elementary Camp with the Tune Dawgs, The Family Camp I called while my daughter Robin played fiddle (Go Robin!)

2/27/10

Second Saturday Bend Community Contradance with the High Country Dance Band!

3/13/10

Second Saturday Bend Community Contradance with the Tune Dawgs

1/23/10

Bend Community Contradance . A really great set of eclectic and trditional music was provided by Betsy Branch, Mark Douglass, and Fred Nussbaum from Portland.

11/14/09

Second Saturday Bend Community Contradance. Thanks to Full Moon from Portland for playing wonderful sets of music for us.

6/18/09

I called for High School camp for the Baker Diocese, the kids and staff all had great energy, the evening cooled off and we danced on the lawn. The Tune Dawgs (Roland, Steve, & Jeff) played some wonderful music.

 


A Few Photos:

Calling for the Bend Community Contradance

November 2007. "Full Moon" from Portland playing.

BCC

 

Swinging with "Seagrass" at the Greenacres Grange near Coos Bay.

October 2007

Seagrass

 

Steppin' with the Chieftains

August 1991 Albany, OR

Dancing with Marc and The Chieftains in the days of the Marysville Cloggers

 

The Marysville Cloggers at the Fall Festival in Corvallis

The Marysville Cloggers- Eine, Ray, Betty, Alisa, Ron, Anne,  Truman

 


Links:

My Family Page

A huge resource for folk tunes: ABC Tune Collections

Another resource for folk tunes: The Session

An app to play, print, & hear ABC format tunes ABC Navigator

High and Dry Bluegrass Festival

 

Other Related Information:

 

Contact me: cloggerfool@bendbroadband.com

Bend Bluegrass Jam 2nd & 4th Thursdays at the old Bend High School across from the public library

Ron's Clogging Steps Worksheet

Bend Group

(A little hard to hear standing behind the speakers.)

 

Last updated: 4/21/11

Of course kids always have to up the ante!

An innovative group from the east coast"