Benzonia Area Community Emergency Fund Concert
Mills Community House Association

Bill Staines, Remembered
Sunday, May 10 
4:00-6:00
Location: Mills Community House, upper level
​In Concert: Chris Skellenger and Friends

Join us for a tribute to the timeless songs of one of America's greatest troubadours. Bill Staines was an American Folk musician and singer-songwriter who toured all over the United States including right here in Benzie County.
Lyric sheets provided so be prepared, as Bill would say, "to sing yer little hearts out"!
Benzonia Academy Lecture Series
Benzie Area Historical Society and Museum
2nd Thursday of every month

Thursday, May 14
7:00, upper level (2)

"Life on the Car Ferries"

Presented by Tim Foster, Local Historian
Ecstatic Dance 
Norther Michigan Ecstatic Dance

A New Season of Benzonia Dances is here. A while back I was asked about my tail, what it was doing, is it upright, tucked, fluffed out, wagging? And I thought it would be a great theme for a dance. So this season is all about body language, inspired by the animals. 
  • In January we focus on fur and all the ways it communicates and how we can bring attention to our own outer covering and use it for expression
  • In February we find our feet and paws and notice how they meet the earth to move us and to signal information to others. 
  • In March we turn to tails and how we can notice our own tails and imagine the ways they are swishing behind us and letting everyone know what's up. 
  • In April we noodle on noses to see how they guide our direction and indicate to others what we want. 
  • In May we eye ears and find out how they can show off what we are attending to. 
We take June and July off and resume for August - November.
Kindred Waters Collective

Kindred Waters Collective is now holding classes at Mills Community House!

To see a list of available classes and register for specific sessions please visit their website at kindredwaterscollective.com
Beginner Dance Class
Classic Connection Dance

$20 suggested donation
Drop-ins welcome!

Classic Connection Dance is a project to preserve and teach the core style of Western and American partner dancing traditions. Our primary emphases are on two elements:
1. Developing proper bio-mechanical and aesthetic principals.
2 . Establishing, strengthening and refining "connection", the non-verbal communication between dance partners.

The primary style we teach is known in America simply as "Slow", or "Classic". It is relatively easy to learn, and very beautiful, on its own. However, by developing the core skills emphasized in our style, strong and elegant form, connection and technique can also flow very easily into other styles of dance. This can magnify dancers' performance and enjoyment, especially in traditional American dance styles, such as Swing and Blues.
Patrick Kelly is the owner and head instructor of Classic Connection Dance. He was taught by the late Mykl Werth, a renowned dance teacher, researcher and scholar of historical dance technique.
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Patrick has over 15 years experience in partner dancing and teaching. He also has backgrounds in Tai-Chi, Yoga and stage combat. He has performed on stage, as well as in music videos and on film.