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May 2025
Wed 21 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance (CDSS) $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Wed 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Baltimore Folk Music Society Wednesday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Baltimore, MD, USA W contra
Wed 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra
Thu 22 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Thu 22 6:30 pm– 8:30 pm Grange Hall Contra Dance (CDSS) donation West Tisbury, MA, USA contra
The Flying Elbows Don Heinold
Thu 22 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Thu 22 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras (CDSS) $12 Rochester, NY, USA W contra
Evan De Smitt
Thu 22 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Fri 23–Mon 26 Dancing Bears Dance Camp (CDSS) Wasilla, AK, USA W contra
Rhys Jones and the Imaginary Beings River Road Lindsey Dono Will Mentor
Fri 23–Mon 26 FolkMADness Music & Dance Camp (CDSS) $90-$185 Socorro, NM, USA W contra ECD
Alex Deis-Lauby Gaye Fifer
Fri 23 12:00 pm–Mon 26 11:55 pm Chippenham Folk Festival (Facebook) Chippenham, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh Irish céilí Irish set ECD
WillPower Hoik! Bruce Rosen Pair of Shears Double Dichotomy Sawney White Bird Momentum Bluejay Sarah Matthews & Doug Eunson Crowdy-Kit Definitely Contraband Vic Smith & Friends Audrey Jaber Ali Messer Portmanteau Hinny & Joe Wass Sue Rosen Brooke Friendly Andrew Swaine Charlie Turner Bob Morgan Mark Elvins Emily Bidgood Bernie Culkin Rhi Davies Frances Oates Carol Monaghan Kevin Monaghan Geoff Cubitt John Stewart Susannah Diamond
Fri 23 3:00 pm–Sun 25 5:30 pm Folk College (CDSS) (CDSS) $250-$300 Huntingdon, PA, USA W contra Scottish cèilidh
Midnight on the Water Bob Nicholson
Fri 23 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 23 1:45 pm–Mon 26 5:00 pm Camp Sturtevant $425 Arcadia, CA, USA contra
Uncle Farmer Susan Petrick
Fri 23 6:00 pm–Sun 25 3:00 pm Butterfly Whirl (CDSS) Decatur, GA, USA W contra ECD
Stomp Rocket Thunderwing Jacqui Grennan Seth Tepfer
Fri 23 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Flint Hills Contra Dance (Facebook) (Facebook) (CDSS) $5-$10 Manhattan, KS, USA contra
Steam! Lisa Harris-Frydman
Fri 23 6:45 pm–10:00 pm Queen City Contras (CDSS) $5-$12 Shelburne, VT, USA W contra
Alyssa Adkins
Fri 23 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Milford Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$12 Milford, NH, USA contra
Fri 23 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance (CDSS) $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo (CDSS) $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Pittsburgh Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
Toppish Cindy Harris
Fri 23 8:00 pm–11:15 pm Experienced Contra at Guiding Star Grange (CDSS) $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA contra
Northwoods Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 23 7:00 pm–Mon 26 3:00 pm Meet Me In St Louis (CDSS) $55-$110 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra ECD
Mound City Slickers Supertrad Emily Rush
Fri 23 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Phoenix 4th Friday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Phoenix, AZ, USA W contra
Sat 24 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Columbia Contra Dance (CDSS) $10 Columbia, SC, USA W contra
Sat 24 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Toronto Contra Dance (CDSS) $22 Toronto, Ontario, Canada W contra
Big Fun Myra Hirschberg Tom Callwell
Sat 24 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CDK Contra & Square Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA W contra
Sat 24 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Valley Contra Dance (CDSS) $8-$20 Bethlehem, PA, USA W contra
Sat 24 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers' Combination Contra and English Country Dance (CDSS) $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra ECD
Sat 24 6:30 pm–11:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra
Sat 24 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scissortail Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Oklahoma City, OK, USA contra
Sat 24 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Houston, TX, USA contra
Sat 24 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center (CDSS) $4-$15 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
Flour City Doughboys Don Gatheridge
Sat 24 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
Magic Reelism Celia Ramsay
Sat 24 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Anaheim Contra Dance (CDSS) $12-$18 Anaheim, CA, USA W contra
