Contra dancing in the Triangle in North Carolina
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"O body swayed to music, O brightening glance, How can we know the dancer from the dance?"
- William Butler Yeats, "Among School Children"
"Any problem in the world can be solved by dancing."
- James Brown
Schedule
Our dances are open to the public. You do not need a partner. Members: $7.00, Guests: $9.00. Dances start at 8:00 PM with a lesson at 7:30 PM, unless otherwise noted.
Shoe policy
To protect our floors:
- Shoes must be clean and soft-soled
- No spike heels may be worn; heels must be wider than 3/4 inch
Volunteer!
Your dance group is a volunteer organization. If you would like to get involved, click here.
| Date | Location | Band | Caller |
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| Friday February 10 |
Carrboro Century Center | Avant Gardeners (Laura Light, fiddle; and George Paul, piano) with David DiGiuseppe. http://www.theavantgardeners.com/ | Joy Greenwolfe |
| Saturday February 11 |
Dance at the Talley Student Center's Grand Ballroom: 7–10 PM—beginner's lesson at 6:30. Click here for details. | ||
| NC State | Donnybrook Lads | George Segebade | |
| Friday February 17 |
Carrboro Century Center | Third Friday dance sponsored by Carolina Song & Dance Association (Buz Lloyd) - $8 | |
| Saturday February 18 |
COMMUNITY DANCE Potluck 5:30-6:30 p.m., dance 6:30-9 p.m. Presented by Triangle Country Dancers. Binkley Baptist Church, 15-501 at Willow Drive in Chapel Hill. $5 per person, $12 per family, all ages welcome. 967-9917 |
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| Binkley Baptist Church | |||
| Friday February 24 |
Reality Center | Tunescape (Jodi Austin, piano; Nadine Dyskant-Miller, flutist/foot-percussionist; Peter Blue, percussion and nyckelharpa; Rachel Bell, accordion and flute; Tim Ball, fiddle) | Louie Cromartie |
| Saturday February 25 |
Contra Dance in Raleigh! 7PM 10PM West Raleigh Presbyterian Church (lower level) Students $5, Non-students $10 Fundraiser for the The Raleigh Civic Symphony Association. | ||
| Other - see description | Mara Shea, fiddle, Dean Herington, piano, Alison Arnold, flute, Gordon Arnold, cello, James McCann, fiddle, Tyler Johnson, guitar and mandolin | Bree Kalb | |
| Saturday March 3 |
Carrboro Century Center | First Saturday dance sponsored by FootLoose/Contrazz - $9 | |
| Friday March 9 |
Carrboro Century Center | Shamrockers (Clay Buckner on fiddle, Chris Frank, Jack Herrick, and Rob Ladd on percussion) - Click here for their website. | Scott Higgs - Website |
| Saturday March 10 |
Callers Workshop and Brunch, led by Scott Higgs open to experienced and beginning callers Saturday 3/10 from 10:30 - 1:30 at the home of Doug and Colleen Joyce (near Hillsborough) Registration required (register here: workshop) Questions: Email jack_mitchell@mindspring.com | ||
| Other - see description | |||
| Friday March 16 |
Carrboro Century Center | Third Friday dance sponsored by Carolina Song & Dance Association (Buz Lloyd) - $8 | |
| Friday March 23 |
Reality Center | Dot-Dot-Dash (Bill Anderson, fiddle; John Hildreth, guitar; Joel Keebler, bass; Matt Livingston, mandolin), Click here for their website. | Tom Calwell & Myra Hirschberg, Website |
| Saturday March 24 |
Dance at the Talley Student Center's Grand Ballroom: 7–10 PM—beginner's lesson at 6:30. Click here for details. | ||
| NC State | The Goat Skinners | Kristin Seibert | |
| Friday March 30 |
ADVANCED DANCE For EXPERIENCED DANCERS. There will be NO LESSON or WALKTHROUGHS. Come only if you are ready for a challenge. | ||
| Reality Center | The McKenzies (Marcia, Woody, and Keenan), Click here for their website. | Linda Cooper | |
| Saturday March 31 |
COMMUNITY DANCE Potluck 5:30-6:30 p.m., dance 6:30-9 p.m. Presented by Triangle Country Dancers. Binkley Baptist Church, 15-501 at Willow Drive in Chapel Hill. $5 per person, $12 per family, all ages welcome. 967-9917 |
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| Binkley Baptist Church | |||
| Saturday April 7 |
Carrboro Century Center | First Saturday dance sponsored by FootLoose/Contrazz - $9 | |
| Friday April 13 |
Carrboro Century Center | Rhythm Method String Band (Cathy Mason, Erica Weiss, Craig Edwards + bassist) | Beverly Smith |
| Friday April 20 |
Carrboro Century Center | Third Friday dance sponsored by Carolina Song & Dance Association (Buz Lloyd) - $8 | |
| Saturday April 21 |
Dance at the Talley Student Center's Grand Ballroom: 7–10 PM—beginner's lesson at 6:30. Click here for details. | ||
| NC State | TBA | ||
| Friday April 27 |
No local dance. | ||
| Other - see description | |||
| Friday April 27 - April 29 |
Spring Dance Romance! Click here for more information. | ||
| Camp Sertoma | |||
| Saturday May 5 |
COMMUNITY DANCE Potluck 5:30-6:30 p.m., dance 6:30-9 p.m. Presented by Triangle Country Dancers. Binkley Baptist Church, 15-501 at Willow Drive in Chapel Hill. $5 per person, $12 per family, all ages welcome. 967-9917 |
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| Binkley Baptist Church | |||