November 2024 |
Thu 21 6:00 pm–10:30 pm
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Rochester Thursday Night Contras
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(CDSS)
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$12
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Rochester,
NY,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
The PossumTone String Band
Margaret Mathews
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Thu 21 7:00 pm–10:00 pm
|
Lake City Contra Dance
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(CDSS)
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$10-$20
|
Seattle,
WA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Thu 21 7:30 pm–10:30 pm
|
Thursday Contra Dance
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(CDSS)
|
$5-$20
|
Philadelphia,
PA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Thu 21 8:00 pm–10:30 pm
|
Berkeley Contra Dance
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(CDSS)
|
$6-$25
|
Berkeley,
CA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Uncle Dave
Claire Takemori
|
Fri 22 7:45 pm–11:00 pm
|
Bristol Contra Dance
|
(Facebook)
|
£6-£15
|
Bristol,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Trip Hazard
Jack Kanutin
|
Fri 22 6:15 pm– 9:30 pm
|
Flint Hills Contra Dance
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(CDSS)
|
$10
|
Manhattan,
KS,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Fri 22 7:30 pm–10:30 pm
|
ContraATL Weekly Dance
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(CDSS)
|
$7-$15
|
Decatur,
GA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Fri 22 7:30 pm–11:00 pm
|
Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo
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(CDSS)
|
$15
|
Glen Echo,
MD,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Sat 23 6:45 pm–10:30 pm
|
Saturday Night Contra Dance
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(CDSS)
|
$10-$15
|
Richmond,
VA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Flamingo Sketches
Virginia Varland
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Sat 23 6:45 pm–10:30 pm
|
Saturday Night Contra Dance
|
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$10-$15
|
Richmond,
VA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Flamingo Sketches
Virginia Varland
|
Sat 23 7:15 pm–10:30 pm
|
Mystic Pre-Thanksgiving Pie Dance
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(CDSS)
|
$7-$10
|
Groton,
CT,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
First Time Stringband
Steve Holland
|
Sat 23 6:30 pm–11:00 pm
|
NACDS Contra Dance
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(CDSS)
|
$10-$15
|
Huntsville,
AL,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Sat 23 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm
|
Anaheim Contra Dance
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(CDSS)
|
$12-$18
|
Anaheim,
CA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Sat 23 6:30 pm–10:00 pm
|
Sacramento Contra Dance
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(CDSS)
|
$5-$12
|
Sacramento,
CA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Sat 23 7:00 pm–10:30 pm
|
4th Saturdays Contra Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$6-$20
|
Portland,
OR,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Woe to Joy
Laurel Thomas
|
Sun 24 2:30 pm– 6:00 pm
|
Dancing Planet Contra Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$15
|
Glen Echo,
MD,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Waverley Station
Gaye Fifer
|
Sun 24 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm
|
Contra Dance in St Louis
|
(CDSS)
|
$10
|
Webster Groves,
MO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Southside Serenaders
Keith Tuxhorn
|
Mon 25 7:00 pm–10:30 pm
|
Monday Night Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$5-$10
|
Knoxville,
TN,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Mon 25 7:45 pm–10:30 pm
|
Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$12-$45
|
Asheville,
NC,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Wed 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm
|
San Francisco Contra Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$6-$25
|
San Francisco,
CA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Thu 28 7:00 pm–10:00 pm
|
Lake City Contra Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$10-$20
|
Seattle,
WA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Fri 29–Sun 1 December
|
Breaking Up Thanksgiving
|
|
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Evanston,
