Contra events

March 2022
Sat 12 American Contra Dance in Paris Paris, France W contra Edit Copy
Light Reaction Will Mentor
April 2022
Sat 9–Sun 10 Coming Home to Contra $80-$115 Mill Valley, CA, USA contra Edit Copy
Stringrays StringFire! Will Mentor Susan Petrick
May 2022
Sun 15 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra Edit Copy
Stringrays Trio Will Mentor
Sat 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £10 Leeds, UK contra Edit Copy
Stringrays Trio Will Mentor
June 2022
Sun 19–Sat 25 Music and Dance Week $640-$740 Harrison, ID, USA W contra ECD Edit Copy
Spin The Dam Beavers Fine Companions Cis Hinkle Will Mentor Kalia Kliban
August 2022
Fri 12–Sun 14 Balance the Bay $30-$175 San Francisco, CA, USA contra Edit Copy
The Syncopaths The Dam Beavers Will Mentor Lindsey Dono
October 2022
Fri 7 4:30 pm–Sun 9 2:30 pm Moondance $65-$280 Pickens, SC, USA W contra Edit Copy
Buzz Band Redbud Ramblers Will Mentor Cis Hinkle
December 2022
Fri 30 7:30 pm–11:00 pm 5th Friday dance $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra Edit Copy
River Road Will Mentor
January 2023
Fri 13 7:00 pm–Sun 15 10:30 pm Contra Carnivale $120-$195 San Luis Obispo, CA, USA contra Edit Copy
Notorious Riptide The Free Raisins Lindsey Dono Seth Tepfer Will Mentor
April 2023
Fri 28 7:00 pm–Sun 30 4:00 pm Spring Dance Romance $120 Chapel Hill, NC, USA contra Edit Copy
Engine Room Nova Will Mentor Eileen Thorsos
May 2023
Sat 27 12:00 am–Mon 29 3:00 pm Weekend de Pentecôte au Moulin d'Andé €420-€720 Val-de-Reuil, France contra Edit Copy
Larry Unger & Karina Wilson Will Mentor
August 2023
Fri 4–Fri 11 Sidmouth Folk Festival £164-£549 Sidmouth, UK W English ceilidh contra ECD SCD balfolk scandi Irish set Edit Copy
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
October 2023
Fri 13–Sun 15 Harvest Moon $70-$175 Santa Barbara, CA, USA contra Edit Copy
Stringrays Eloise & Co. Will Mentor Jacqui Grennan
Sat 28 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Mystic Contra Dance: The Pie Dance $7-$10 Groton, CT, USA contra Edit Copy
Starling Will Mentor
November 2023
Sat 25 1:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Double Dance Webster, NY, USA contra Edit Copy
River Road Will Mentor
January 2024
Sat 20 Peterbough Snow Ball $28 Peterborough, NH, USA W contra Edit Copy
The Moving Violations Stomp Rocket Mary Wesley Will Mentor Lisa Greenleaf Steve Zakon-Anderson
Sat 20 12:00 pm–11:45 pm Peterborough Snow Ball $28 Peterborough, NH, USA contra Edit Copy
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
Fri 26 6:00 pm–Sun 28 2:00 pm Snow Ball Dance Weekend $120-$135 Gulfport, FL, USA W contra Edit Copy
Kingfisher Nova Janine Smith Will Mentor
February 2024
Fri 2–Sun 4 Supersonic Seattle, WA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Notorious Playing with Fyre Seth Tepfer Will Mentor
March 2024
Fri 1–Sat 2 Dancing Fish Melrose, FL, USA W contra Edit Copy
The Old-Time Superstars Will Mentor
Sat 9–Sun 10 Hash Dance Weekend Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra Edit Copy
River Road Ice Cream Truckers Will Mentor Alex Deis-Lauby
Fri 15–Sun 17 Beantown Stomp Cambridge, MA, USA W contra Edit Copy
The Mean Lids The Figments Maia McCormick Will Mentor
Sat 30 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra Edit Copy
Ice Cream Truckers Will Mentor
April 2024
Fri 12–Sun 14 Call of the Loon Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra Edit Copy
Stringrays Northern Aire Ted Hodapp Will Mentor
May 2024
Fri 3–Mon 6 May Heydays at Evesham Evesham, UK W contra ECD balfolk Edit Copy
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 10 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra Edit Copy
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra Edit Copy
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Sun 12 2:30 pm– 5:30 pm Englefield Green contra dance Egham, UK contra Edit Copy
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Mon 13 4:00 pm–Fri 17 10:00 am American Contra Dance Week £240-£430 Halsway, UK W contra Edit Copy
Lighthouse Will Mentor
Fri 17 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra Edit Copy
Lighthouse Will Mentor
June 2024
Sat 15–Sat 22 Dance, Music & Spice Lexington, MI, USA W contra Edit Copy
Will Mentor
July 2024
Thu 4–Sun 7 Roanoke Railroader $95-$160 Salem, VA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Toss the Possum The Latter Day Lizards Will Mentor Gaye Fifer
Sun 14–Sat 20 Ashokan Northern Week Olivebridge, NY, USA W contra Edit Copy
Will Mentor Susan Kevra John Krumm
Sat 20–Sat 27 American Dance & Music Week Plymouth, MA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Lisa Greenleaf Will Mentor Lindsey Dono
August 2024
Fri 30 6:00 pm–Mon 2 September 1:30 pm Rocky Mountain Rendezvous Boulder, CO, USA W contra Edit Copy
