End of Semester Dance

It's the last day of classes, and that means...

It's Time to Dance!

Friday, December 5, 2014
8-11pm
Beckham Hall
(on the 2nd floor of Fayerweather Building, on Wesleyan's campus, next to Usdan)


Music by Black River Ironworks
(Jonah Sidman on fiddle, Corey Walters on flute and mandolin, and Michael Friedman on piano and foot percussion)

Calling by Bill Fischer, from Bethany, CT

Come celebrate the end of the semester by kicking up your heels!

Another dance already!

We're having almost back-to-back dances, with our next dance this Friday!
Friday, November 7, 2014
8-11pm
Beckham Hall
(on the 2nd floor of Fayerweather Building, on Wesleyan's campus, next to Usdan)

Music by Pitnacree -- the dynamite band of Yale students joined by Ellen Cohn on piano.
Calling by the irreplaceable Ralph Sweet!

Our next dance (and last dance of the semester) will be on Friday, Dec. 5th.

First Dance of the Fall Semester!

We've got a dynamite event for our opening dance of the year:

With music by the ever popular band Perpetual eMotion, you won't be able to stop moving to the beat!

Dances will be taught by Dave Eisenstadter, a young up-and-coming caller from the Boston area.

Because of their tour schedule, we've moved our dance to Thursday night for just this once.

Thursday, Oct. 30th
8-11pm
Beckham Hall
(on the 2nd floor of Fayerweather Building, on Wesleyan's campus, next to Usdan)

It's the day before Halloween, so costumes are definitely allowed!  (but not required...)

The dance is free, but we always appreciate donations.

Beginners are more than welcome!

Last Dance of the Semester!

The last dance of the semester is happening THIS WEDNESDAY!!
It's the last day of classes -- come celebrate!

Wednesday May 7th
8-11pm
Beckham Hall
(which is on the 2nd floor of Fayerweather Hall, on Wesleyan's campus, next to Usdan)

The caller this month is one of the quintessential New England callers, David Kaynor.  David is known for his excellent teaching, his passion for community-building, and his wry sense of humor.  And top of it all, he's a great fiddler, too!

The band Nor'easter will keep you moving with their infectious and uplifting music.  With Cedar Stanistreet on fiddle, Max Newman on guitar and mandolin, and Julie Vallimont on piano and accordion, they get you tappin' your toes and movin' to the rhythm!

The dance is free, but we always appreciate donations.

Beginners are more than welcome! 

Contra Dance Friday April 4!!

Come celebrate Spring by kicking up your heels at the contra dance!

Dances will all be taught by one of the best young callers on the contra dance scene: Michael Hamilton, from Akron, Ohio.


And we'll all be movin' to music from a dynamite new band from Yale University - Pitnacree.

The dance is this coming Friday, April 4th
8-11pm
Beckham Hall
(which is on the 2nd floor of Fayerweather Hall, on Wesleyan's campus, next to Usdan)

The dance is free, but we always appreciate donations.

Beginners are more than welcome!  We'll see you on Friday!

We'll have one more dance this semester: Wednesday May 7th.
 

Contra Dance this Friday!

Don't let the cold weather get you down...

Come warm up at this month's CONTRA DANCE!

The dance is this coming Friday, February 28th
8-11pm
Beckham Hall
(which is on the 2nd floor of Fayerweather Hall, on Wesleyan's campus, next to Usdan)

We have EXCELLENT performers this month,
with Sarah VanNorstrand calling (a top notch caller from outside Syracuse, NY)
and a band that includes
WES ALUM Emily Troll!
As well as Max Newman and Glen Loper.

These folks are fantastic!  You should definitely come out to hear them!

The dance is free, but we always appreciate donations.

Beginners are more than welcome!  We'll see you on Friday!

We'll have two more dances this semester (we hope): Friday April 4th, and Wednesday May 7th.

First Contra Dance of the Spring Semester!

It may be Spring Semester, but it sure doesn't feel Spring-like outside!  Come warm up at the semester's first CONTRA DANCE!

The dance will be this Friday January 31st.
8-11pm
Beckham Hall
(which is on the 2nd floor of Fayerweather Hall, on Wesleyan's campus, next to Usdan)

Our caller this month is Ralph Sweet, one of Connecticut's contra dance and square dance masters!  Music will be provided by Stacy Phillips and Friends.  Stacy is probably best known as a master of bluegrass dobro, but he's also a dynamite fiddle player.  He'll be joined by pianist Ellen Cohn and others.

The dance is free, but we always appreciate donations.

Beginners are more than welcome!  We'll see you on Friday!

We'll have three more dances this semester (we hope): Friday Feb. 28th, Friday April 4th, and Wednesday May 7th.