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April 2025
Sat 5 7:00 pm– 9:00 pm Contra Workshop €5 Paris, France W contra Edit
Camille Schmoeker Jen Werfelman
Sat 5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra £6-£10 Harrogate, UK contra Edit
Heather & Philip Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
Sat 5 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (Facebook) £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra Edit
Edward Wallace & Tom Oakes Andrew Swaine
Sat 5 3:45 pm–10:30 pm Swingin' Tern Double Dance (CDSS) $10-$30 Chatham, NJ, USA W contra Edit
Stove Dragon Will Mentor
Sat 5 3:45 pm– 6:30 pm Baton Rouge Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$7 Baton Rouge, LA, USA W contra Edit
Sat 5 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Goshen Community Contra Dance (CDSS) $3-$8 Goshen, IN, USA W contra Edit
Sat 5 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Wooster Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$7 Wooster, OH, USA contra Edit
Pocketful o' Gimmick Susan English
Sat 5 5:30 pm– 9:00 pm Buena Vista Community Contra & Band Jam (CDSS) Buena Vista, CO, USA contra Edit
Sat 5 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra at Guiding Star Grange (CDSS) $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra Edit
River Road Alyssa Adkins
Sat 5 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Groton Grange Contra Dance (CDSS) $5 Groton, MA, USA contra Edit
Contra Banditos Don Heinold
Sat 5 7:30 pm–11:00 pm First Saturday Contra Dance (CDSS) $12-$20 Peterborough, NH, USA W contra Edit
Sycamore Andrew Stout
Sat 5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Knoxville Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Oak Ridge, TN, USA contra Edit
Sat 5 7:40 pm–11:00 pm Montpelier Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Berlin, VT, USA W contra Edit
Sat 5 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scissortail Contra Dance (CDSS) Tulsa, OK, USA contra Edit
Sat 5 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Friends of Traditional Dance Contra (CDSS) $5-$20 Fort Collins, CO, USA contra Edit
Sat 5 8:00 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center (CDSS) $4-$15 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra Edit
Tunebuggy Lisa Leedham
Sat 5 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Tucson Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Tucson, AZ, USA W contra Edit
Sat 5 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Missoula Folklore Society Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Missoula, MT, USA W contra Edit
Sat 5 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Circle Left (CDSS) $5-$20 Oakland, CA, USA W contra Edit
Sun 6 2:30 pm– 6:00 pm Contra Dance €5-€10 Karlsruhe, Germany contra Edit
Sun 6 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm Just For Fun - Country Dance Kalamazoo (CDSS) $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA W contra ECD Edit
Sun 6 1:30 pm– 4:30 pm Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Colorado Springs, CO, USA W contra Edit
Sun 6 3:40 pm– 7:00 pm Monterey Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$30 Monterey, CA, USA W contra Edit
Sun 6 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis (CDSS) $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra Edit
Possum Comsum
Mon 7 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Asheville Monday Night Contra Dance (CDSS) $0-$50 Asheville, NC, USA W contra Edit
Mon 7 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Monday Night Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Knoxville, TN, USA W contra Edit
Mon 7 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Monday Contra Dance (CDSS) $5 Nelson, NH, USA contra Edit
Mon 7 6:30 pm– 9:40 pm Chicago Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Chicago, IL, USA W contra Edit
Mon 7 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Louisville Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Louisville, KY, USA W contra Edit
Mon 7 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra Edit
Engine Room Susan Petrick
Tue 8 6:45 pm– 9:00 pm Saint Louis Queer Contra (CDSS) $10 Maplewood, MO, USA W contra Edit
Wed 9 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance (Facebook) £5 Shawford, UK contra Edit
Wed 9 7:30 pm– 9:30 pm Bloomington Contra Dance (CDSS) $3-$20 Bloomington, IN, USA contra Edit
Wed 9 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Princeton, NJ, USA W contra Edit
Wed 9 7:30 pm–10:30 pm San Francisco Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$25 San Francisco, CA, USA W contra Edit
Thu 10 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Lake City Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Seattle, WA, USA W contra Edit
Thu 10 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Rochester Thursday Night Contras (CDSS) $5-$12 Rochester, NY, USA W contra Edit
Ballingary Bob Nicholson
Thu 10 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Thursday Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$20 Philadelphia, PA, USA W contra Edit
Fri 11 7:00 pm– 9:30 pm Cabot Community Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Cabot, VT, USA contra Edit
Fri 11 7:15 pm–10:00 pm Tallahassee Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$10 Tallahassee, FL, USA W contra Edit
