Weekly Austin Contra Dance
2026-04-08 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | Hancock Recreation Center, 811 East 41st St., Austin, TX, 78751, United States
A free weekly dance at Hancock Recreation Center, with music by the jam/pickup band, Local On-Call Orchestra (LOCO). We dance every week that Hancock Recreation Center is open. A brief beginners session is taught at 7:30, before the dance program begins. Dance ends about 9:30. Free parking lot.

We welcome beginners. If you can walk to a beat, you can contra dance! All dances are taught and called. No partner necessary. Dance either role – or both. Everyone is welcome.

Sober event. Family-friendly. LGBTQ+

Richmond, VA English Country Dance
2026-04-08 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Belmont Recreation Center, 1600 Hilliard Road, Henrico, VA, 23228, United States
Please join us for our weekly English Country Dancing Wednesday night social at 7:30 p.m. All dances are taught, walked through, and called. No experience or partner are required, just a pair of comfortable shoes. New dancers are asked to please come at at least 10 minutes before the start of the session. The first night is free; after that $2 per evening.

Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW) English Country Dance
2026-04-08 20:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Ave., Glen Echo, MD, 20812, United States
In-person dancing at Glen Echo Town Hall.
With live music!
You may register in advance (preferred) or at the door. Attendance will be limited to 50 dancers and spectators, so if you are planning on registering at the door, please check the event page beforehand to see how many spaces are left.
If you have not previously attended a Wednesday night English country dance at Glen Echo, you may select “first time free” when registering. New dancers are welcome. If you have no previous English country dance experience or would like a refresher, please arrive at around 7:30 for a lesson.
COVID info: masks and vaccinations encouraged but not required. More info
The dance is held in the upstairs room of the Glen Echo Town Hall.
If you’d like to get weekly reminders and other email of interest to our local dancers, please send an email to ecd.registrar@fsgw.org to be added to the list.
General information on our English Country Dance web page
Member (FSGW, BFMS, CDSS, ATDS) – $15.00
Non-member – $17.00
Students and Limited income – $8.00

San Francisco Contra Dance
2026-04-08 20:00 - 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Polish Club of San Francisco, 3040 22nd Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
2nd & 4th Wednesday in San Francisco!
Role names: The role names usually used at this series are “Larks” and “Robins.”
Beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:30
Check our website for details.
$25 supporters; $20 non-members; $15 members; $6 students or low-income; or pay what you can.

Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance
2026-04-08 20:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Dr, Princeton, NJ, 08502, United States
Weekly contra dance on Wednesday nights, 8:00-10:30.

Village Green English Country Dancers' Weekly Classes
2026-04-08 20:15 - 21:30 (America/Winnipeg) | Harrow United Church, 955 Mulvey Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3M 1G8, Canada
We meet almost every Wednesday evening. We learn traditional and historic dances, old and new, and get a chance to practice them. There’s a big celebratory dance with live music at the end of the season with smaller ones through the year.

No dance experience is necessary.
Bring a friend, or just yourself.
Wear comfortable, flat-soled shoes.
A moderate level of fitness is required. (Can you run up a flight or two of stairs without difficulty, hop on one foot 5 times, switch feet and 5 hops on that foot?)
$10 drop-in fee for non-members.

Check our webpage for updated information.

Cleveland Thursday English Country Dance
2026-04-09 13:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Forest Hill Church Presbyterian, 3031 Monticello Blvd, Cleveland Heights, OH, 44118, United States
Come join us every Thursday afternoon for English Country Dancing.
Combination of live and recorded music, in an air-conditioned hall.

Lake City Contra Dance
2026-04-09 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Latvian Community Center, 11710 3rd Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98125, United States
Thursday nights; doors open at 7 pm
Dances: intro/refresher workshop 7:15 pm, dancing 7:30 till 10:00 pm
Admission on a sliding scale $10 – 20 – pay what you can
The hall is well-ventilated and air-conditioned!
For more information call 206-525-0932, or send us email.