Sat 24 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Contra Dance (Facebook) (CDSS) $10 Moab, UT, USA W contra
Moab Community Dance Band Sam Smith
Sat 24 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Sacramento Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$12 Sacramento, CA, USA W contra
Sat 24 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 4th Saturdays Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra
Sun 25 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance (CDSS) $15-$20 Hayward, CA, USA contra
Sun 25 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis (CDSS) $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Mon 26 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance (CDSS) $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Mon 26 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Knoxville Monday Night Contra (CDSS) $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 26 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Monday Cincinnati Contra Dance (CDSS) $2-$5 Wyoming, OH, USA W contra
Mon 26 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 26 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Louisville Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Louisville, KY, USA W contra
Monday Night All Stars
Tue 27 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm Park Avenue Contra (CDSS) $10-$15 Swarthmore, PA, USA W contra
Box & String Alex Burka Rick Mohr
Wed 28 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance (CDSS) $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Wed 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra
Wed 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm San Francisco Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$25 San Francisco, CA, USA W contra
Thu 29 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Thu 29 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Thu 29 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras (CDSS) $5-$12 Rochester, NY, USA W contra
Lake Effect
Thu 29 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Fri 30 6:00 pm–Sun 1 June 3:00 pm Chain Reaction $80-$120 Surry, ME, USA W contra
Drive Train Engine Room Alyssa Adkins Will Mentor
Fri 30 5:30 pm– 7:00 pm CFOOTMAD Family Contra Dance $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA contra
Fri 30 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance (CDSS) $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra at Guiding Star Grange (CDSS) $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
Calico Luke Donforth
Fri 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo (CDSS) $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Pittsburgh Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
Good Intentions River Rainbowface
Fri 30 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$25 Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra (…) (…) $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Sat 31 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge (Facebook) £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Rob Humphrey
Sat 31 3:30 pm–11:00 pm Fifth Saturday Double Dance (CDSS) Greenfield, MA, USA W contra ECD
Joanna Reiner Wilkinson Steve Zakon-Anderson
Sat 31 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
Sat 31 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center (CDSS) $4-$15 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
Patchwork Players Beau Farmer
Sat 31 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
Little Big Band Jean Gorrindo
Sat 31 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Tucson Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Tucson, AZ, USA W contra
Sat 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 5th Saturdays Open Mike/Open Band Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra
Kelly Tabor
June 2025
Sun 1 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Afternoon of Dance £13-£15 Egham, UK contra ECD
Box of Frogs Brooke Friendly
Sun 1 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm Just For Fun - Country Dance Kalamazoo (CDSS) $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA W contra ECD
Sun 1 1:30 pm– 4:30 pm Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Colorado Springs, CO, USA W contra
Sun 1 3:40 pm– 7:00 pm Monterey Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$30 Monterey, CA, USA W contra
Sun 1 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis (CDSS) $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Mon 2 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Mon 2 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance (CDSS) $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Mon 2 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Knoxville Monday Night Contra (CDSS) $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 2 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Monday Cincinnati Contra Dance (CDSS) $2-$5 Wyoming, OH, USA W contra
