Contra events

January 2022
Sun 9 English Contra Dance Band in Englefield Green Englefield Green, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band
February 2022
Thu 3 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 4 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Geoff Cubitt
Fri 4 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Wed 9 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Nicola Scott
Thu 10 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Sat 12 Bayou Bedlam $40 Houston, TX, USA contra
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance 400th dance with cake £5-£14 London, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Mark Elvins
Sun 13 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Ivan Aitken
Wed 16 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Patchwork Kim Smith
Thu 17 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Fri 18 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sun 20 Brummie Contra Birmingham, UK contra
Brian & Mike Nicola Scott
Wed 23 7:30 pm– 9:45 pm Brighton Gender-Free Contra £2-£10 Brighton, UK contra
Linda Game Trio Louise Siddons
Wed 23 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Jane Hunter Mark Hunter
Thu 24 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 25–Sun 27 IVFDF 2022 £19-£50 Sheffield, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh Scottish cèilidh ECD SCD
Hekety Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Bearded Dragons Vertical Expression Bellamira Fourth Road The Rheingans Sisters Vijay Venkat and Mel Biggs Liz and Kirsten The NYFTE Group Charlie Turner Daisy Black Rachel Shapiro-Wallace Charlotte Rich-Griffin Lisa Heywood Nisha Lall
March 2022
Wed 2 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Patchwork Neil Franklin
Thu 3 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sheffield Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Thu 3 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 4 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
The Old Boys Band Nicola Scott
Fri 4 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Wed 9 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Peter Dunkley
Thu 10 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Sat 12 American Contra Dance in Paris Paris, France W contra
Light Reaction Will Mentor
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance with Louise Siddons and Portland Drive £5-£14 London, UK contra
Portland Drive Louise Siddons
Sun 13 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Gill
Wed 16 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Banjacs Dee Chapman
Thu 17 The Round end of term party Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 18 Full Moon Folk Ball $27-$39 Auckland, New Zealand balfolk contra
Fri 18 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Wed 23 7:30 pm– 9:45 pm Brighton Gender-Free Contra £2-£10 Brighton, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Louise Siddons
Wed 23 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Bishops Waltham, UK contra
Wed 23 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Banjacs Eve Evans
Fri 25 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Matt Norman & Hannah Cummings Jake Wood
Sat 26 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
English Contra Dance Band Mike Courthold
Sun 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Brummie Contra £5-£10 Birmingham, UK contra
Brian & Mike Mic Spenceley
Wed 30 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round David Wright Kathryn Wright
April 2022
Fri 1 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Wed 6 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Karen Hanna & friends Bob Morgan
Thu 7 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sheffield Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Fri 8 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Vertical Expression Lynne Render
Sat 9–Sun 10 Coming Home to Contra $80-$115 Mill Valley, CA, USA contra
Stringrays StringFire! Will Mentor Susan Petrick
Sat 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance with Charlie Turner, Mark Elvins and Vertical Expression £5-£14 London, UK contra
Vertical Expression Charlie Turner Mark Elvins
Sun 10 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Charlie Turner
Wed 13 7:30 pm– 9:45 pm Brighton Gender-Free Contra £2-£10 Brighton, UK contra
Louise Siddons
Wed 13 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Joe Hodgson
Wed 20 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Rosie Yeats-Brown John Evans
Fri 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Ian & Charley Roberts Louise Siddons
Fri 22 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Brummie Contra £5-£10 Birmingham, UK contra
Cat's Whiskers Nicola Scott
Wed 27 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Bishops Waltham, UK contra
Wed 27 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Banjacs
Thu 28 The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 29–Mon 2 May May Heydays at Evesham £48-£97 Evesham, UK W balfolk contra ECD
Albireo Confluence Keeping Thyme Klerizma Portland Duo Purcell's Polyphonic Party Wild Ride Andrew Swaine Colin Hume Joanna Reiner John Sweeney Karen Sweeney Lynne Render Nigel Close
Fri 29 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 30 6:00 pm– 8:00 pm Bal du Climat et de la Terre Paris, France contra
Paris Contra Dance Band Jeremy Kuhn
May 2022
Thu 5 The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Thu 5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sheffield Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Sat 7 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance with Flying Cat £5-£8 Cambridge, UK contra
Flying Cat Charlie Turner
Thu 12 The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 13 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Nozzy Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Fri 13 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance with Charlie Turner and the Stringrays Trio £5-£14 London, UK contra
Stringrays Trio Charlie Turner
Sun 15 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Stringrays Trio Will Mentor
Wed 18 7:30 pm– 9:45 pm Brighton Gender-Free Contra £2-£10 Brighton, UK contra
Linda Game Band Louise Siddons
Thu 19 The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 20 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Alcester Contra £5-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Stringrays Trio Lisa Greenleaf
Sat 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
Stringrays Trio Will Mentor
Sat 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Saturday Special Contra Dance organised by Friday Folk £10 St Albans, UK contra
Contrasaurus Geoff Cubitt
Wed 25 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Bishops Waltham, UK contra
Thu 26 The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 27–Sun 29 Chippenham Folk Festival £50.94-£138.88 Chippenham, UK W English ceilidh contra
Banter Folk Camps Party Band Whapweasel Linda Game Band Warleggan Village Band Ali & Mollie Fee Lock Charlotte Rich-Griffin Geoff Cubitt
Fri 27 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
June 2022
Thu 2 The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 3–Sun 5 Halsway Contra Dance Weekend £165-£270 Halsway, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Jake Wood Charlie Turner
Sat 4 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10 Edinburgh, UK contra
Edward Wallace and friends Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Thu 9 The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 10 Keeping Thyme in Stonesfield Stonesfield, UK contra
Keeping Thyme Frances Richardson & Ivan Aitken
Fri 10 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance with Charlotte Rich-Griffin, Mark Elvins and Contrasaurus £5-£14 London, UK contra
Contrasaurus Charlotte Rich-Griffin Mark Elvins
Sun 12 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band
Thu 16 The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 17–Sun 19 Lichfield Folk Festival £75-£85 Lichfield, UK W contra ECD
Portland Drive 3D Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer English Contra Dance Band Folkus Pocus Seth Tepfer Colin Hume Ivan Aitken Christine Dodd Brian Stanton Bernie Culkin Neil Stuart
Fri 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Flying Cat Charlie Turner
Fri 17 7:30 pm–Sun 19 2:00 pm Faultline Frolic $160 Santa Rosa, CA, USA contra
Notorious Frannie Marr
Sun 19–Sat 25 Music and Dance Week $640-$740 Harrison, ID, USA W contra ECD
Spin The Dam Beavers Fine Companions Cis Hinkle Will Mentor Kalia Kliban
Sun 19 6:30 pm– 9:00 pm Aftershock $10-$17 Petaluma, CA, USA contra
Notorious Frannie Marr
Tue 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Special Club Night contra dance £2.50-£5 Nottingham, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Seth Tepfer
Wed 22 Dampier's Round in Sytchampton Sytchampton, UK contra
Dampier's Round Seth Tepfer
Wed 22 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Bishops Waltham, UK contra
Fri 24 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 24 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Alcester Contra £4-£15 Alcester, UK contra
Nozzy Seth Tepfer
Sun 26–Sat 2 July Family Week Santa Cruz, CA, USA W ECD SCD contra
Wed 29 Banjacs in Sytchampton Sytchampton, UK contra
Banjacs Paul Andrews
July 2022
Sat 2 Contra Dance in Sheffield with Contrasaurus £10 Sheffield, UK contra
Contrasaurus Charlotte Rich-Griffin Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Fri 8 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance with Adam Hughes and Nozzy £5-£14 London, UK contra
Nozzy Adam Hughes
Fri 15 3:00 pm–Sun 17 3:00 pm River Rendezvous $95-$171.50 Coshocton, OH, USA contra
Toss the Possum The Mean Lids Gaye Fifer Terry Doyle Carol Kopp
Thu 21–Sun 24 Warwick Folk Festival £83-£166 Warwick, UK English ceilidh contra
Relentless Peeping Tom Vertical Expression Whapweasel Mike Courthold
Fri 29–Fri 5 August Sidmouth Folk Festival £64-£340 Sidmouth, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi
Contrasaurus Nozzy Belshazzar's Feast Mollie & Richard Will Allen De Små Grå Joshua Rowe CentralBal Kirkophany Cock and Bull Band Melrose Ceilidh Band Urban Folk Theory Diatonics Out of Hand Threepenny Bit Lasair Jigfoot Bosun Higgs Random Mrs Midnight's Frog on a Bike The Barber Band Louise Siddons Bob Morgan Charlie Turner Charlotte Rich-Griffin Daisy Black Jake Wood Rhi Davies Rhodri Davies
August 2022
Fri 5–Fri 12 Broadstairs Folk Week £64-£340 Broadstairs, UK W English ceilidh contra
Banter Cock and Bull Band Fee Lock
Sun 7–Sat 13 Dance S'More $450-$900 Harrison, ID, USA W contra
Alex Sturbaum and Bryan Lindsay Audrey Knuth and Amy Englesberg Susan Michaels Abigail Hobart
Fri 12–Sun 14 Balance the Bay $30-$175 San Francisco, CA, USA contra
The Syncopaths The Dam Beavers Will Mentor Lindsey Dono
Sat 20–Fri 26 Whitby Folk Week £50-£286 Whitby, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD Irish set
Relentless Oxford NAGS Banter Fiddler's Elbow Out of Hand Token Women Jo Freya and Fi Fraser Melrose Quintet Peeping Tom Bearded Dragons Ali & Mollie Purcell's Polyphonic Party Stray Chords Vertical Expression Phil Bassindale Barry Goodman Cate Haynes Patrick Rose Martyn Harvey Rhodri Davies Colin Hume Bob Morgan Lynne Render Dave Turner
Fri 26–Mon 29 Towersey Festival £77-£162 Middle Claydon, UK W English ceilidh contra balfolk
Banter Cock and Bull Band Diatonics Flowers & Frolics Lasair Oscina Stumpy Oak Tautas Roks Urban Folk Theory Vertical Expression Whapweasel Tim Walker
Fri 26 6:00 pm–Sun 28 12:00 pm Sugar Hill Dance Weekend $10-$55 Bloomington, IN, USA W contra
September 2022
Thu 1 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sheffield Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Fri 9 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 10 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance with Rhi Davies, Sioned Davies and Fiddlechicks £5-£14 London, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Rhi Davies Sioned Davies
Sun 11 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Barrie Bullimore
Fri 16 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Alcester Contra £4-£15 Alcester, UK contra
