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Join us for our 5th annual contra dance weekend, with nationally-known bands and callers:
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Join us for our 5th annual contra dance weekend, with nationally-known bands and callers:
- ELIXIR from Massachusetts
- DynaMix (the legendary Larry Unger from Massachusetts, Ben Schreiber of Uncle Farmer, and Elizabeth Dequine of Celtic Spring)
- Caller Cis Hinkle from Atlanta, plus-
- Yoyo Zhou from San Francisco!
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Upcoming Contra Dance Events:
Saturday, July 21st, 2018
Contra Dance!
Music by the Coastal Prairie Band
(Darren Davison, Billy Rudock, Karen Sanderson & Mike Sult)
with calling by Alan Winston from the Bay Area
Dance to the light and airy music of the Coastal Prairie Band. You’ll feel like you’re dancing in the sunshine at an open air market, because the farmer’s market is where this Santa Cruz based band regularly plays. Versatile musicians Darren Davison, Billy Rudock,
and Karen Sanderson were part of the Farmer’s Market String Band. They are joined by Mike Sult to bring guitar, fiddles, vocals and bass to traditional fiddle tunes, folk songs, jazz, swing and originals. Calling for this contra dance is Alan Winston of the SF Bay Area, a masterful caller whose knowledge of the rich background and history of contra dance makes them interesting and fun.
Contra Dance!
Music by the Coastal Prairie Band
(Darren Davison, Billy Rudock, Karen Sanderson & Mike Sult)
with calling by Alan Winston from the Bay Area
Dance to the light and airy music of the Coastal Prairie Band. You’ll feel like you’re dancing in the sunshine at an open air market, because the farmer’s market is where this Santa Cruz based band regularly plays. Versatile musicians Darren Davison, Billy Rudock,
and Karen Sanderson were part of the Farmer’s Market String Band. They are joined by Mike Sult to bring guitar, fiddles, vocals and bass to traditional fiddle tunes, folk songs, jazz, swing and originals. Calling for this contra dance is Alan Winston of the SF Bay Area, a masterful caller whose knowledge of the rich background and history of contra dance makes them interesting and fun.
Saturday, August 4th, 2018
Contra Dance, Band TBA,
Russell Frank calling
Come enjoy dancing to new Monterey caller Russell Frank's favorite dances! Band to be announced soon!
Contra Dance, Band TBA,
Russell Frank calling
Come enjoy dancing to new Monterey caller Russell Frank's favorite dances! Band to be announced soon!
Saturday, August 18th, 2018
Contra Dance & Waltz Workshop
with Potluck Dinner
Music: Emil Olguin Duo (from LA)
Caller: Susan Petrick (from the Bay Area)
Enjoy an entertaining and informative afternoon waltz workshop, share a tasty potluck dinner, and then stay for the evening dance! Renowned waltz teachers Susan Petrick & Joseph Vanderway will lead the workshop, while guitar and mando wizard Emil Olguin & fiddler Brianna will provide the music for the whole evening. You don't want to miss this one!
Schedule: 4:30pm-5:45pm Waltz Workshop; 6-6:40pm Potluck Dinner; 6:40pm Beginners' Contra Orientation; 7-10pm Contra Dance
Prices: $5 each for workshop, regular prices for contra dance
Contra Dance & Waltz Workshop
with Potluck Dinner
Music: Emil Olguin Duo (from LA)
Caller: Susan Petrick (from the Bay Area)
Enjoy an entertaining and informative afternoon waltz workshop, share a tasty potluck dinner, and then stay for the evening dance! Renowned waltz teachers Susan Petrick & Joseph Vanderway will lead the workshop, while guitar and mando wizard Emil Olguin & fiddler Brianna will provide the music for the whole evening. You don't want to miss this one!
Schedule: 4:30pm-5:45pm Waltz Workshop; 6-6:40pm Potluck Dinner; 6:40pm Beginners' Contra Orientation; 7-10pm Contra Dance
Prices: $5 each for workshop, regular prices for contra dance
Monterey Country Dance Community holds contra dances most first and third Saturdays (in December, our dances may vary due to the holiday season) at the Carmel Youth Center, unless otherwise noted in our schedules and calendars. Come alone or bring a friend – beginners are always welcome! If you'd like to support MCDC, please consider becoming a Member (a minimum $25/year sponsorship helps us to continue these wonderful dances).
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Dances begin at 7:00pm (unless otherwise specified), with a highly recommended newcomers' orientation 20 minutes before the dance begins.
Admission for regular dances is:
Not sure what Contra Dance is? See videos and learn more by checking out our About Contra Dance page. If you're feeling nervous about learning how to contra dance, we even have links to beginning dancers' training videos on YouTube – they are a wonderful help, though nothing replaces dancing as a way to learn. Please be aware that some of our dancers are sensitive to fragrances – we respectfully request that everyone please be thoughtful about using products with fragrance prior to a contra dance. Thank you! |
Click on upcoming dates on our Google Calendar below for more information about bands and callers...
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