Mon 2 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 2 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Monday Night Contra & Square Dance (CDSS) (CDSS) $5-$10 Chicago, IL, USA W contra
Mon 2 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Louisville Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Louisville, KY, USA W contra
Monday Night All Stars
Tue 3 6:40 pm– 9:00 pm Indy Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Indianapolis, IN, USA W contra
Wed 4 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance (CDSS) $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Wed 4 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Baltimore Folk Music Society Wednesday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Baltimore, MD, USA W contra
Thu 5 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 6–Sat 7 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Potent Brew Seth Tepfer
Fri 6–Sun 8 Gender-Free Dance Camp $150-$400 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Calico Northwoods Mary Wesley Chris Ricciotti
Fri 6–Sun 8 Taste of Haven $90-$110 Syracuse, IN, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Bobcat Opposum Gaye Fifer Dwayne Johnson
Fri 6 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 7–Mon 9 Moulin d'Andé Weekend Val-de-Reuil, France W contra
Larry Unger & Karina Wilson Charlie Turner Jeremy Kuhn
Fri 6 8:00 pm–Sun 8 3:00 pm Dance Trance (CDSS) $50-$105 Lexington, KY, USA W contra ECD
Toss the Possum Darlene Underwood Terry Doyle
Sat 7 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (Facebook) £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Hoik Heather McAslan
Sun 8 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Linda Game Band Ivan Aitken
Thu 12 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 13–Sun 15 Summer Soiree Asheville, NC, USA W contra
The Mean Lids Kingfisher Steve Zakon-Anderson Adina Gordon
Fri 13–Sun 15 Flamingo Fling (CDSS) $150 Oklahoma City, OK, USA W contra
River Road Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 13 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 13 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Larry Unger & Elke Baker Mark Elvins
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra
Larry Unger & Elke Baker Charlie Turner
Sat 14 4:00 pm–Sat 21 12:00 pm Dance, Music & Spice $850-$1500 Lexington, MI, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Lindsey Dono Susan Kevra
Sat 14 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
Mon 16 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Thu 19 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 20 7:00 pm–Sun 22 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival £100 Lichfield, UK W contra ECD
3D Jovial Crew Larry Unger & Elke Baker Warleggan Village Band WillPower Amy Burton Gene Murrow Geoff Cubitt Georgia Delve Hilary Herbert Lynne Render Mark Burton Maureen Knight
Fri 20 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Fiddlechicks Louise Siddons
Fri 20 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sun 22 2:00 pm–Sat 28 9:00 am Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance (CDSS) Bar Harbor, ME, USA W contra
Sun 22 3:00 pm–Sat 28 11:00 am Lady of the Lake June Week (CDSS) $750-$1050 Harrison, ID, USA W contra ECD
The Dam Beavers Fiddle Hellions Root System Gaye Fifer Lindsey Dono Luke Donforth
Tue 24–Sat 28 74th National Square Dance Convention (CDSS) (…) $42.50-$85 Shreveport, LA, USA W contra ECD SCD
Thu 26–Mon 30 July Fourth Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD Irish set
Mary Wesley
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
Sun 29–Fri 4 July AmWeek Ben Lomond, CA, USA W contra
Lissa & Friends The Syncopaths Cis Hinkle Jacqui Grennan
Sun 29–Fri 4 July Cumberland Dance Week $675-$1075 Pleasantville, TN, USA W contra ECD
The Cosmic Otters Wendy Graham Seth Tepfer
Mon 30–Fri 4 July Pinewoods English-Scottish-Contra $345-$467 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD SCD
Frost and Fire Anna Rain Ben Sachs-Hamilton Kat Dutton
July 2025
Thu 3–Sun 6 Roanoke Railroader $95-$160 Salem, VA, USA W contra
Toss the Possum The Latter Day Lizards Rushfest Will Mentor Gaye Fifer
Fri 4 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck + 4th of July celebration Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 4 6:30 pm–Sun 6 4:30 pm Stegastomp (Facebook) £50-£65 Harbury, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Charlotte Rich-Griffin Louise Siddons
Fri 4 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
