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April 25-27, 2025

Callers: Timothy Kline and Chris Bischoff

Music: Hot Coffee Breakdown  and Berea Castoffs

Online REGISTRATION go to Eventbrite and look for 

"22nd Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend."

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The annual Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend has been one of Berea's cultural flagships since 2003. Dancers, callers and bands join us from across the nation to have an intense and fulfilling experience of joy and exciting dances to quality music. This popular and influential dance weekend is slated for the 4th weekend of April each year. It is limited to about 130 dancers in the idyllic Memorial Park and Russel Acton Folk Center close to the Artisan Village and Berea College.

So book and plan ahead, because this event is often sold out. See www.hands4-berea.com for more details.

Dates: April 25-27, 2025

Weekend coordinator: Sune Frederiksen. Can be reached at 859- 248 - 0690, or at frederiksen.us at gmail.com

Phone during event: 859-248-0690.

Registration and more info: www.hands4-berea.com

Mailing address: Hands Four, PO Box 817, Berea, KY 40403.

Facebook: Become an FB group member 

Sound:  Joe Wilkie

Artistic button creator: Jenna Holmes

Volunteers and instructors: Many good people to thank.

Previous bands include: Playing with Fyre, Hot Coffee Breakdown, Wake Up Robin, Buddy System, Elixir, The Groovemongers, Wild Asparagus, Great Bear Trio, Hotpoint Stringband, Perpetual e-Motion, Berea Castoffs, Clearbranch, Coffee Zombies, Intellectual Property, Illegal Contraband, Elkhorn, Pigtown Alley, Tom Turino Band, The New Contrary Travelers, Elftones, and Brittany Bay.

Previous callers include: Sarah Kaiser, Terry Doyle, Beth Molaro, Vicki Herndon, Cis Hinkle, Jim Morrison, Beth Molaro, Diane Silver, Wendy Graham Settle, Barbara Ramlow, Mike Boerschig, Liz Natter, Joe Wilkie, George Marshall, Steve Bennett, Charley Harvey, Darlene Underwood,  Dwayne Johnson, Susan Moffett, Sarah VanNordenstrand, Frank Jenkins, Cary Ravitz, Nils Fredland, and Frank Buschelman.

22nd Hands Four registration form

Hands Four 2025

Timothy Kline and Chris Bischoff, Berea Castoffs, Hot Coffee Breakdown

Name: ______________________ Address: ____________________________ City/state/zip: ____________________________

Name: ______________________ Address: ____________________________  City/state/zip: ____________________________

Payment from other dancers: 1. _____________________________________________________

                                                      2. _____________________________________________________

Attendees:

______ ppl, full weekend $80 .................................................   $ __________

______ ppl, full weekend  (early bird, before 3/20/25) $70 .................................................   $ __________

______  ppl, Friday night only, $25 ............................................ $ __________

______  ppl, Sunday only, $25 ...................................................  $ __________

______  ppl, all Saturday, incl. workshops only $35 ...........   $ __________

______ ppl, each workshop only $5 .......................................   $ __________

______  ppl, Saturday evening buffet, $12 ..............................  $ __________

______  ppl, Sunday breakfast, $10 ..........................................   $ __________

______ copies, 14 tunes on CD, "Hands Four" $10.00 ..........  $ __________

Voluntary donation to The Folk Circle Association .................. $ __________

 

 

Total >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $ __________

For this event we cannot offer free housing. Please use your own contacts in town. Otherwise take advantage of the many motel, hotel, and B&B options in Berea. see www.visitberea.com for further info.   100% refund, if we need to cancel. All other info at www.hands4-berea.com

Send registration form and payment to:

Hands Four

PO Box 817

Berea, KY 40403

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