Alan, Ali and Edward Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Fri 16 4:00 pm–Sun 18 3:30 pm Echo Summit Dance Camp $300-$330 Sacramento, CA, USA W contra
Eloise & Co. Singularity Bob Isaacs Cis Hinkle
Sat 17 4:30 pm–10:00 pm American Contra Dance in Paris Paris, France W contra
The Night Before Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Fri 23 7:30 pm–Sun 25 4:00 pm Spring Equinox Folk Ball and Festival $30-$90 Dunedin, New Zealand W balfolk scandi contra
Folkalyptica Maplewood Anna Bowen & Alan McCulloch Catgut and Steel
Fri 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Ian & Charley Roberts Rhi Davies
Fri 23 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 24 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Louise Siddons
Sat 24 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10 Edinburgh, UK contra
Edward Wallace, Grace Emery, Heather McAslan and Sam DePasquale Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Sun 25 Brummie Contra £5-£10 Birmingham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Louise Siddons
Wed 28 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Bishops Waltham, UK contra
October 2022
Sat 1 Portland Drive in Willand Willand, UK contra
Portland Drive
Sat 1 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
The Falconers Geoff Cubitt
Sat 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Contra Dance Nottingham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Charlie Turner
Wed 5 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Kim Smith
Thu 6 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sheffield Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Thu 6 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 7–Sun 9 Fall Dance and Music Weekend $225 Harrison, ID, USA W contra
Audacious Banna Damhsa Franny Marr
Fri 7 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 7 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£15 Alcester, UK contra
Bruce Rosen and Eric Boodman Sue Rosen
Fri 7 4:30 pm–Sun 9 2:30 pm Moondance $65-$280 Pickens, SC, USA W contra
Buzz Band Redbud Ramblers Will Mentor Cis Hinkle
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£14 London, UK contra
Vertical Expression Rhodri Davies
Sun 9 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Rhodri Davies
Wed 12 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Banjacs Mark Amy Molly
Thu 13 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Wed 19 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Patchwork Paul Andrews
Thu 20 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 21 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
Vertical Expression Rhodri Davies
Sat 22 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance in Cambridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Flying Matt Adam Hughes
Wed 26 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Bishops Waltham, UK contra
Wed 26 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Bob Morgan
Thu 27 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Matt & Ali Bob Morgan
Sat 29 Portland Drive in Whittington Whittington, UK contra
Portland Drive Lynne Render
Sat 29 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10 Edinburgh, UK contra
Edward Wallace and Tom Oakes Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
November 2022
Wed 2 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Banjacs Eve Evans
Thu 3 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sheffield Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Thu 3 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 4 Portland Drive in Symonds Yat Symonds Yat, UK contra
Portland Drive Geoff Cubitt
Fri 4–Sun 6 Skint Ashover, UK W balfolk scandi contra
Fri 4 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£15 Alcester, UK contra
Contrasaurus Liam Binley
Fri 4 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 5 2:10 pm– 5:30 pm Brummie Contra £5-£10 Birmingham, UK contra
Alan & Benjamin Liam Binley
Sat 5 5:40 pm–10:00 pm Foggy Moon Ball $15-$30 Monterey, CA, USA W contra
Joyride Susan Petrick
Tue 8 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Leeds Contra £2.50 Leeds, UK contra
All the Right Notes
Wed 9 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Patchwork David Wright Kathryn Wright
Thu 10 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Sat 12 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance £10 Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Deo Volente Ivan Aitken
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£14 London, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Sat 12 7:00 pm–11:15 pm 24th Annual Autumn Harvest Ball $7-$18 Boston, MA, USA contra
Spare Parts Chris Ricciotti Tony Parkes
Sun 13 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Wed 16 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Banjacs Brian Stanton
Thu 17 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 18 4:00 pm–Sun 20 4:00 pm 19th Zesty Contra Weekend £165-£270 Halsway, UK W contra
Ali & Mollie Rhodri Davies Mark Elvins
Fri 18 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 19 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance in Cambridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Rob Humphrey Charlie Turner
Tue 22 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Leeds Contra £2.50 Leeds, UK contra
All the Right Notes
Wed 23 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Bishops Waltham, UK contra
Wed 23 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Patchwork Nicola Scott
Thu 24 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 25 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Charlie Turner
Sat 26 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Folk Saturday Special £10 St Albans, UK contra
Momentum Bob Morgan
Sat 26 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10-£15 Edinburgh, UK contra
Edward Wallace, Heather McAslan & Marit Fält Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Mon 28 7:00 pm–10:30 pm American Contra Dance in Paris €10 Paris, France W contra
Lapastourelle Jeremy Kuhn
Wed 30 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Graham Knight
December 2022
Thu 1 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sheffield Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Thu 1 8:00 pm–10:30 pm The Round end of term party Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 2–Sun 4 Fall Frolick $375 Healdsburg, CA, USA W ECD balfolk contra
Audrey Knuth Jon Berger Rebecca King Jim Oakden Jeffrey Spero Christopher Jacoby Sande Gillette
Fri 2 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 3 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
Contrasaurus Andrew Swaine
Wed 7 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Patchwork Peter Dunkley
Fri 9 3:00 pm–Sun 11 1:00 am Yuletide Frolick $105 Lawrence, KS, USA W contra
Jambaroque Kaw Creek Wendy Graham
Sat 10 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£14 London, UK contra
Contrasaurus Geoff Cubitt
Sun 11 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Geoff Cubitt
Tue 13 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Leeds Contra £2.50 Leeds, UK contra
All the Right Notes
Wed 14 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Joe Hodgson
Fri 16 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 17 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
3D David Wright Kathryn Wright
Sun 18 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm Brummie Contra £5-£10 Birmingham, UK contra
Brian & Mike Kim Smith
Wed 21 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round
Fri 23 4:00 pm–Tue 27 10:00 am Christmas House Party £370-£560 Halsway, UK W contra
Gareth Kiddier, Linda Game & Hannah Cummings Lynne Render
Mon 26–Sun 1 January Winter CDH $370-$770 Kingsport, TN, USA W contra
Toss the Possum The Buzz Band Bob Isaacs Terry Doyle Warren Doyle
Mon 26–Sun 1 January Winter Dance Week $438 Brasstown, NC, USA W contra ECD
Erynn Marshall Carl Jones Karen Axelrod Rachel Bell Daron Douglas Audrey Knuth Noah Van Norstrand Phil Jamison Kalia Kliban Diane Silver
Wed 28 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £10 Bishops Waltham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Barrie Bullimore
Fri 30 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Brummie Contra £5-£10 Birmingham, UK contra
Mic Spenceley
Fri 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm 5th Friday dance $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
River Road Will Mentor
Sat 31 8:00 pm–12:30 am New Year's Eve Party $15-$25 Greenfield, MA, USA W balfolk contra
Nova Steve Zakon-Anderson
January 2023
Fri 6 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Linda Game Band Geoff Cubitt
Sat 7 7:30 pm–11:00 pm 1st Saturday contra $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
Wild Asparagus George Marshall
Sun 8 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Tue 10 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Leeds Contra £2.50 Leeds, UK contra
All the Right Notes
Fri 13 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 13 7:00 pm–Sun 15 10:30 pm Contra Carnivale $120-$195 San Luis Obispo, CA, USA contra
Notorious Riptide The Free Raisins Lindsey Dono Seth Tepfer Will Mentor
Sat 14 5:00 pm–10:00 pm American Contra Dance in Paris Paris, France W contra
Thomas Bailey, Léopoldine Guillaume, Valentin Nivetav and Camille Moreddu Charlie Turner
Sat 14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Oxfolk Contra-Ceilidh £3-£14 Oxford, UK English ceilidh contra
Contrasaurus Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Louise Siddons
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm TopHill Music Contradance Party $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
Thu 19 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 20 8:00 pm–11:00 pm 3rd Friday contra $10 Greenfield, MA, USA contra
Back Row Band Liz Nelson
Sat 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Nozzy Nicola Scott
Sat 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm 3rd Saturday contra $8-20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
The Moving Violations Ben Sachs-Hamilton
Tue 24 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Leeds Contra £2.50 Leeds, UK contra
All the Right Notes
Wed 25 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Bishops Waltham, UK contra
Thu 26 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Matt Norman and Laurel Swift Jake Wood Mark Elvins
Fri 27 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 27 8:00 pm–11:15 pm 4rd Friday experienced contra $8-15 Greenfield, MA, USA contra
Crossover Trio Nils Fredland
Sat 28 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Ian & Charley Roberts Louise Siddons
Sat 28 8:00 pm–11:00 pm TopHill Music Contradance Party $10-$15 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
February 2023
Thu 2 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 3 4:30 pm–Sun 5 5:00 pm IVFDF 2023 £15-£60 Exeter, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD
Shivelight Ygra Jackie Oates & John Spiers Oxford Waits Rhi Davies Louise Siddons
Sat 4 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Ali & Mollie Louise Siddons
Thu 9 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 10–Sun 12 Bayou Bedlam $40 Houston, TX, USA W contra
Stomp Rocket Mary Wesley
Fri 10 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Matt Paul & Vic Nicola Scott
Fri 10 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 11 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance $5-$15 Wellington, New Zealand contra
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Contrasaurus Mark Elvins
Sun 12 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Lynne Render
Thu 16 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 17–Sun 19 Flurry Festival Saratoga Springs, NY, USA W contra ECD scandi balfolk
Sat 18 2:30 pm– 4:45 pm Scratch contra £5 Lancaster, UK contra
Wed 22 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Bishops Waltham, UK contra
Thu 23 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 24 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Ali & Mollie Rhi Davies
Fri 24 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 24 7:00 pm–Sun 26 10:30 pm Fiddling Frog $85-$190 Pasadena, CA, USA contra
Root System The Dam Beavers Gaye Fifer Jeremy Korr
