Come dance with us every 3rd Saturday (except July)
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                      Next Dance:
           August 17th: 7pm to 10pm
Potluck at 5:30pm
New Dancers Workshop at 6:15pm 

             
Lancaster County Park, Pavilion 11 
733 Williamson Road
Lancaster, PA 17603

Caller: Bob Isaacs
                                    Band:
Matthew Christian: fiddle and feet
Max Carmichael: guitar and bouzouki

     
      - All ages are welcome! 
     - B
ring the whole family,
or come on your own!
- No partner necessary!

               Admission
 Adults: $10.00
 Students: $6.00
   Children (under 16): FREE    

(Please bring cash, we can't
 accept check or credit card)

Bringing a water bottle is encouraged.

FREE dance lessons! A New Dancers workshop takes place before each dance. If you can count to 4 and walk, you can dance!  See a list of "dance tips" on our About page.

Contra Dance is a social dance with roots in English country dancing. We dance to live music that has influences from bluegrass to old-time Appalachian and from Irish to French Canadian and swing.

Lancaster Youth Contra Dance 2009 - Dog Branch Reel.


Upcoming Dances:
September 21st
7pm to 10pm
6:15pm: New Dancers Workshop
 
St. John's Episcopal Church
321 W. Chestnut St.
Lancaster, PA 17603

Caller: Bob Nicholson
Band: Sprout
Eileen Kalfass: fiddle
Jill Smith: piano

October 19th
7pm to 10pm
6:15pm: New Dancers Workshop
 
St. John's Episcopal Church
321 W. Chestnut St.
Lancaster, PA 17603

Caller: Sue Gola
Band: The Gooseberries
Matthew Burke: fiddle
Rich Dodson: tenor banjo
Dave Cottrell: button accordion
Jill Smith: piano
November 16th
7pm to 10pm
6:15pm: New Dancers Workshop
 
St. John's Episcopal Church
321 W. Chestnut St.
Lancaster, PA 17603

Caller: Greg Frock
Band: Contranella
Megan Beller: fiddle
John Wobus: piano
Charley Beller: percussion
 December 21st
7pm to 10pm
6:15pm: New Dancers Workshop
 
St. John's Episcopal Church
321 W. Chestnut St.
Lancaster, PA 17603

Caller: TBA
Band: Sleigh for Four
Steve Epstein: clarinet and sax
Laura Alexander: cello
Carol Carpenter: flute
Adlai Waksman