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Regular Dance Schedule

Contra dances are held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month at the Lewis Ginter Recreation Center. Beginners are welcome and no partner is required.

A free beginners workshop is held at 7:00pm. Dance from 8:00 to 11:00pm $5 members/students $8 non members; unless noted otherwise

Help us to care for our floor; please wear soft-soled shoes.

Special Dance - Saturday, Nov 14, Pot Luck Dinner and Membership Appreciation Dance, all members get in free. Everyone else is $5. Bring a dish to share.

Join for 2010 and get in free.

Pot Luck dinner at 6:30pm in the Ginter Room on the first floor, beginners workshop at 7:00pm, dance 8-11pm.

Hosts are needed for dances. It is not hard, we will help you and HOSTS GET IN FREE! Click here for more information. If you can host a dance, talk to any board member at the dance.

Date
Caller
Band
Nov-14-09
Ben Allbrant
from Norfolk, VA
Member Appreciation Dance
Toad Mamas
- Rick LaRue on fiddle, Patti Reum on whistles and flutes, Jack Maus on piano and David Stone on mandolin and guitar.
Nov-28-09
Shawn Brenneman
from Blacksburg, VA
Skylark of Chapel Hill, NC - Paul Fackler on fiddle, Marilyn Hartman on piano, and Colin Cannell on percussion
Dec-12-09
Gaye Fifer
from Charlottesville, VA
Snowflake Ball
Avant Gardeners from Charlottesville, VA - Dan Sebring on guitar, Laura Light on fiddle and George Paul on piano
Dec-26-09
NO DANCE
 
Dec-31-09
Adina Gordon from North Carolina
New Year's Eve
Floorplay from Charlottesville - Paul Rosen on fiddle & mandolin, Rya Martin on piano, and Aaron Lamb on perscussion
Jan-9-10
Shawn Brenneman
Night Watch - Naomi Morse on fiddle, Elvie Miller on piano & accordion and Owen Morrison on Guitar & Mandolin
Jan-23-10
Warren & Terry Doyle
TBA
Feb-13-10
TBA
Rhys Jones on fiddle, Joel Wennerstrom on banjo, and Cleek Schrey on piano
Feb-27-10
Shawn Brenneman
from Blacksburg, VA
Gypsy Meltdown - Kathy Kerr on fiddle, Colleen Reed on flute & saxophone, and Keith Gillis on guitar
Mar-13-10
Melanie Axel-Lute
TBA
Mar-27-10
TBA
TBA
Apr-10-10
Springforth Ball and Dance Weekend
April 9, 10, & 11, 2010
Apr-24-10
Ron Buchanan
The Rhythm Method String Band - Cathy Mason on fiddle, Erica Weiss on guitar, and Dedo Norris on bass
     

Booking: Contact at 804-748-6602

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LAST UPDATED: November 7, 2009