Sat 25 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Contrary Faeries Adam Hughes
Sat 25 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Contra-Ceilidh £4-£8 Exeter, UK English ceilidh contra
English Contra Dance Band
March 2023
Thu 2 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 3 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Vertical Expression Mark Elvins
Sat 4 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Victoria Yeomans
Mon 6 4:00 pm–Fri 10 10:00 am Contra & Square Dance Week £225-£400 Halsway, UK W contra
English Contra Dance Band Geoff Cubitt
Thu 9 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 10 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 10 8:00 pm–11:30 pm Unicorn Ceilidh £6-£11 Baldock, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Adam Hughes
Fri 10 7:30 pm–Sun 12 3:00 pm Beantown Stomp $40-$120 Boston, MA, USA W contra
River Road Eloise & Co. Luke Donforth Lisa Greenleaf
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Vertical Expression Lynne Render
Sat 11 4:00 pm–Fri 17 12:00 pm Hawaii Contra Dance Week $1420-$3100 Pahoa, HI, USA contra
Tangent Gaye Fifer Claire Takemori
Sun 12 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Victoria Yeomans
Thu 16 8:00 pm–10:30 pm The Round end of term party Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 24 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Benjamin Rowe & Adam Rich-Griffin Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Fri 24 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 25 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Contrasaurus Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Fri 31 7:30 pm–Fri 7 April 10:30 pm Contra Holiday in Medieval England $1400 Ely, UK contra
Stringrays Contrasaurus Lisa Greenleaf Rhi Davies
Fri 31 7:00 pm–Sun 2 April 6:30 pm Epicenter $90-$175 Mill Valley, CA, USA contra
The Latter Day Lizards The Figments Cis Hinkle Lindsey Dono
April 2023
Sat 1 2:00 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sat 1 5:00 pm–10:00 pm American Contra Dance in Paris €5-€10 Paris, France W contra
Nozzy
Sat 1 12:30 pm–10:00 pm Fiddlehead Frolic $15-$30 Ithica, NY, USA W contra ECD
Alchemy O'Shanigans Pamela Goddard Sarah VanNorstrand Nancy Spero
Wed 5 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Peter Dunkley
Fri 7 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Stringrays Lynne Render
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Stringrays Rhodri Davies
Sun 9 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Stringway Mark Elvins
Wed 12 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Francis Richardson
Thu 13 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Socialles 262 — American Contradance Rotterdam, Netherlands W contra
Fri 14 4:00 pm–Sun 16 4:00 pm Halsway Contra Dance Weekend £175-£285 Halsway, UK W contra
Nozzy Rhi Davies Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Wed 19 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Banjacs Paul Andrews
Fri 21–Sun 23 NEFFA Marlborough, MA, USA W contra scandi balfolk
Fri 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Adam Rich-Griffin & Nicola McConkey Louise Siddons
Fri 21 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 21 6:30 pm–Sun 23 3:00 pm Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend $88-$99 Berea, KY, USA W contra
Wild Asparagus George Marshall
Sat 22 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Harrogate Contra £6-10 Harrogate, UK contra
Philip & Joshua Rowe Andrew Swaine
Wed 26 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Banjacs
Wed 26 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Bishops Waltham, UK contra
Thu 27 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 28–Mon 1 May May Heydays at Evesham £48-£97 Evesham, UK W contra ECD balfolk
Doug Eunson and Sarah Matthews English Contra Dance Band Knotted Chord Keeping Thyme The Old Boys' Network Stradivarious Brian Stanton Burt Hunter Cis Hinkle Colin Hume Denise Devonald Geoff Cubitt Kathryn and David Wright Liz Bartlett Louise Siddons Maureen Knight Nicola Scott Paula Evans
Fri 28 7:00 pm–Sun 30 4:00 pm Spring Dance Romance $120 Chapel Hill, NC, USA contra
Engine Room Nova Will Mentor Eileen Thorsos
Sat 29 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Marni, Alan & Matt William Watson
May 2023
Tue 2 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance £2.50-£5 Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Contrary Faeries Cis Hinkle
Wed 3 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Karen Hanna & friends Paul Andrews
Thu 4 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sheffield Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Thu 4 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 5 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 5 6:00 pm–Sun 7 1:00 pm Whitewater Whirl $60-$110 Fayetteville, WV, USA W contra ECD
Playing with Fyre Trillium Gaye Fifer Terry Doyle
Sat 6 2:00 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sat 6 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Edward Wallace, Heather McAslan & Tom Oakes Louise Siddons
Sun 7 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Sheffield Contra Dance £5-£15 Sheffield, UK contra
Vertical Expression Cis Hinkle
Tue 9 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Leeds Contra £2.50 Leeds, UK contra
All the Right Notes
Wed 10 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Banjacs Kim Smith
Thu 11 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 12–Fri 19 Spring CDH Kingsport, TN, USA W contra
Fri 12 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Cis Hinkle
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Cis Hinkle
Sun 14 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Cis Hinkle
Mon 15 4:00 pm–Fri 19 10:00 am American Contra Dance Week £225-£400 Halsway, UK W contra
English Contra Dance Band Cis Hinkle
Wed 17 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Eve Evans
Thu 18 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 19 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Cis Hinkle
Fri 19 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 20 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Box of Frogs Rob Humphrey
Tue 23 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Leeds Contra £2.50 Leeds, UK contra
All the Right Notes
Wed 24 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Banjacs Brian Stanton
Wed 24 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Bishops Waltham, UK contra
Thu 25 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 26–Mon 29 Chippenham Folk Festival Chippenham, UK W English ceilidh contra balfolk Irish set scandi SCD ECD
Albireo Banter Chris Dyer & Tom Evans Coldharbour Dave Yeomans, Matt Norman & Marni Rachmiel Emily & The Simons English Contra Dance Band Folk Camps Party Band Joshua & Benjamin Rowe, Ali Messer & David Ledsam Kirkophany Old Spot Out of Hand Stradivarious Urban Folk Theory Vertical Expression Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Will Allen WillPower Andrew Swaine Bob Morgan David Wright Frances Richardson Jake Wood Kathryn Wright Rhi Davies Rhodri Davies Victoria Yeomans
Fri 26–Mon 29 FolkMADness Camp $155-$455 Socorro, NM, USA contra
Eloise & Co. Supertrad The Cheap Shots The Parson Sisters Adobe Brothers David Millstone Sue Rosen
Fri 26 1:45 pm–Mon 29 5:00 pm Camp Sturtevant Los Angeles, CA, USA contra
Uncle Farmer Susan Petrick
Sat 27 12:00 am–Mon 29 3:00 pm Weekend de Pentecôte au Moulin d'Andé €420-€720 Val-de-Reuil, France contra
Larry Unger & Karina Wilson Will Mentor
Wed 31 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Patchwork Joe Hodgson
June 2023
Thu 1 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Anniversary Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Joshua, Sol & Nicky
Thu 1 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 2 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 3 2:00 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Wed 7 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Nicola Scott
Thu 8 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 9–Sun 11 LCFD Spring Camp Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 9 7:30 pm–Sun 11 5:00 pm Flamingo Fling $50-$125 Oklahoma City, OK, USA contra
Stomp Rocket Diane Silver
Sat 10 2:00 pm– 5:30 pm Lancaster contra £10 Lancaster, UK contra
Ian & Charley Roberts Rhodri Davies
Sat 10 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Edward Wallace, Heather McAslan & Marit Fält
Sat 10 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Andrew Swaine
Sun 11 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Charlie Turner
Mon 12 4:00 pm–Fri 16 10:00 am Summer Country Dance Week £225-£400 Halsway, UK W contra ECD
Ali, Jane & Meg Mark Elvins
Tue 13 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Leeds Contra £2.50 Leeds, UK contra
All the Right Notes
Wed 14 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Trevor Monson
Thu 15 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night £2-2.50 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 16–Sun 18 Lichfield Folk Festival Lichfield, UK W contra ECD
Fri 16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Flying Cat Rhodri Davies
Fri 16 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 17–Sat 24 Dance, Music & Spice $950 Lexington, MI, USA W contra ECD
Wed 21 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Patchwork Kathryn Wright David Wright
Thu 22 8:00 pm–10:30 pm The Round May Week party Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 23 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Sat 24 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Folk Saturday Special £10 St Albans, UK contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
Tue 27 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Leeds Contra £2.50 Leeds, UK contra
All the Right Notes
Wed 28 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Dampier's Round Roger Middleton
Wed 28 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Bishops Waltham, UK contra
Thu 29 3:00 pm–Tue 4 July 10:00 am July 4th Session $383-$393 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Alchemy Night Watch
Fri 30 7:00 pm–Sun 2 July 4:30 pm Stegastomp £45-£90 Harbury, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Bob Morgan Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Fri 30 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
July 2023
Sat 1 2:00 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Mon 3–Fri 7 English-Scottish-Contra session Plymouth, MA, USA W SCD contra ECD
Wed 5 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Patchwork Jane Hunter Mark Hunter
Thu 6 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sheffield Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Nozzy Charlie Turner
Sun 9 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Geoff Cubitt
Wed 12 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sytchampton club night £2 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Banjacs
Fri 14 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 15–Sat 22 Family Week at Pinewoods $67-$950 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Sat 22–Sat 29 American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods $950 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Fri 28 3:00 pm–Fri 4 August 11:30 am Summer CDH $160-$250 Mountain City, TN, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Drive Trail Terry Doyle Bob Isaacs
Sat 29–Sat 5 August Harmony of Song & Dance $950 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
August 2023
Thu 3 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sheffield Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Fri 4–Fri 11 Sidmouth Folk Festival £164-£549 Sidmouth, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi Irish set
Linda Game Band Bearded Dragons Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Banter Brown Boots Flowers & Frolics New Bees Out of Hand Relentless Stumpy Oak Token Women Whapweasel Mrs Midnight's The Barber Band EFDSS Workshop Ceilidh Band Fayre Play Oscina Will Mentor Rhodri Davies Andrew Swaine Lynne Render
Sun 6 4:00 pm–Sat 12 1:00 pm Dance S'More 2023 $465-$750 Harrison, ID, USA W contra
Alex Sturbaum and Bryan Lindsay Audrey Knuth and Amy Englesberg Lindsey Dono Susan Michaels
