Contra Dance Feb. 22nd

The next contra dance of the semester is tomorrow night!  Friday February 22nd

8-11pm
In Beckham Hall - Next to the Usdan campus center on Wyllys Ave.

Caller: Sarah Van Norstrand -- Sarah, who often calls with the Great Bear Trio, was last seen on stage at the Dance Flurry in Saratoga Springs, NY, just this past weekend!  Her dances and calling are fabulous!

Band: Last Exit -- This band is centered around the Philly/NJ/NYC area, with Christopher Jacoby (mandolin, guitar, accordion), Doug Healy (guitar, bass, djembe), and Ross Harriss (sax, guitar) playing rockin' good music for you to dance to.

The dance is free, but donations are greatly appreciated, and will be put towards making these dances possible.

Beginners are always welcome!  They'll be a beginner's session at 7:30pm.  But even if you can't make it that early, come any time! 

See you there!

First Contra Dance of the Semester!

The first contra dance of the semester is TONIGHT!  Friday February 1st.

8-11pm
In Beckham Hall - Next to the Usdan campus center on Wyllys Ave.

Caller: Luke Donforth
Band: Josh Van Vliet (guitar) and Rebecca McCallum (fiddle)

The second half of the dance is an Open Band, led by Josh and Rebecca.  That means, if you play a folk instrument, you can come join the band!  Sheet music will be provided.

The dance is free, but donations are greatly appreciated, and will be put towards making these dances possible.

Beginners are always welcome!

See you tonight!

Last Contra Dance of the Semester!

The last contra dance of the semester will be this Friday, November 30.

8-11pm
In Beckham Hall - Next to the Usdan campus center on Wyllys Ave.

Caller: Luke Donforth
Band: Corey Walters (Flute and Mandolin)
Nora Smith (Fiddle)
Christopher Jacoby (Guitar)

The dance is free, but donations are greatly appreciated and will be put towards running sound for this dance and future dances.

Beginners are always welcome!

See you Friday!

Next Contra Dance - This Friday October 26th

Join us for our second contra dance of the year!

The dance will be this Friday October 26th.
8-11pm
Beckham Hall
(which is on the 2nd floor of Fayerweather Hall, on Wesleyan's campus, next to Usdan)

Our caller for the dance will be Steve Zakon-Anderson from Amherst, MA.
We will have music by the Free Raisins -- Audrey Knuth on fiddle, Jeff Kaufman on mandolin and trumpet, and Amy Englesberg on piano.

The dance is free, but we always appreciate donations.

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

Our next and last dance of this semester will be November 30th.

First Contra Dance of the Fall 2012 Semester

Contra Dance is Back!!

The Wesleyan Contra Dance is starting up again for the fall semester!

Our first dance is this coming Friday, Sept. 14th
8-11pm
Beckham Hall
(which is on the 2nd floor of Fayerweather Hall, on Wesleyan's campus, next to Usdan)

For this dance, we'll have calling by Quena Crain, and music by the Boston-based band "Black River Ironworks," which is Jonah Sidman, Corey Walters, and Michael Friedman.

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

And there are two more dances this semester:
October 26
November 30
(No December dance, because of the availability of the hall....)

Contra dance May 4th

Last Contra Dance of the semester this Friday!

Hi everyone!

The last dance of this semester will be this Friday, May 4th.

8-11 pm

Beckham Hall
(on Wyllys Ave., on the Wesleyan campus)

As is our tradition for the last dance of the semester, we'll have an open band and open calling.  If you're interested in playing in the band, email Micah Wylde (mwylde [at] wesleyan.edu), and if you're interested in calling, email Emma Gorin (egorin [at] wesleyan.edu).  We'd love to have you on stage!

As always, the dance is free for everyone (though we appreciate your donations.)

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

No April 13th Dance...

We're very sad to announce that we're cancelling our scheduled April 13th contra dance. Due to event conflicts on campus, we cannot dance in our regular location, and there were no other suitable campus locations available.

We'll be dancing again, however, on Friday May 4th. See you then!