Richmond Contra Dance

TADAMS Board Meeting, 10/28/2024
2024-10-28 19:00 - 20:45 (America/New_York) | Tuckahoe Area Public Liibrary, 1901 Starling Dr, Henrico, Virginia, 23229, United States
TADAMS is an all-volunteer run, non-profit organization. Our monthly board meetings are open to the public and engagement is encouraged. Board meetings typically occur the Monday following the final dance of each month.

Monday, October 28, we will meet in the Conference Room of the Tuckahoe Area Public Library and the meeting can also be attended remotely by Zoom.

Join Zoom Meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87417247168?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 874 1724 7168Passcode: [REDACTED]

Saturday Contra Dance with Coral Riff & Virginia Varland (WEB), 10/26/2024
2024-10-26 19:30 - 22:30 | West End Ballroom, 2300 John Rolfe Parkway, Henrico, VA, 23233, United States
Location: West End Ballroom

Music: Coral Riff (from southwest Florida) with Kathie Aagaard on five-string violin; Sarah Mitchell on flute, whistle, hammered dulcimer, concertina, and foot percussion; Sherry Mattos on piano and violin; and Wes Maluk on tenor banjo, mandolin, and percussion.

Caller: Virginia Varland (Richmond, VA)

Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free.

Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at 6:45pm to learn or review basic steps.

COVID: While vaccinations are excellent for preventing disease, TADAMS no longer requires proof of vaccination to participate in our dances. Wearing a mask remains optional.

Rivanna Contra Dance, Friday 10/18/2024
2024-10-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Greenwood Community Center, 865 Greenwood Rd, Crozet, Virginia, 22932, United States
Contra Dance Third Fridays at Greenwood Community Center.

Beginner lesson at 7:00 pm.

Band: Uncle Henry’s Favorites

Caller: Jack Maus

***Mask optional***

Entry: $10 – $20 sliding scale

Sunday Contra Dance with Go Figure (LGRA), 10/13/2024
2024-10-13 14:30 - 17:30 | Lewis Ginter Recreation Association, 3421 Hawthorne Ave, Richmond, VA, 23222, United States
Location: Lewis Ginter Recreation Association

Music: Go Figure (Charlottesville) with Janet Muse on piano and Mike Dunn on fiddle.

Caller: Greg Frock (Baltimore, MD)

Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free.

Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at 1:45pm to learn or review basic steps.

COVID: While vaccinations are excellent for preventing disease, TADAMS no longer requires proof of vaccination to participate in our dances. Wearing a mask remains optional.

Williamsburg/Norge Contra Dance, Saturday, 10/5/2024
2024-10-05 19:30 - 22:30 | Norge Community Hall, 7402 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg, Virginia, 23188, United States
Saturday evening contra dance.

TADAMS Board Meeting, 9/30/2024
2024-09-30 19:00 - 20:45 | Tuckahoe Area Public Liibrary, 1901 Starling Dr, Henrico, Virginia, 23229, United States
TADAMS is an all-volunteer run, non-profit organization. Our monthly board meetings are open to the public and engagement is encouraged. Board meetings typically occur the Monday following the final dance of each month.

Monday, September 30, we will meet in the Conference Room of the Tuckahoe Area Public Library and the meeting can also be attended remotely by Zoom.

Join Zoom Meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89243205495?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 892 4320 5495Passcode: [REDACTED]

Saturday Contra Dance with Rhythmajigs (WEB), 9/28/2024
2024-09-28 19:30 - 22:30 | West End Ballroom, 2300 John Rolfe Parkway, Henrico, VA, 23233, United States
Location: West End Ballroom

Music: Rhythmajigs (Charlottesville) with Jack Maus on piano, Michael Giordano on fiddle, and Pattie Reum on whistles and flute.

Caller: Bill Wellington (Staunton)

Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free.

Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at 6:45pm to learn or review basic steps.

COVID: While vaccinations are excellent for preventing disease, TADAMS no longer requires proof of vaccination to participate in our dances. Wearing a mask remains optional.

TADAMS Board Meeting, 8/26/2024
2024-08-26 19:00 - 20:45 | Tuckahoe Area Public Liibrary, 1901 Starling Dr, Henrico, Virginia, 23229, United States
TADAMS is an all-volunteer run, non-profit organization. Our monthly board meetings are open to the public and engagement is encouraged. Board meetings typically occur the Monday following the final dance of each month.