Sat 12 Portland Drive in Broadstairs Broadstairs, UK contra
Portland Drive
Fri 11 7:30 pm–Sun 13 10:00 pm Balance the Bay $30-$180 San Francisco, CA, USA contra
Nova The Gaslight Tinkers Lisa Greenleaf Michael Karcher
Sun 13–Sat 19 Family Week Poland, ME, USA W contra ECD
Mon 14–Sun 20 Cascade of Music and Dance $63-$915 Cascade, MD, USA W contra ECD
Sat 19 7:30 pm–Fri 25 11:59 pm Whitby Folk Week £70-£323 Whitby, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD Irish set
Brown Boots Boogie Band Narthen Banter Hedgehog's Skin Steamchicken Powerhouse Melrose Ceilidh Band Peeping Tom Ali, Alan & Marni Edward Wallace & Heather McAslan The Falconers Matt Norman & Gareth Kiddier Stray Chords Emma Wooders Jo Freya Fi Fraser Martin Clarke Barry Evans John Brown Lisa Heywood Martyn Harvey Ian Nichols Brooke Friendly Nicola Scott Ivan Aitken Bernie Culkin Mike Courthold Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Fri 25–Mon 28 Towersey Festival Middle Claydon, UK W English ceilidh contra balfolk
Bargainatt Kirkophany Dartmoor Pixie Band Threepenny Bit Granny's Attic Pepping Tom Guerilla Ceilidh James Delarre & Saul Rose Folk Camps Party Band Frog on a Bike Powerhouse 3Sticks Crowdy-Kit Fred, Odhran & Ben
Fri 25 2:00 pm–Mon 28 6:30 pm Shrewsbury Folk Festival £113.91-£218.90 Shrewsbury, UK W English ceilidh balfolk contra
Bagas Fallyon The Canny Band EFDSS Ceilidh Band Lasair Leveret Lil Jim Melrose Ceilidh Band Old Spot Oscina Peeping Tom Topette Whapweasel Erin Mansfield Tom Kitching Fi Fraser Phil Bassindale Sheena Masson Lisa Heywood Kerry Fletcher Fee Lock Nick Walden
September 2023
Fri 1–Mon 4 Labor Day Dance Away Julian, CA, USA contra
Sun 3 2:30 pm– 4:00 pm Contra Dance with Josephine free Dunedin, New Zealand contra
Thu 7–Sun 10 Bromyard Folk Festival Bromyard, UK W contra English ceilidh
The Falconers Linda Game Band JV & Folk The Jovial Crew Peeping Tom Tautas Roks Whapweasel Mike Courthold Sheena Masson Brian Stanton Charlie Turner Pete Rees Hayden Coates
Thu 7 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sheffield Scratch Contra £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Fri 8 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 9 Portland Drive in Kendal Kendal, UK contra
Portland Drive Trevor Monson
Sat 9 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Harrogate Contra £6-10 Harrogate, UK contra
Fran & Philip Rhodri Davies
Sat 9 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Contrasaurus Jake Wood
Sun 10 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Box of Frogs Ivan Aitken
Fri 15 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Ivan Aitken
Fri 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Con-trio-saurus Rob Humphrey
Fri 22 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 23 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Paris Contra Dance €10 Paris, France W contra
Celtiqua Seth Tepfer
Sat 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Louise Siddons
Thu 28 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Special Solent Contra Dance £10 Winchester, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Barrie Bullimore
Fri 29–Sun 1 October Adirondack Dance Weekend $150-$675 Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD
Red Case Band
Fri 29 6:00 pm–Sun 1 October 4:00 pm Cascade Contras on the River $120-$170 Springfield, OR, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Bozzy MaCoo Michael Karcher Susan Petrick
Sat 30 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Rhodri Davies
Sat 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Contra Dance £10 Nottingham, UK contra
Vertical Expression Seth Tepfer
Sat 30 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Nozzy Sally Vernon
October 2023
Mon 2 4:00 pm–Fri 6 10:00 am Autumn American Contra Dance Week £225-£400 Halsway, UK W contra
English Contra Dance Band Seth Tepfer
Fri 6–Sun 8 Fall Dance and Music Weekend $195-$350 Harrison, ID, USA W contra scandi
Engine Room Laurie Andres George Marshall
Fri 6 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Contrasaurus Seth Tepfer
Fri 6 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 7 9:30 am–Sun 8 5:00 pm American Dance Weekend £50 Alcester, UK W contra
Mollie & Vic Matt & Ali Mollie, Ali, Matt & Vic Vertical Expression Seth Tepfer Ivan Aitken
Sun 8 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Linda Game Band Seth Tepfer
Wed 11 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Shawford, UK contra
Fri 13–Sun 15 Harvest Moon $70-$175 Santa Barbara, CA, USA contra
Stringrays Eloise & Co. Will Mentor Jacqui Grennan
Fri 13 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Seth Tepfer
Sat 14 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Edward Wallace, Heather McAslan & Marit Fält Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Linda Game Band Seth Tepfer
Fri 20 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sun 22 1:45 pm– 4:30 pm Contra Dance Mississippi $10 Pass Christian, MS, USA contra
Sun 22 6:30 pm– 6:30 pm Saturday Night Contra Dance (TADAMS) $9-$12 Henrico, VA, USA contra
Sun 22 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Souper Sunday Dance $10-$20 Warwick, RI, USA contra
Fri 27–Sun 29 Music City Masquerade $104-$150 Nashville, TN, USA contra
Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 27 3:00 pm–Sun 29 3:00 pm Boo Camp $200-$320 Torreon, NM, USA contra
Fri 27 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Greater Orlando Contra Dance $15 Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Sandy Back Porch Katie Zanders
Fri 27 7:15 pm–10:00 pm Tallahassee Contra Dance Tallahassee, FL, USA contra
Bunny Bread Bandits Alice Raybourn
Fri 27 7:45 pm–10:00 pm Haddam & Higganum Contra Dance $15 Haddam, RI, USA contra
Mickey Koth & John Kalinowski Don Heinold
Fri 27 8:00 pm–Sun 29 3:30 pm Fall Dance Weekend $60-$120 Pittsburgh, PA, USA contra ECD
Stomp Rocket Supertrad Gaye Fifer Janine Smith Michael Karchar
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Lynne Render
Sat 28 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Chaotic Good Charlie Turner
Sat 28 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Ceilidh Contra £4-£15 Exeter, UK contra
Vertical Expression Jeremy Child
Sat 28 3:00 pm–11:00 pm Rum & Onions Princeton, NJ, USA contra
Steve Zakon-Anderson
Sat 28 7:00 pm–10:00 pm San Antonio Contra Dance San Antonio, TX, USA contra
Lone Star Pirates
Sat 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Mystic Contra Dance: The Pie Dance $7-$10 Groton, CT, USA contra
Starling Will Mentor
Sat 28 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Anaheim Contra Dance Anaheim, CA, USA W contra
Sat 28 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 4th Saturdays Contra Dance Portland, OR, USA W contra
Sun 29 3:00 pm– 6:00 pm Las Vegas Contra Dance Las Vegas, NV, USA W contra
November 2023
Fri 3 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Nozzy Rhodri Davies
Fri 3 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 3 6:30 pm–Sun 5 10:00 pm Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend Monterey, CA, USA W contra
Elixir The Free Raisins Lindsey Dono Nils Fredland
Sat 4 6:30 pm– 9:00 pm Old Tyme Contra & Community Dance Franklin, NC, USA W contra
Sat 4 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Goshen Community Contra Dance $3-$8 Goshen, IN, USA W contra
Sat 4 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ottawa Contra Dance $10-$25 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada W contra
Sat 4 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
Cojiro Liz Nelson
Sat 4 6:00 pm–10:00 pm Southern Nevada Old-Time Contra Dancers Las Vegas, NV, USA contra
Sun 5 2:30 pm– 5:50 pm Sunday Afternoon Contra Dance (TADAMS) $9-$12 Richmond, VA, USA contra
Playing with Fyre
Wed 8 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Shawford, UK contra
Fri 10 5:00 pm–Sun 12 3:15 pm Head for the Hills $115-$225 Kunkletown, PA, USA W balfolk contra ECD
A Joyful Noise Brooklyn Swing Ensemble Millserati Raise the Roof TWeLve Dave Rupp Donna Hunt Michael Karcher Robert Mills Ted Rudofker
Fri 10 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Greater Orlando Contra Dance $15 Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Loco-motion John Rogers
Fri 10 7:30 pm–10:30 pm New England Country Dance $5-$10 Dover, NH, USA W contra
Fri 10 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Denver Contra Dance $8-$15 Denver, CO, USA W contra
Sat 11 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra £10 Lancaster, UK contra
Chris, Hugh, Arthur, Sophie & Sean Rhodri Davies Judi Hunter
Sat 11 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance £10 Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Knotted Chord Brian Stanton
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Old Time Contra Band Lynne Render
Sat 11 7:15 pm–10:30 pm Worcester Contra Dance $6-$12 Worcester, MA, USA W contra
Sat 11 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Zesty Contra Dance Boulder, CO, USA contra
Sat 11 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 2nd Saturdays Contra Dance Portland, OR, USA W contra
Sun 12 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Old Time Contra Band Lynne Render
Sun 12 3:00 pm– 4:30 pm Dance, Sing, and Jump Around $5 Berlin, VT, USA contra
Sun 12 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance $15-$20 Hayward, CA, USA contra
Thu 16 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras Rochester, NY, USA contra
Thu 16 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
Green Gates Kalia Kliban
Fri 17 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 17 7:15 pm–10:00 pm Tallahassee Contra Dance $6-$10 Tallahassee, FL, USA W contra
Bunny Bread Bandits Bronwyn Chelette Vicki Morrison
Fri 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Pittsburgh Contra Dance Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra ECD
Aubergine Cindy Harris
Fri 17 7:00 pm–Sun 19 2:00 pm Fire Ant Frolic Austin, TX, USA W contra
Contraverts Playing with Fyre Bob Isaacs Marc Airhart Rich MacMath
Sat 18 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Ceilidh Night £10 Edinburgh, UK contra Scottish cèilidh
Sat 18 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Trip Hazard Lisa Heywood
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ottawa Contra Dance $10-$25 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada W contra
Odds and Sods Emily Addison
Sat 18 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
Calico Ben Sachs-Hamilton
Sat 18 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance $5-$10 Carrollton, TX, USA contra
Sibling Revelry Rich Goss
Sun 19 2:00 pm– 4:30 pm Family Dance $5-$10 Cabot, VT, USA contra
Adina Gordon
Sun 19 1:30 pm– 5:30 pm Southern Nevada Old-Time Contra Dancers $5-$15 Las Vegas, NV, USA contra
Fri 24 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Nozzy Mark Elvins
Fri 24 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Greater Orlando Contra Dance Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Fri 24 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Pittsburgh Contra Dance Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
Mevilish Merry Rick Szumski
Sat 25 1:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Double Dance Webster, NY, USA contra
River Road Will Mentor
Sat 25 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
Ali & Mollie Rhodri Davies
Sat 25 6:45 pm–10:30 pm Richmond Saturday Night Contra Dance (TADAMS) $9-$12 Henrico, VA, USA contra
Sat 25 7:15 pm–10:30 pm After Thanksgiving Mystic Contra Dance "The Pie Dance" $10 Groton, CT, USA W contra
Chimney Swift Don Veino
Sat 25 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Anaheim Contra Dance Anaheim, CA, USA W contra
Sat 25 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 4th Saturdays Contra Dance Portland, OR, USA W contra
Sun 26 3:00 pm– 6:00 pm Las Vegas Contra Dance Las Vegas, NV, USA W contra
Sun 26 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance $15-$20 Hayward, CA, USA contra
Kelsey Hartman
Thu 30 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$10 Rochester, NY, USA contra
Lake Effect Margaret Mathews
Thu 30 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
Erik Hoffman
December 2023
Fri 1 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 2 6:30 pm– 9:00 pm Old Tyme Contra & Community Dance $10-$14 Franklin, NC, USA W contra