Fri 11 7:30 pm–10:30 pm ContraATL Weekly Dance (CDSS) $7-$15 Decatur, GA, USA W contra Edit
Fri 11 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Dover New England Traditional Dance (CDSS) $5-$10 Dover, NH, USA contra Edit
Fri 11 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Friday Night Contra at Glen Echo (CDSS) $15 Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra Edit
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra Edit
Box of Frogs Rhodri Davies
Sat 12 7:00 pm–10:30 pm CDK Contra & Square Dance (CDSS) $5-$20 Kalamazoo, MI, USA W contra Edit
Sat 12 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Floyd Contra Dance (CDSS) $10 Floyd, VA, USA W contra Edit
Sat 12 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Space Coast Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$15 Cocoa, FL, USA W contra Edit
Stepping Stones Joe Harrington
Sat 12 7:15 pm–10:30 pm Norwich Contra Dance (CDSS) $8-$20 Norwich, VT, USA W contra Edit
Sat 12 6:30 pm–11:00 pm NACDS Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Huntsville, AL, USA W contra Edit
Sat 12 7:45 pm–11:00 pm TopHill Music Contradance Party (CDSS) $12-$20 Greenfield, MA, USA W contra Edit
Sat 12 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Scissortail Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Oklahoma City, OK, USA contra Edit
Sat 12 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Houston, TX, USA contra Edit
Sat 12 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center (CDSS) $4-$15 Minneapolis, MN, USA W contra Edit
Sat 12 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra Edit
Alan Winston
Sat 12 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm San Luis Obispo Monthly Contra Dance (CDSS) $10 San Luis Obispo, CA, USA W contra Edit
Sat 12 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Second Saturday Contra (CDSS) $5-$10 Mesa, AZ, USA W contra Edit
Updraft Kari Usher
Sat 12 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Sacramento Contra Dance (CDSS) $5-$12 Sacramento, CA, USA W contra Edit
Sat 12 7:00 pm–10:30 pm 2nd Saturdays Contra Dance (CDSS) $6-$20 Portland, OR, USA W contra Edit
Sun 13 1:45 pm– 5:30 pm Richmond 2nd Sunday Afternoon Contra Dance (CDSS) $10-$15 Richmond, VA, USA W contra Edit
Sun 13 2:00 pm– 5:00 pm All-Ages Community Barn Dance (CDSS) $5-$15 Glen Ellyn, IL, USA contra Edit
Sun 13 3:00 pm– 5:00 pm Indy Family Folk Dance (CDSS) $20 Indianapolis, IN, USA contra Edit
Sun 13 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm Hayward Contra Dance (CDSS) $15-$20 Hayward, CA, USA contra Edit
Sun 13 7:00 pm–10:00 pm Common Floor Contra Dance (CDSS) $15 Portland, ME, USA contra Edit
Sun 13 6:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance in St Louis (CDSS) $10 Webster Groves, MO, USA W contra Edit
The Midwest Harvesters Lisa Harris
Fri 25 7:00 pm–11:00 pm Contra Dance Ball (Facebook) €12-€15 Karlsruhe, Germany contra Edit
Tom Freudenreich Seth Tepfer
Fri 25 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra Edit
Dodging Pheasants Lisa Heywood
Sat 26 2:00 pm–10:30 pm 81st Dance Party £17 Ascott-under-Wychwood, UK balfolk contra English ceilidh Edit
3Sticks Confluence Bearded Dragons Bob Morgan Charlie Turner
Sat 26 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Paris Contra Dance (…) €7-€25 Paris, France W contra Edit
Celtiqua Seth Tepfer
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra Edit
Ali & Mollie Lynne Render
Sat 26 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge (Facebook) £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra Edit
WillPower Sally Vernon
Sat 26 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra Edit
Doe Taryn
May 2025
Thu 1 7:30 pm–10:00 pm Scratch Contra (Facebook) £5 Sheffield, UK contra Edit
Thu 1 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh Edit
Fri 2 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra Edit
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Sat 3 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (Facebook) £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra Edit
Abi Sandy & Sasha Stolasz Abigail Hobart
Mon 5 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit
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 Edit
Sat 10 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra Edit
Bruce Rosen & Audrey Jaber Sue Rosen
Sat 10 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra Edit
Talib Huff
Wed 14 8:00 pm–10:30 pm Solent Contra Dance (Facebook) £5 Shawford, UK contra Edit
Thu 15 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh Edit
Fri 16 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra Edit
Box of Frogs Charlie Turner
Fri 16 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra Edit
Audrey Jaber & Bruce Rosen Sue Rosen
Mon 19 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Mon 19 7:00 pm– 9:00 pm Contra Workshop €5 Paris, France W contra Edit
Thu 22 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh Edit
Sat 24 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra Edit
Magic Reelism Celia Ramsay
Thu 29 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh Edit
Fri 30 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra Edit
Sat 31 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra Edit
Contrasaurus Rob Humphrey
Sat 31 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra Edit
Little Big Band Jean Gorrindo
June 2025
