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AK - Anchorage - Dancing Bears
AK - Fairbanks - Contra Borealis Dancers
AK - index
AK - Juneau - Some Sat. - Monthly barn dances
AK - Juneau - Thurs.
AL - Birmingham - 2nd/5th Sat. - Birmingham Country Dance Society
AL - Huntsville - Saturday - North Alabama Country Dance Society
AR - Fayetteville - 1st Sat
AR - index - Arkansas Country Dance Society
AZ - Flagstaff - 1st Sat.
AZ - index
AZ - Phoenix - 2nd Sat.
AZ - Prescott - 1st Fri.
AZ - Tucson - 1st & 3rd Sat.
CA - Anaheim - 4th Saturday
CA - Auburn - 1st Sat. - Lesson at 7:45
CA - Brentwood - 1st/4th Saturdays
CA - Felton
CA - index
CA - La Verne - 2nd Sunday
CA - Monterey - various
CA - Nevada City - 3rd Sat. - Lesson at 7:45
CA - north bay - index - North Bay CDS
CA - Ojai - some Saturdays
CA - Pasadena - 5th Saturdays
CA - Pasadena (south) - 1st/3rd Friday
CA - Riverside - 1st Sunday
CA - Sacramento - Sacramento Country Dance Society
CA - Sacremento area
CA - San Diego - Fri./Sat. - San Diego Folk Heritage
CA - San Francisco area - index - Bay Area Country Dance Society
CA - San Luis Obispo - some Saturdays - Beginner workshop before dance
CA - Santa Barbara - Sundays - These dances are held in the Carrillo Ballroom on a wonderful sprung floor which makes for a great dancing experience.
CA - Santa Cruz - Fri./Sun.
CA - Santa Cruz - President's Weekend - Noon to Midnight
CA - Sierra Madre - 2nd Saturdays
CO - Boulder - 2nd/4th Sat.
CO - Denver - 1st/3rd Fri.
CO - Greeley
CO - Lakewood - 2nd Fri. - quick walk-thrus, no lessons
CO - Westminster - 1st Sat.
CO - Arkansas Valley region. - Arkansas Valley Music and Dance
CO - Fort Collins - 1st, 3rd Sat.
CO - index
CT - Eastern index - "Contra SENE (South Eastern New England)"
CT - Greenwich - 2nd Sat. - Round Hill Country Dancers
CT - Hartford - 2nd Sat. - Hartford Country Dance
CT - index - Everything about contra dancing in Connecticut
CT - index
CT - index - The Dance Gypsy
CT - New Haven - 1st/3rd Saturdays - New Haven Country Dancers
CT - Tolland - There is a listing buried on this page
CT - Wallingford - Occasional Wallingford community barn dances
DC - Glen Echo(MD) - Friday
DC - Glen Echo(MD) - Sunday - FSGW series
DC - index
DC - index
DE - Arden - 1st Sunday
FL - Gainesville
FL - Jacksonville - usu. 3rd Fri.
FL - Lake Worth - 1st Saturday
FL - Miami (North) - 3rd Sat. - Everglades Old-Time Dance
FL - Orlando/Casselberry - last Sat.
FL - Tallahassee
FL - Tampa/St. Petersburg - index
GA - Athens - mostly 3rd Sat. - Beginners at 7:30
GA - Atlanta - Friday
GA - Rome - Oostanaula Folk Dance Collective
HI - index - Contradancers of Hawaii
IA - Ames - 4th Sat. (mostly) - Central Iowa Barn Dance Association
IA - index
IA - Iowa City
ID - Boise - 2nd/3rd Sat. - Boise Contra Dance Society
IL - Carbondale - 2nd Fri - This is the better of the two Carbondale dance sites
IL - Chicago - index - Chicago Barn Dance Company
IL - Chicago - index
IL - Urbana - Fri./Sat. - Urbana Country Dancers
IN - Bloomington - Wed./Sat.
IN - Goshen - 1st Sat.
IN - Indianapolis - Tues.
IN - Richmond - 1st/3rd Fri.
KS - Kansas City area
KS - Lawrence - 3rd Sat.
KS - Manhattan
KS - Merriam - Missouri Valley FolkLife Society
KS - Moundridge - 4th Sat
KS - North Newton - some Sat. - Instruction at 6:30; Dance 7-9:30pm
KS - Wichita - Beginners 6:30
KY - Berea - 4th Sat. - Contraire Dance Association
KY - Lexington - Fri./Sat. - Lexington Traditional Dance Association
KY - Louisville - 3rd Sat. - Louisville Country Dancers
KY - Louisville - Monday - Louisville Country Dancers
LA - New Orleans - 2nd Saturday - Greater New Orleans Folk Society
MA - Amherst - 1st, 3rd, 5th Weds.
MA - Berlin - 1st Saturday
MA - Cambridge - 2nd/4th Tuesdays - MIT Folk Dance club
MA - Cambridge - 3rd Sun.