Kingfisher Crossover Luke Donforth Bob Isaacs
Sat 5 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Mon 7 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Mon 7 4:00 pm–Fri 11 10:00 am Social Country Dance Week (Facebook) £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra ECD
Ali, Jane & Meg Mark Elvins
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra
WillPower Louise Siddons
Sun 13 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Box of Frogs Barrie Bullimore
Sun 13 1:00 pm–Sat 19 2:00 pm Ashokan Northern Week $585-$1035 Olivebridge, NY, USA W contra scandi
Lighthouse Will Mentor Susan Kevra John Krumm
Sat 19 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Mixed Dance - English & American £12 Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Shane & Julia Day Steve Moore
Sat 19 3:00 pm–Sat 26 10:00 am American Dance & Music Week $850-$1500 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Stringrays Jet Bridge Janine Smith Michael Karcher Lisa Greenleaf
Mon 21 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Thu 24 7:30 pm–Sun 27 11:55 pm Warwick Folk Festival £147-£155 Warwick, UK English ceilidh contra
Fri 25–Sun 27 Southern Aire Mountain City, TN, USA W contra
Bob Isaacs Terry Doyle Sue Gola Kenny Greer Amanda Setili Rob Setili Stephanie Marie Elijah Jaime Katie Zanders
Fri 25 9:00 am–Sun 27 5:00 pm Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (CDSS) Goshen, CT, USA contra
The Gaslight Tinkers
Sat 26–Sat 2 August Harmony of Song & Dance $850-$1500 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Gaye Fifer Adina Gordon
August 2025
Fri 1–Sat 9 Lark Camp (CDSS) Fort Bragg, CA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 1–Fri 8 Sidmouth Folk Festival £320-£495 Sidmouth, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi Irish set Irish céilí
Alex Cumming & Audrey Jaber Box of Frogs Confluence Contrasaurus Paul Hutchinson & Matt Norman Oscina WillPower Brian Stanton Carol Monaghan Kevin Monaghan Louise Siddons Rachel Shapiro-Wallace Rhodri Davies
Fri 1 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Mon 4 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 8–Fri 15 Broadstairs Folk Week £176-£357 Broadstairs, UK W English ceilidh contra
Mon 11–Sun 17 Family Week $850-$1500 Poland, ME, USA W balfolk contra ECD
Mon 11 4:00 pm–Sun 17 10:00 am Cascade of Music & Dance $750-$1400 Cascade, MD, USA W contra ECD
Fri 15–Sun 17 Mentone Mentone, AL, USA W contra
Turnip the Beet The Yellow Dandies Cis Hinkle Chet Gray
Fri 15 7:00 pm–Sun 17 4:00 pm Good Life Gallop $30-$75 Omaha, NE, USA W contra
Fri 15 7:00 pm–Sun 17 6:30 pm Balance the Bay (CDSS) San Francisco, CA, USA contra
River Road The Latter Day Lizards Alex Deis-Lauby Will Mentor
Sat 16 3:00 pm–Fri 22 11:59 pm Whitby Folk Week £280-£360 Whitby, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD Irish set
Sat 16 3:00 pm–Sat 23 10:00 am Campers' Week $750-$1400 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Mon 18 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 22–Sun 24 Sugar Hill Dance Weekend Bloomington, IN, USA W contra
Fri 22 2:00 pm–Mon 25 6:00 pm Shrewsbury Folk Festival £199.24-£246.85 Shrewsbury, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh
Demon Barbers Emily & The Simons Frog on a Bike GloryStrokes Hoik Lasair Naragonia Quartet National Youth Folk Ensemble Oysterband PolkaWorks Queer Folk Ross Grant & Hartwin Dhoore
Sat 23–Fri 29 TradMaD Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Fri 29–Tue 2 September Pinewoods Labor Day Weekend Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 29–Mon 1 September Dance Camp North (CDSS) Fairbanks, AK, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Jeremy Korr
Fri 29 6:00 pm–Sun 31 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
Howe And Company Kenny Greer
Fri 29 6:00 pm–Mon 1 September 1:30 pm Rocky Mountain Rendezvous Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Stove Dragon Spintuition Will Mentor Alex Deis-Lauby
September 2025
Mon 1 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 5–Sun 7 Bear Hug Dance Camp Rollins, MT, USA W contra
Countercurrent Banna Damhsa Michael Karcher Emily Faulkner
Fri 5–Sun 7 Bear Hug Contra Dance Weekend (CDSS) $250-$305 Rollins, MT, USA contra
Banna Damhsa Countercurrent Emily Faulkner Michael Karcher
Fri 5 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Sun 7 1:00 pm–10:00 pm ContraStock Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Good Company The Gigmeisters Alex Cumming & Audrey Jaber Alex Deis-Lauby Will Mentor Rick Mohr
Fri 12–Sun 14 Echo Summit Sacremento, CA, USA W contra
Countercurrent Thunderwing Lindsey Dono Michael Karcher
