Contra events

December 2023
Fri 8 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Orlando Contra Dance $15 Winter Park, FL, USA W contra
McIntyre Alice Raibourn
Fri 8 7:15 pm–10:00 pm Tallahassee Contra Dance $6-$10 Tallahassee, FL, USA contra
Long Forgotten String Band Tom Greene
Fri 8 7:15 pm–10:00 pm Cabot Community Contra Dance $5-$10 Cabot, VT, USA W contra
Don Stratton
Fri 8 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Dover New England Country Dance $5-$10 Dover, NH, USA W contra
Fri 8 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra & Square Dance Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 8 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Denver Contra Dance $8-$15 Denver, CO, USA W contra
Deb & the Pariahs Patricia Danscen
Sat 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Rhodri Davies
Sat 9 6:45 pm–10:30 pm Richmond Saturday Night Contra Dance (TADAMS) $9-$12 Henrico, VA, USA W contra
Sat 9 7:15 pm–10:30 pm Worcester Contra Dance $6-$12 Worcester, MA, USA W contra
Don Heinold
Sat 9 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Valley Contra Dance $5-$15 Bethlehem, PA, USA contra
Roll in the Sleigh Donna Hunt
Sat 9 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Southern Nevada Old-Time Contra Dancers Las Vegas, NV, USA contra
Sat 9 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Zesty Contra Dance $8-$15 Boulder, CO, USA contra
The Buffleheads Tina Fields
Sat 9 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 2nd Saturdays Contra Dance Portland, OR, USA W contra
Sun 10 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Linda Game Band Rhodri Davies
Sun 10 1:45 pm– 4:30 pm Contra Dance $10 Gulfport, MS, USA contra
Sun 10 3:00 pm– 4:30 pm Dance, Sing, and Jump Around $5 Berlin, VT, USA contra
Wed 13 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Shawford, UK contra
Fri 15 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 16 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
The Falconers Ivan Aitken
Sun 31 7:00 pm–12:15 am New Year's Eve Contra £6-£24 Harbury, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Bob Morgan
January 2024
Fri 5–Sat 6 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Audacious Frannie Marr
Fri 5–Sun 7 Chambana Jan Jam Urbana, IL, USA W contra
Eupohr Turnip the Beet Meadowhawk Sarah Kaiser Georges Augustin Nedra McNeil
Fri 12–Sun 14 Contra Carnivale San Luis Obispo, CA, USA W contra
Elixir The Syncopaths Eloise &co Nils Fredland Cis Hinkle Susan Petrick
Fri 12 7:30 pm–Sat 13 10:00 pm 36th Ralph Page Dance Event Worcester, MA, USA contra
Sugar River Band Canterbury Dance Orchestra Tod Whittemore Lisa Greenleaf Dudley Laufman
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Mark Elvins
Sat 20 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 26–Sun 28 Florida Snow Ball Gulfport, FL, USA W contra
Kingfisher Nova Janine Smith Will Mentor
Fri 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Charlotte Rich-Griffin
February 2024
Fri 2–Sat 3 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Mary Wesley
Sat 3 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance £10 Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Wed 7–Wed 14 Tropical Dance Vacation St Croix, US Virgin Islands W contra
Wild Asparagus George Marshall Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 9–Sun 11 Cabin Fever Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Baba Yaga's Stew Timothy Klein
Fri 9–Sun 11 Bayou Bedlam Houston, TX, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Gaye Fifer
Sat 10 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra £10 Lancaster, UK contra
Chris, Hugh & Ben Rhodri Davies Judi Hunter
Sat 10 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK contra
Old Time Contra Band Mark Elvins
Sat 10 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Nozzy Charlie Turner
Wed 14 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Special Solent Contra Dance £10 Shawford, UK contra
WillPower Louise Siddons
Fri 16–Sun 18 Corvallis Contra Dance Weekend Corvallis, OR, USA W contra
Riptide The Fiddle Hellions Frannie Marr Julian Blechner
Fri 16–Sun 18 Dance Flurry Festival Saratoga Springs, NY, USA W contra ECD scandi balfolk
Fri 16 8:30 pm–Sun 18 5:00 pm IVFDF 2024 York, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD SCD
Sat 17 Portland Duo in Preston Preston, UK contra
Portland Duo Trevor Monson
Fri 23–Sun 25 Fiddling Frog Dance Festival Pasadena, CA, USA W contra
Stomp Rocket Engine Room Lisa Greenleaf Susan Michaels
Fri 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Flying Cat Bob Morgan
Sat 24 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
March 2024
Fri 1–Sat 2 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
The Old-Time Superstars Will Mentor
Sat 9–Sun 10 Hashtag Dance Weekend Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Sat 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Vertical Expression Louise Siddons
Fri 15–Sun 17 Beantown Stomp Cambridge, MA, USA W contra
Fri 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Jack Kanutin
Sat 16 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 22–Sun 24 Pigtown Fling Cincinattia, OH, USA W contra
Elixir Trillium Nils Fredland Darlene Underwood
Sat 23 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Lynne Render
April 2024
Fri 5–Sat 6 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Stomp Rocket Janine Smith
Fri 5 4:00 pm–Sun 7 4:00 pm Contra Camp £100-£310 Halsway, UK W contra English ceilidh
WillPower Lousie Siddons Heather McAslan
Fri 5 7:00 pm–Sun 7 5:00 pm Epicenter dance weekend Mill Valley, CA, USA W contra