Mon 2 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit
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 Edit
Sat 7 7:45 pm–10:30 pm Edinburgh Contra Dance (Facebook) £10-£20 Edinburgh, UK contra Edit
Hoik Heather McAslan
Thu 12 8:00 pm–10:00 pm The Round club night (…) £2-£4 Cambridge, UK ECD contra English ceilidh Edit
Fri 13 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra Edit
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 13 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra Edit
Larry Unger & Elke Baker Mark Elvins
Sat 14 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra Edit
Larry Unger & Elke Baker Charlie Turner
Sat 14 6:30 pm–10:00 pm Palo Alto Contra Dance $20 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra Edit
Mon 16 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit
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 Edit
Fri 20 7:45 pm–11:00 pm Bristol Contra Dance (Facebook) £6-£15 Bristol, UK W contra Edit
Fiddlechicks Louise Siddons
Sat 28 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra Edit
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 Edit
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Sat 5 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra Edit
Mon 7 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Sat 12 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance (Facebook) £5-£15 London, UK contra Edit
WillPower Louise Siddons
Mon 21 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
August 2025
Fri 1 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra Edit
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Mon 4 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Mon 18 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
September 2025
Mon 1 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 5 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra Edit
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Sun 7 1:00 pm–10:00 pm ContraStock Glen Echo, MD, USA W contra Edit
Fri 12 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra Edit
Dave, Fran & Phil Liam Binley
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra Edit
King Kontra String Band Geoff Cubitt
Mon 15 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra Edit
Contrary Faeries Charlie Turner
Sat 27 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra Edit
Bearded Dragons Sarah Trop
Sat 27 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra Edit
The Falconers Rhodri Davies
October 2025
Fri 3 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra Edit
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Mon 6 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 10 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra Edit
Vertical Expression Cis Hinkle
Sat 11 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra Edit
Linda Game Band Cis Hinkle
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra Edit
Trip Hazard Jack Kanutin
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra Edit
WillPower Mic Spenceley
Sat 18 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Harrogate Contra £6-£10 Harrogate, UK contra Edit
Linda & Philip Louise Siddons
Mon 20 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Sat 25 12:00 pm–11:30 pm Peterbough Fall Ball Peterborough, NH, USA W contra Edit
Fri 31 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck + Halloween celebration Graz, Austria W contra Edit
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Fri 31 7:00 pm–10:30 pm Hands Across Contra $5-$15 Boulder, CO, USA W contra Edit
November 2025
Sat 1 1:30 pm– 4:45 pm Lancaster Contra (Facebook) £10-£15 Lancaster, UK contra Edit
Ben Farmer, Chris Dixon & Arthur Capelier-Mourguy Rhodri Davies
Sat 1 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra Edit
Box of Frogs Louise Siddons
Mon 3 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 7 7:45 pm–10:45 pm Alcester Contra (Facebook) £4-£10 Alcester, UK contra Edit
Box of Frogs Geoff Cubitt
Sat 8 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Nottingham Mixed Dance Nottingham, UK contra ECD Edit
Chris & Julie Dewhurst Neil Stuart
Sat 8 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra Edit
Fiddlechicks Lynne Render
Mon 17 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Leeds Contra £12 Leeds, UK contra Edit
Portland Drive Geoff Cubitt
Sat 29 7:30 pm–11:00 pm Contrabridge £7-£15 Cambridge, UK W contra Edit
Definitely Contraband Adam Hughes
December 2025
Mon 1 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Fri 5 5:30 pm– 9:30 pm Contra Dance + Potluck Graz, Austria W contra Edit
Woodcut Brian Roberts
Sat 13 7:30 pm–10:30 pm Sytchampton Saturday dance £8 Sytchampton, UK ECD contra Edit
Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer Ivan Aitken
Sat 13 8:00 pm–11:00 pm London Barndance £5-£15 London, UK contra Edit
Contrasaurus Nicola Scott
Mon 15 7:15 pm– 9:30 pm TasContra (…) (…) $7-$15 New Town, TAS, Australia W contra Edit
Ross Smithard & Up Jumped Trouble
Wed 31 7:30 pm–12:15 am New Year's Eve Contra Dance $25 Palo Alto, CA, USA W contra Edit
Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows Susan Petrick
February 2026
Sat 21 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra Edit
Bearded Dragons Charlie Turner
April 2026
Sat 18 7:30 pm–11:00 pm ruffContra £5-£12 Cardiff, UK contra Edit

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