Fri 12–Sun 14 Cleveland Butterfly Twirl (Facebook) (CDSS) $130 Chagrin Falls, OH, USA contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Playing with Fyre Carol Kopp Darlene Underwood Gaye Fifer Michael Hamilton
Fri 12 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Dave, Fran & Phil Liam Binley
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Geoff Cubitt
Sun 14 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Box of Frogs Geoff Cubitt
Mon 15 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 19–Sun 21 Feet Retreat Ellerbe, NC, USA W contra
Supertrad River Road Will Mentor Cis Hinkle Emily Rush Gaye Fifer
Fri 19–Sun 21 Squirrel Moon Contra Dance weekend Dodgeville, WI, USA W contra
Lift Ticket Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 19–Sun 21 Wasatch Wiggle Salt Lake City, UT, USA W contra
Countercurrent Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 19 6:30 pm–Sun 21 3:00 pm Chehalis Contra Dance Camp (CDSS) $300-$450 Vancouver, BC, Canada W contra
Joyride The Free Raisins Jeremy Korr Koren Wake
Fri 26–Sun 28 Cascade Contras Springfield, OR, USA W contra
Anadama Countercurrent Isaac Banner Adina Gordon
Fri 26–Sun 28 Adirondack Dance Weekend (CDSS) Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD
River Road Lighthouse Eloise & Co. Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
Fri 26 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Sat 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
The Falconers Rhodri Davies
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Bearded Dragons Sarah Trop
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Contrary Faeries Charlie Turner
October 2025
Fri 3–Sun 5 Moondance Dance Weekend Pickens, SC, USA W contra
Lagomorph Quartet Good & Plenty Bob Isaacs Diane Silver
Fri 3–Sun 5 Lady of the Lake Fall Camp $235-$395 Harrison, ID, USA W contra
Stringrays Dog Paw Susan Petrick William Watson
Fri 3 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 3 7:00 pm–Sat 4 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
The Free Raisins Alex Deis-Lauby
Mon 6 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Mon 6 4:00 pm–Fri 10 10:00 am Autumn Contra Dance Week £255-£460 Halsway, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Cis Hinkle
Thu 9–Sun 12 John C Campbell Fall Dance Weekend $235 Brasstown, NC, USA W contra
Supertrad Wendy Graham Carol Sersland
Fri 10–Sun 12 Harvest Moon $95-$195 Santa Barbara, CA, USA W contra
The Gaslight Tinkers Topspin Rick Mohr Anna Rain
Fri 10–Sun 12 Mountain Madness Jonesborough, TN, USA contra
Fri 10 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Vertical Expression Cis Hinkle
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Linda Game Band Cis Hinkle
Sun 12 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Linda Game Band Cis Hinkle
Fri 17 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Fri 17 7:30 pm–Sun 19 3:00 pm Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend (CDSS) $75-$140 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Topspin Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
Sat 18 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra £6-£10 Harrogate, UK contra
Linda & Philip Louise Siddons
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra
WillPower Mic Spenceley
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Definitely Contraband Jack Kanutin
Mon 20 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 24–Sun 26 Music City Masquerade $65-$165 Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Engine Room Darlene Underwood
Fri 24 7:30 pm–Sun 26 5:00 pm Contra NYC New York, NY, USA W contra
Red Case Band Kingfisher Some Assembly Required Will Mentor
Sat 25 12:00 pm–11:30 pm Peterbough Fall Ball Peterborough, NH, USA W contra
Fri 31–Sat 1 November Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Terry Doyle
Fri 31–Sun 2 November Foggy Moon Dance Weekend Monterey, CA, USA contra
Countercurrent Stringrays Alex Deis-Lauby Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 31 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck + Halloween celebration Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 31 7:00 pm–Sun 2 November 3:00 pm Hey Fever Ottawa, Ontario, Canada W contra
Good Company River Road Mary Wesley Will Mentor
Fri 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
November 2025
Sat 1 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) £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
Mon 3 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 7–Sun 9 Atlanta Dance Weekend Atlanta, GA, USA W contra
River Road The Dam Beavers Alex Deis-Lauby Cis Hinkle
Fri 7–Sun 9 Atlanta Dance Weekend: Contra Fantasia (CDSS) Atlanta, GA, USA contra
River Road The Dam Beavers Alex Deis-Lauby Cis Hinkle