Sat 2 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Goshen Community Contra Dance $3-$8 Goshen, IN, USA W contra
Band O'Goshen Bill Sudkamp
Sat 2 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ottawa Contra Dance $10-$25 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada W contra
Grace Hendrickson-Jones, Jonathan Werk & Antonie Beaudet Qwill Duval
Sat 2 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
River Road Lisa Greenleaf
Thu 7 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$10 Rochester, NY, USA contra
Argula Bob Nicholson
Thu 7 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
The Whiskey Brothers Trio Celia Ramsay
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
Sun 10 3:30 pm– 7:30 pm Hayward Contra Dance $20-$25 Hayward, CA, USA contra
Janie Rothfield, Allan Carr & Daniel Steinberg Frannie Marr
Wed 13 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance £5 Shawford, UK contra
Thu 14 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$10 Rochester, NY, USA contra
Esteemed Clams Margaret Mathews
Fri 15 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Pittsburgh Contra Dance $15 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
Lackawanna Longnecks Gaye Fifer
Fri 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra & Square Dance $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Sat 16 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
The Falconers Ivan Aitken
Sat 16 3:30 pm– 6:30 pm Baton Rouge Contra Dance $5-$10 Baton Rouge, LA, USA W contra
High Cotton Charlene Heaton
Sat 16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ottawa Contra Dance Ottawa, Ontario, Canada contra
Laughing Lizards Martha Quigley Peter Lamborghini
Sat 16 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
Red Case Band Mary Wesley
Sat 16 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance $5-$10 Carrollton, TX, USA contra
Sun 17 1:45 pm– 5:30 pm Richmond Sunday Afternoon Contra Dance (TADAMS) $9-$12 Richmond, VA, USA W contra
Sun 17 6:15 pm– 9:30 pm Community "Soup-er Sunday" Dance! $10-$20 Warwick, RI, USA W contra
First Time Stringband Paul Wilde
Wed 20 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Lancaster Contra £3 Lancaster, UK contra
Thu 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$10 Rochester, NY, USA contra
Audrey Potter & Jane Knoeck David Smukler
Thu 21 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
Paul Kotapish, Christopher Jacoby, Valerie Rose Eric Black
Fri 22 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Orlando Contra Dance $15 Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Fri 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Pittsburgh Contra Dance Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
Good Intentions River Abel
Fri 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra & Square Dance $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Sat 23 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 4th Saturdays Contra Dance $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra
Bandwidth Noah Grunzweig
Sun 24 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance Hayward, CA, USA contra
Thu 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$10 Rochester, NY, USA contra
Lake Effect Margaret Mathews
Fri 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra & Square Dance $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Sat 30 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
Spintuition Nils Fredland
Sat 30 7:30 pm–12:15 am 5th Saturdays Open Mike/Open Band Contra Dance $15-$35 Portland, OR, USA W contra
Contra Quartet Betsy Branch, George Penk, Bill Tomczak, Sue Songer Rich Goss Tom Wimmer
Sun 31 7:00 pm–12:15 am New Year's Eve Contra £6-£24 Harbury, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Bob Morgan
Sun 31 3:00 pm– 6:00 pm Las Vegas Contra Dance Las Vegas, NV, USA W contra
Sun 31 5:30 pm– 1:00 am New Year’s Eve at the Ashokan Center $15-$30 Olivebridge, NY, USA contra
Pont Ondulé Swingology Wheels of the World Bob Isaacs John Krumm
Sun 31 7:30 pm–12:15 am New Year's Eve Contra Dance Extravaganza $15-$20 Middletown, CT, USA W contra
Wee Merry Banshees Don Heinold Jen Jasenski
Sun 31 8:00 pm–12:15 am FSGW New Year's Eve Contra Dance Ball $28-$60 Chevy Chase, MD, USA contra
Stomp Rocket Lisa Greenleaf
January 2024
Mon 1 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Nelson New Year's Day $3 Nelson, NH, USA contra
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
Thu 4 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$10 Rochester, NY, USA contra
Thu 4 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows Kelsey Hartman
Fri 5 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Contrasaurus Charlie Turner
Fri 5 7:15 pm–10:30 pm Quiet Corner Contra Dance $6-$12 Coventry, CT, USA W contra
Kingfisher
Fri 5 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra & Square Dance $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Sat 6 8:00 am–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
The Turning Stile Steve Zakon-Anderson
Sat 6 6:00 pm–10:30 pm Worcester Potluck & Contra Dance $6-$12 Worcester, MA, USA W contra
The Fiddling Thomsons Jordan Kammeyer
Sat 6 6:15 pm–11:00 pm Ottawa Contra Dance Ottawa, Ontario, Canada W contra
Traditional Fare Peter Simonyi
Sat 6 6:30 pm– 9:00 pm Old Tyme Contra & Community Dance $10-$14 Franklin, NC, USA W contra
Sat 6 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Goshen Community Contra Dance $3-$8 Goshen, IN, USA W contra
Sat 6 7:30 pm–10:00 pm First Saturday Contra Dance $12-$20 Peterborough, NH, USA W contra
Crossover Trio Ben Sachs-Hamilton
Sun 7 1:30 pm– 4:30 pm Contra Dance in Mississippi $5-$10 Gulfport, MS, USA contra
Mon 8 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $3 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Fri 12–Sun 14 Contra Carnivale San Luis Obispo, CA, USA W contra
Elixir The Syncopaths Eloise & Co. Nils Fredland Cis Hinkle Susan Petrick
Thu 11 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$10 Rochester, NY, USA contra
Ostara Casey Carr
Fri 12 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 12 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Orlando Contra Dance $15 Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Fri 12 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Cabot Community Contra Dance $5-$10 Cabot, VT, USA W contra
Fri 12 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Dover New England Country Dance $5-$10 Dover, NH, USA W contra
Fri 12 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra & Square Dance $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 12 7:30 pm–Sat 13 10:00 pm 36th Ralph Page Dance Event $40-$65 Worcester, MA, USA W contra
Sugar River Band Canterbury Dance Orchestra Tod Whittemore Lisa Greenleaf Dudley Laufman
Fri 12 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Denver Contra Dance $8-$15 Denver, CO, USA W contra
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Mark Elvins
Sat 13 6:30 pm–11:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance $10-$15 Huntsville, AL, USA contra
Sat 13 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Zesty Contra Dance $10-$15 Boulder, CO, USA contra
Sat 13 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 2nd Saturdays Contra Dance $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra
Chicken Feathers Ric Goldman
Sun 14 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
Sun 14 1:45 pm– 5:30 pm TADAMS 2nd Sunday Afternoon Contra Dance $10-$15 Richmond, VA, USA W contra
Jim Harrington & Rya Martin Will Martin
Sun 14 3:00 pm– 4:30 pm Dance, Sing, and Jump Around $5 Berlin, VT, USA contra
Sun 14 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance Hayward, CA, USA contra
Mon 15 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $3 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Thu 18 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$10 Rochester, NY, USA contra
Sister Haggis Evan DeSmitt
Thu 18 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows Alan Winston
Sat 20 Peterbough Snow Ball $28 Peterborough, NH, USA W contra
The Moving Violations Stomp Rocket Mary Wesley Will Mentor Lisa Greenleaf Steve Zakon-Anderson
Fri 19 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra & Square Dance $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 19 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Pittsburgh Contra Dance Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
Amarillis & Anders Bob Frederking
Sat 20 12:00 pm–11:45 pm Peterborough Snow Ball $28 Peterborough, NH, USA contra
The Moving Violations Casey, Molly & Sam Zakon-Anderson Oliver Scanlon, Jeremiah McLane, Owen Marshall Stomp Rocket Mary Wesley Will Mentor Lisa Greenleaf Steve Zakon-Anderson
Sat 20 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 20 6:15 pm–10:00 pm Lancaster Contra Dance $12-$20 Lancaster, PA, USA W contra
Sat 20 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ottawa Contra Dance $10-$25 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada W contra
Odds and Sods Nicholas Smith
Sat 20 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
The Gaslight Tinkers Adina Gordon
Sat 20 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance $5-$10 Carrollton, TX, USA contra
Sibling Revelry Barb Smith
Fri 26–Sat 27 Contra Swing Shift Weekend $32-$55 Berea, KY, USA W contra ECD
Meadowhawk Charley Harvey
Thu 25 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$10 Rochester, NY, USA contra
Lake Effect Katy Heine
Fri 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Matt Norman Charlotte Rich-Griffin
Fri 26 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 26 6:00 pm–Sun 28 2:00 pm Snow Ball Dance Weekend $120-$135 Gulfport, FL, USA W contra
Kingfisher Nova Janine Smith Will Mentor
Fri 26 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Orlando Contra Dance $15 Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Fri 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra & Square Dance $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Pittsburgh Contra Dance Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
Snappin' Bug Stringband Gaye Fifer
Fri 26 8:00 pm–11:15 pm Experienced Contra at Guiding Star Grange $8-$15 Greenfield, MA, USA contra
Sat 27 5:00 pm–10:00 pm American Contra Dance in Paris €5-€10 Paris, France W contra
Jane Rothfield, Allan Carr & Tom Bailey Alex Deis-Lauby
Sat 27 6:45 pm–10:30 pm Richmond Saturday Night Contra Dance $10-$15 Henrico, VA, USA W contra
Petrichord Virginia Varland
Sat 27 7:00 pm–10:00 pm San Antonio Contra Dance San Antonio, TX, USA contra
Lone Star Pirates
Sat 27 7:15 pm–10:30 pm Mystic Contra Dance "The Pie Dance" $7-$10 Groton, CT, USA W contra
Dogtown Tod Whittemore
Sat 27 6:30 pm–11:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance $10-$15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra
Sat 27 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Anaheim Contra Dance $12-$18 Anaheim, CA, USA W contra
Kira Ott, Liam Lewis, Jeffrey Spero Susie Kendig
Sat 27 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 4th Saturdays Contra Dance $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra
Northwest Stomp Laurel Thomas
Sun 28 3:00 pm– 6:00 pm Las Vegas Contra Dance Las Vegas, NV, USA W contra
Sun 28 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance Hayward, CA, USA contra
Mon 29 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $3 Nelson, NH, USA contra
February 2024
Fri 2–Sat 3 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Mary Wesley
Thu 1 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$10 Rochester, NY, USA contra
Meg, Laurel & Cat David Smukler
Thu 1 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance $5-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Wissahickon Express
Thu 1 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
The Cain Raisers Ric Goldman
Fri 2 7:15 pm–10:30 pm Quiet Corner Contra Dance $6-$13 Coventry, CT, USA W contra
Headwaters Billy Fischer
Fri 2 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra & Square Dance $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Sat 3 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sat 3 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £12-£15 Edinburgh, UK contra