The Free Raisins Genticorum Seth Tepfer Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 12–Sun 14 SF Bay Queer Contra Dance Camp Aptos, CA, USA W contra
The Mean Lids Chris Ricciotti Maia McCormick
Fri 12–Sun 14 Call of the Loon Dance Weekend Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
Will Mentor Ted Hodapp The Stringrays Northern Aire
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Box of Frogs Andrew Swaine
Fri 19–Sun 21 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Wild Asparagus George Marshall
Fri 19–Sun 21 NEFFA Marlborough, MA, USA W contra scandi balfolk
Fri 26–Sun 28 Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend Berea, KY, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Terry Doyle Sarah Kaiser
Fri 26–Sun 28 Trillium Twirl Dowling, MI, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Bob Isaacs
Fri 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
WillPower Sam Tetley Smith
Sat 27 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 27 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Harrogate Contra £6-10 Harrogate, UK contra
Contrary Faeries Bob Morgan
May 2024
Fri 3–Mon 6 May Heydays at Evesham Evesham, UK W contra ECD balfolk
Contrasaurus Emily & Simon Eclectic Regency Mollie & Dave Keeping Thyme Lighthouse Momentum Faren Ygra Andrew Swaine Brian Stanton Burt Hunter Charlie Turner Daisy Black Frances Richardson Jeannie Byron-Williams Kathryn Wright David Wright Keith Wood Lynne Render Maureen Knight Paula Evans Rhodri Davies Trevor Monson Will Mentor
Fri 3–Sat 4 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
River Road Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 3–Sun 5 Whitewater Whirl Fayetteville, WV, USA W contra
Fri 10–Fri 17 Contradancers Delight Holiday Mountain City, TN, USA W contra
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Fri 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Sat 18 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Fri 24–Sun 26 Spring Dance Romance Carrboro, NC, USA W contra
The Mean Lids River Road Gaye Fifer Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 24–Mon 27 Northwest Folklife Seattle, WA, USA W contra
June 2024
Fri 7–Sat 8 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Eloise &co. Steve Zakon-Anderson
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Contra Sutra Charlie Turner
Fri 14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Joshua & Benjamin Rowe Lousie Siddons
Sat 15–Sat 22 Dance, Music & Spice Lexington, MI, USA W contra
Sat 22 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 28 7:00 pm–Sun 30 4:30 pm Stegastomp Harbury, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Charlie Turner Andrew Swaine
Sat 29 Portland Duo in Worcester Worcester, UK contra
Portland Duo Brian Stanton
Sun 30–Fri 5 July Cumberland Dance Week Pleasantville, TN, USA W contra
July 2024
Mon 1–Fri 5 Pinewoods English-Scottish-Contra Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Thu 4–Sat 6 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Bob Isaacs
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
WillPower Rhodri Davies
Sun 14–Sat 20 Ashokan Northern Week Olivebridge, NY, USA W contra
Fri 19–Sun 21 Summergreen Livingston, MT, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Drovers Grove Alex Deis-Lauby Rab Cummings
Sat 20–Sat 27 American Dance & Music Week Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Sat 27–Mon 5 August Harmony of Song & Dance Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
August 2024
Sun 11–Sat 17 Family Week Poland, ME, USA W contra
Mon 12–Sun 18 Cascade of Music & Dance Cascade, MD, USA W contra
Fri 16–Sun 18 Mentone Mentone, AL, USA W contra
Sat 17–Sat 24 Campers’ Week Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Sat 31 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
September 2024
Fri 6–Sat 7 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Kingfisher
Sat 14 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Harrogate Contra £6-10 Harrogate, UK contra
Philip & Benjamin Charlie Turner
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Linda Game Band Adam Hughes
Fri 20–Sun 22 Squirrel Moon Contra Dance weekend Dodgeville, WI, USA W contra
Boys of the Noise Bev Bernbaum
Fri 27–Sun 29 Adirondack Dance Weekend Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD
Sat 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Mike Courthold
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Contra Dance £10 Nottingham, UK contra
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
Philip & Joshua Rowe Diane Silver
Sat 28 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
October 2024
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Old Time Contra Band Diane Silver
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
Linda Game Band Andrew Swaine
Sat 26 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
November 2024
Sat 9 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance £10 Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Colin Hume
Sat 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Contrasaurus Jake Wood
Sat 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
Vertical Expression Rhodri Davies
Sat 30 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
December 2024
Sat 7 Portland Duo in St. Ippolyts St. Ippolyts, UK contra
Portland Duo Lynne Render
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
April 2025
Wed 2–Wed 9 Contra Holiday in Medieval England Ely, UK contra
Wild Asparagus Contrasaurus George Marshall Janet Shepherd

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