Contra events

October 2024
Mon 21 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Night Dance $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 21 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 21 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance $12-$45 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Tue 22 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Leeds Contra £3 Leeds, UK contra
All the Right Notes
Wed 23 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Wed 23 7:30 pm–10:30 pm San Francisco Contra Dance $6-$25 San Francisco, CA, USA W contra
Thu 24 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Thu 24 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$12 Rochester, NY, USA W contra
Engine Room Katy Heine
Thu 24 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance $5-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Fri 25–Sun 27 Boo Camp Jemez Springs, NM, USA W contra
Panda Stomp The Cheap Shots Jacqui Grennan
Fri 25–Sun 27 Music City Masquerade Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Eloise & Co. Cis Hinkle
Fri 25 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Nozzy Mark Elvins
Fri 25 6:15 pm– 9:30 pm Flint Hills Contra Dance $10 Manhattan, KS, USA W contra
Fri 25 7:15 pm–10:00 pm Tallahassee Contra Dance $6-$10 Tallahassee, FL, USA W contra
Fri 25 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 25 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 25 8:00 pm–11:15 pm Experienced Contra at Guiding Star Grange $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA contra
Cojiro Will Mentor
Fri 25 8:00 pm–Sun 27 5:00 pm Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend $20-$110 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra ECD
Engine Room Hot Coffee Breakdown Gaye Fifer River Rainbowface
Fri 25 7:30 pm–10:30 pm FREE Contra and English Country Dance free Boulder, CO, USA contra ECD
Avourneen Sam Smith
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Linda Game Band Andrew Swaine
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
King Kontra Rob Humphrey
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK W contra
Gareth Kiddier & Will Allen Nicola Scott
Sat 26 3:00 pm–11:00 pm Halloween Contra Dance $12-$30 Princeton, NJ, USA contra
Rum & Onions Darlene Underwood
Sat 26 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Columbia Contra Dance $10 Batesburg-Leesville, SC, USA W contra
Sat 26 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Jax Contra Dance $5-$10 Jacksonville, FL, USA contra
Sat 26 6:45 pm–10:30 pm Richmond Saturday Night Contra Dance $10-$15 Henrico, VA, USA W contra
Coral Riff Kenny Greer
Sat 26 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CDK Contra & Square Dance $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA W contra
Paul Tyler & Fred Campeau
Sat 26 7:15 pm–10:30 pm Mystic Pie Dance $7-$10 Groton, CT, USA W contra
Spintuition Jen Jasenski
Sat 26 6:30 pm–10:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance $10-$15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra
Sat 26 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scissortail Contra Dance $15 Oklahoma City, OK, USA contra
Sat 26 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance $10-$15 Houston, TX, USA contra
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center $8-$15 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
Tunebuggy David Kirchner
Sat 26 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Anaheim Contra Dance $12-$18 Anaheim, CA, USA W contra
Sat 26 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Sacramento Contra Dance $5-$12 Sacramento, CA, USA W contra
Sat 26 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 4th Saturdays Contra Dance $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra
CC Remix Koren Wake
Sun 27 2:30 pm– 6:00 pm Dancing Planet Contra Dance $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Froghammer Caroline Barnes
Sun 27 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance $15-$20 Hayward, CA, USA contra
Sun 27 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows Mac McKeever
Mon 28 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Night Dance $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 28 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 28 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance $12-$45 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Wed 30 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Thu 31 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Thu 31 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $12 Rochester, NY, USA W contra
Tryptech Margaret Mathews
Thu 31 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance $5-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
November 2024
Fri 1–Sun 3 Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend Monterey, CA, USA contra
Joyride Stomp Rocket Jacqui Grennan Will Mentor
Fri 1–Sun 3 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Frenzy Drive Train Janet Shepherd Rick Mohr
October 2024
Thu 31 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
Uncle Dave Erik Hoffman
November 2024
Fri 1 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 1 6:00 pm–11:00 pm Flying Shoes Community Dance & Contra Dance $15-$22 Belfast, ME, USA contra
All Comers Band Chrissy Fowler David Millstone Lisa Newcomb
