Saturday Contra Dance (WEB), 6/28/2025
Location: West End Ballroom Music: Floorplay Caller: Greg Frock Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free. Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at 6:45pm to learn or review basic steps.
Sponsored by: TADAMS (Traditional American Dance and Music Society)
Location: West End Ballroom Music: Floorplay Caller: Greg Frock Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free. Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at 6:45pm to learn or review basic steps.
Location: West End Ballroom Music: Cutie and the Hot Wings (Norfolk/Tidewater, VA) with Carol Downing on Fiddle, Amy Ferebee on guitar, Susan Lawler on flutes and whistles, and Gene Bowers on Banjo Caller: Thomas Begley (Pittsboro, 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.
Location: West End Ballroom Music: The McKenzies (Salem, VA) Caller: Ben Allbrandt (Norfolk, 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.
6:45pm Beginner’s Workshop: arrive early to learn or review the basics. Newcomers and experienced dancers are both appreciated. Location: West End Ballroom Music: Rhythmajigs (Charlottesville) with Jack Maus on piano, Michael Giordano on fiddle, and Pattie Reum on whistles and flute. Caller: April Blum (DC) Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free. Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at […]
6:45pm Beginner’s Workshop: arrive early to learn or review the basics. Newcomers and experienced dancers are both appreciated. ****One time only 2nd Saturday. There is no 2nd Sunday contra dance for the month of March.*** Location: West End Ballroom Music: Early Grove String Band with Evan Esch on fiddle and bass, Peter Marjusk on bass and […]
6:45pm Beginner’s Workshop: arrive early to learn or review the basics. Newcomers and experienced dancers are both appreciated. Location: West End Ballroom Music: Petrichord (DC/Rhode Island) with Sophie Chang on cello; Colleen Holroyd on fiddle; and Bobby LaRose on keyboard, mandolin & banjo. Caller: Virginia Varland (Richmond) Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free.
6:45pm Beginner’s Workshop: arrive early to learn or review the basics. Newcomers and experienced dancers are both appreciated. Location: West End Ballroom Music: Afton Crossing with Rya Martin on piano, and Jim Harrington on accordion (Staunton & Charlottesville) Caller: Jack Maus (Charlottesville) Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free.
Location: West End Ballroom Music: Unbowed with Henry Koretzky on mandolin (Harrisburg, PA), Mike Henry on guitar (Lancaster, PA), and Aaron Blouin on bass (Reading, PA) Caller: Greg Frock (Baltimore, MD) Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free. Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at 6:45pm to learn or review basic steps.
Location: West End Ballroom Music: Flamingo Sketches with Tom Krumm on fiddle and mandolin, and Jared Kirkpatrick on piano, mandolin, foot percussion, and fiddle. 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.
Location: West End Ballroom Music: In Wildness is the Preservation of the World (Charlottesville) with T. J. Crow on mandolin, Sue Read on piano, and Jim Morrison on fiddle. Caller: Kappy Laning (Maryland) Admission: $10 members/students, $15 non-members, 14 & under free. Beginner’s Workshop: Arrive early at 6:45pm to learn or review basic steps.
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 […]
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 […]