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4 people are interested
Love to Dance? Help Us Teach 19th-Century Country Dances!
ORGANIZATION: Historic Yates Mill County Park
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4 people are interested
Join Historic Yates Mill’s costumed interpreters on the third Saturday of the month (March through November) to help teach visitors how to dance 19th-century country dances. Volunteers are needed to be part of the dances and to work with visitors learning to dance. You don’t need dance experience, just an enjoyment of dance and a desire to learn.
The Country Dance program takes place outside in the Mill Yard and runs from noon to 12:45 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month (March through November) as part of Historic Yates Mill’s corn grinding weekends. Volunteers would need to arrive by 11:45 a.m. and may need to stay as late as 1 pm, depending on visitor interest.
This opportunity is open to adults, teens, and children as young as 10 (all children must have adult accompaniment.) We hope you’ll join us!
Please call the volunteer coordinator at (919) 856-5378 if you have any questions.
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About Historic Yates Mill County Park
Location:
4620 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC 27603, US
Mission Statement
Historic Yates Mill County Park is managed as a preserve for native wildlife, with a mission to study and interpret the cultural, natural and agricultural heritage preserved in the park. The park serves as a research facility for N.C. State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and is surrounded by the university's Biological Field Laboratories.
Park facilities include the restored gristmill, a park center for education and research - including two classrooms and an auditorium - and permanent exhibits on the site's cultural and natural history. Park grounds support several miles of hiking trails, pond and wetlands boardwalks, an outdoor classroom, an overlook deck, fixed dock, picnic tables, native landscaping, wildlife habitat enhancement features, and best-management-practice demonstration areas.
Park programs focus on the site's ecology, cultural history and agricultural heritage. Visitors can look forward to cane-pole fishing, guided canoe floats, seasonal natural history and agricultural programs, and tours of the fully operational gristmill. On the third weekend of each month through November, costumed interpreters will provide a look back into the mill's history, with guided tours of the restored mill and traditional water-powered, corn-grinding demonstrations.
Description
A day at Historic Yates Mill County Park offers visitors an "Escape from the Everyday Grind," with unique cultural and environmental experiences. The park boasts nearly 174 acres of land, including the 20-acre millpond, which is part of the Swift Creek nutrient-sensitive water-supply watershed. Diverse park habitats include pond, creek, wetlands and forests.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
4620 Lake Wheeler RoadRaleigh, NC 27603
DATE POSTED
July 23, 2019
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Dance / Aerobics
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 10
- Orientation or Training
- An hour to an hour and fifteen minutes, on the third Saturday of the month (March-November).
- All children must have adult accompaniment.