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Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend (Masks Optional)
- Contra Dance
- English Country Dance
- Family and Community Dance
- Other Dance Traditions
- Playing Music
- Traditional Song
- Waltz
- Weekend
- Workshops and Lessons
Time to register for our Fall Dance Weekend! Early Bird pricing expires after October 1. It’s going to be an unforgettable time with top-notch bands, callers, and sound with music by Engine Room + Hot Coffee Breakdown, callers Gaye Fifer + River Rainbowface, and sound by Hanno Meingast. As you can see in our schedule […]
Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend
Monterey YMCA 600 Camino el Estero, Monterey, CA, United StatesPlease join us on November 1-3, 2024, for our 8th Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend, in beautiful Monterey, California! Our amazing talent will be: Joyride! from Portland, Oregon and Stomp Rocket with callers Will Mentor and Jacqui Grennan! (Joyride is: George Penk, Erik Weburg, Sue Songer & Jeff Kerssen-Griep) (Stomp Rocket is: Dave Langford, Glen Loper […]
Hey Fever Dance Weekend
Churchill Seniors Centre 345 Richmond Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaContra Dance Weekend in Canada's capital city. Save the date, talent to be announced soon.
Head for the Hills
Camp Harlam 575 Smith Rd., Kunkletown, PA, United StatesA getaway weekend of dance, music, and song at Camp Harlam, near Kresgeville, PA in the Poconos, sponsored by Princeton Country Dancers. Contra Dancing and English Country Dancing every day Couple Dancing Workshops: dance, singing, instrumental music, and more An oh-so-elegant Saturday evening cocktail party with live swing dance music A fabulous ceilidh (sidesplitting skits, […]
Atlanta Dance Weekend
Decatur Recreation Center 231 Sycamore St, Decatur, GA, United StatesAtlanta's contra yearly dance weekend, features national level talent. In 2024, callers Will Mentor and Seth Tepfer; musicians: Drive Train and Faux Paws.
Dumplin’s & Dancin’
Hindman Settlement School 51 Center Street, Hindman, KY, United StatesAn Appalachian Food & Dance Weekend Dumplin’s & Dancin’ is more than just a get-together. It’s a community-wide gathering where farmers, musicians, chefs, square dance callers, seed savers, dancers, and food activists, all committed to the preservation of Appalachian foodways and dance traditions, come together to learn, network, and eat at the historic Hindman Settlement School. Attendees may […]
Dare To Be Square West ~ Boise
Shrine Social Club 1118 West Idaho Street, Boise, ID, United StatesA weekend-long festival focused on traditional old time square dancing, workshops for beginner and experienced callers, jamming, instrumental classes and fun time fellowship. There will be a workshop track during the day and public dances and concerts in the evenings. All ages. Everyone welcome. Work/trade and scholarships are available. Continental breakfast and lunch included both […]
Fire Ant Frolic
Ben Hur Shrine Temple Ballroom 7811 Rockwood Ln, Austin, TX, United StatesDance weekend Nov 8-10 in Austin. Lake Effect with Larry Unger. Koren Wake and Rich Goss calling.
Dance in the Desert 2024
Triangle Y Ranch Camp South Y Camp Road, Oracle, AZ, United StatesOur annual weekend camp features callers Lisa Greenleaf and Susan Petrick, with music by Playing with Fyre and Stomp Rocket.
English Country Dance with Jenna Simpson
Concord Scout House 74 Walden St., Concord, MA, United StatesAn evening of English Country dances, with caller Jenna Simpson and music by Karen Axelrod and Eric Martin. Knowledge of basic ECD figures is required.
Fleur de Lis Fling
Highlands Community Campus 1228 E. Breckinridge Street, Louisville, KY, United StatesLouisville Country Dancers presents the Sixteenth Fleur de Lis Fling Music from: Eric Boodman, Emily Troll, and Larry Unger (additional band TBD) Calling from: Bob Isaacs and River Rainbowface Registration opens September 1st
Rose City Dance-A-Rama Contra Weekend
Norse Hall 111 N.E. 11th Avenue, Portland, OR, United StatesIn-Town Contra dance weekend in Portland, Oregon featuring Wild Asparagus (George Marshall calling) and Joyride (Lindsey Dono calling).
BACDS Fall Frolick
The Bishop's Ranch 5297 Westside Road, Healdsburg, CA, United StatesThe Bay Area Country Dance Society Presents Fall Frolick A predominantly English Country Dance Weekend at The Bishop’s Ranch in Healdsburg, CA English Country Dance Luminaries Brad Foster, David Newitt, and Anna Rain! Karen Axelrod & Ben Schreiber offering a musician’s track, plus Audrey Jaber, Christopher Jacoby, Shira Kammen, Jim Oakden, & Chip Prince. Sound […]
ContraShock!
St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church 263 West 86th St, New York, NY, United StatesWe’re joined this year by some of America’s best contra talent, including River Road, Will Mentor, Liz Nelson, and the dance weekend debut of Stove Dragon featuring Oliver Scanlon (formerly of Pete’s Posse), Rose Jackson, Sam Zouk (Polaris), and Max Newman. Plus we’ll have Sunday morning workshops, live break music and more!
Thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their generous support.