Mari Black & Heather McAslan Nicola Scott
Sat 3 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance £10 Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Sat 3 6:30 pm– 9:00 pm Old Tyme Contra & Community Dance Franklin, NC, USA W contra
Sat 3 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Goshen Community Contra Dance $3-$8 Goshen, IN, USA W contra
Sat 3 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance with Pre-dance Waltzing $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
Starling Liz Nelson
Sat 3 7:30 pm–10:00 pm First Saturday Contra Dance $12-$20 Peterborough, NH, USA W contra
Steve Zakon-Anderson
Sat 3 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ottawa Contra Dance $10-$25 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada contra
Sat 3 7:30 pm–11:00 pm First Saturday Contra at Guiding Star Grange $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
Wild Asparagus
Mon 5 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $3 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Tue 6 6:40 pm– 9:00 pm Indy Contra Dance $5-$20 Indianapolis, IN, USA W contra
The Honeycrisps Adam Nichols
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
Thu 8 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras Rochester, NY, USA contra
Molly & Jane Bob Fabinski
Thu 8 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance $5-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Fri 9 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 9 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Orlando Contra Dance $15 Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Fri 9 7:15 pm–10:00 pm Cabot Community Contra Dance $5-$10 Cabot, VT, USA W contra
Karen Mueller-Harder
Fri 9 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Dover New England Country Dance $5-$10 Dover, NH, USA W contra
Fri 9 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance $7-$20 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 9 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra & Square Dance $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 9 7:30 pm–Sun 11 7:30 pm Bayou Bedlam Houston, TX, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Gaye Fifer
Fri 9 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Denver Contra Dance $8-$15 Denver, CO, USA W contra
Fri 9 8:00 pm–Sat 10 10:30 pm Phoenix Winter Frolic $15-$75 Phoenix, AZ, USA contra
Joyance Christine Merryman
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
Sat 10 6:30 pm– 8:30 pm Grange Hall Contra Dance West Tisbury, MA, USA contra
The Flying Elbows Don Heinold
Sat 10 6:30 pm–10:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance $15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra
Sat 10 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CDK Contra Dance $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA W contra
Brook Farm String Band Marlin Whitaker
Sat 10 7:15 pm–10:30 pm Worcester Contra Dance $6-$12 Worcester, MA, USA W contra
Paul Wilde
Sat 10 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Space Coast Contra Dance $5-$15 Cocoa, FL, USA contra
McKenzies
Sat 10 6:30 pm–11:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance $10-$15 Huntsville, AL, USA contra
Sat 10 7:45 pm–11:00 pm TopHill Music Contradance Party $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
Sat 10 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Zesty Contra Dance $10-$15 Boulder, CO, USA contra
Patricia Danscen
Sat 10 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 2nd Saturdays Contra Dance Portland, OR, USA W contra
Campaign for Reel Time William Watson
Sun 11 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Old Time Contra Band Nicola Scott
Sun 11 1:45 pm– 5:30 pm TADAMS 2nd Sunday Afternoon Contra Dance $10-$15 Richmond, VA, USA W contra
Sun 11 3:00 pm– 4:30 pm Dance, Sing, and Jump Around $5 Berlin, VT, USA contra
Sun 11 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance Hayward, CA, USA contra
Mon 12 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $3 Nelson, NH, USA contra
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
Thu 15 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance $5-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Thu 15 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $10 Rochester, NY, USA contra
Countercurrent Margaret Mathews
Thu 15 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
Green Gates Charlie Fenton
Fri 16 8:30 pm–Sun 18 5:00 pm IVFDF 2024 York, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD SCD
Matt & Ali Bearded Dragons Blackbeard's Tea Party Contrary Faeries Emily & Simon FiddlersWreck Portmanteau Shamrock Experience Weaver and Wood Ben Couper Colin Hume Charlie Turner Gordon Potts Jack Kanutin Lauren Catlin Michael Jary Rhodri Davies Sam Smith
Sat 17 Portland Duo in Preston Preston, UK contra
Portland Duo Trevor Monson
Fri 16 7:00 pm–Sun 18 7:00 pm Dance Flurry Festival Saratoga Springs, NY, USA W contra ECD scandi balfolk
Countercurrent Engine Room River Road Supertrad Adina Gordon Bob Isaacs Liz Nelson Isaac Banner Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 16 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance $7-$20 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra & Square Dance $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Pittsburgh Contra Dance Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
AlleMonOh Stringband Susan English
Fri 16 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Third Friday Contra at Guiding Star Grange $10 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
Back Row Band Rich Sbardella
Fri 16 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Contra Dance $5-$25 Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Sat 17 5:30 pm– 7:30 pm Southern Illinois Community Contra Dance $5 Carbondale, IL, USA contra
Sat 17 6:15 pm–10:00 pm Lancaster Contra Dance $12-$20 Lancaster, PA, USA W contra
Sat 17 6:45 pm–10:00 pm Community Soup-er Saturday Contra & Square Dance $10-$20 Warwick, RI, USA W contra
The French Connection Tod Whittemore
Sat 17 7:15 pm–10:30 pm 3rd Saturday Contra Dance $5-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
TWeLve Michael Karcher
Sat 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ottawa Contra Dance $10-$25 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada contra
Sat 17 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
Cojiro Luke Donforth
Sat 17 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance $5-$10 Carrollton, TX, USA contra
Sat 17 6:40 pm–10:00 pm Monterey Contra Dance $5-$12 Monterey, CA, USA W contra
The String Bean Serenaders Erik Hoffman
Sun 18 1:30 pm– 4:30 pm Mardi Gras Contra Dance $10 Gulfport, MS, USA contra
Mon 19 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $3 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Thu 22 6:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $10 Rochester, NY, USA W contra
Lake Effect Nancy Spero
Thu 22 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance $5-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Thu 22 7:15 pm–10:00 pm Berkeley English Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra ECD
Fri 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Flying Cat Bob Morgan
Fri 23 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
WillPower Nicola Scott
Fri 23 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 23 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Flint Hills Contra Dance Manhattan, KS, USA contra
The Atchison Josh Tucker
Fri 23 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Orlando Contra Dance $15 Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Fri 23 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance $7-$20 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra & Square Dance $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 23 8:00 pm–11:15 pm Experienced Contra at Guiding Star Grange $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA contra
Fri 23 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Pittsburgh Holiday Ball Pittsburgh, PA, USA contra ECD
Holiday Ball Orchestra Ron Buchanan
Fri 23 6:30 pm–Sun 25 11:15 pm Fiddling Frog Contra Dance Weekend Pasadena, CA, USA contra
Engine Room Stomp Rocket Lisa Greenleaf Susan Michaels
Sat 24 1:45 pm– 5:00 pm Contrabridge Workshop Cambridge, UK W contra
Flying Cat Bob Morgan Charlie Turner
Sat 24 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Bluejay Bob Morgan
Sat 24 4:00 pm–10:30 pm Valley Contra Dance Double Dance $7-$15 Bethlehem, PA, USA W contra
Kingfisher Alex Deis-Lauby
Sat 24 6:30 pm–10:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance $15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra
Sat 24 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Jax Contra Dance $5-$10 Jacksonville, FL, USA W contra
A Fine Kettle of Fish Vicki Morrison
Sat 24 6:45 pm–10:30 pm Richmond Saturday Night Contra Dance $10-$15 Henrico, VA, USA W contra
Stay All Night Jack Maus
Sat 24 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CDK Contra & Square Dance $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA W contra
Hawks and Owls String Band Karin Neils
Sat 24 7:00 pm–10:00 pm San Antonio Contra Dance San Antonio, TX, USA contra
Lone Star Pirates
Sat 24 7:15 pm–10:30 pm Mystic Pie Dance $7-$10 Groton, CT, USA contra
Dead Sea Squirrels Paul Wilde
Sat 24 6:30 pm–11:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance $10-$15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra
Sat 24 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Anaheim Contra Dance $12-$18 Anaheim, CA, USA W contra
Sat 24 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Sacramento Contra Dance $5-$12 Sacramento, CA, USA W contra
The Cain Raisers Dane Wallinga
Sat 24 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 4th Saturdays Contra Dance $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra
Sun 25 3:00 pm– 6:00 pm Las Vegas Contra Dance Las Vegas, NV, USA W contra
Sun 25 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance Hayward, CA, USA contra
Mon 26 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $3 Nelson, NH, USA contra
March 2024
Fri 1–Sat 2 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
The Old-Time Superstars Will Mentor
February 2024
Thu 29 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance $5-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Thu 29 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras Rochester, NY, USA contra
Thu 29 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
The Leap Frogs Deanna Rubin
March 2024
Fri 1 7:15 pm–10:30 pm Quiet Corner Contra Dance $6-$13 Coventry, CT, USA W contra
Dead Sea Squirrels George Thompson
Fri 1 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra & Square Dance $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 1 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Contra Dance $5-$25 Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Fri 1 7:30 pm–10:30 pm CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance $10-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Sat 2 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sat 2 6:30 pm– 9:00 pm Old Tyme Contra & Community Dance Franklin, NC, USA W contra
Sat 2 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Goshen Community Contra Dance $3-$8 Goshen, IN, USA W contra
Sat 2 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ottawa Contra Dance $10-$25 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada contra
Sat 2 7:30 pm–11:00 pm First Saturday Contra at Guiding Star Grange $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
Wild Asparagus
Sat 2 7:30 pm–10:00 pm First Saturday Contra Dance $12-$20 Peterborough, NH, USA W contra
Sat 2 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
Rose Jackson, Oliver Scanlon & Yann Falquet Nils Fredland
Sat 2 6:30 pm– 9:00 pm Las Vegas Contra Dance $10-$15 Las Vegas, NV, USA contra
112 and Then Some
Sat 2 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Circle Left $5-$20 Oakland, CA, USA W contra
Sat 2 6:40 pm–10:00 pm Monterey Spring Bling Contra Dance $5-$12 Monterey, CA, USA W contra
The Little Big Band Kelsey Hartman
Mon 4 4:00 pm–Fri 8 10:00 am Contra and Square Dance Week £240-£430 Halsway, UK W contra
English Contra Dance Band Geoff Cubitt