Monday, August 26, we will meet in the Conference Room of the Tuckahoe Area Public Library and the meeting can also be attended remotely by Zoom.

Join Zoom Meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83862375197?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 838 6237 5197Passcode: [REDACTED]

Saturday Contra Dance with Afton Crossing (WEB), 8/24/2024
2024-08-24 19:30 - 22:30 | West End Ballroom, 2300 John Rolfe Parkway, Henrico, VA, 23233, United States
Location: West End Ballroom

Music: Afton Crossing with Rya Martin on Piano, and Jim Harrington on accordion (Staunton & Charlottesville)

Caller: George Segebade (Piedmont Triad, NC)

Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free.

Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at 6:45pm to learn or review basic steps.

COVID: While vaccinations are excellent for preventing disease, TADAMS no longer requires proof of vaccination to participate in our dances. Wearing a mask remains optional.

TADAMS Board Meeting, 7/29/2024
2024-07-29 19:00 - 20:45 | Tuckahoe Area Public Liibrary, 1901 Starling Dr, Henrico, Virginia, 23229, United States
TADAMS is an all-volunteer run, non-profit organization. Our monthly board meetings are open to the public and engagement is encouraged. Board meetings typically occur the Monday following the final dance of each month.

Monday, July 29, we will meet in the Conference Room of the Tuckahoe Area Public Library and the meeting can also be attended remotely by Zoom.

Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86494904803?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 864 9490 4803Passcode: [REDACTED]

Saturday Contra Dance with Playing with Fyre (WEB), 7/27/2024
2024-07-27 19:30 - 22:30 | West End Ballroom, 2300 John Rolfe Parkway, Henrico, VA, 23233, United States
Location: West End Ballroom

Music: Playing with Fyre 2

Featuring George Paul on Piano and Rob Zisette on Fiddle, Playing with Fyre brings a unique blend of trad, jazz, old time, funk, and blues creating dynamic and driving dance music packed with emotionality.

Caller: Joy Greenwolfe (Carborro, NC)

Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free.

Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at 6:45pm to learn or review basic steps.

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***All dancers are invited to join a Backyard Potluck/Cook Out at the Varland house before the dance from 5:30pm-7:15pm. Please see Facebook Event for details.

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COVID: While vaccinations are excellent for preventing disease, TADAMS no longer requires proof of vaccination to participate in our dances. Wearing a mask remains optional.

Wednesday Contra Dance with ContraForce (WEB), 7/10/2024
2024-07-10 19:00 - 22:00 | West End Ballroom, 2300 John Rolfe Parkway, Henrico, VA, 23233, United States
Join un for a special dance with ContraForce! A nationally recognized powerhouse band, ContraForce is known for blending traditional and original folk tunes with new age rock stylings, creating wildly energizing contra dance music.

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Location: West End Ballroom

Music: ContraForce

Caller: Brian Hamshar (Palmyra, VA)

Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free.

Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at 6:30pm to learn or review basic steps.

COVID: While vaccinations are excellent for preventing disease, TADAMS no longer requires proof of vaccination to participate in our dances. Wearing a mask remains optional.

TADAMS Board Meeting, 6/24/2024
2024-06-24 19:00 - 20:45 | Tuckahoe Area Public Liibrary, 1901 Starling Dr, Henrico, Virginia, 23229, United States
The TADAMS Board will devote the June 24th meeting to a discussion of dance role terminology, which our community is invited to participate in. We will meet in the Conference Room of the Tuckahoe Area Public Library and the meeting can also be attended remotely by Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88546732999?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 885 4673 2999Passcode: [REDACTED]

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TADAMS is an all-volunteer run, non-profit organization. Our monthly board meetings are open to the public and engagement is encouraged. Board meetings typically occur the Monday following the final dance of each month.

Saturday Contra Dance with The Hot Seats (WEB), 6/22/2024
2024-06-22 19:30 - 22:30 | West End Ballroom, 2300 John Rolfe Parkway, Henrico, VA, 23233, United States
Location: West End Ballroom

Music: The Hot Seats (Richmond) with Josh Bearman, Rudy Bzdyk, and Jake Sellers

Caller: April Blum (DC)

Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free.

Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at 6:45pm to learn or review basic steps.

COVID: While vaccinations are excellent for preventing disease, TADAMS no longer requires proof of vaccination to participate in our dances. Wearing a mask remains optional.

