UPCOMING HCD 2ND-SATURDAY CONTRA DANCES
Saturday, December 13, we’ll be contra dancing to The First Time String Band, made up of melodic clawhammer banjo player Howie Bursen; rhythm guitar player and singer Sally Rogers; harmonica, bones, and foot stomper Deck Nailfort; and either fiddler Jeff Davis or Dan Lanier. Read about them here. The caller for the evening will be Liz Nelson.
♦ January 10: Kitsch ‘n Sync with caller Jen Jasenski.
♦ February 14: Dead Sea Squirrels with caller Jim Gregory.
♦ March 14: TBD with caller Don Veino.
♦ April 11: The Star Charters with caller Steve Holland.
♦ May 9: The French Connection with caller Rich Sbardella.
♦ June 13: Mickey Koth & John Kolinowski with caller TBD.
♦ July 11: TBD
♦ August 8: Confluence with caller TBD.
♦ September 12: Wild Notes with caller Don Veino.
♦ October 10: Confluence with caller Liz Nelson.
♦ November 14: Fifer’s Delight with caller Don Heinold.
♦ December 12:Wry Bred with caller TBD.
Not enough contra dancing for you? Check out HCD’s other contra events, HCD Quiet Corner Contra Dances, held in Coventry on the first Friday of every month (except summers). More information here.
THE PARTICULARS
Our monthly 2nd-Saturday contra dances are held from 7:30–10:30 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at Temple Beth Torah in Wethersfield. If you’re new to contra dancing, or even if you want to brush up on your contra moves, join us prior to the dance, at 7:15, for a newcomer’s workshop. All contra dances are taught and prompted by the caller and our dances are smoke-, alcohol-, and fragrance-free. See a video of one of our dances here. Find out more about contra dancing in general here, and read about our other monthly contra dance, the HCD Quiet Corner Contra dance here.
ADMISSION
The regular adult admission for the monthly HCD 2nd-Saturday Contra dances is $15, $5 for students (with ID), and free for kids under 13. Maximum per up-to-four-member family: $35. (No credit cards, please, and we appreciate exact change.) In exchange for thirty minutes of their time, volunteers are also admitted free.If you’d like to be included on our roster of prospective volunteers, complete the form at the bottom of this page, including your name, email address, and “I’D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER” in the Subject field. Finally, if our admission charges represent a hardship for you, let us know. We are willing to work with you.
HCD CONTRA BULLETIN
We publish a newsletter, the HCD Contra Bulletin, that we email to our dancers a few days prior to each of our regular 2nd-Saturday Contra dances, reminding them of the upcoming dance and providing them with information about the dance. You can see the most recent edition of our newsletter here, and if you’d like to be added to the list of those who receive it, complete the form at the bottom of this page by including your name, email address, and “SIGN ME UP” in the Subject field of the form.
STILL GOT QUESTIONS?
If we haven’t answered all your questions about our HCD 2nd-Saturday Contra dances, we’ve prepared an FAQ flyer that might be just what you need. View or download it here.
View a video of a typical 2nd-Saturday Contra dance here.
The HCD 2nd-Saturday Contra Committee is made up of (l. to r.) Matt, Pam (chair), Jen, Sal, Jay, Brad, and Bill.
The HCD 2nd-Saturday Contra Committee will be happy to answer any questions you might have. Get in touch with them concerning HCD 2nd-Saturday Contra by completing the form below.