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"O body swayed to music, O brightening glance, How can we know the dancer from the dance?"
- William Butler Yeats, "Among School Children"
"Any problem in the world can be solved by dancing."
- James Brown
"You've gotta' dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth. (And speak from the heart to be heard.)"
- William W. Purkey
Directions to dances
Pleasant Green Community Center
North Carolina State University
Pilgrim United Church of Christ
Community Church of Chapel Hill
Reality Center
Address is 916 Lamond Ave, Durham, NC
Directions to Reality Center.
Here is a Google map with parking areas highlighted. The red areas are off limits. Click on any color coded area to see more parking information. Click here.
Murphey School
Address is 3729 Murphy School Rd, Durham, NC
Website for Shared Visions at Murphey School.
Directions using Google Maps.
Pleasant Green Community Center
From points north and east: Take I-85 through Durham to exit 173, Cole Mill Road. Take Cole Mill Road to the end at Pleasant Green Road, turn right, then make the next right onto Pleasant Green Community Center Road, the Center is 1/4 mile on the left.
From points west and south: Take I-85 to exit 170. Get in the left lane as exiting, and take a sharp left onto US 70 west. Follow the first traffic light. Turn right here onto Pleasant Green Road. Follow 2.4 miles and turn right on Pleasant Green Community Center Road. The community center is 1/4 mile on the left.
From Durham: Take Cole Mill Road to the end at Pleasant Green Road, turn right, then make the next right onto Pleasant Green Community Center Road, the Center is 1/4 mile on the left.
From Chapel Hill: Take NC 86 north, go to Mt. Sinai Road and turn right, follow to University Station Road, turn left, follow to US 70, turn right, turn left at first traffic light, Pleasant Green Road, follow about 2.4 miles to Pleasant Green Community Center Road, turn right, the Center is 1/4 mile on the left.
From Raleigh: Take NC 147 (Durham Expressway) when aproachng Durham. Follow through Durham and rejoin I-85 south. Follow to exit 170. Continue to light. Turn right, this is Pleasant Green Road. Follow about 2.4 miles to Pleasant Green Community Center Road, turn right, the Center is 1/4 mile on the left.
Carrboro Century Center
100 N. Greensboro St., Carrboro
The Center is located in the middle of Carrboro, at the intersection of Weaver Street and Greensboro Street.
From the east, take the Chapel Hill bypass (NC-54) to Greensboro Street. Go left at the stop sign and right at the light. Proceed into town to the center which will be on your right.
From the north, take old 86 from Hillsborough to Carrboro and continue on Greensboro Street to the center which will be on your right.
From the west, approach Carrboro on NC-54 east and follow the bypass around to Smith-Level. Go left under the bridge (where the street becomes Greensboro) and continue to the center which will be on your right.
Here is a pdf map with parking areas highlighted. Click here.
North Carolina State University
This dance will be in the NCSU student ballroom in Talley student center.
- From 440 take Exit 3 for Hillsborough St. East
- Turn right onto Dan Allen Dr.
- At stop light turn left onto Cates Ave.
- Pass the parking deck on left and turn left onto Jensen Dr.
- Turn left into parking deck.
- To get to the dance: Walk west down Cates Ave. back the way you came. Talley Student Center is on right just after Reynolds Coliseum. Ballroom is on the second floor.
Parking for the dance is free.
Central Orange Senior Center
Address is 1 Dan Kidd Dr., Hillsborough, NC, 27278, 919-245-2015 (front desk), next to the SportsPlex
Directions using Google Maps.
From I-85
Take Exit 165, and go north on NC 86 to Business 70 (US 70A) Turn right at light on Business 70 (US 70A) Turn right on Meadowlands Drive in approximately one half mile. Take first left to Triangle Sportsplex Park to the right side of the Sportsplex. The Central Orange Senior Center is abutted to the right side of the Sportsplex but has a separate entrance.
From I-40
Take exit 266, and go north on NC 86 to Buisiness 70 (US 70A) Turn right at light on Business 70 (US 70A) Turn right on Meadowlands Drive in approximately one half mile. Take first left to Triangle Sportsplex Park to the right side of the Sportsplex. The Central Orange Senior Center is abutted to the right side of the Sportsplex but has a separate entrance.
McDougle Elementary School
From the North:
Take exit 164 from I-85/40 at Hillsborough. Go left (away from Hillsborough). You will be on old 86. Take old 86 several miles and you will go through a stoplight at Calvander. Continue on old 86 until the road splits. If you go right you will be on Fayetteville Road. The school will be on your left.
From the East:
Take I-40 and exit at Hwy 54 west. At Glen Lennox get on bypass but stay on 54 west. At the end of the bypass there is a shopping center (Carrboro Plaza) on your left. Go west on 54. At the next light turn right on Fayetteville Road. The school will be on your right.
From Durham:
If you are coming from Durham or Chapel Hill follow 15-501 and stay on the bypass until you get to the end at Carrboro Plaza. Go left on 54 West. The next light will be Fayetteville Road. Turn right, the school will be on your right.
Big Barn in Hillsborough
Take I-85 from either direction and get off at exit 164 in Hillsborough. Turn towards town and look immediately for the "Daniel Boone Complex."Turn right into the complex going past the Waffle House. The Big Barn is off the to left behind Wendys. Entrance is on the uphill side.
Pilgrim United Church of Christ
At the southeast intersection of Business 15-501 and Academy Road (NC 751)
From the North:
Take I-85 to Durham, EXIT LEFT AT 15-501 Towards Chapel Hill EXIT NC 751 South. Follow for 1 mile until it crosses Business 15-501. Church is on the left. 3011 Academy Road.
From the West and the South:
Take I-40 to NC 751 North, Cross NC 54, follow route 751 about 3.5 miles along Hope Valley Road, left on Cornwallis Road, which becomes University Drive, and turn right on Academy Road, church is on the right. Church is near the intersection of University and Academy. 3011 Academy Road (on the right).
Camp New Hope
Camp New Hope is located on NC 86 between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill, about two miles south of I-85, right next to New Hope Presbyterian Church.
From points north and east: Take I-85 to exit 165, go south on NC 86 to New Hope Church Road, continue, follow 1/4 mile south, camp is on right. OR Take I-40 to the New Hope Church Road Exit, head east, follow to NC 86, turn right, go 1/4 mile south, camp is on right.
From points west and south: Take I-85 to exit 165, go south on NC 86 to New Hope Church Road, continue, follow 1/4 mile south, camp is on right. OR Take I-40 to the New Hope Church Road Exit, head east, follow to NC 86, turn right, go 1/4 mile south, camp is on right.
From Chapel Hill: Take NC 86 north about 10 miles from town. Camp is on the left just before New Hope Church Road.
From Raleigh: Take I-40 to the New Hope Church Road Exit, head east, follow to NC 86, turn right, go 1/4 mile south, camp is on right.
Community Church of Chapel Hill
From points north and east:
Take U.S. 15/501 West Bypass which runs South of Chapel Hill, Turn North (right) on Mason Farm Road, proceed ~3/4 mile, then left on Purefoy Road. Community Church is at the end of the second driveway on your right.
From the South and West:
Approach Chapel Hill from the West on US Route 15 or Route 54. The roads merge with US 15/501 Bypass East. Take US 15/501 Bypass East and make a U-turn to head West on US 15/501 at the Manning Drive intersection. Turn North (right) on Mason Farm Road and proceed as above.