Sunday Ceilidh with Wyndreám (LGRA), 6/16/2024
2024-06-16 14:00 - 16:30 | Lewis Ginter Recreation Association, 3421 Hawthorne Ave, Richmond, VA, 23222, United States
Join us for a Ceilidh (pronounced KAY-lee) featuring Scottish Country Dances, English Country Dances and Contra Dances. The program will start with Scottish, progress to English, and finish with a majority of contras. This eclectic program is an excellent opportunity to try folk dance style(s) that may be new to you!

Location: Lewis Ginter Recreation Association

Music: Wyndreám (Dave Knight on Fiddle, Janet Muse on Piano)

Caller: Ben Allbrandt

Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free.

Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at 1:15pm to learn or review basic steps.

COVID: While vaccinations are excellent for preventing disease, TADAMS no longer requires proof of vaccination to participate in our dances. Wearing a mask remains optional.

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TADAMS Board Meeting, 6/3/2024
2024-06-03 19:00 - 20:45 | Tuckahoe Area Public Liibrary, 1901 Starling Dr, Henrico, Virginia, 23229, United States
TADAMS is an all-volunteer run, non-profit organization. Our monthly board meetings are open to the public and engagement is encouraged. Board meetings typically occur the Monday following the final dance of each month. May’s meeting will be one week later (in June, but reviewing topics from May) due to the Memorial Day holiday falling on our typical day.

The “May” board meeting will take place Monday, June 3 in the Conference Room of the Tuckahoe Area Public Library and can also be attended remotely by Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89880925014?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 898 8092 5014Passcode: [REDACTED]

Williamsburg/Norge Contra Dance, Saturday, 6/1/2024
2024-06-01 19:30 - 22:30 | Norge Community Hall, 7402 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg, Virginia, 23188, United States
Saturday evening contra dance.

Caller: Gwyn Williams

Saturday Contra Dance (WEB), 5/25/2024
2024-05-25 19:30 - 22:30 | West End Ballroom, 2300 John Rolfe Parkway, Henrico, VA, 23233, United States
Location: West End Ballroom

Music: Cojiro (Massachusetts) with Mark Price on guitar/mandolin, Jess Newman on fiddle, and Ben Graubart on mandolin

Caller: Gwyn Williams

Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free.

Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at 6:45pm to learn or review basic steps.

COVID: While vaccinations are excellent for preventing disease, TADAMS no longer requires proof of vaccination to participate in our dances. Wearing a mask remains optional.

Rivanna Contra Dance, Friday 5/17/2024
2024-05-17 19:30 - 22:00 | Greenwood Community Center, 865 Greenwood Rd, Crozet, Virginia, 22932, United States
Contra Dance Third Fridays at Greenwood Community Center

Beginner lesson at 7:00 pm.

Masks and proof of vaccination required. Negative test within 24 hours accepted in lieu of vaccination.

Entry: $10 – $20, $5 for low income; contribute what you can.

Sunday Contra Dance (LGRA), 5/12/2024
2024-05-12 14:30 - 17:30 | Lewis Ginter Recreation Association, 3421 Hawthorne Ave, Richmond, VA, 23222, United States
Location: Lewis Ginter Recreation Association

Music: Cutie and the Hot Wings (Norfolk) with Carol Downing on fiddle, Amy Ferebee on guitar, Susan Lawlor on flutes/whistles, Gene Bowers on banjo.

Caller: Caroline Barnes (DC)

Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free.

Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at 1:45pm to learn or review basic steps.

COVID: While vaccinations are excellent for preventing disease, TADAMS no longer requires proof of vaccination to participate in our dances. Wearing a mask remains optional.

Williamsburg/Norge Contra Dance, Saturday, 5/4/2024
2024-05-04 19:30 - 22:30 | Norge Community Hall, 7402 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg, Virginia, 23188, United States
Saturday evening contra dance.

Caller: Phoebe Williams and Virginia Varland

TADAMS Board Meeting, 4/29/2024
2024-04-29 19:00 - 20:45 | Tuckahoe Area Public Liibrary, 1901 Starling Dr, Henrico, Virginia, 23229, United States
TADAMS is an all-volunteer run, non-profit organization. Our monthly board meetings are open to the public and engagement is encouraged. Board meetings typically occur the Monday following the final dance of each month.