MA - Carlisle - 2nd Fri. - October - June
MA - Concord - Mondays
MA - Concord - some 1st Fridays - For experienced dancers; Oct.-May. (Special benefits Dec & June)
MA - Concord - some Sun. - Occasional series of unique offerings: squares, historic, English/Contra, etc.
MA - Concord - summer Sat.
MA - Concord - Thursdays - Thursday Contras at the Concord Scout House
MA - eastern - Invitation to Contra Dancing in Greater Boston
MA - Falmouth - 5th Saturday
MA - Greenfield - index
MA - Jamaica Plain - some Sat. - Gay and lesbian and friends
MA - Lexington - 3rd Fri. - Roaring Jelly dance. Not during summer.
MA - Medway - mostly 1st Sat.
MA - Northampton - Some Sat. - Gender free
MA - Northboro - 3rd Saturday - featuring the Polymorphous String Band
MA - Pittsfield - 2nd Sat. - Country Life, Dance and Music Society
MA - Rehoboth - 2nd/4th/5th Fridays
MA - Southeastern index - "Contra SENE (South Eastern New England)"
MA - western - The Dance Gypsy
MA - Westford - rth Sat. - Sept. - May; no dance December or April
MA - Worcester - 2nd Sat.
MD - Annapolis - usu. 3rd Saturdays - Annapolis Traditional Dance Society
MD - Baltimore - 2nd Saturday
MD - Baltimore - Wednesday
MD - Easton - "Crab Contras" - Beware tinkley background music and annoying pop-ups.
MD - Frederick - 4th Sat - Mid-Maryland Folk Arts Council
MD - Glen Echo - Friday
MD - Glen Echo - Sunday - FSGW series
MD - index - DC-area
MD - index
MD - Lusby - usu. 2nd Sat.
ME - Bowdoinham - 3rd Sat
ME - index
ME - index - The Dance Gypsy
ME - North Yarmouth - 2nd/4th Sat. - Wescustogo Dance Series
ME - West Farmington - 2nd Sat
MI - Clawson - 4th Sat - Oakland County Traditional Dance Society
MI - Grand Rapids - some Sat. - Grand River Folk Arts Society; also occasional Swing and Irish dances
MI - index - AACTMAD's Michigan Dance Calendar
MI - Kalamazoo.
MI - Lansing - Looking Glass Music and Arts Assn.
MI - Midland - 2nd & 4th Sat. - September thru May
MI - Traverse City area
MN - Minneapolis/St. Paul
MN - northern - Home on the Range Community Dance Association
MO - Cape Giradeau
MO - Columbia - Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers
MO - Kansas City area
MO - Springfield - Traditional Dance & Music Society
MO - Springfield
MO - St. Louis - some Sundays - Childgrove Country Dancers
MT - Bozeman
NC - Asheville vicinity - Old Farmer's Ball
NC - Beaufort - 3rd Sat. - Down East Folk Arts Society
NC - Boone - 2nd Saturday
NC - Brasstown - Sponsored by the John Campbell Folk School
NC - Chapel Hill
NC - Charlotte - 4th Sat.
NC - Charlotte - Monday
NC - Durham
NC - Greensboro - Saturday
NC - Morehead City area - Down East Folkarts Society
NC - Raleigh
NC - Triangle area - 1st/3rd Fri. - Triangle Country Dancers
NC - Triangle area
NC - Wilmington - 1st/3rd Tues., monthly Sat - Cape Fear Contra Dancers - 7:30 beginners session
NC - Winston-Salem - Tuesday
NE - Lincoln - mostly 1st Sat.
NE - Omaha - 3rd Sat.
NH - Dover - 1st Thurs.
NH - index
NH - index - The Dance Gypsy
NH - Kingston - 4th Sat. - Dancing CAT series
NH - Manchester
NH - Wolfeboro - 1st Fri. - Schedule information on the page for the house band
NJ - Chatham - 1st/3rd Sat. - Swingin' Tern Dances
NJ - Cinnaminson - 3rd Sun.
NJ - Highland Park - 2nd Saturday - "Contra Cauldron"; This dance is starting in March 2001
NJ - Princeton - Wed./Sat. - Princeton Country Dancers
NM - index
NM - Mesilla (Las Cruces) - 3rd Fri
NV - Henderson - occasional - Southern Nevada Old-Time Contra Dancers
NV - index - Look towards the bottom of the page for Reno/Carson City
NV - Verdi - mostly 2nd Sat. - Sierra Contra Dance Society
NY - Altamont - some Sat - Old Songs Inc.
NY - Binghamton - 2nd Sat.
NY - Brunswick - some Sundays
NY - Buffalo - 1st/3rd Sat
NY - Colonie - some Sundays
NY - Cooperstown - 1st Fri. - Otsego Dance Society
NY - Fredonia - 1st Fri
NY - Hudson Valley - index
NY - index - The Dance Gypsy
NY - Ithaca - Fri
NY - Ithaca - Hands 4 Dancers of Ithaca
NY - Milford - mostly 3rd Sat. - Upper Susquehanna Contradance
NY - New Paltz - Walkill Valley Contra Dance Association
NY - New Windsor - 1st Sat.
