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November 2024
Thu 21 6:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras (CDSS) $12 Rochester, NY, USA W contra
The PossumTone String Band Margaret Mathews
Thu 21 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Thu 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Thu 21 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
Uncle Dave Claire Takemori
Fri 22 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Trip Hazard Jack Kanutin
Fri 22 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Vertical Expression Liam Binley
Fri 22 6:15 pm– 9:30 pm Flint Hills Contra Dance (CDSS) $10 Manhattan, KS, USA W contra
Fri 22 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance (CDSS) $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo (CDSS) $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 22 8:00 pm–11:15 pm Experienced Contra at Guiding Star Grange (CDSS) $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA contra
Sue Rosen
Sat 23 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Vertical Expression Rhodri Davies
Sat 23 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Folk Saturday Special £12 St Albans, UK contra ECD
Momentum Charlie Turner
Sat 23 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Jax Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Jacksonville, FL, USA contra
Sat 23 6:45 pm–10:30 pm Saturday Night Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Richmond, VA, USA W contra
Flamingo Sketches Virginia Varland
Sat 23 6:45 pm–10:30 pm Saturday Night Contra Dance $10-$15 Richmond, VA, USA W contra
Flamingo Sketches Virginia Varland
Sat 23 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CDK Contra & Square Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA contra
Pimento Mori Mike Clark
Sat 23 7:00 pm–10:00 pm John C. Campbell Folk School Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Brasstown, NC, USA contra
Playing with Fyre Charlotte Crittenden
Sat 23 7:15 pm–10:30 pm Mystic Pre-Thanksgiving Pie Dance (CDSS) $7-$10 Groton, CT, USA W contra
First Time Stringband Steve Holland
Sat 23 6:30 pm–11:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra
Sat 23 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scissortail Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Oklahoma City, OK, USA contra
Sat 23 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Houston, TX, USA contra
Sat 23 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Anaheim Contra Dance (CDSS) $12-$18 Anaheim, CA, USA W contra
Sat 23 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Sacramento Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$12 Sacramento, CA, USA W contra
Sat 23 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 4th Saturdays Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra
Woe to Joy Laurel Thomas
Sun 24 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Contra Dance free Karlsruhe, Germany contra
Rebecca Sass Lydia
Sun 24 2:30 pm– 6:00 pm Dancing Planet Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Waverley Station Gaye Fifer
Sun 24 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance (CDSS) $15-$20 Hayward, CA, USA contra
Sun 24 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis (CDSS) $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Southside Serenaders Keith Tuxhorn
Mon 25 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Night Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 25 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 25 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance (CDSS) $12-$45 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Tue 26 8:00 pm–10:00 pm Leeds Contra £3 Leeds, UK contra
All the Right Notes
Wed 27 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance (CDSS) $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Wed 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm San Francisco Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$25 San Francisco, CA, USA W contra
Thu 28 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Fri 29–Sun 1 December Breaking Up Thanksgiving Evanston, IL, USA W contra
Thu 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras (CDSS) $8-$12 Rochester, NY, USA contra
Fri 29 3:00 pm–10:30 pm ValleyCopia (CDSS) $35 Bethlehem, PA, USA W contra
Noah VanNorstrand & Helen Kumar Stove Dragon Alex Deis-Lauby Ben Sachs-Hamilton