The March board meeting will take place Monday, April 29 in the Conference Room of the Tuckahoe Area Public Library and can also be attended remotely by Zoom.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85635278344?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 856 3527 8344Passcode: [REDACTED]

Saturday Contra Dance (WEB), 4/27/2024
2024-04-27 19:30 - 22:30 | West End Ballroom, 2300 John Rolfe Parkway, Henrico, VA, 23233, United States
Location: West End Ballroom

Music: Rhythmajigs

Caller: Brian Hamshar

Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free.

Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at 6:45pm to learn or review basic steps.

COVID: While vaccinations are excellent for preventing disease, TADAMS no longer requires proof of vaccination to participate in our dances. Wearing a mask remains optional.

Rivanna Contra Dance, Friday 4/19/2024
2024-04-19 19:30 - 22:00 | Greenwood Community Center, 865 Greenwood Rd, Crozet, Virginia, 22932, United States

Springforth Ball Dance Weekend
2024-04-12 20:00 - 2024-04-14 14:30 | Lewis Ginter Recreation Association, 3421 Hawthorne Ave, Richmond, VA, 23222, United States
Please join us at the beautiful Lewis Ginter Recreation Association for the 2024 Springforth Ball, a weekend of dance, music, food, and camaraderie. Our band is Drive Train with Ed Howe on fiddle, Bennett Konesni on guitar, and Noah Fishman on bass. Gaye Fifer is out caller for the weekend.

Workshops include: Challenging Contras, Squares, English Country Dance, Round Dancing (beginner waltz and beginner two-step), Waltz (Intermediate), and Shape-Note Singing. Go Figure (Janet Muse on piano, Mike Dunn on fiddle) will provide music for the ECD and Intermediate Waltz workshops.

Details and registration are here: https://tadamsva.org/springforth-2024/

Williamsburg/Norge Contra Dance, Saturday, 4/6/2024
2024-04-06 19:30 - 22:30 | Norge Community Hall, 7402 Richmond Rd, Williamsburg, Virginia, 23188, United States
Saturday evening contra dance.

Caller: Virginia Varland

TADAMS Board Meeting, 3/25/2024
2024-03-25 19:00 - 20:45 | Tuckahoe Area Public Liibrary, 1901 Starling Dr, Henrico, Virginia, 23229, United States
TADAMS is an all-volunteer run, non-profit organization. Our monthly board meetings are open to the public and engagement is encouraged. Board meetings typically occur the Monday following the final dance of each month.

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The March board meeting will take place Monday, March 25 in the Conference Room of the Tuckahoe Area Public Library and can also be attended remotely by Zoom.

Join Zoom Meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85216105690?pwd=[REDACTED]

Meeting ID: 852 1610 5690Passcode: [REDACTED]

Saturday Contra Dance (WEB), 3/23/2024
2024-03-23 19:30 - 22:30 | West End Ballroom, 2300 John Rolfe Parkway, Henrico, VA, 23233, United States
Location: West End Ballroom

Music: Early Grove String Band

Caller: Ben Allbrandt

Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free.

Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at 6:45pm to learn or review basic steps.

COVID: While vaccinations are excellent for preventing disease, TADAMS no longer requires proof of vaccination to participate in our dances. Wearing a mask remains optional.

Richmond Dance Caller's Workshop 3/23/2024
2024-03-23 14:00 - 18:00 | West End Ballroom, 2300 John Rolfe Parkway, Henrico, VA, 23233, United States
Back by popular demand! This afternoon introduction to calling contra dances is for all dancers, musicians, or wanna-be callers. If you’ve ever wondered what it might be like to be a dance caller, here is your chance to find out more, and give it a try.

Workshop Flyer

Please arrive 10 minutes early. The workshop will start promptly at 2:00pm. Please RSVP to allbrandt@cox.net so we know how many to expect. Dancers are welcome to help us practice, 4:00pm to 6:00pm.

Some of the topics we will cover: how dance music is structured, how dances fit the music, placing calls in time to the music, the importance of the walk through, and how to choose dances to call.

Even if you don’t plan to get in front of the microphone, you’re welcome to come learn more about the caller’s job. It could even improve your dancing or dance-playing skills!

To practice calling, we’ll need dancers! Invite your friends to come dance with us from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. And stick around for our regular dance starting at 7:30pm.

Rivanna Contra Dance, Friday 3/15/2024
2024-03-15 19:30 - 22:00 | Greenwood Community Center, 865 Greenwood Rd, Crozet, Virginia, 22932, United States