IL,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Fri 29 3:00 pm–10:30 pm
|
ValleyCopia
|
(CDSS)
|
$35
|
Bethlehem,
PA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Noah VanNorstrand & Helen Kumar
Stove Dragon
Alex Deis-Lauby
Ben Sachs-Hamilton
|
Fri 29 7:30 pm–10:30 pm
|
ContraATL Weekly Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$7-$15
|
Decatur,
GA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Fri 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm
|
Contra at Guiding Star Grange
|
(CDSS)
|
$12-$20
|
Greenfield,
MA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Annie Kidwell
|
Fri 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm
|
Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo
|
(CDSS)
|
$15
|
Glen Echo,
MD,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Fri 29 7:30 pm–10:30 pm
|
Friday Contra Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$5-$25
|
Nashville,
TN,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Fri 29 7:00 pm–10:30 pm
|
Hands Across Contra
|
|
$5-$15
|
Boulder,
CO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Sat 30 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
|
Paris Contra Dance
|
(Facebook)
|
€7-€25
|
Paris,
France
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Idumea
Abigail Hobart
|
Sat 30 2:00 pm–11:00 pm
|
ContraCopia
|
(Facebook)
|
$25-$35
|
Philadelphia,
PA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Ice Cream Truckers
Stove Dragon
Millserati
Gaye Fifer
Alex Deis-Lauby
Ben Sachs Hamilton
|
Sat 30 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm
|
Contra Dance
|
(Facebook)
(CDSS)
|
$5-$15
|
Annapolis,
MD,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Kim Forry
|
Sat 30 7:40 pm–11:00 pm
|
Montpelier Contra Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$5-$20
|
Berlin,
VT,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Sat 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm
|
5th Saturdays Open Mike/Open Band Contra Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$6-$20
|
Portland,
OR,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Kelly Tabor
|
December 2024 |
Sun 1 1:30 pm– 4:30 pm
|
Contra Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$5-$10
|
Colorado Springs,
CO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Sun 1 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm
|
Contra Dance in St Louis
|
(CDSS)
|
$10
|
Webster Groves,
MO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Louis Brengard & Friends
|
Mon 2 7:00 pm–10:30 pm
|
Monday Night Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$5-$10
|
Knoxville,
TN,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Mon 2 7:45 pm–10:30 pm
|
Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$12-$45
|
Asheville,
NC,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Tue 3 6:40 pm– 9:00 pm
|
Indy Contra Dance
|
(CDSS)
|
$5-$20
|
Indianapolis,
IN,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Fri 6–Sat 7
|
Dancing Fish
|
|
|
Melrose,
FL,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Hot Coffee Breakdown
Gaye Fifer
|
Fri 6 7:00 pm–10:30 pm
|
CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance
|
|
$12-$19
|
Boulder,
CO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Sun 15 1:45 pm– 5:30 pm
|
Sunday Afternoon Contra Dance
|
|
$10-$15
|
Richmond,
VA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
The McKenzies
Ben Albrandt
|
Fri 20 7:00 pm–11:00 pm
|
Joint Christmas Twmp
|
|
£2
|
Aberystwyth,
UK
|
S
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
|
S
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
|
S
W
|
contra
ECD
Irish set
|
Chris Bischoff
Darlene Underwood
|
Fri 27–Wed 1 January
|
Terpsichore's Holiday
|
|
$235
|
Adamstown,
MD,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
ECD
|
Countercurrent
Gaye Fifer
Adina Gordon
|
Sun 29–Wed 1 January
|
Bash on Vashon
|
|
|
Vashon Island,
WA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Tue 31 7:00 pm–12:15 am
|
New Year's Eve Contra
|
(Facebook)
|
£6-£24
|
Harbury,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Contrary Faeries
Charlie Turner
|
January 2025 |
Fri 10–Sun 12
|
Chambana Jan Jam
|
(Facebook)
|
|
Urbana,
IL,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Brazenkeys
The Mean Lids
Bev Bernbaum
|
Fri 10 6:00 pm–Sun 12 3:30 pm
|
Chattaboogie
|
|
$90-$145
|
Chattanooga,
TN,
USA
|
S
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
|
S
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
|
S
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
|
S
W
|
contra
ECD
|
Countercurrent
Harken!
