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MOUNTAIN

PLAYSHOP

August 22-24, 2025: International Folk Dance Weekend

Special Balfolk Concert and Dance Party
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DANCE THE WEEKEND 
AWAY WITH Catherine Rudin

August 22-24, 2025

 

NEW LOCATION!


Montreat Conference Center

401 Assembly Drive Montreat, NC 28757

Learn, dance, socialize, and relax in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.

 

Mountain Playshop is a regional dance weekend that, for over 30 years, has provided both a forum for dancers to learn new dances, songs and culture from regional and professional teachers while also offering a beautiful destination for dancers to get together with other dancers for a fun filled weekend – dancing, partying, sharing delicious meals, reviewing dances, playing music and just relaxing in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Attracting dancers from all over the region, sometimes from afar, Mountain Playshop has always offered a unique venue, and this year is no different.  This year the workshop has moved to a new location, the Montreat Conference Center, a short distance from our old venue at the Blue Ridge Assembly (BRA).  (http://montreat.org)

The Montreat Conference Center expands dancer’s choice of accommodations in Assembly Hall and Glen Rock Inn, all of which are air conditioned and a short walk on a level road to the Barn, the dance venue.  The Barn, a large dance hall with three bathrooms (M/W/F), water fountain and a great wood dance floor, while not air conditioned, has a large number of windows for ventilation.  An adjacent Gazebo offers a great venue for musicians.  Glen Rock also incorporates a well equipped kitchen and a dining area where our catered meals will be served. 

TEACHER

OUR TEACHERS

CATHERINE RUDIN - BIO
Catherine has been dancing since the 1960's, first in Madison, Wisconsin from junior high school through college and, in recent decades, with the Omaha International Folk Dancers in Nebraska.  She leads OIFD weekly in person and on Zoom and co-leads the Tuesday Zoom Friends group. In her non-dance life, she is a  wife to her husband from Turkey, a mother, linguist, knitter, gardener, and very amateur mariachi violinist.

Catherine Rudin
Dance Requests

Dance Requests

Playshop 2025 will feature request dancing throughout all teaching sessions and parties.  Submit up to four requests here!

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