My name is Drake Meadow.

This webpage is still very much under construction.

I’m a teacher at Ann Arbor Learning Community.

http://www.annarborlearningcommunity.org/mr__drake_meadow.html

I’m also a dance caller. My first real experience with dancing came as an undergraduate, through international folk dancing; the feeling of being able to dance was ecstatically, exquisitely beautiful, and the soulful quality of Eastern European and Near Eastern music spoke deeply to me. As a dance caller and leader, I always want to enable dancers to feel this ease, grace and joy.

I now call, lead, and teach Contra dance, English Country dance, International Folk dance, and square dance as well as Dances of Universal Peace. I pride myself on my ability to make dance accessible and enjoyable, for beginning and advanced dancers alike, and on my ability to balance clarity with playfulness, tradition with innovation.

I am committed to sharing dance with others of varying ages, backgrounds and abilities, in a variety of venues, including schools and churches. I have called and taught at various Michiganian venues, perhaps most notably at the Michigan Dance Heritage dance camps. I particularly enjoy opportunities to create programs that blend the various styles of dance I love.

I try to live according to the advice of Nahman of Bratslav: “A person ought to dance every day, in thought if not in deed.”