Fri 29 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 29 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance (CDSS) $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra at Guiding Star Grange (CDSS) $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
Annie Kidwell
Fri 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo (CDSS) $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 29 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$25 Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Fri 29 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Sat 30 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Paris Contra Dance (Facebook) €7-€25 Paris, France W contra
Idumea Abigail Hobart
Sat 30 2:00 pm–11:00 pm ContraCopia (Facebook) (CDSS) Philadelphia, PA, USA contra
Ice Cream Truckers Millserati Stove Dragon Alex Deis-Lauby Ben Sachs-Hamilton Gaye Fifer
Sat 30 2:00 pm–11:00 pm ContraCopia (Facebook) $25-$35 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Ice Cream Truckers Stove Dragon Millserati Gaye Fifer Alex Deis-Lauby Ben Sachs Hamilton
Sat 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge (Facebook) £7-£15 Cambridge, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Adam Hughes
Sat 30 4:00 pm– 6:00 pm After-Thanksgiving Barn Dance (CDSS) $15 Tiverton, RI, USA contra
Westside Warblers Don Heinold
Sat 30 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance (Facebook) (CDSS) $5-$15 Annapolis, MD, USA W contra
Kim Forry
Sat 30 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
Sat 30 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Fifth Saturday Contra at Guiding Star Grange (CDSS) $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA contra
Will Mentor
Sat 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 5th Saturdays Open Mike/Open Band Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra
Kelly Tabor
December 2024
Sun 1 1:30 pm– 4:30 pm Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Colorado Springs, CO, USA W contra
Sun 1 2:00 pm– 9:30 pm Gratitude Dance (CDSS) $20 Petaluma, CA, USA contra ECD
Gary Thomas, Michelle Masek & Maurette Foster Sycamore Frannie Marr
Sun 1 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis (CDSS) $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Louis Brengard & Friends
Mon 2 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Night Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 2 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 2 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance (CDSS) $12-$45 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Tue 3 6:40 pm– 9:00 pm Indy Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Indianapolis, IN, USA W contra
Thu 5 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Sheffield Scratch Contra (Facebook) £5 Sheffield, UK contra
Fri 6–Sat 7 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Gaye Fifer
Fri 6 6:00 pm–Sun 8 3:00 pm Winter WarmUp (CDSS) Worthington, OH, USA contra
Notorious The Hollertones Liz Burkhart Will Mentor
Sat 7 Portland Duo in St. Ippolyts St. Ippolyts, UK contra
Portland Duo Lynne Render
Fri 6 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance $12-$19 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Sat 7 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Sun 8 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra
Linda Game Band Charlie Turner
Wed 11 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance (Facebook) £5 Shawford, UK contra
Fri 13 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Sat 14 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
The Falconers Geoff Cubitt
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Lynne Render
Sun 15 1:45 pm– 5:30 pm Sunday Afternoon Contra Dance $10-$15 Richmond, VA, USA W contra
The McKenzies Ben Albrandt
Fri 20 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Joint Christmas Twmp £2 Aberystwyth, UK W Irish set balfolk ECD contra
Hywel Jones Nigel Hardy Keith Ffloyd Ian Hughes John Blanchfield
Thu 26–Wed 1 January Contradancers Delight Holiday Morgantown, WV, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Spintuition Buzz Band Bob Isaacs Terry Doyle Warren Doyle Devin Pohly
Thu 26–Wed 1 January Berea Christmas Country Dance School $370-$420 Berea, KY, USA W contra ECD Irish set
Chris Bischoff Darlene Underwood
