Contra dances


This list is in reverse chronological order, and is, for the moment, up to date :-)


  • February 2009
    • The dance in Tuscon, AZ was fun - but for the first time on this trip, everyone was, briefly, a stranger.
    • And for Valentines' Weekend, I enjoyed a three dance fling in Phoenix.
    • I didn't get photos at the San Diego dance - but it was notable for a couple of reasons. See the third paragraph.
    • Next weekend in Pasadena: Fiddling Frogs, with Contrazz!!
  • January 2009
    • I danced in Austin, TX: a small group but friendly and competent. I met a guy who had been to both Feet Retreat and Spring Dance Romance! It was interesting to see that their "jam band" sat in a circle at the side of the hall. No photos :-(
  • November & December 2008
    • Glen Echo, MD has a beautiful venue and excellent dancers.
    • And I had three lovely dances with my homebodies (Triangle Country Dancers in Carrboro/Durham, NC). The last of those had the Owen Brothers as the band...
    • ... and I danced to them again in Winston-Salem...
    • ... and then a third time in Greenville, SC (with Heather)!
    • And I finally got to a dance in Huntsville, Alabama, my real hometown!
  • October 2008
    • In Maine, I danced at West Falmouth and North Yarmouth, both fairly small but very friendly.
    • Plans for the rest of the month include dancing again at all the great spots in NH/MA/VT,
      and the Peterborough Fall Ball (a noon to midnight affair),
      and the gender neutral dance in Becket, MA with the Groovemongers and Lisa Greenleaf
  • September 2008
  • August 2008
    • I danced in Massachusetts (Greenfield and Concord), Vermont (Brattleboro, New Acadia, Montpelier), and New Hampshire (Nelson). I wrote about these as part of my quest to become an Iron Dancer.
    • The best dance camp (so far :-): Pinewoods Dance Camp in Plymouth, MA
  • July 2008
  • June 2008