Welcome New Dancers!
The Charlotte Contra Dancers
Contra Dancing in Charlotte, N.C. since 1973
What is contra dancing?
Dance caller Diane Silver describes it:
"You take long lines as seen in English country dances as seen in Pride and Prejudice, put in square dancing moves your learned in school, set it to the driving beat of River Dance, and drop this all in the middle of Woodstock"
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Breaking News!
Weekly Contradance Returns to Charlotte!
Click here for the details on the new weekly dances!
Carolina Meltdown Dance Weekend 2025!
March 21-23, 2025
Monthly Dance Details
Please come 6ish to help us set up!
Dance Lesson starts 630
Dance starts 7:00 and ends at 10:00
Registration Desk Closes at 9:00. If you arrive after 9PM, there might not be anyone downstairs to let you in.
First United Methodist Church is in Uptown Charlotte, between Church and Tryon, West 9th and 10th streets.
The parking garage entrance is located at 163 W. Ninth St.
Use this address for your GPS.
If you are coming first time, read the parking directions to avoid getting lost:
Parking directions and how to get to the dance
Enter parking garage off 9th Street, look for this entrance:
Click PDF for more detailed parking directions
or click here
Upcoming Monthly Dance Schedule
Our monthly contra dances are generally every 2nd Saturday of the month unless otherwise indicated.
Come before the lesson to help us setup! 6:00-6:30 PM
Beginner Lesson: 6:30 - 7PM ~ Dance Time: 7:00- 10:00 PM
Dance admission is usually $12 per person. Children under 12 free.
Newcomers are welcome and you don’t need a partner!
2024
Sat Apr 20th - Wolf Moon String Band/Clair Takemori calling
Sat May 18th - The Marblelous Daves (David White & David Heath) - Seth Tepfer calling
Sat June 8th - Down the Hall/Roberta Kogut calling
Sat July 13th - Wolf Moon String Band/ TBA calling
Sat Aug 10th - Playing with Fyre/George Segebade calling
Sat Sep 14th - Contraforce/Deanna Palumbo calling
Sat Oct 12th - RUSHFEST/Emily Rush
Sat Nov 9th - TBA/Charlotte Crittenden calling
Sat Dec 12th - Contraforce/Caller's Collective
2025
March 21-23 - Carolina Meltdown
Charlotte Contra Dancers
First United Methodist Church
Gymnasium
Read the parking instructions on how to get there