NY - New York - 2nd Fridays - Lesbian/gay; Center Contra
NY - New York - Saturday - Beginner instruction before the dance
NY - Plainview - 1st Friday - LITMA series
NY - Poughkeepsie
NY - Rochester - Thursday - Country Dancers of Rochester.
NY - Saratoga - mostly 4th Saturdays
NY - Smithtown - 2nd/4th Friday - LITMA series
NY - Syracuse - various
NY - Water Mill - 1st Saturday - LITMA series
NY - western - index
OH - Ashland - 3rd Sat. - Beginner session 7:00pm; dance 7:30pm; Oct-May
OH - Cincinatti - Mon, some Sat.
OH - Cleveland area
OH - Cleveland area
OH - Columbus - Fri./Sat. - Big Scioty Barn Dance
OH - Dayton - newcomer instruction before dance
OH - northeast
OH - Rossford (Toledo) - Saturday
OK - Oklahoma City - index
OK - Tulsa - index - Tulsa Barn Dance
OR - Ashland - 3rd Sat.
OR - Ashland
OR - Bend - 2nd Sat.
OR - Bend - some Sat.
OR - Coos Bay - 3rd Sat. - South Coast Contra Dance
OR - Corvallis - 1st/3rd Sat. - Beginner instruction 7:30
OR - Hood River - 2nd Saturday
OR - Pendleton - Blue Mountain Folklife Society
OR - Portland
PA - Bethlehem - 2nd/4th Sat. - Valley Contra. Has early instruction.
PA - Glenside - 3rd Sat. - Beginner session at 7:30
PA - Glenside - Thursday
PA - Grove City - 1st Sat. - Grove City Contradance
PA - Harrisburg - 2nd Fri.
PA - Harrisburg
PA - Lancaster - usu. 3rd Sat.
PA - Lewisburg - 1st Friday - Countryside Contra Dancers
PA - Philadelphia - 2nd Tues. - Tuesday night square dance
PA - Philadelphia - index
PA - Philadelphia - Sat. after Thanksgiving - The "Butterball" - Noon to Midnight
PA - Pittsburgh - Friday
PA - Pittsburgh - Summer - Contra Diction summer series
PA - Russellville - 2nd Sat. - Russellville Square Dance
PA - Shavertown
PA - State College - some Fri. & Sat. - Central Pennsylvania Country Dance Association
PA - Wilkes-Barre - mostly 1st Sat. Sept-June - Chicory House Contra Dance
PA - Yardley - 2nd/4th Friday
PA - York - 1st Friday
RI - Cranston - some Sat.
RI - index - "Contra SENE (South Eastern New England)"
RI - Newport - some Sat. - Community contra dances
SC - Charleston - 2nd/4th Fri.
SC - Columbia - 2nd
SC - Marietta - some Sat. - Harvest Moon Folk Society
TN - Chattanooga - 2nd/4th Sat.
TN - Jonesborough - 1st/3rd Sat.
TN - Knoxville - Monday - Knoxville Country Dancers
TN - Knoxville
TN - Memphis - 1st/3rd Fri.
TN - Nashville
TN - Nashville
TX - Austin - Wed. - Austin Barn Dancers
TX - Bryan/College Station - 1st Sat. - Starts 3pm
TX - Dallas/Ft. Worth - some Saturdays
TX - general - index
TX - Houston
TX - Huntsville - 3rd Sat. - Starts at 6:30
TX - San Antonio
USA - LA - southeast
UT - index
UT - Logan - 1st Sat.
UT - West Jordan
VA - Charlottesville - odd Fri. - Albermarle Chapter of the Country Dance & Song Society - Beginners 7:30
VA - Floyd - usu. 3rd Sat.
VA - Greenwood - Sun. - "Contra Corners Dances". Start 6:30pm with 6pm workshop
VA - Hampton Roads and I-64 corridor - one of several HR pages, all worth a look
VA - index - DC-area
VA - index
VA - Newport News - 2nd Sat. - Community Dance of Virginia
VA - Richmond - 2nd/4th Sat. - TADAMS: Traditional American Dance and Music Society
VA - Roanoke - usu. 2nd Sat. - Blue Ridge Country Dancers
VA - southeastern
VA - Williamsburg - 1st Saturdays - Friends of Appalachian Music
VT - Bennington - 1st Fri.
VT - index - The Dance Gypsy
VT - Montpelier - 1st/3rd/5th Sat.
WA - Bellingham - Fri./Sat.
WA - index
WA - Kennewick - Three Rivers Folklife Society
WA - Seattle
WA - Spokane - Wednesdays
WA - Walla Walla
WI - Madison
WI - Milwaukee
WV - Beckley - some Sat.
WV - Charlestown - 1st/3rd Fri.
WV - Elkins - 3rd Sat.
WV - Fayetteville - some Sat.
WV - Lewisburg - 2nd Fri.
WV - Morgantown - Morgantown Friends of Old-Time Music
WV - ShepherdstownThe New England Folk Festival Association.