Come to the next contra dance!

Dances start at 8:00 PM with a lesson at 7:30 PM, unless otherwise noted.

Date: Friday August 25

Description: The Deep Valley Drifters make their TCD premiere, but the soaring sound of Ted Ehrhard's fiddle has delighted us often at TCD dances. One of the most evocative performers of clawhammer (drop-thumb) banjo in the modern age, Maria Fairchild brings subtle sophistication to this ancient technique. Triangle favorite Eileen Thorsos does a great job of calling dances that are fun for everyone!

Music: Deep Valley Drifters (Ted Ehrhard, fiddle, and Maria Fairchild, piano, banjo and guitar)

Caller: Eileen Thorsos

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Dance fun!

Live music
No partner necessary
Beginners welcome
All dances taught
Free lesson at 7:30 pm
Dance 8-11 pm
Great exercise
And a national magazine just said contra dancing was No. 1 on its list of awesome to do on a date (without alcohol)! Click here to see the article.

What is contra dance?

When do we dance?

Check the schedule.

To stay on top of our favorite dances in our area, go to our Google calendar .

Check the community dance schedule.

These are our regular dances:

First Saturdays at Carrboro Century Center - by Footloose/Contrazz
Second Fridays at Carrboro Century Center - by TCD
Third Fridays at Carrboro Century Center - by Carolina Song and Dance Association
Fourth and fifth Fridays at Reality Center - by TCD
Community dances some Saturdays at Binkley Baptist Church - by TCD

Get involved!

Join the TCD Facebook group. Join the Triangle Contra Yahoo group. Your dance group is a volunteer organization. If you would like to get involved, click here.

Become a member!

You can become a Triangle Country Dancers member and save on dance admission. Members save $2 on each dance! Another benefit of membership is our newsletter "The Hey!" which is published 6 times a year. Read more about membership.

Media

Carrboro Commons Documentary Video of TCD: link

NPR's All Things Considered: Youth Flock To Contra Dancing : link

To see a PBS report on contra dancing in Maine, click here.

Whoopin' It Up! Students at the Center for Documentary Studies interview Linda Cooper about contra dance:

Videos

Carrboro Century Center videos.

Reality Center videos.

Pleasant Green videos.

CulBlu's contra dance videos created by Dequan Powell