Weekend
Melt Into Spring Ball Weekend
Concourse Hall 4531 Concourse Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesWe'd love to see travelers at Ann Arbor’s Melt Into Spring Ball weekend March 28-29! The excellent Brad Foster will lead a Welcome English dance Friday night, ball practice/style workshop Saturday afternoon, and the Ball Saturday night, and Debbie Jackson, Josh Burdick, and Matt McCoy will play splendid music. All dance events are at Concourse […]
#Dance Weekend
Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, MD, United States#Dance Weekend is an ultra-challenging urban dance weekend featuring mind-bending figures, non-gendered calling, and phenomenal music. Two days of amazing workshops, dancing, community, fun, and food in the fabulous open-air, covered Bumper Car Pavilion; workshops throughout Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD. Callers: Lisa Greenleaf and River Rainbowface Bands: Free Raisins (Audrey Jaber, Amy Engelsberg, […]
#Dance Weekend
Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, MD, United States#Dance Weekend is an ultra-challenging urban dance weekend featuring mind-bending figures, non-gendered calling, and phenomenal music. Two days of amazing workshops, dancing, community, fun, and food in the fabulous open-air, covered Bumper Car Pavilion; workshops throughout Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD. Callers: Lisa Greenleaf and River Rainbowface Bands: Free Raisins (Audrey Jaber, Amy Engelsberg, […]
Set for Spring ECD in Oklahoma City
International Dance Studio 3001 NW 73rd St, Oklahoma City, OK, United StatesSet for Spring is an ECD weekend that rotates between Austin, Houston, Dallas, and Oklahoma City! This year's SFS features Joanna Reiner calling and Karen Axelrod, Eric Martin, and Anna Patton playing music. We look forward to a fabulous time!
Pitt’s Maggot English Dance Weekend
Anne Ashley Memorial United Methodist Church 334 E 22nd Ave, Homestead, PA, United StatesDavid Smukler with Hot Toddy David Smukler has been dancing since the 1960s, calling contras since the 1980s and calling English country dances since the 1990s. He is a gentle and engaging teacher who particularly enjoys a wide variety of dances including some of his own creations. David currently is President of the Country Dance […]
Epicenter Contra Dance Weekend
Strawberry Recreation Center 118 East Strawberry Dr., Mill Valley, CA, United StatesA fabulous weekend in Mill Valley, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, featuring Supertrad and Engine Room, with gender neutral calling by Lisa Greenleaf and Michael Karcher. Registration now open! For more information, email rhonda@cayford.org.
28th Annual Springforth Ball & Dance Weekend
Lewis Ginter Recreation Association 3421 Hawthorne Avenue, Richmond, VA, United StatesFeaturing Playing with Fyre George Paul (keyboard) Rob Zisette (fiddle), and Steve Kemble (percussion) with calling by Bob Isaacs
Call of the Loon—12th Annual Contra Dance Weekend
Tapestry Folkdance Center 3748 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesFeaturing Calling from Seth Tepfer and Steve Pike and Music from Dam Beavers and Contratopia! $135 Registration January 1 – February 28, 2025 $145 Late registration after February 28, 2025 Student/youth discounts and limited half-price work scholarships are available. Local dancers are happy to host out-of-town guests, but space is limited, so if you would […]
When in Doubt, Swing! Contra Dance Weekend
Sokol Athletic Center 7448 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX, United StatesCaller: Jeremy Korr Live Music: STEAM! Alice Boyle (fiddle, viola) David Firestine (mandolin, bouzouki) Robert Rosenberg (guitar, banjo) Claire Zucker (bodhran, concertina, flatfooting, vocals) Jeremy is a popular bicoastal caller, based in Southern California most of the year and in Eastern Massachusetts during the summer. A dancer since childhood, he has been calling contras and […]
Trillium Twirl Dance Weekend
Battle Creek Outdoor Recreation Center 10160 M-37, Dowling, MI, United StatesThis residential dance camp has it all. The full registration fee covers everything: lodging Friday & Saturday nights, meals from Saturday breakfast through Sunday lunch, snacks, all dances and workshops. Headliners for Contra are caller Bob Isaacs with Toss the Possum providing music. Partial weekend options are available. English fans will enjoy Debbie Jackson as […]
New England Folk Festival (NEFFA)
- Children's Programming
- Contra Dance
- English Country Dance
- Family and Community Dance
- Festivals
- Morris and Sword Dance
- Other Dance Traditions
- Outdoor Event
- Playing Music
- Storytelling
- Traditional Song
- Weekend
NEFFA attracts over 2000 attendees and close to 1000 performers. The Festival is unique because of the participatory nature of the events. The Festival is known for its varied social dance program, which includes: Contra and traditional square dancing, international folk dancing, couple dancing, waltzing, English country, Scandinavian, and more. There are plenty of introductory […]
Jane Austen Ball
Memorial Art Gallery Ballroom 500 University Ave, Rochester, NY, United StatesJoin us for a special Jane Austen Ball, on the 250th anniversary of her birth. The Ball will be called by Beverly Francis, a longstanding leader from Country Dance New York. She has a particular fondness for country dance in the time of Jane Austen and has called many dances for the Jane Austen Society of […]
Thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their generous support.