Fri 27–Wed 1 January Terpsichore's Holiday $235 Adamstown, MD, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Gaye Fifer Adina Gordon
Fri 27 7:00 pm–Tue 31 10:00 pm John C. Campbell Folk School Winter Dance Week (CDSS) (CDSS) (CDSS) (CDSS) (CDSS) $482 Brasstown, NC, USA balfolk contra ECD
Brasstown Balfolk Band Chicken Feathers Serendipity Annie Fain Barralon Claire Takemori Dan Seppeler Janet Shepherd Seth Tepfer Susan Kevra Wendy Graham
Sun 29–Wed 1 January Bash on Vashon Vashon Island, WA, USA W contra
Tue 31 7:00 pm–12:15 am New Year's Eve Contra (Facebook) £6-£24 Harbury, UK W contra
Contrary Faeries Charlie Turner
January 2025
Sat 4 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Adam Hughes
Fri 10–Sun 12 Chambana Jan Jam (Facebook) Urbana, IL, USA W contra
Brazenkeys The Mean Lids Bev Bernbaum
Fri 10 6:00 pm–Sun 12 3:30 pm Chattaboogie $90-$145 Chattanooga, TN, USA W contra
Turnip the Beet Kingfisher Timothy Klein Vicki Herndon
Fri 10 7:30 pm–Sat 11 10:00 pm Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend Worcester, MA, USA W contra
Sugar River Band Tod Whittemore Steve Zakon-Anderson Sue Rosen Vince O'Donnell
Fri 17–Sun 19 Contra Carnivale San Luis Obispo, CA, USA W contra
Stringrays The Gaslight Tinkers Nova Lisa Greenleaf Frannie Marr Jeremy Korr
Fri 17 4:00 pm–Mon 20 1:00 pm Stellar Days & Nights (Facebook) (CDSS) Buena Vista, CO, USA W contra ECD
Countercurrent Harken! Joanna Hyde & Tadhg O Meachair Seth Tepfer Wendy Graham
Sat 18 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Chis & Julie Dewhurst Dave Wright Kathryn Wright
Sat 18 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Contra Exeter, UK contra
Fri 24–Sun 26 Wintergreen (CDSS) $125-$165 Bozeman, MT, USA W contra
Northern Aire Turnip the Beet Gaye Fifer Koren Wake
Fri 24–Sun 26 Florida Snow Ball Gulfport, FL, USA W contra
Elixir Playing with Fyre Nils Fredland Beth Molaro
Fri 24 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Chaotic Good Daisy Black
Sat 25 12:00 pm–11:59 pm Peterbough Snow Ball $30 Peterborough, NH, USA W contra
Red Case Band Stove Dragon The Dam Beavers Bob Isaacs Will Mentor Lisa Greenleaf Steve Zakon-Anderson
Fri 31 7:00 pm–Sat 1 February 9:00 pm Dancing Fish $30 Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Stomp Rocket Steve Zakon-Anderson
Fri 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
February 2025
Sat 1 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Chris Dixon & Arthur Capelier-Mourguy Rhodri Davies
Sat 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Caperbility Liam Binley
Wed 5–Wed 12 Tropical Dance Vacation St Croix, US Virgin Islands W contra
Wild Asparagus George Marshall Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 7–Sun 9 Phoenix Winter Frolic (CDSS) Phoenix, AZ, USA contra ECD
Playing with Fyre Jacqui Grennan
Fri 7–Sun 9 Cabin Fever (CDSS) Oak Ridge, TN, USA W contra ECD
Ice Cream Truckers Spintuition Claire Takemori
Fri 7–Sun 9 Supersonic $120-$240 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Gallimaufry Joyride Seth Tepfer Cis Hinkle
Sat 8 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Paris Contra Dance Paris, France W contra
Sat 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£10 Cardiff, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Rhodri Davies
Fri 21–Sun 23 Bayou Bedlam (CDSS) Houston, TX, USA W contra
Stringrays Lisa Greenleaf
Fri 21–Sun 23 Galhalla (CDSS) St Louis, MO, USA W contra
Baba Yaga's Stew Alyssa Catlin Band Sarah Kaiser Lo Peckman
Fri 21 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Matt Norman & Edward Wallace Bob Morgan
Fri 21 6:30 pm–Sun 23 11:15 pm Fiddling Frog (CDSS) Pasadena, CA, USA contra
The Syncopaths River Road Susan Petrick Lindsey Dono
Fri 28–Sun 2 March IVFDF 2025 (…) Sheffield, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD Scottish cèilidh SCD
Fri 28 5:00 pm–Sun 2 March 2:00 pm Lava Meltdown (CDSS) (…) $75-$150 Lava Hot Springs, ID, USA W contra
Avourneen Bandage a Trois Seth Tepfer
Fri 28 7:00 pm–Sun 2 March 3:00 pm Palmetto Bug Stomp (Facebook) (CDSS) $145-$160 Charleston, SC, USA W contra
ContraForce Playing with Fyre Cis Hinkle Diane Silver
March 2025
Fri 14–Sun 16 Spring Breakdown Dance Weekend Columbia, MO, USA W contra
Sat 15 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Vertical Expression Mark Elvins
Fri 21–Sun 23 Carolina Meltdown (CDSS) Lake Wylie, SC, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Topspin Darlene Underwood Rick Mohr