Mon 4 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $3 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Tue 5 6:40 pm– 9:00 pm Indy Contra Dance $5-$20 Indianapolis, IN, USA W contra
Thu 7 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance $5-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Thu 7 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$10 Rochester, NY, USA contra
Thu 7 6:00 pm– 9:00 pm Salem's First Thursday Contra Dance $5-$10 Salem, OR, USA W contra
Thu 7 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra ECD
Erik Hoffman
Fri 8 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 8 4:00 pm–Sun 10 4:00 pm Carolina Meltdown Lake Wylie, SC, USA W contra
The Syncopaths Drive Train Seth Tepfer Diane Silver
Fri 8 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Orlando Contra Dance $15 Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Sat 9–Sun 10 Hash Dance Weekend Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
River Road The Ice Cream Truckers Will Mentor Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 8 7:15 pm–10:00 pm Cabot Community Contra Dance $5-$10 Cabot, VT, USA W contra
Erin Smith
Fri 8 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
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 $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 8 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Denver Contra Dance $8-$15 Denver, CO, USA W contra
Sat 9 7:30 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK W contra
Vertical Expression Louise Siddons
Sat 9 6:30 pm–10:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance $15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra
Sat 9 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Jonesborough Contra $8-$12 Johnson City, TN, USA W contra
Wabi Sabi Timothy Klein
Sat 9 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CDK Contra Dance $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA W contra
Big Fun Darlene Underwood
Sat 9 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Space Coast Contra Dance $5-$15 Cocoa, FL, USA contra
Sat 9 6:30 pm–11:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance $10-$15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra
Sat 9 7:45 pm–11:00 pm TopHill Music Contradance Party $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
Sat 9 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lawrence Contra Dance $5-$15 Lawrence, KS, USA W contra
The Atchisons Jill Allen
Sat 9 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Zesty Contra Dance $10-$15 Boulder, CO, USA contra
Sat 9 6:45 pm–10:30 pm Portland Megaband Contra Dance $15-$40 Portland, OR, USA W contra
Portland Megaband Laurel Thomas Rich Goss William Watson
Sat 9 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Sacramento Contra Dance $5-$12 Sacramento, CA, USA contra
Sun 10 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
English Contra Dance Band Lynne Render
Sun 10 1:45 pm– 5:30 pm TADAMS 2nd Sunday Afternoon Contra Dance $10-$15 Richmond, VA, USA W contra
Sun 10 3:00 pm– 4:30 pm Dance, Sing, and Jump Around $5 Berlin, VT, USA contra
Sun 10 12:00 pm– 6:30 pm The Portland Roadhouse $10-$25 Milwaukie, OR, USA contra
Riffraff Coriolis Blue Star Hummingbird The Euphemists Eric Curl Koren Wake Lindsey Dono Jesse Partridge Kelly Tabor
Sun 10 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance Hayward, CA, USA contra
Mon 11 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $3 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Thu 14 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance $5-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Thu 14 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$10 Rochester, NY, USA contra
Sister Haggis Katy Heine
Fri 15–Sun 17 Beantown Stomp Cambridge, MA, USA W contra
The Mean Lids The Figments Maia McCormick Will Mentor
Fri 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Jack Kanutin
Fri 15 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance $7-$20 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra & Square Dance $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 15 7:00 pm–Sun 17 3:00 pm Spring Breakdown Dance Weekend $105-$115 Columbia, MO, USA W contra
Nova Emily Rush
Fri 15 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Third Friday Contra at Guiding Star Grange $10 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
Back Row Band
Fri 15 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Contra Dance $5-$25 Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Fri 15 7:30 pm–10:30 pm CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance $10-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Sat 16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Sat 16 5:30 pm– 7:30 pm Southern Illinois Community Contra Dance $5 Carbondale, IL, USA contra
Sat 16 6:15 pm–10:00 pm Lancaster Contra Dance $12-$20 Lancaster, PA, USA W contra
Sat 16 7:15 pm–10:30 pm 3rd Saturday Contra Dance $5-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Sat 16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Ottawa Contra Dance $10-$25 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada contra
Sat 16 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra at Guiding Star Grange $8-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
The Moving Violations
Sat 16 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Community "Soup-er Saturday" Dance $10-$20 Warwick, RI, USA contra
Woody & the Westside Warblers Billy Fischer
Sat 16 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
Atlantic Crossing Dereck Kalish
Sat 16 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance $5-$10 Carrollton, TX, USA contra
Sat 16 6:40 pm–10:00 pm Monterey Contra Dance $5-$12 Monterey, CA, USA W contra
Sun 17 1:30 pm– 4:30 pm St. Patrick's Day Contra Dance $5-$10 Gulfport, MS, USA contra
Mon 18 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $3 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Thu 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance $5-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Thu 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras Rochester, NY, USA contra
Thu 21 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
The Corn Likkers Eric Black
Fri 22 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Contrary Faeries Bob Morgan
Fri 22 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 22 4:30 pm–Sun 24 3:00 pm Spring @ Sautee $100-$135 Helena, GA, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Contraforce DJ TacoShel Terry Doyle Seth Tepfer
Fri 22 6:00 pm–Sun 24 3:00 pm Pigtown Fling $110-$130 Cincinnati, OH, USA W contra
Elixir Trillium Darlene Underwood Nils Fredland
Fri 22 6:15 pm– 9:30 pm Flint Hills Contra Dance $5-$10 Manhattan, KS, USA W contra
Kaw Creek Derrick Doty
Fri 22 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Orlando Contra Dance $15 Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Fri 22 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance $7-$20 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra & Square Dance $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Pittsburgh Contra Dance $15 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
Unbowed River Abel
Fri 22 8:00 pm–11:15 pm Experienced Contra at Guiding Star Grange $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA contra
Steve Zakon-Anderson
Sat 23 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance Edinburgh, UK contra
Sat 23 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Lynne Render
Sat 23 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Contra Exeter, UK contra
Sat 23 6:30 pm–10:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance $15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra
Sat 23 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Jax Contra Dance $5-$10 Jacksonville, FL, USA contra
Sat 23 6:30 pm– 9:00 pm New England Country Dance $12-$17 Kittery Point, ME, USA contra
The Black Cat Quadrille
Sat 23 6:45 pm–10:00 pm Queen City Contra $5-$12 Shelburne, VT, USA W contra
Atlantic Crossing Adina Gordon
Sat 23 6:45 pm–10:30 pm Richmond Saturday Night Contra Dance $10-$15 Henrico, VA, USA W contra
Sat 23 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Valley Contra Dance $7-$15 Bethlehem, PA, USA W contra
Dead Sea Squirrels Greg Frock
Sat 23 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Jonesborough Contra $8-$12 Johnson City, TN, USA W contra
Marbelous Daves Earl McGill
Sat 23 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CDK Contra & Square Dance $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA contra
Soltre Mike Clark
Sat 23 7:00 pm–10:00 pm San Antonio Contra Dance San Antonio, TX, USA contra
Lone Star Pirates
Sat 23 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Groton Grange #7 Contra Dance $5 Groton, MA, USA contra
Contra Banditos Don Heinold
Sat 23 6:30 pm–11:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance $10-$15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra
Sat 23 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Anaheim Contra Dance $12-$18 Anaheim, CA, USA W contra
Sat 23 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Sacramento Contra Dance $5-$12 Sacramento, CA, USA W contra
Sat 23 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 4th Saturdays Contra Dance Portland, OR, USA W contra
Noah Grunzweig
Sun 24 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance Hayward, CA, USA contra
Mon 25 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $3 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Thu 28 6:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras $5-$10 Rochester, NY, USA W contra
Clara Riedlinger & Zak Spath The PossumTone String Band Margaret Mathews
Thu 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance $5-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Fri 29 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance $7-$20 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Fifth Friday Contra at Guiding Star Grange $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
River Road Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Pittsburgh Contra Dance $15 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
GrayScale Gaye Fifer
Fri 29 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra & Square Dance $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 29 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Contra Dance $5-$25 Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Fri 29 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA contra
Sat 30 12:30 pm–10:00 pm Fiddlehead Frolic $18-$35 Ithaca, NY, USA W balfolk contra
Eloise & Co. Metku Mary Wesley
Sat 30 4:00 pm– 6:00 pm Barn Dance $15 Tiverton, RI, USA contra
Westside Warblers Don Heinold
Sat 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Fifth Saturday Contra at Guiding Star Grange $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
Sat 30 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Medley Marathon Contra Dance $15 Philadelphia, PA, USA contra
Raise the Roof The Orphans Box and String Wissahickon Express Michael Karcher Sue Gola Donna Hunt Jan Alter Dave Rupp Liesl Jandrey
Sat 30 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
The Ice Cream Truckers Will Mentor
Sat 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Open Mike/Open Band Contra Dance $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra
April 2024
Mon 1 4:00 pm–Fri 5 10:00 am Easter House Party £240-£430 Halsway, UK contra ECD
English Contra Dance Band
Mon 1 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance $3 Nelson, NH, USA contra
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 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 5 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance $10-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
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
Sat 6 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Fri 12–Sun 14 SF Bay Queer Contra Dance Camp Aptos, CA, USA W contra
Nimbus River Road Andy Shore Isaac Banner
Fri 12–Sun 14 Call of the Loon Dance Weekend Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
Stringrays Northern Aire Will Mentor Ted Hodapp
Fri 12–Sun 14 Springforth Ball Richmond, VA, USA W contra