Fri 1 7:00 pm–Sun 3 3:00 pm Hey Fever Dance Weekend Ottawa, Ontario, Canada W contra
Elixir Peach Jam Alex Deis-Lauby Nils Fredland
Fri 1 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Orlando Contra Dance $15 Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Fri 1 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 1 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scissortail Contra Dance Norman, OK, USA contra
Fri 1 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Contra Dance $5-$25 Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Sat 2 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Thu 7 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sheffield Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Fri 8–Sun 10 Atlanta Dance Weekend Atlanta, GA, USA W contra ECD
Drive Train The Faux Paws Seth Tepfer Will Mentor
Fri 8–Sun 10 Head for the Hills $140-$240 Kresgeville, PA, USA W contra ECD
Raise the Roof Brooklyn Swing Ensemble A Joyful Noise Donna Hunt Scott Higgs Gaye Fifer
Fri 8–Sun 10 Fire Ant Frolic Austin, TX, USA W contra
Lake Effect Koren Wake Rich Goss
Fri 8–Sat 9 Contra Fest Albany, NY, USA W contra
River Road Alex Dies-Lauby
Fri 8 6:00 pm–Sun 10 3:00 pm Dance in the Desert Oracle, AZ, USA contra
Playing with Fyre Stomp Rocket Lisa Greenleaf Susan Petrick
Sat 9 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Folkus Pocus Colin Hume
Sat 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Contrasaurus Mark Elvins
Sat 9 7:00 pm–10:00 pm CFOOTMAD Zesty Contra Dance $12-$15 Boulder, CO, USA contra
Sun 10 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Box of Frogs Mark Elvins
Tue 12 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Leeds Contra £3 Leeds, UK contra
All the Right Notes
Wed 13 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Special Solent Contra Dance £10-£12 Shawford, UK contra
Box of Frogs Barrie Bullimore
Fri 15–Sun 17 Fleur-de-Lis Fling $80-$135 Louisville, KY, USA W contra
Electric Eel Double Trouble Bob Isaacs River Rainbowface
Fri 15–Sun 17 Catalina Dance Weekend Catalina Island, CA, USA W contra
The Faux Paws Engine Room Countercurrent Alex Deis-Lauby Gaye Fifer
Fri 15 4:00 pm–Sun 17 4:00 pm Zesty Contra Weekend £190-£310 Halsway, UK W contra
Ali & Mollie Rhodri Davies Mark Elvins
Fri 15 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 15 7:00 pm–Sun 17 7:00 pm ContraShock! New York, NY, USA W contra
River Road Stove Dragon Liz Nelson Will Mentor
Fri 15 8:00 pm–Sun 17 10:30 pm Rose City Dance-A-Rama Contra Weekend Portland, OR, USA contra
Joyride Wild Asparagus George Marshall Lindsey Dono
Sat 16 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Edward Wallace & Heather McAslan Lisa Heywood
Fri 22 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Trip Hazard Jack Kanutin
Fri 22 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Vertical Expression Liam Binley
Sat 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Vertical Expression Rhodri Davies
Tue 26 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Leeds Contra £3 Leeds, UK contra
All the Right Notes
Fri 29–Sun 1 December Breaking Up Thanksgiving Evanston, IL, USA W contra
Fri 29 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 29 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Sat 30 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Paris Contra Dance Paris, France W contra
Sat 30 2:00 pm–11:00 pm ContraCopia $25-$35 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Ice Cream Truckers Stove Dragon Millserati Gaye Fifer Alex Deis-Lauby Ben Sachs Hamilton
Sat 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Adam Hughes
December 2024
Thu 5 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sheffield Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Fri 6–Sat 7 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Gaye Fifer
Fri 6 6:00 pm–Sun 8 3:00 pm Winter WarmUp Worthington, OH, USA contra
Notorious The Hollertones Liz Burkhart Will Mentor
Sat 7 Portland Duo in St. Ippolyts St. Ippolyts, UK contra
Portland Duo Lynne Render
Sun 8 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Linda Game Band Charlie Turner
Wed 11 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Shawford, UK contra
Fri 13 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 14 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
The Falconers Geoff Cubitt
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Lynne Render
Fri 20 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Joint Christmas Twmp £2 Aberystwyth, UK W Irish set balfolk ECD contra
Hywel Jones Nigel Hardy Keith Ffloyd Ian Hughes John Blanchfield
Thu 26–Wed 1 January Contradancers Delight Holiday Morgantown, WV, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Buzz Band George Paul Terry Doyle Warren Doyle
Fri 27 7:00 pm–Tue 31 10:00 pm John C. Campbell Folk School Winter Dance Week $482 Brasstown, NC, USA balfolk contra ECD
Brasstown Balfolk Band Chicken Feathers Serendipity Annie Fain Barralon Claire Takemori Dan Seppeler Janet Shepherd Seth Tepfer Susan Kevra Wendy Graham
Sun 29–Wed 1 January Bash on Vashon Vashon Island, WA, USA W contra
Tue 31 7:30 pm–12:15 am New Year's Eve Contra £6-£24 Leamington Spa, UK W contra
Contrary Faeries Charlie Turner
January 2025
Sat 4 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Adam Hughes
Fri 10–Sun 12 Chambana Jan Jam Urbana, IL, USA W contra
Brazenkeys The Mean Lids Bev Bernbaum
Fri 17–Sun 19 Contra Carnivale San Luis Obispo, CA, USA W contra
