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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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
DANCE MOVING TO SECOND FRIDAY IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY
The church is hosting the unhoused on Saturdays during the cold winter months, so they have asked us to move the dance for January and February to Friday nights!Don't worry, this does not mean any less dancing for you!
Upcoming Dance Schedule
Our contra dances will usually be every 2nd Saturday of the month unless otherwise indicated. For January and February, we are moving to the second Friday.
Meetup Meet, Greet and Mingle 6:30-7:00 PM
Beginner Lesson: 7:00 PM ~ Dance Time: 7:30- 10:30 PM
Dance admission is usually $12 per person. Children under 12 free.
Newcomers are welcome and you don’t need a partner!
Friday February 10th -Gluten Free/Gretchen Caldwell
Friday February 24th-Playing with Fyre/Dean Snipes
No monthly dance in March, as our Carolina Meltdown dance weekend is March 10-12th (see that link for details)
Sat April 15th - Rhythmajigs / Nick Boulet
Sat May 13th - The Sons of the Full Moon/David Winston
Sat Jun 10th - George Paul and David DeGiuseppe /George Segeblade