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!

Next Contra Dance -- this Friday, March 2nd!

Hi everyone!

Come join us for our next contra dance!
Friday, March 2nd

8-11 pm

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

Calling by Quena Crain, from Chatham, NY.
Music by Michael Gorin & Friends -- Michael Gorin on fiddle, Jody Kruskal on concertinas, Karen Axelrod on piano, and Garrett Sawyer on bass.

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

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

Last Contra Dance of the semester this Friday!

Last Contra Dance of the semester this Friday!

Hi everyone!

The last dance of this semester will be this Friday, December 9th.

8-11 pm

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

As is our tradition for the last dance of the semester, most of our callers and musicians will be Wesleyan Students!
Dances called by Rachel Fifer and Emma Gorin (and perhaps others)
Music by the Wesleyan Megaband -- an open band for students, and other musicians from the area.

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

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

Contra Dance this Friday!

Contra Dance this Friday!

Hi everyone!

Our next dance will be this Friday, November 18th!

8-11 pm

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

We have some phenomenal talent for the evening:
Calling by Kathy Anderson, all the way from Dayton, OH, one of the top contra and square callers in the country.
Music by The Figments -- Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Anna Patton, and Owen Morrison. These guys rock!

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

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

Contra Dance is Back!

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

Our first dance is this Friday, Sept. 23rd.
8-11pm
Beckham Hall

Beginners are more than welcome! All dances are taught, and there's always live music.

For this dance, we have calling by Adina Gordon, and music by Emily Troll, Mary Cay Brass, Roger Kahle, and Rebecca McCallum

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

And there are more dances this semester:
October 14th
November 18
December 9

Contra Dance this Friday!

Hi everyone!

Our next dance will be this friday April 1st!

8-11 pm

Beckham Hall

.. with calling by Linda Leslie, and music by Jane Knoeck, Rachel Bell, and Tom Santarsiero.

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

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

Contra dance tomorrow - Dec. 10th

There's a Contra Dance on Campus
Tomorrow!
Friday, December 10th, 2010
8-11pm
in Beckham Hall

Calling by Hannah Bary (Wes '09)
Live music by Emily Troll (Wes '10), Rebecca McCallum (librarian at Olin), and Linda Henry (from Amherst, MA)

Sit-in musicians will be welcome for the second half of the evening!
If you play fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, or anything else you think would fit in, bring it along, and play with us! Here are the sets we'll choose from:

Reels

Galen’s Arrival (G) / St. Anne’s Reel (D)

Needlecase (D) / Speed the Plow (A)

Greasy Coat (Am) / Liza Jane (A)

Far from Home (G) / Brenda Stubbert (Am)

Reel de Mattewa (Em) / Lady Anne Montgomery (D)

Old Gray Cat (Em) / Kitchen Girl (A)

Scotland the Brave (G) / Highland Laddie (A)

Jigs

Maison de Glace (D) / Korolenko (G)

Road to Lisdoonvarna (Em) / Hundred Pipers (A)

Many of these tunes are in the Portland Collection volumes 1 and 2.

For those who are dancing:
All dances are taught, beginners are welcome, and it's free!