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"Too many
dances, too little time!" is a favorite saying of Veronica Lane, aka "Florida's Dance Gypsy." Veronica always
had a love for dancing but never got much opportunity until she discovered contra dance (a type of American folk dance)
and English Country Dance here in Jacksonville.
For most of her life, Veronica has been making the music while other people danced.
She and her guitarist husband, Ted, were members of the US Navy Band in Charleston, SC, for 4 years. After leaving the
Navy, they formed a jazz/rock/pop trio, Seabreeze, and played in Charleston and on cruise ships sailing from Miami.
Veronica & Ted were out of the music scene for a few years but found a whole new outlet for playing when they started
going to contra & English dances in 2002. They formed an acoustic band, Full Circle, that specializes in Irish,
English, Celtic, and Old Time (Southern Appalachian) music, and they began playing for the Jacksonville English Country Dance led by Charlie Dyer.
In July 2005, Veronica reached a turning point in her life when she
discovered Israeli dance, which she likens to a combination of ballet and modern dance. This quickly became her favorite,
and it soon turned her life around: she lost 40 pounds and the depression that had been bothering her for years.
As she says, "Things have never been the same."
"Florida's Dance Gypsy" keeps busy by traveling
to the Gainesville Old Time Dance twice a month, teaching Zumba and Israeli dance, and going to dance
weekends in Florida & out-of-state. Veronica's band, Full Circle, plays for English Country Dance
weekends and contra dances throughout Florida. Visit her other
web sites listed below for details about her dance sessions
and band performances.
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