Trillium Twirl Spring Dance Camp 2025
Welcomes Back Caller Bob Isaacs
with music from Toss the Possum
It’s a weekend of cool Contras, hot Squares, and beautiful English Country Dance!
Join us April 25 - 27, 2025 - Online Registration will open SOON in mid-January!
Clear Lake Camp - Dowling, Michigan
Come Dance in Lovely Michigan April 25 - 27, 2025!
It’s our 31st annual Trillium Twirl Spring Dance Camp, the one we wait for all winter. It’s finally warming, the birds are back, frogs are singing, the crocus and daffodils are blooming - and by the end of April, the Trillium will appear.
We had such a great time last year, that we’re welcoming caller Bob Isaacs back again! Bob is from New Jersey, and has treated dancers across the US and Europe to his many creative dances, with clear teaching and spirited calling for many years. Whether he is calling flowing contras, hot squares, or his famous grid squares, dancers are sure to enjoy a dance that is different and fun!
The hot music from Toss the Possum will keep your happy feet dancing all weekend! They’ve been making the rounds to some of the very best dances over the past few years, and now they'll join us for their first Trillium Twirl!
Dance Weekend Tentative Schedule - coming soon!
Click here for your copy of the Trillium Twirl Example Schedule (the schedule from 2024, for now.) The 2025 tentative weekend schedule will be available in late March or so, and finalized by early to mid April, you can still plan your weekend now. With lots of woodland trails, the lake and canoes to borrow, and the Clear Lake Camp’s famous bird-watching cabin with one-sided glass windows, you’ll have plenty to do when you’re not dancing, sleeping, singing, or eating! Clear Lake Camp staff lead a nature hike during the weekend, and we hope to also have a bird outing, and maybe even an after-dark Owl Hike!
More information coming soon!
Where is the Dance Located?
Clear Lake Camp, also called the Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center, is on M-37 about 16 miles north of Battle Creek. The 137 acres of fields and woods offer hiking, up-close nature, and canoeing on Clear Lake. Two bunkhouses provide sleeping rooms for men-only, women-only, and coed for couples, and separate showers for men and women. Tent and RV sites are available, but no water or electrical hookups. The main facility features two beautiful dance floors! **Please leave pets at home.**
Donations
We are now able to accept gifts and donations via a link to the secure PayPal website. As an IRS designated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, your donation to Michigan Dance Heritage may be deductible. (Check with your tax advisor for any questions.) We can provide a printed receipt to you if you prefer. (Your emailed PayPal receipt also serves.)
Thank you for your generous support of traditional dance and music in Michigan! Know that your contributions go to the current and long-term viability of Michigan Dance Heritage, to assure we can continue to offer our fine dance weekends and programs.
For Questions
David Baur, Committee Chair at dbaur@provide.net
Rita Chapman, Webmaster & Registrar at TrilliumTwirl@gmail.com