Springforth Ball and Dance Weekend 2026
2026-04-10 18:00 - 2026-04-12 16:00 (America/New_York) | Lewis Ginter Recreation Association, 3421 Hawthorne Avenue, Richmond, VA, 23222, United States
The Traditional American Dance And Music Society
invites you to the
29th Annual
Springforth Ball & Dance Weekend

April 10-11-12, 2026
Featuring
Wild Asparagus
Ann Percival (piano, guitar, vocals)
David Cantieni (flutes, tin whistle, oboe, saxophone & bombard)
Becky Tracy (fiddle), Mark Murphy (bass), George Marshall (concertina, bodhran, bones)
with George Marshall calling
Acclaimed from coast to coast, Wild Asparagus is one of the most popular and sought after contradance bands in America! Clear concise teaching and calling will have you effortlessly dancing traditional as well as recently composed contras collected from around the country. Their creative high-energy music will surprise and delight dancers and listeners alike.
Join us for a high energy weekend of food, dance, music, and workshops.
Held at our beautiful hall, the Lewis Ginter Recreation Center.
Check back in December for:

Registration
Weekend Schedule
Additional Information

Springforth Ball Photo Archives
If you have any questions please email tadamsvacontra@gmail.com

TECDA Friday Evening Dance
2026-04-10 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4M 1H3, Canada
Come and join us every Friday for an evening of dance with our talented callers:
Dave Berman, Cathy Campbell, Alan Rosenthal, Walter Zagorski.
Masks are optional. Please bring your dancing shoes, water bottle and come and enjoy an evening of English Country Dancing.
email: info@tecda.ca

Contra Caller Workshop
2026-04-10 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | St. John’s Lutheran Church, Nashville, 3259 McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN, 37214, United States
Come try your hand at calling contra dances or support those who want to learn to call at this free workshop.

Lewiston Contra Dance
2026-04-10 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Trinity Commons, 247 Bates Street, Lewiston, ME, 04240, United States
We dance in the beautiful Trinity Commons at 247 Bates Street, Lewiston, ME. Sliding Scale $15-25, teens $5, kids under 12 free. Pay what you can! We’d love to dance with you! Beginners’ lesson at 7, dancing from 7:30-10. For more information, see our website or find us on Facebook!

Monrovia English Country Dance
2026-04-10 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 122 California Avenue, Monrovia, CA, 91016, United States
Please join us for English Country Dancing on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month from 7:30-10pm in the Guildhall of St Luke’s Episcopal Church. $5 admission (cash only). Beginners welcome! All dances are taught, walked through and called. No partner or costume required; just bring comfortable closed-toed shoes and a water bottle. We’re friendly, laid-back, and welcoming!

Portland Country Dance Community Friday Night English Dance
2026-04-10 19:30 - 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall, 8936 SW 17th Ave, Portland, OR, 97219, United States
For details about venue, callers, or musicians, please go to our website, or email ecd-chair@portlandcountrydance.org
Sliding scale: $7 – $20.

Cleveland Second Friday English Country Dance
2026-04-10 19:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | St. Patrick Catholic Church, 3602 Bridge Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44113, United States
Come join us at our monthly Second Friday English Country Dance.
Live music by Toad in the Hole. Callers: Carol Kopp, Steve Otlowski, & Elizabeth Estep
Wood Floor.
Suggested Donation $10 (Pay what you can)

International Folkdance at Tapestry Folkdance Center
2026-04-10 19:30 - 22:30 (America/Chicago) | Tapestry Folkdance Center, 3748 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Every Friday

Ed Stern Large Studio
7:30 – 8:30 pm Lesson
8:30-10:30 pm Request Dance – recorded music
​Cost: $12 General Admission | $9 Tapestry Member | $8 Young Adult (Ages 18-30) | $4 Youth (Ages 10-17) | Under 10 – Free
​“Pay What You Choose” First seven days of every month (1st through the 7th)

