"Homespun taught us dances that have been a part of our American culture for generations. Students learned a little about what life was like in the pre-electronic days when our ancestors entertained themselves and others by singing, making and playing instruments and gathering together to dance with their community."

Kate Kloss, Principal,

Elsmere Elementary School, Delmar, NY

"I would enthusiastically recommend them to every school in the country."

Peter Mravlja, Physical Education teacher,

Southgate Elementary School, Colonie, NY

"As a twenty-year teacher in elementary music, I have observed or worked with more than sixty musicians, dance groups, and performing ensembles. Homespun is among the very best. Students were not memorizing dance steps. They were listening to the music and responding to the melodies, the beat, and the form of the pieces."

Karen MacLeod, Music Teacher,

Vassar Road Elementary School, Poughkeepsie, NY

"Watching families dance and have fun together, the same way they did many years ago, is both heartwarming and reassuring. As principal, I'm grateful my students get to experience the Homespun Family Dance."

Peter J. Brabant, Principal,

Altamont, NY Elementary School

"For many of our families it was their first experience with a community dance. You taught us all a new way to be together as a community."

Michele Decker, Music Teacher,

Burton Street Elementary School, Cazenovia, NY

"The students were impressed by the group's ability to make something from the past become so vibrant and alive. I even heard one group

of students say 'We should get them to play at our prom.'"

Pat Sacca, French teacher,

Columbia High School, East Greenbush, NY