Drive Train Gaye Fifer
Fri 12–Sun 14 NexGen Contra Weekend Ann Arbor, MI, USA W contra
Starling Pimento Mori Katie Zanders River Rainbowface
Sat 13 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm Lancaster Contra £3 Lancaster, UK contra
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Box of Frogs Andrew Swaine
Sun 14 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Linda Game Band Andrew Swaine
Fri 19–Sun 21 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Wild Asparagus George Marshall
Fri 19 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 19 7:00 pm–Sun 21 5:30 pm NEFFA Marlborough, MA, USA W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD SCD scandi
Live Wire Kingfisher Torrent Good Company Dogtown Alex Deis-Lauby Rick Mohr Ben Sachs-Hamilton Bob Isaacs Michael Karcher Dereck Kalish
Fri 19 7:30 pm–Sun 21 4:00 pm Dandelion Romp $30-$65 Oberlin, OH, USA W contra
Elixir Engine Room Adina Gordon Nils Fredland
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–Sun 28 Portland Raindance Weekend Portland, OR, USA W contra
Drive Train Stringrays Lisa Greenleaf Will Mentor
Fri 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
WillPower Sam Tetley Smith
Fri 26 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Linda Game Band Lynne Render
Fri 26 7:00 pm–Sun 28 3:30 pm Palmetto Bug Stomp $140-$155 Charleston, SC, USA W contra
Wild Asparagus Contraforce George Marshall Seth Tepfer
Sat 27 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Trip Hazard Sarah Trop Rob Humphrey
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
Hot Coffee Breakdown Brazenkeys Gaye Fifer Janine Smith
Fri 3 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 4 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sat 4 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance Edinburgh, UK contra
Fri 10–Sat 11 Lake Eden Arts Festival - Spring Black Mountain, NC, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Claire Takemori
Fri 10 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Fri 10 8:00 pm–Fri 17 12:00 pm Contradancers Delight Holiday Mountain City, TN, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Drive Train Buzz Band George Paul Bob Isaacs Terry Doyle Devin Pohly Warren Doyle
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Sun 12 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Mon 13 4:00 pm–Fri 17 10:00 am American Contra Dance Week £240-£430 Halsway, UK W contra
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Fri 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Fri 17 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Audrey Jaber, Alan Brunier & Adam Rich-Griffin Daisy Black
Fri 24–Mon 27 FolkMADness Music & Dance Camp $175-$460 Soccoro, NM, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Jeremy Korr Lo Peckman
Fri 24–Mon 27 Dancing Bear Dance Camp Wasilla, AK, USA W contra
Stringrays The Sail Away Ladies George Marshall Louise Siddons
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
Fri 24 11:00 am–Mon 27 11:45 pm Chippenham Folk Festival Chippenham, UK W English ceilidh contra balfolk Irish set scandi SCD ECD
Bearded Dragons Chaotic Good Confluence Contra Sutra Portmanteau The Falconers WillPower Bob Morgan Bruce Hamilton Charlie Turner Colin Hume Daisy Black Fee Lock Lynne Render Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Fri 24 7:00 pm–Sun 26 6:00 pm Moulin d'Andé Weekend Val-de-Reuil, France W contra
Nozzy Kappy Lanning Janine Smith
Fri 24 6:00 pm–Mon 27 3:00 pm Meet Me in St Louis $50-$110 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Audacious Roger Wilco Bob Isaacs
Tue 28 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
June 2024
Sat 1 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Fri 7–Sat 8 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Eloise & Co. Steve Zakon-Anderson
Fri 7–Sun 9 Flamingo Fling Weekend Oklahoma City, OK, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Seth Tepfer
Fri 7 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Contra Sutra Adam Hughes
Fri 7 3:00 pm–Sun 9 4:00 pm Gender-Free Dance Camp $150-$400 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Maia McCormick Scott Higgs
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Contra Sutra Charlie Turner
Sun 9 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Box of Frogs Victoria Yeomans
Fri 14–Sun 16 Summer Soiree Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Supertrad The Ice Cream Truckers Rushfest Playing with Fyre Nils Fredland Cis Hinkle Emily Rush
Fri 14–Sun 16 Swing into Summer $100-$260 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Miranda Weinberg, Aaron Marcus, & Carrie Rose Gaye Fifer Adina Gordon
Fri 14 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK contra
Joshua & Benjamin Rowe Lousie Siddons
Fri 14 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 15–Sat 22 Dance, Music & Spice Lexington, MI, USA W contra
Will Mentor
Sat 15 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra Lancaster, UK contra
Chris Dixon & Philip Rowe Rhodri Davies
Sat 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Contrary Faeries Charlie Turner
Sun 23–Sat 29 BACDS Family Week $300-$975 La Honda, CA, USA W contra ECD
Yoyo Zhou
Sun 23 3:00 pm–Sat 29 11:00 am Lady of the Lake June Week $595-$995 Harrison, ID, USA W contra
Constellation Countercurrent The Canote Brothers Susan Petrick Wendy Graham
Thu 27–Mon 1 July July Fourth Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD
Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 28–Sun 30 Old Songs Festival Voorheesville, NY, USA W contra
The Moving Violations Stove Dragon Dave Eisenstadter Adina Gordon
Fri 28 6:00 pm–Sun 30 4:00 pm Stegastomp £50-£110 Harbury, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Charlie Turner Andrew Swaine
Fri 28 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
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
The Cosmic Otters Seth Tepfer Wendy Graham Settle
July 2024
Mon 1–Fri 5 Pinewoods English-Scottish-Contra $335-$453 Plymouth, MA, USA W contra ECD SCD
River Road Michael Karcher
Thu 4–Sat 6 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers Bob Isaacs
Thu 4–Sun 7 Roanoke Railroader $95-$160 Salem, VA, USA W contra
Toss the Possum The Latter Day Lizards Will Mentor Gaye Fifer
Sat 6 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Fri 12–Sun 14 River Rendezvous Coshocton, OH, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Drive Train Terry Doyle Devin Pohly
Fri 12 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance £2 Cambridge, UK contra
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
Will Mentor Susan Kevra John Krumm
Sun 14 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Linda Game Band Rhodri Davies
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
Lisa Greenleaf Will Mentor
Sat 20 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance Edinburgh, UK contra
Mon 22 4:00 pm–Fri 26 10:00 am Summer Country Dancing £240-£430 Halsway, UK W contra ECD
Ali, Jane & Meg Mark Elvins
Sat 27–Mon 5 August Harmony of Song & Dance Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Lisa Greenleaf Brooke Friendly
August 2024
Sat 3 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Fri 9–Fri 16 Broadstairs Folk Week £164-£330 Broadstairs, UK W English ceilidh contra
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 Balance the Bay San Francisco, CA, USA contra
Riptide Countercurrent Jacqui Grennan Maia McCormick
Fri 16–Sun 18 Mentone Mentone, AL, USA W contra
Sat 17–Sat 24 Campers’ Week Plymouth, MA, USA W contra
Fri 23 2:00 pm–Mon 26 6:00 pm Shrewsbury Folk Festival £116-£222.53 Shrewsbury, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh
Banter Club Débris Cri du Canard Crowdy-Kit EFDSS Workshop Ceilidh Band James Delarre, Saul Rose & Dave Delarre Monster Ceilidh Band Spiers & Boden Tom Moore & Archie Churchill-Moss Steamchicken Oakstone Trio Sheena Masson Rhodri Davies Tom Kitching Prue Reilly Annie Bolt Phil Bassindale Ian Nichols Daisy Black Andrew Swaine
Fri 30–Mon 2 September Rendezvous Dance Weekend Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Nova The Dam Beavers Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
Sat 31 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Box of Frogs Lauren Catlin Sally Vernon
September 2024
Thu 5–Sun 8 Bromyard Folk Festival Bromyard, UK W contra English ceilidh
Fri 6–Sat 7 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Kingfisher
Sat 7 2:30 pm– 4:30 pm AberACED £3 Aberystwyth, UK W contra ECD
Sun 8 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Linda Game Band Ivan Aitken
Fri 13–Sun 15 Echo Summit Sacramento, CA, USA W contra
The Figments Toss the Possum Jessee Edgarton Wendy Graham
Fri 13 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Louise Siddons
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–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Nozzy Nicola Scott
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
Philip & Joshua Rowe Diane Silver
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
Mon 30 4:00 pm–Fri 4 October 10:00 am Autumn American Contra Dance Week £240-£430 Halsway, UK W contra
Will Allen, Rowan Pigott & Gareth Kiddier Diane Silver
October 2024
Fri 4 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Old Time Contra Band Diane Silver
Fri 4 6:30 pm–Sun 6 9:30 pm Harvest Moon $70-$185 Santa Barbara, CA, USA contra
The Latter Day Lizards Wild Asparagus Lisa Greenleaf George Marshall
Fri 11 6:00 pm–Sun 13 12:30 pm Jasan Bonuš Country Dance Weekend 890 CZK Prague, Czechia W contra
Bev Bernbaum Carol David-Blackman Meike Beyen Marcus Igla Gerhard Kamm Jörg Mehlhase David Dvořák Jitka Bonušová Jan Pumpr
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Old Time Contra Band Diane Silver
Sun 13 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Old Time Contra Band Diane Silver
Thu 17–Sun 20 Lake Eden Arts Festival - Fall Black Mountain, NC, USA W contra
Red Dog Spintuition Bob Isaacs Sarah Kaiser
Sat 19 Electric Folk Dance Party Hope, UK balfolk contra English ceilidh
Bearded Dragons Apolkalypse Portmanteau Charlie Turner
Sat 19 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Contra Exeter, UK contra
Fri 25–Sun 27 Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
Engine Room Hot Coffee Breakdown Gaye Fifer River Rainbowface Abel
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 Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
Linda Game Band Andrew Swaine
November 2024
Fri 1–Sun 3 Hey Fever Dance Weekend Ottawa, Ontario, Canada W contra
Elixir Alex Deis-Lauby Nils Fredland
Fri 8–Sun 10 Dance in the Desert Oracle, AZ, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Stomp Rocket Lisa Greenleaf Susan Petrick
Fri 8–Sun 10 Atlanta Dance Weekend Atlanta, GA, USA W contra
The Faux Paws Drive Train Will Mentor Seth Tepfer
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
Sun 10 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Box of Frogs Mark Elvins
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
Sat 16 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra £10 Lancaster, UK contra
Edward Wallace & Heather McAslan Lisa Heywood
Fri 22 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Vertical Expression Liam Binley
Sat 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Adam Hughes
Sat 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra
Vertical Expression Rhodri Davies
December 2024
Fri 6–Sun 8 Winter Warmup Dance Weekend Worthington, OH, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Rosenthorns Diane Silver Darlene Underwood
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
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
January 2025
Fri 17 1:00 pm–Mon 20 1:00 pm Rocky Mountain Ranch Dance Buena Vista, CO, USA contra ECD
Sat 18 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Contra Exeter, UK contra
March 2025
Sat 22 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Contra Exeter, UK 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
July 2025
Sat 5 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra Lancaster, UK contra
Contrary Faeries Andrew Swaine
November 2025
Sat 1 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra Lancaster, UK contra
Ben Farmer, Chris Dixon & Arthur Capelier-Mourguy Rhodri Davies

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