Discover heritage and dance roots! International features dances from many regions of the world including Europe, Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Brittany, the Middle East, South and North America. All International Fridays are a mix of international styles and dances unless noted otherwise. No partner is needed, and most dances are done by the group in a semi-circular line formation following a leader.
Dance instruction takes place for the first hour, with teachers covering 4-6 dances of varying degrees of difficulty, and typically from different regions. Instruction on the first Friday of the month is geared toward newcomers. After the hour of instruction, it’s time for request dancing from our large collection of recorded music. Everyone is welcome to stay. The programmer (DJ) creates a set from a list of requests generated by attendees. The programmer chooses a range of dances, from basic patterns to tricky sequences.
​​What is International Request Dance?
Dancers can request dances taught recently or old favorites – so what gets programmed is a mix of old and new. There are dances from every continent, and the most-requested dances are from eastern European countries like Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Greece. We also do Israeli dances, and couple dances from (western) Europe and the Americas – but you don’t need to bring a partner.

Call of the Loon 13th Annual Contra Dance Weekend
2026-04-10 19:30 - 2026-04-12 14:30 (America/Chicago) | Tapestry Folkdance Center, 3748 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
April 10, 11 & 12, 2026 | Tapestry Folkdance Center, Minneapolis, MN

Featuring callers Gaye Fifer and Beau Farmer with live music by Toss the Possum & Toot, Squeeze & Co.!
Learn more or register at our website.

Registration Fee:
$125 (before Jan 1)
$135 (Jan. 1 – Mar 1)
Late Registration $145 (after Mar 1)
$75 Student/Young Adult (before Mar 1)
$85 Student/Young Adult (after Mar 1)
Friday
6:45 pm Registration opens
7:30–11:30 pm Welcome dance
11:30–12:30 am Campfire gathering

Saturday
9 am Coffee and registration
9:30–10:30 am Workshop
10:45 am–12:30 pm Contra dance
12:30–2 pm Lunch break & caller roundtable
(sandwiches for those who ordered with registration)
2-3:30 pm Contra dance/Workshop
3:45-5 pm Contra dance/Workshop
5–7:30 pm Dinner break
7:30–8:00 pm Concert
8:15–11:30 pm Flower Power Ball
11:30 pm–1 am Techno contra with DJ Rynkie / Jam session

Sunday
9:30–11 am Brunch for those registered for the weekend
10:30–11:30 am Workshop
11–11:45 am Singing around the campfire
11:45 am–2:30 pm Farewell dance

Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo, Maryland
2026-04-10 20:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, MD, 20812, United States
Join us in Glen Echo, Maryland, for a fun night of contras and an occasional square! There’s a free lesson at 7:30pm.

Dover English Country Dancers - Monthly Dance
2026-04-11 18:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Ehinger Hall, 14 Kings Highway, Dover, DE, 19901, United States
Monthly English country dance with live music. Newcomers are always welcome, and each dance is taught with a walk-through before it is danced.
Dress is casual (“regular” clothes) except for special events (Spring and Holiday dances), when attendees may dress in formal/cocktail or 18th century attire.
Annual membership for the January – December season is $10. Membership admission for regular monthly dances is $7.
Regular monthly dance admission for non-members is $10.
Admission price may change for special dances.
Times and locations may be subject to change.
Location: Ehinger Hall, Dover DE
Ehinger Hall (#14 Kings Highway) is located directly at the intersection of Kent Avenue and Division Street / Route 8 For those using GPS, the intersection of Kent Avenue and Division Street works best. Best parking will likely be found on Kent Avenue.

Scissortail Contra Dance in Oklahoma City
2026-04-11 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | First Unitarian Church Oklahoma City – Daniel Hall, 600 Northwest 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73103, United States
Scissortail Contra Dance in Oklahoma City, second and fourth Saturdays. Check our Facebook or our website for more details!