Stringrays The Gaslight Tinkers Nova Lisa Greenleaf Frannie Marr Jeremy Korr
Fri 17 4:00 pm–Mon 20 1:00 pm Stellar Days & Nights Buena Vista, CO, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Harken! Joanna Hyde & Tadhg O Meachair Seth Tepfer Wendy Graham
Sat 18 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Chis & Julie Dewhurst Dave Wright Kathryn Wright
Sat 18 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Contra Exeter, UK contra
Fri 24–Sun 26 Florida Snow Ball Gulfport, FL, USA W contra
Elixir Playing with Fyre Nils Fredland Beth Molaro
Fri 24 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Chaotic Good Daisy Black
Fri 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
February 2025
Sat 1 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Chris Dixon & Arthur Capelier-Mourguy Rhodri Davies
Sat 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Caperbility Liam Binley
Wed 5–Wed 12 Tropical Dance Vacation St Croix, US Virgin Islands W contra
Wild Asparagus George Marshall Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 7–Sun 9 Phoenix Winter Frolic Phoenix, AZ, USA contra ECD
Playing with Fyre Jacqui Grennan
Fri 7–Sun 9 Cabin Fever Oak Ridge, TN, USA W contra ECD
Spintuition The Ice Cream Truckers Claire Takemori
Sat 8 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Paris Contra Dance Paris, France W contra
Sat 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£10 Cardiff, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Rhodri Davies
Fri 21–Sun 23 Bayou Bedlam 2025! Houston, TX, USA W contra
Stringrays Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 21–Sun 23 Galhalla St Louis, MO, USA W contra
Sarah Kaiser Lo Peckman
Fri 21 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Matt Norman & Edward Wallace Bob Morgan
Fri 21 7:30 pm–Sun 23 7:30 pm Fiddling Frog Pasadena, CA, USA contra
The Syncopaths River Road Susan Petrick Lindsey Dono
Fri 28–Sun 2 March IVFDF 2025 Sheffield, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD Scottish cèilidh SCD
Fri 28 7:00 pm–Sun 2 March 3:00 pm Palmetto Bug Stomp $145-$160 Charleston, SC, USA W contra
ContraForce Playing with Fyre Cis Hinkle Diane Silver
March 2025
Sat 15 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Vertical Expression Mark Elvins
Fri 21–Sun 23 Carolina Meltdown Lake Wylie, SC, USA W contra
Topspin Hot Coffee Breakdown Rick Mohr Darlene Underwood
Fri 21 6:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm PigTown Fling Cincinnati, OH, USA W contra
Engine Room The Mean Lids Gaye Fifer Seth Tepfer
Sat 22 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Nozzy Nicola Scott
Sat 22 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Contra Exeter, UK contra
Fri 28 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Contrary Faeries Rob Humphrey
Sat 29–Sun 30 Hash Dance Weekend Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
April 2025
Wed 2 10:00 am–Wed 9 8:00 am Contra Holiday in Medieval England $1450 Ely, UK contra
Wild Asparagus Contrasaurus George Marshall Janet Shepherd Terry Doyle Charlie Turner
Sat 5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra £6-£10 Harrogate, UK contra
Heather & Philip Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Fri 11 6:00 pm–Sun 13 3:00 pm Queer Contra Dance Camp $125-$500 Aptos, CA, USA contra
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Box of Frogs Rhodri Davies
Fri 25–Sun 27 When In Doubt, Swing! Dallas, TX, USA W contra
Steam! Jeremy Korr
Fri 25 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Dodging Pheasants Lisa Heywood
Sat 26 2:00 pm–10:30 pm 81st Dance Party £17 Ascott-under-Wychwood, UK balfolk contra English ceilidh
3Sticks Confluence Bearded Dragons Bob Morgan Charlie Turner
Sat 26 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Paris Contra Dance Paris, France W contra
Celtiqua Seth Tepfer
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Ali & Mollie Lynne Render
May 2025
Fri 16 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Charlie Turner
Fri 23 12:00 pm–Mon 26 11:55 pm Chippenham Folk Festival Chippenham, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD
June 2025
Fri 6–Sun 8 Taste of Haven Syracuse, IN, USA W contra
Fri 20 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Fiddlechicks Louise Siddons
Sun 22 2:00 pm–Sat 28 9:00 am Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance Bar Harbor, ME, USA W contra
July 2025
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 4:00 pm Stegastomp Harbury, UK W contra
Contrasaurus
Sat 5 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Contrary Faeries Andrew Swaine
September 2025
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Contrary Faeries Charlie Turner
Sat 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
The Falconers Rhodri Davies
October 2025
Sat 18 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra £6-£10 Harrogate, UK contra
Linda & Philip Louise Siddons
November 2025
Sat 1 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Ben Farmer, Chris Dixon & Arthur Capelier-Mourguy Rhodri Davies
Sat 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
Sat 8 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Neil Stuart
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Portland Drive Geoff Cubitt
December 2025
Sat 13 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer Ivan Aitken

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