Joanna Hyde & Tadhg O Meachair
Seth Tepfer
Wendy Graham
|
Fri 24–Sun 26
|
Wintergreen
|
(CDSS)
|
$125-$165
|
Bozeman,
MT,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Northern Aire
Turnip the Beet
Gaye Fifer
Koren Wake
|
Fri 24–Sun 26
|
Florida Snow Ball
|
|
|
Gulfport,
FL,
USA
|
S
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
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Chaotic Good
Daisy Black
|
Sat 25 12:00 pm–11:59 pm
|
Peterbough Snow Ball
|
|
$30
|
Peterborough,
NH,
USA
|
S
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
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Stomp Rocket
Steve Zakon-Anderson
|
Fri 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm
|
Hands Across Contra
|
|
$5-$15
|
Boulder,
CO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
February 2025 |
Wed 5–Wed 12
|
Tropical Dance Vacation
|
|
|
St Croix,
US Virgin Islands
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Wild Asparagus
George Marshall
Lisa Greenleaf
|
Fri 7–Sun 9
|
Cabin Fever
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Oak Ridge,
TN,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
ECD
|
Ice Cream Truckers
Spintuition
Claire Takemori
|
Fri 7–Sun 9
|
Supersonic
|
|
$120-$240
|
Seattle,
WA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Gallimaufry
Joyride
Seth Tepfer
Cis Hinkle
|
Sat 8 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
|
Paris Contra Dance
|
|
|
Paris,
France
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Sat 15 7:30 pm–11:00 pm
|
ruffContra
|
|
£5-£10
|
Cardiff,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Box of Frogs
Rhodri Davies
|
Fri 21–Sun 23
|
Bayou Bedlam
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Houston,
TX,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Stringrays
Lisa Greenleaf
|
Fri 21–Sun 23
|
Galhalla
|
(CDSS)
|
|
St Louis,
MO,
USA
|
S
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
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Matt Norman & Edward Wallace
Bob Morgan
|
Fri 28–Sun 2 March
|
IVFDF 2025
|
(…)
|
|
Sheffield,
UK
|
S
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
|
S
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
|
S
W
|
contra
|
ContraForce
Playing with Fyre
Cis Hinkle
Diane Silver
|
March 2025 |
Fri 14–Sun 16
|
Spring Breakdown Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Columbia,
MO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Fri 21–Sun 23
|
Carolina Meltdown
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Lake Wylie,
SC,
USA
|
S
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
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Engine Room
The Mean Lids
Gaye Fifer
Seth Tepfer
|
Fri 28 7:45 pm–11:00 pm
|
Bristol Contra Dance
|
(Facebook)
|
£6-£15
|
Bristol,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Contrary Faeries
Rob Humphrey
|
Sat 29–Sun 30
|
Hash Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Glen Echo,
MD,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
April 2025 |
Fri 11–Sun 13
|
Call of the Loon Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Minneapolis,
MN,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
The Dam Beavers
|
Fri 11 6:00 pm–Sun 13 3:00 pm
|
Springforth Ball & Dance Weekend
|
(Facebook)
(CDSS)
|
|
Richmond,
VA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Playing with Fyre
Bob Isaacs
|
Fri 25–Sun 27
|
Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Berea,
KY,
USA
|
S
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
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Dodging Pheasants
Lisa Heywood
|
Sat 26 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
|
Paris Contra Dance
|
|
|
Paris,
France
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Celtiqua
Seth Tepfer
|
May 2025 |
Fri 2 7:30 pm–Sun 4 3:00 pm
|
Whitewater Whirl
|
(Facebook)
(CDSS)
|
$75-$130
|
Fayetteville,
WV,
USA
|
S
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
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Box of Frogs
Charlie Turner
|
Fri 23 12:00 pm–Mon 26 11:55 pm
|
Chippenham Folk Festival
|
(Facebook)
|
|
Chippenham,
UK
|
S
W
|
balfolk
contra
English ceilidh
ECD
|
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm
|
Hands Across Contra
|
|
$5-$15
|
Boulder,
CO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
June 2025 |
Fri 6–Sun 8
|
Taste of Haven
|
|
|
Syracuse,
IN,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Fri 13–Sun 15
|
Flamingo Fling
|
(CDSS)
|
$150
|
Oklahoma City,
OK,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
River Road
Alex Deis-Lauby
|
Fri 13–Sun 15
|
Summer Soiree
|
|
|
Asheville,
NC,
USA
|
S
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
|
S
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
|
S
W
|
contra
|
July 2025 |
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 4:00 pm
|
Stegastomp
|
|
|
Harbury,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Contrasaurus
|
Fri 4 6:00 pm–Sun 6 3:00 pm
|
Dancing Fish
|
|
$30
|
Melrose,
FL,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Kingfisher
Crossover
Luke Donforth
Bob Isaacs
|
Fri 25–Sun 27
|
Southern Aire
|
|
|
Mountain City,
TN,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Playing with Fyre
Howe and Company
|
August 2025 |
Fri 1–Sat 9
|
Lark Camp
|
(CDSS)
|
|
Fort Bragg,
CA,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
ECD
|
September 2025 |
Fri 19–Sun 21
|
Feet Retreat
|
|
|
Ellerbe,
NC,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
Supertrad
River Road
Will Mentor
Cis Hinkle
Emily Rush
Gaye Fifer
|
October 2025 |
Fri 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm
|
Hands Across Contra
|
|
$5-$15
|
Boulder,
CO,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|