Nova The Dam Beavers Gaye Fifer Jacqui Grennan Will Mentor
September 2024
Fri 20 6:30 pm–Sun 22 3:00 pm Chehalis Contra Dance Camp $300 Vancouver, BC, Canada W contra Edit Copy
The Syncopaths Countercurrent Will Mentor Koren Wake
October 2024
Fri 4 6:00 pm–11:00 pm Flying Shoes Community Dance & Contra Dance $15-$22 Belfast, ME, USA contra Edit Copy
All Comers Band Kingfisher Chrissy Fowler Lisa Newcomb Will Mentor
Sun 20 ContraStock Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra Edit Copy
Engine Room The Dam Beavers Handspring Will Mentor Beth Molaro Scott Higgs
Fri 25 8:00 pm–11:15 pm Experienced Contra at Guiding Star Grange $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA contra Edit Copy
Cojiro Will Mentor
November 2024
Fri 1–Sun 3 Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend Monterey, CA, USA contra Edit Copy
Joyride Stomp Rocket Jacqui Grennan Will Mentor
Fri 8–Sun 10 Atlanta Dance Weekend Atlanta, GA, USA W contra ECD Edit Copy
Drive Train The Faux Paws Seth Tepfer Will Mentor
Fri 15 7:00 pm–Sun 17 7:00 pm ContraShock! New York, NY, USA W contra Edit Copy
River Road Stove Dragon Liz Nelson Will Mentor
Sat 30 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Fifth Saturday Contra at Guiding Star Grange $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA contra Edit Copy
Will Mentor
December 2024
Fri 6 6:00 pm–Sun 8 3:00 pm Winter WarmUp Worthington, OH, USA contra Edit Copy
Notorious The Hollertones Liz Burkhart Will Mentor
Sat 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra at Guiding Star Grange $8-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra Edit Copy
The Moving Violations Will Mentor
Tue 31 8:00 pm–12:45 am New Year's Eve Celebration $30 Brooklyn, NY, USA contra Edit Copy
Stomp Rocket Will Mentor
January 2025
Sat 25 12:00 pm–11:59 pm Peterbough Snow Ball $30 Peterborough, NH, USA W contra Edit Copy
Red Case Band Stove Dragon The Dam Beavers Bob Isaacs Will Mentor Lisa Greenleaf Steve Zakon-Anderson
February 2025
Fri 14–Sun 16 Corvallis Contra Weekend Corvallis, OR, USA W contra Edit Copy
Root System Nova Will Mentor Lindsey Dono
March 2025
Fri 28 8:00 pm–11:15 pm Experienced Contra at Guiding Star Grange $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA contra Edit Copy
Will Mentor
April 2025
Sat 5 3:45 pm–10:30 pm Swingin' Tern Double Dance $10-$30 Chatham, NJ, USA W contra Edit Copy
Stove Dragon Will Mentor
Fri 18–Sun 20 Dandelion Romp $30-$75 Oberlin, OH, USA W contra Edit Copy
River Road Northwoods Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
Fri 25–Sun 27 Portland Raindance Weekend Portland, OR, USA W contra Edit Copy
Red Case Band Riptide Will Mentor Gaye Fifer
May 2025
Fri 9 7:00 pm–Sat 10 10:30 pm Spring Thaw $95-$115 Toronto, Ontario, Canada contra Edit Copy
Stomp Rocket Jon Cannon & Adam Iredale-Gray Rick Szumski Will Mentor
Fri 23–Mon 26 Dancing Bears Dance Camp Wasilla, AK, USA W contra Edit Copy
Rhys Jones and the Imaginary Beings River Road Lindsey Dono Will Mentor
Fri 30 6:00 pm–Sun 1 June 3:00 pm Chain Reaction $80-$120 Surry, ME, USA W contra Edit Copy
Drive Train Engine Room Alyssa Adkins Will Mentor
July 2025
Thu 3–Sun 6 Roanoke Railroader $95-$160 Salem, VA, USA W contra Edit Copy
Toss the Possum The Latter Day Lizards Rushfest Will Mentor Gaye Fifer
Sun 13 1:00 pm–Sat 19 2:00 pm Ashokan Northern Week $585-$1035 Olivebridge, NY, USA W contra scandi Edit Copy
Lighthouse Will Mentor Susan Kevra John Krumm
August 2025
Fri 15 7:00 pm–Sun 17 6:30 pm Balance the Bay San Francisco, CA, USA contra Edit Copy
River Road The Latter Day Lizards Alex Deis-Lauby Will Mentor
Fri 29 6:00 pm–Mon 1 September 1:30 pm Rocky Mountain Rendezvous Boulder, CO, USA W contra Edit Copy
Stove Dragon Spintuition Will Mentor Alex Deis-Lauby
September 2025
Fri 19–Sun 21 Feet Retreat Ellerbe, NC, USA W contra Edit Copy
Supertrad River Road Will Mentor Cis Hinkle Emily Rush Gaye Fifer
Fri 26–Sun 28 Adirondack Dance Weekend Silver Bay, NY, USA W balfolk contra ECD Edit Copy
River Road Lighthouse Eloise & Co. Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
October 2025
Fri 17 7:30 pm–Sun 19 3:00 pm Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend $75-$140 Pittsburgh, PA, USA W contra Edit Copy
The Dam Beavers Topspin Gaye Fifer Will Mentor
Fri 24 7:30 pm–Sun 26 5:00 pm Contra NYC New York, NY, USA W contra Edit Copy
Red Case Band Kingfisher Some Assembly Required Will Mentor
Fri 31 7:00 pm–Sun 2 November 3:00 pm Hey Fever Ottawa, Ontario, Canada W contra Edit Copy
Good Company River Road Mary Wesley Will Mentor
March 2026
Fri 27–Sun 29 Pigtown Fling Cincinatti, OH, USA W contra Edit Copy
Kingfisher The Dam Beavers Wendy Graham Will Mentor

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