Fri 21 6:00 pm–Sun 23 4:00 pm PigTown Fling (CDSS) Cincinnati, OH, USA W contra
Engine Room The Mean Lids Gaye Fifer Seth Tepfer
Sat 22 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Nozzy Nicola Scott
Sat 22 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Exeter Contra Exeter, UK contra
Fri 28 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Contrary Faeries Rob Humphrey
Sat 29–Sun 30 Hash Dance Weekend Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
April 2025
Wed 2 10:00 am–Wed 9 8:00 am Contra Holiday in Medieval England (Facebook) (Facebook) $1450 Ely, UK contra
Wild Asparagus Contrasaurus George Marshall Janet Shepherd Terry Doyle Charlie Turner
Sat 5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra £6-£10 Harrogate, UK contra
Heather & Philip Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Fri 11–Sun 13 Call of the Loon Dance Weekend Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
The Dam Beavers
Fri 11 6:00 pm–Sun 13 3:00 pm Springforth Ball & Dance Weekend (Facebook) (CDSS) Richmond, VA, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Bob Isaacs
Fri 11 6:00 pm–Sun 13 3:00 pm Queer Contra Dance Camp (CDSS) $125-$500 Aptos, CA, USA contra
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Box of Frogs Rhodri Davies
Fri 25–Sun 27 When in Doubt, Swing! (CDSS) Dallas, TX, USA contra
Steam! Jeremy Korr
Fri 25–Sun 27 Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend Berea, KY, USA W contra
Hot Coffee Breakdown Berea Castoffs Timothy Kline Chris Bischoff
Fri 25 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Dodging Pheasants Lisa Heywood
Sat 26 2:00 pm–10:30 pm 81st Dance Party £17 Ascott-under-Wychwood, UK balfolk contra English ceilidh
3Sticks Confluence Bearded Dragons Bob Morgan Charlie Turner
Sat 26 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Paris Contra Dance Paris, France W contra
Celtiqua Seth Tepfer
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Ali & Mollie Lynne Render
May 2025
Fri 2 7:30 pm–Sun 4 3:00 pm Whitewater Whirl (Facebook) (CDSS) $75-$130 Fayetteville, WV, USA W contra ECD
Supertrad The Johns Darlene Underwood Michael Karcher
Fri 16 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Charlie Turner
Fri 23 12:00 pm–Mon 26 11:55 pm Chippenham Folk Festival (Facebook) Chippenham, UK W balfolk contra English ceilidh ECD
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
June 2025
Fri 6–Sun 8 Taste of Haven Syracuse, IN, USA W contra
Fri 13–Sun 15 Flamingo Fling (CDSS) $150 Oklahoma City, OK, USA W contra
River Road Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 13–Sun 15 Summer Soiree Asheville, NC, USA W contra
The Mean Lids Kingfisher Steve Zakon-Anderson Adina Gordon
Fri 20 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Fiddlechicks Louise Siddons
Sun 22 2:00 pm–Sat 28 9:00 am Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance (CDSS) Bar Harbor, ME, USA W contra
July 2025
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 4:00 pm Stegastomp Harbury, UK W contra
Contrasaurus
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 3:00 pm Dancing Fish $30 Melrose, FL, USA W contra
Kingfisher Crossover Luke Donforth Bob Isaacs
Sat 5 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Contrary Faeries Andrew Swaine
Fri 25–Sun 27 Southern Aire Mountain City, TN, USA W contra
Playing with Fyre Howe and Company
August 2025
Fri 1–Sat 9 Lark Camp (CDSS) Fort Bragg, CA, USA W contra ECD
September 2025
Fri 19–Sun 21 Feet Retreat Ellerbe, NC, USA W contra
Supertrad River Road Will Mentor Cis Hinkle Emily Rush Gaye Fifer
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Contrary Faeries Charlie Turner
Sat 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
The Falconers Rhodri Davies
October 2025
Sat 18 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra £6-£10 Harrogate, UK contra
Linda & Philip Louise Siddons
Fri 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
November 2025
Sat 1 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Ben Farmer, Chris Dixon & Arthur Capelier-Mourguy Rhodri Davies
Sat 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
Sat 8 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Neil Stuart
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Portland Drive Geoff Cubitt
December 2025
Sat 13 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer Ivan Aitken

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