Second Saturday Contra
2026-04-11 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Phoenix) | Mesa Community College, 46 W Mesa Community Coll, Mesa, AZ, 85202, United States
Join us for our Second Saturday contra dance! Doors open at 6:00 pm. Intro lesson at 6:30 pm. Dance from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Check our website for changes in dance schedule or location.
$10 General • $5 for 25 years & younger

Syracuse Country Dancers ECD
2026-04-11 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Manlius Village Auditorium, #1 Arkie Albanese Avenue, Manlius, NY, 13104, United States
English country dance every 2nd and 4th Saturday.

Portland Country Dance Community 2nd Saturdays Contra Dance
2026-04-11 19:00 - 22:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fulton Park (L’Etoile French Immersion School), 68 SW Miles St, Portland, OR, 97219, United States
7:00 pm newcomer/refresher lesson
7:30 pm dancing starts
10:30 dancing ends

Sliding scale $6-$20.
Some dancers head to a pub for “afters”—all are welcome!
For more current information and last-minute changes, see the PCDC calendar.

CDK Contra & Square Dance
2026-04-11 19:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Oshtemo Grange, 3234 North 3rd St., Kalamazoo, MI, 49009, United States
Contra & Square Dance – Beginning Workshop 7pm, Dancing 7:30-10:30pm
Suggested donation $5-$20

Valley Contra Dance
2026-04-11 19:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | West Side Moravian Church, 402 Third Ave, Bethlehem, PA, 18018, United States
We dance twice a month, 2nd and 4th Saturdays.
Dance instruction at 7:00 PM
No partner or experience needed!
The moves in the dances are called by a caller, and the music is always live.
Parking is available right next to the church or on the street. Please enter on Prospect St.
Please carry in clean soft-soled shoes for dancing, to protect the floor (and our reputation). Sneakers are usually fine. FREE large socks with treads are provided to cover your street shoes if necessary.
Sliding scale—pay what you wish. Suggested: $8 (student), $15 (friend of VCDS), $20+ (supporter). Children 12 and under accompanied by a paying adult FREE.
Special Pricing for Double Dances

Floyd Contra Dance
2026-04-11 19:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Floyd Center for the Arts, 220 Parkway Ln S, Floyd, VA, 24091, United States
Come join us with The Cat Wranglers playing and Joy Greenwolfe calling. No experience needed. Lessons at 7, Dance at 7:30. $10 ($5 for students).

Toronto Contra Dance
2026-04-11 19:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | St. Barnabas Hall, 175 Hampton Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M4K 2Z3, Canada
Shake off the week and hit the floor for an unforgettable night of music, movement, and community joy.
Caller and band change with every dance.
Dances are either mask optional or mask mandatory. Full details and schedule are at the Toronto Contra Dance website.
New to Contra? No problem!
No partner needed, and beginners are always welcome—we’ll teach you everything you need to know.
Schedule:
7:00 PM – Beginner Lesson
7:30 PM – Dance the night away!
Bring a refillable water bottle – hydration stations available
Full details at the Toronto Contra Dance website
Tag your dance crew, grab your shoes, and get ready for a night of pure Contra joy on the Danforth!

2nd Saturday English Country Dance in Dallas
2026-04-11 19:30 - 22:30 (America/Chicago) | Apex Dance and Performing Arts, 5706 Mockingbird Lane, Ste. 240, Dallas, TX, 75206, United States
English Country Dance with live music every 2nd Saturday.

Contra Dancing in Houston, TX
2026-04-11 19:30 - 22:30 (America/Chicago) | Dauntless Dance Studio, 3300 Jensen Dr, Suite B, Houston, TX, 77026, United States
HATDS hosts contra dances on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of most months. We dance to live music. All skill levels are welcome and all dances are called. Bring water and clean shoes!
The admission price for contra dances is $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Cash, checks, credit cards, and digital wallets are currently accepted at the door. If paying cash, please bring correct change. No large bills accepted.

Princeton Country Dancers' English Country Dance
2026-04-11 19:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Dr, Princeton, NJ, 08502, United States
English Country Dance every 2nd Saturday (except November and December), 7:30-10:30.
