7:30pm: Lesson | 8:00pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

Join Friday Night Dancers at a Contra Dance! Contra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you need more dancing in your life! There’s a caller like in square dance, telling you the moves, and every dance is taught beforehand.

No experience needed! No partner, talent, or rhythm needed. Come alone or with friends! All ages. All genders. All body types. This Friday the caller will be Carl Levine, and the band will be Sugar Beat, featuring Susan Brandt (flute), Elke Baker (fiddle), and Marc Glickman (piano, bodhran). We always dance contra to great live music!

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7:30pm: Lesson | 8:00pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

Join Friday Night Dancers at a Contra Dance! Contra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you need more dancing in your life! There’s a caller like in square dance, telling you the moves, and every dance is taught beforehand.

No experience needed! No partner, talent, or rhythm needed. Come alone or with friends! All ages. All genders. All body types. This Friday the caller will be Caroline Barnes, and the band will be Wombat Crossing, featuring Charlie Pilzer (piano), Robin Wilson (flute, concertina, sax), Carl Friedman (fiddle), and Janina O’Brien (accordion, bodhran, whistle and foot percussion). We always dance contra to great live music!

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7:30pm: Lesson | 8:00pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

Join Friday Night Dancers at a Contra Dance! Contra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you need more dancing in your life! There’s a caller like in square dance, telling you the moves, and every dance is taught beforehand.

No experience needed! No partner, talent, or rhythm needed. Come alone or with friends! All ages. All genders. All body types. This Friday the caller will be Beth Molaro, and the band will be Laura and the Lava Lamps, featuring Laura Lengnick (fiddle), Ralph Gordon (bass), Dave Wiesler (piano), and Tory Horner (fiddle). We always dance contra to great live music!

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7:30pm: Lesson | 8:00pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

Join Friday Night Dancers at a Contra Dance! Contra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you need more dancing in your life! There’s a caller like in square dance, telling you the moves, and every dance is taught beforehand.

No experience needed! No partner, talent, or rhythm needed. Come alone or with friends! All ages. All genders. All body types. This Friday the callers will be Too Hot Mamas, and the band will be the Dead Sea Squirrels, featuring Cathy Mason (fiddle), Craig Edwards (fiddle, mandolin, and banjo), and Henry Yoshimura (guitar). We always dance contra to great live music! 

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7:30pm: Lesson | 8:00pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

Join Friday Night Dancers at a Contra Dance! Contra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you need more dancing in your life! There’s a caller like in square dance, telling you the moves, and every dance is taught beforehand.

No experience needed! No partner, talent, or rhythm needed. Come alone or with friends! All ages. All genders. All body types. This Friday the caller will be David Giusti, and the band will be the fabulous Glen Echo Open Band, led by Bobby LaRose. We always dance contra to great live music! 

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7:30pm: Lesson | 8:00pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

Join Friday Night Dancers at a Contra Dance! Contra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you need more dancing in your life! There’s a caller like in square dance, telling you the moves, and every dance is taught beforehand.

No experience needed! No partner, talent, or rhythm needed. Come alone or with friends! All ages. All genders. All body types. This Friday the caller will be Michael Karcher, and the band will be The Syncopaths, featuring Christa Burch (bodhran, vocals), Ryan McKasson (fiddle), Jeffrey Spero (piano), and Eamon Sefton (mandolin). We always dance contra to great live music!

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7:30pm: Lesson | 8:00pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

Join Friday Night Dancers at a Contra Dance! Contra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you need more dancing in your life! There’s a caller like in square dance, telling you the moves, and every dance is taught beforehand.

No experience needed! No partner, talent, or rhythm needed. Come alone or with friends! All ages. All genders. All body types. This Friday, Sarah Kaiser calls to the music of Dance Du Jour, which is Alexander Mitchell (fiddle), Liz Donaldson(piano), and Ralph Gordon (bass).

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7:30pm: Lesson | 8:00pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

Join Friday Night Dancers at a Contra Dance! Contra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you need more dancing in your life! There’s a caller like in square dance, telling you the moves, and every dance is taught beforehand.

No experience needed! No partner, talent, or rhythm needed. Come alone or with friends! All ages. All genders. All body types. This Friday, Rebecca Anger calls to the music of Spintuition, which is Silas Hamilton (guitar, piano, fiddle, vocals, feet), Willy Clemetson (fiddle, vocals, feet), and Samuel Foucher (accordion, piano, vocals).

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7:30pm: Lesson | 8:00pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

Join Friday Night Dancers at a Contra Dance! Contra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you need more dancing in your life! There’s a caller like in square dance, telling you the moves, and every dance is taught beforehand.

No experience needed! No partner, talent, or rhythm needed. Come alone or with friends! All ages. All genders. All body types. This Friday, Alex Deis-Lauby calls to the music of Owen Morrison & The Second Floor, which is Abe Joyner-Meyers (fiddle), Steven Bluestein (woodwinds), Cecily Mills (cello), and Owen Morrison (guitar).

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7:30pm: Lesson | 8:00pm - 11:00pm: Social Dance

Join Friday Night Dancers at a Contra Dance! Contra is a fun and easy dance, and darn it, you need more dancing in your life! There’s a caller like in square dance, telling you the moves, and every dance is taught beforehand.

No experience needed! No partner, talent, or rhythm needed. Come alone or with friends! All ages. All genders. All body types.This Friday the caller will be Darlene Underwood, and the band will be Hot Coffee Breakdown, featuring Tom Cunningham (fiddle), Luis DeLeon (percussion, harmonica), and Kate Sanders (keyboard). We always dance contra to great live music!

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