Thursday Night Contra Dance in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA 19119
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Third Saturdays at Summit Church
FREE through 5/30 for first-time contra dancers!
Local bands: $8, $5 students with ID
* Touring bands: $12, $8 students with ID
Free admission for children 12 and under.
| May 2 | Ridge Kennedy with other callers |
Hot Feat - Mat Clark (fiddle, mandolin), Dave Wiesler (piano, guitar), Paul Morrissette (bass) Community meeting at the break to discuss dance prices (sliding scale is coming) and Larks and Ravens / Gents and Ladies. |
| May 9 | Ron Blechner | JaneBob - Jane Rothfield (fiddle, banjo), Bob Pasquarello (piano), with Allan Carr (bass) |
| May 16 | George Marshall |
This dance only: Location: Glenside Memorial Hall, 185 S. Keswick Ave. (at E. Waverly Rd.), Glenside, PA (Google map; 15 min. northeast of our usual location). Please park in the Glenside Free Library parking lot across the street. Swallowtail - George Marshall (concertina, bodhran), Ron Grosslein (fiddle, mandolin), Tim Van Egmond (hammered dulcimer, spoons), Timm Triplett (piano), David Cantieni (winds, feet) |
| Saturday May 18 |
Anne Lutun | Pieces of Eight - Location: Summit Church |
| May 23 | Donna Hunt with other callers |
Dr. Twamley's Audio Snakes - Mike Rovine (fiddle), Jill Smith (piano), Wes Steenson (guitar,banjo) |
| May 30 | Jan Alter with other callers |
SPUDS - Philadelphia's Phabulous Pickup Band |
| Sliding scale admission (pay what you can) coming in June! | ||
| June 6 | Colin Hume | Birch Trio - Daphne Pickens (fiddle), Molly Tucker (fiddle), Casey Murray (guitar, cello) |
| June 13 | Bob Isaacs with other callers |
Mind The Gap - Adam Oleksa (fiddle), Kirsten Erwin (flute/whistle), Jane Roberts (cello), Adlai Waksman (piano) |
| June 20 | Scott Higgs with other callers |
Hot Wasabi - Chris Carpenter (banjo, mandolin, clarinet), Roberta Goren (flute), Dave Miller (fiddle), Adlai Waksman (piano) |
| June 27 | Emily Abel | Contraforce - Andrae Raffield (violin), Jimi Peirano (guitar), Joey Dorwart (percussion/sax) |
(Continued in the full calendar)
We dance every Thursday night (except Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve) in Mt. Airy at the Commodore Barry Club, 6815 Emlen Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119 (directions). The Third Saturday Contra Dance is at Summit Church, also in Mt. Airy. We thank the staff of Glenside Memorial Hall for supporting our dances for nearly 20 years.
FIRST TIME FREE!
Any Thursday night through May 30, people new to contra dancing get
in free!
"If you
can walk and count to 4, you can contra dance!"
Not your first time? Bring your friends and let them too discover the joy, energy, swirling awesomeness, and just plain fun of contra dancing!
As contra dancers, we need to always be recruiting in order to grow
our dance and have more fun. Now is the time to start talking to that
friend who you think would love to dance with us. Bring them
for free on any Thursday night.
The best way to get people to try something new is to personally ask them: share your love for dancing, bring them early, teach them how to swing, et cetera. The more we grow our dance, the more fun we can all have. Who will you recruit? Will it be someone from work? Someone from your place of worship? Someone from your knitting group or Zumba class? A stranger on the street?
See you and your new dancer friends soon!
Want to Know More?
See Welcome Information for more about the volunteer-run Thursday Night Dance and general information about Contra Dancing. See also the article "Mt Airy Contra, Dancing with your Neighbor" (by Kae Kalwaic, with a video clip). See our contact page to get answers to your questions or to volunteer.
Weather-Related Cancellations
In case of inclement weather please check this website or our Facebook page.SPUDS
The Summit Pick Up Dance Society (SPUDS) is open to all musicians who wish to participate, and has musicians of different levels of ability among its members. Since it is a contra dance band, the tunes range from reels and jigs to waltzes. We play for the Thursday night dance about seven times a year and occasionally for other events. For more information on how you can take part, including jams and rehearsals, visit the SPUDS website or contact SPUDS Coordinators Kim Neubauer and Bill Quern.
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Third Saturday Contra Dance at Summit
Church in Mt. Airy
The Seven Day
Dance Guide for links to dances in the Philadelphia region
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The Thursday Night Contra Dance is sponsored by Philadelphia Area Traditional Music and Dance (PATMAD), a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation that is an affiliate of the Country Dance and Song Society. PATMAD also sponsors the Third Saturday Contra Dance, SPUDS, and Allons Danser. PATMAD's non-profit filings are available from foundationcenter.org.
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