Fri 7–Sun 9 Head for the Hills (CDSS) $140-$240 Kunkletown, PA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 7 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Box of Frogs Geoff Cubitt
Fri 7 3:00 pm–Sun 9 3:00 pm Dance in the Desert (CDSS) Oracle, AZ, USA W contra
The Faux Paws The Free Raisins Koren Wake Steve Zakon-Anderson
Sat 8 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Neil Stuart
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Lynne Render
Sun 9 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Box of Frogs Lynne Render
Fri 14–Sun 16 Catalina Dance Weekend Catalina Island, CA, USA W contra
Fri 14–Sun 16 Fleur de Lis Fling (CDSS) $80-$165 Louisville, KY, USA W contra
Kingfisher Meadowhawk Alex Deis-Lauby Seth Tepfer
Fri 14–Sun 16 Fire Ant Frolic (CDSS) Austin, TX, USA W contra
Northwoods Steve Zakon-Anderson
Mon 17 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 21 4:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm Zesty Contra Weekend £200-£330 Halsway, UK W contra
Ali & Mollie Rhodri Davies Mark Elvins
Fri 28–Sun 30 ContraCopia Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
River Road Northwoods Midnight on the Water Janine Smith Qwill Duvall Michael Karcher
Fri 28 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Trip Hazard Adam Hughes
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Portland Drive Geoff Cubitt
December 2025
Mon 1 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 5 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 5 7:00 pm–Sat 6 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $15-$30 Melrose, FL, USA contra
Thunderwing Frenzy Dereck Kalish Janine Smith
Sat 13 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer Ivan Aitken
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Contrasaurus Nicola Scott
Sun 14 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Linda Game Band Nicola Scott
Mon 15 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Tue 23 4:00 pm–Sat 27 10:00 am Christmas House Party £420-£645 Halsway, UK W contra
Will Pound & Linda Game Geoff Cubitt
Fri 26–Wed 31 Contradancers Delight Holiday Morgantown, WV, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Spintuition Buzz Band George Paul Terry Doyle Bob Isaacs Devin Pohly Warren Doyle
Wed 31 7:30 pm–12:15 am New Year's Eve Contra Dance $25 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra
Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows Susan Petrick
January 2026
Fri 16–Sun 18 Contra Carnivale San Luis Obispo, CA, USA W contra
Red Case Band Topspin The Dam Beavers Jacqui Grennan Jean Gorrindo Michael Karcher
Fri 16 3:00 pm–Mon 19 1:00 pm Stellar Days & Nights (CDSS) Buena Vista, CO, USA W contra ECD
Fri 23–Sun 25 Florida Snow Ball Gulfport, FL, USA W contra
Turnip the Beet Red Case Band Michael Karcher Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 23–Sun 25 Wintergreen $145-$185 Bozeman, MT, USA W contra
Wake Up Robin Hypergolic Lindsey Dono Christa Torrens
Fri 23 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
February 2026
Fri 6–Sat 7 Supersonic Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Root System The Faux Paws Seth Tepfer
Fri 20 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Sat 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Charlie Turner
Fri 27–Sun 1 March Fiddling Frog Dance Festival Pasadena, CA, USA contra
Playing with Fyre Eloise & Co. Frannie Marr Cis Hinkle
Fri 27–Sun 1 March Lava Meltdown Lava Hot Springs, ID, USA W contra
Fri 27–Sun 1 March Palmetto Bug Stomp Charleston, SC, USA W contra
Notorious Contraforce Seth Tepfer JJ Luxe
March 2026
Fri 20 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Fri 20 7:00 pm–Sun 22 4:00 pm Carolina Meltdown Lake Wylie, SC, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Engine Room Lisa Greenleaf Cis Hinkle
Fri 27–Sun 29 Pigtown Fling Cincinatti, OH, USA W contra
Kingfisher The Dam Beavers Wendy Graham Will Mentor
Fri 27–Sun 29 Epicenter Mill Valley, CA, USA W contra
Notorious The Syncopaths Gaye Fifer Liz Nelson
April 2026
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra
Fri 24 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
May 2026
Fri 8–Sun 10 Adirondack Dance Weekend Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD
Fri 15 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
Fri 29 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
June 2026
Fri 19 7:00 pm–Sun 21 5:00 pm Lichfield Folk Festival Lichfield, UK W contra ECD
Fri 26 Bristol Contra Dance Bristol, UK W contra
July 2026
Fri 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
October 2026
Fri 9–Sun 11 Electric Folk Dance Party Hope, UK balfolk contra English ceilidh
Apolkalypse Bearded Dragons Portmanteau
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra

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