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March 2025
Sat 15 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra
Vertical Expression Mark Elvins
Sat 15 5:30 pm– 7:30 pm Southern Illinois Community Contra Dance (CDSS) $5 Carbondale, IL, USA contra
Sat 15 6:15 pm–10:00 pm Lancaster Contra Dance (CDSS) $12-$20 Lancaster, PA, USA W contra
Sat 15 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm South Florida Contradance (CDSS) $5-$10 Boca Raton, FL, USA W contra
Sat 15 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Swingin' Tern Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$15 Chatham, NJ, USA W contra
Sat 15 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Blacksburg Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$12 Blacksburg, VA, USA W contra
Sat 15 7:15 pm–10:30 pm Lenox Contra Dance (CDSS) $8-$15 Lenox, MA, USA W contra
Sat 15 7:15 pm–10:30 pm 3rd Saturday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Sat 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra at Guiding Star Grange (CDSS) $8-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
The Moving Violations
Sat 15 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra
Sat 15 6:15 pm–10:00 pm Friends of Traditional Dance Contra (CDSS) $5-$20 Fort Collins, CO, USA W contra
Rodney Sauer & The Buffleheads Viki Lawrence
Sat 15 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Carrollton, TX, USA contra
Sat 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center (CDSS) $4-$15 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
Speed Dial Amy Letson
Sat 15 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Wasatch Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Salt Lake City, UT, USA W contra
Sat 15 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Tucson Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Tucson, AZ, USA W contra
Sat 15 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Missoula Folklore Society Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Missoula, MT, USA W contra
Sat 15 6:40 pm–10:00 pm Monterey Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$30 Monterey, CA, USA W contra
Sat 15 6:45 pm–10:00 pm 3rd Saturdays Contra Dance (CDSS) (…) $15 Grass Valley, CA, USA W contra
Raven & Goose Talib Huff
Sun 16 3:00 pm– 5:00 pm Indy Family Folk Dance (CDSS) $20 Indianapolis, IN, USA contra
Sun 16 1:30 pm– 4:30 pm Las Vegas Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Las Vegas, NV, USA W contra
112 and Then Some
Sun 16 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance (CDSS) $15-$20 Hayward, CA, USA contra
Sun 16 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis (CDSS) $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Mon 17 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Mon 17 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance (CDSS) $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Mon 17 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Night Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 17 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 17 6:30 pm– 9:40 pm Chicago Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Chicago, IL, USA W contra
Tue 18 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Berkeley Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$25 Berkeley, CA, USA W contra
Raven & Goose Alan Winston
Wed 19 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance (CDSS) $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra
Wed 19 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Baltimore Folk Music Society Wednesday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Baltimore, MD, USA W contra
Wed 19 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra
Thu 20 8:00 pm–10:30 pm The Round end of term party (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Thu 20 6:30 pm– 9:00 pm Old Tyme Contra & Community Dance (Facebook) (CDSS) $10 Franklin, NC, USA W contra
Toss the Possum Claire Takemori
Thu 20 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra
Thu 20 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras (CDSS) $5-$12 Rochester, NY, USA W contra
Sister Haggis David Smukler
Thu 20 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra
Fri 21 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Folkus Pocus Colin Hume
Fri 21 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 21 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Orlando Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Winter Park, FL, USA contra
Fri 21 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Rivanna Contra Dance (CDSS) $20 Crozet, VA, USA W contra
Fri 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance (CDSS) $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra
Fri 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Hot Springs Contradance (CDSS) $10 Hot Springs, NC, USA contra
Fri 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo (CDSS) $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Pittsburgh Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra
GrayScale Bob Devaty
Fri 21 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Contra at Guiding Star Grange (CDSS) $10 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra
Back Row Band
Fri 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Friday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$25 Nashville, TN, USA W contra
Fri 21 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance $12-$19 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Sat 22 2:00 pm–10:30 pm Toronto Contra Double Dance (CDSS) Toronto, Ontario, Canada W contra
Sister Haggis David Smukler
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
Sat 22 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Jax Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Jacksonville, FL, USA contra
Sat 22 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Mid-Winter Festival (CDSS) free Alexandria, VA, USA W contra
Sat 22 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CDK Contra & Square Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA W contra
Sat 22 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers' Combination Contra and English Country Dance (CDSS) $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra ECD
Sat 22 6:30 pm–11:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra
Sat 22 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scissortail Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Oklahoma City, OK, USA contra
Sat 22 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Houston, TX, USA contra
Sat 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center (CDSS) $4-$15 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra
Beau Farmer
Sat 22 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Anaheim Contra Dance (CDSS) $12-$18 Anaheim, CA, USA W contra
Sat 22 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Sacramento Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$12 Sacramento, CA, USA W contra
Sat 22 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 4th Saturdays Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra
Sun 23 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance (CDSS) $15-$20 Hayward, CA, USA contra
Sun 23 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis (CDSS) $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra
Mon 24 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance (CDSS) $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra
Mon 24 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Night Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra
Mon 24 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra
Mon 24 6:30 pm– 9:40 pm Chicago Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Chicago, IL, USA W 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 2:30 pm–10:00 pm Fiddlehead Frolic Ithaca, NY, USA W contra
The Moving Violations Adina Gordon
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge (Facebook) £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Hoik Sam Tetley Smith
April 2025
Fri 4 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 4 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Nicola Scott
Fri 4 8:00 pm–10:15 pm Cambridge Contra Dance (…) £2 Cambridge, UK contra
Fri 4 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance $12-$19 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Sat 5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra £6-£10 Harrogate, UK contra
Heather & Philip Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Sat 5 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (Facebook) £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Edward Wallace & Tom Oakes Andrew Swaine
Sun 6 2:30 pm– 6:00 pm Contra Dance €5-€10 Karlsruhe, Germany contra
Wed 9 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance (Facebook) £5 Shawford, UK contra
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra
Box of Frogs Rhodri Davies
Fri 25 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance Ball (Facebook) €12-€15 Karlsruhe, Germany contra
Tom Freudenreich Seth Tepfer
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
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
WillPower Sally Vernon
May 2025
Thu 1 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 2 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Sat 3 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (Facebook) £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Abi Sandy & Sasha Stolasz Abigail Hobart
Mon 5 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Thu 8 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Sat 10 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra
Bruce Rosen & Audrey Jaber Sue Rosen
Wed 14 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance (Facebook) £5 Shawford, UK contra
Thu 15 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 16 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Charlie Turner
Fri 16 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Audrey Jaber & Bruce Rosen Sue Rosen
Mon 19 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Thu 22 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Thu 29 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
Sat 31 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Contrasaurus Rob Humphrey
June 2025
Mon 2 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Thu 5 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Sat 7 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (Facebook) £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra
Hoik Heather McAslan
Thu 12 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 13 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 13 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Larry Unger & Elke Baker Mark Elvins
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra
Larry Unger & Elke Baker Charlie Turner
Mon 16 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Thu 19 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh
Fri 20 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra
Fiddlechicks Louise Siddons
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
July 2025
Fri 4 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck + 4th of July celebration Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Sat 5 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Mon 7 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra
WillPower Louise Siddons
Mon 21 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
August 2025
Fri 1 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Mon 4 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Mon 18 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
September 2025
Mon 1 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 5 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Sun 7 1:00 pm–10:00 pm ContraStock Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra
Fri 12 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Dave, Fran & Phil Liam Binley
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
King Kontra String Band Geoff Cubitt
Mon 15 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Contrary Faeries Charlie Turner
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Bearded Dragons Sarah Trop
Sat 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
The Falconers Rhodri Davies
October 2025
Fri 3 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Mon 6 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 10 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Vertical Expression Cis Hinkle
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Linda Game Band Cis Hinkle
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Trip Hazard Jack Kanutin
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra
WillPower Mic Spenceley
Sat 18 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra £6-£10 Harrogate, UK contra
Linda & Philip Louise Siddons
Mon 20 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Sat 25 12:00 pm–11:30 pm Peterbough Fall Ball Peterborough, NH, USA W contra
Fri 31 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck + Halloween celebration Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra
November 2025
Sat 1 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra
Ben Farmer, Chris Dixon & Arthur Capelier-Mourguy Rhodri Davies
Sat 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
Mon 3 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 7 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra
Box of Frogs Geoff Cubitt
Sat 8 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance Nottingham, UK contra ECD
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Neil Stuart
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Fiddlechicks Lynne Render
Mon 17 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra
Portland Drive Geoff Cubitt
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra
Definitely Contraband Adam Hughes
December 2025
Mon 1 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 5 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Sat 13 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra
Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer Ivan Aitken
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra
Contrasaurus Nicola Scott
Mon 15 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
February 2026
Sat 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra
Bearded Dragons Charlie Turner
April 2026
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra

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