General Information - Contra Dancing

Lining up for a contra at St. Marks

Ahh. The Swing.

Pictures, courtesy of Karl Senseman.


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Coming up:

See our Events page for a complete listing of events and details.

February 06 2012 
English Country Dance
Rich Galloway calls to to Ben Hobbs (piano), Becky Ross (violin), and Robin Wilson (flute & concertina)
 
February 08 2012 
Contra/Square Dance
Janine Smith calls to AP and the Banty Roosters -Andy Porter (fiddle), Mark Lynch (mandolin, uke), Art Abrams (bass), and Joe Langley (guitar) *New dancer orientation at 7:30pm
 
February 11 2012 
Valentine's Day Dance Extravaganza
Caller: Ted Hodapp Music By Serpentine Andrea Hoag (fiddle), Charlie Pilzer (piano and button accordion), Leigh Pilzer (soprano sax), Will Morrison (drums)
2:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Hambo workshop, couple dancing and contra dance.
Food and Fellowship and chocolate, too!
 
February 11 2012 
2nd Saturday Dance
Valentine's Dance Extravaganza
7 hours of live dancing. See the Valentines Day Dance page for more details. The event is divided into 3 portions, so if coming from 2 pm to 11 pm is not your cup of tea normal pricing for each event is the normal saturday evening prices posted on the website. Hambo workshop and couple dancing is the one "event", advanced contra is another "event" and the evening dance at 8 pm is another "event". Come enjoy Ted Hodapp and Serpentine.