Upcoming Contra Dances
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October — Second Saturday Contra Dance
Oct 10 @ 7:00 pm | First United Methodist Church of Palo AltoGet Tickets
Caller: Kelsey Hartman
Band: Pigs in the Rigging
A free beginner lesson is given at 6:30, dance starts at 7:00.
Location:
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto
625 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto, CA
Get Directions
October — Fourth Saturday Contra Dance
Oct 24 @ 7:00 pm | First United Methodist Church of Palo AltoGet Tickets
Caller: Lindsay Verbil
Band: Jeff Spero and M’Gilvry Allen
A free beginner lesson is given at 6:30, dance starts at 7:00.
Location:
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto
625 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto, CA
Get Directions
October — Fifth Saturday Contra Dance
Oct 31 @ 7:00 pm | First United Methodist Church of Palo AltoGet Tickets
Get ready for a frightfully fun evening at our
Halloween Costume Contra Dance!
Come dressed in your creepiest, silliest, or most creative costume — and dance the night away with fellow ghouls and goblins! {Costumes admired, but not required…}
Caller: Susan Petrick
The Rodney Miller Band: Rodney Miller on fiddle, Daniel Steinberg on piano
A free beginner lesson is given at 6:30, dance starts at 7:00.
Location:
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto
625 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto, CA
Get Directions
November - Second Saturday Contra Dance
Nov 14 @ 7:00 pm | First United Methodist Church of Palo AltoGet Tickets
Caller: Sarah Trop
Band: Lisa Miklos-Illés: Flute and Sax, Peter Mellinger: Fiddle, Will Wheeler: Guitar and feet
A free beginner lesson is given at 6:30, dance starts at 7:00.
Location:
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto
625 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto, CA
Get Directions
November — Fourth Saturday Contra Dance
Nov 28 @ 7:00 pm | First United Methodist Church of Palo AltoGet Tickets
Caller: Cheryl Graubart
Band: Little Big Band-Robert Silberstein on piano and Marta Lynch on fiddle
A free beginner lesson is given at 6:30, dance starts at 7:00.
Location:
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto
625 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto, CA
Get Directions
December - Second Saturday Contra Dance
Dec 12 @ 7:00 pm | First United Methodist Church of Palo AltoGet Tickets
Caller: Lindsey Dono
Band: Hayden Stern on fiddle, Jeff Spero on keyboard
A free beginner lesson is given at 6:30, dance starts at 7:00.
Location:
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto
625 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto, CA
Get Directions
December - Fourth Saturday Contra Dance
Dec 26 @ 7:00 pm | First United Methodist Church of Palo AltoGet Tickets
Caller: Andy Shore
Band: Rodney Miller & TBD
A free beginner lesson is given at 6:30, dance starts at 7:00.
Location:
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto
625 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto, CA
Get Directions
New Year's Eve Contra Ball
Dec 31 @ 8:00 pm | First United Methodist Church of Palo AltoGet Tickets
Caller: Susan Petrick
Band: Ben Jackson and Will Wheeler
IMPORTANT: Dance starts at 8 pm, and runs till 12:15 am, and price is $25 (sliding scale, nobody will be turned away for lack of funds).
Ring in the new year with live music, Contra dancing, and a toast at midnight! Susan Petrick will call to live music featuring Jeff Spero on keyboard and Ben Jackson on fiddle.
Festive attire admired but not required.
A free beginner lesson is given at 7:30, dance starts at 8:00.
Location: First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto, 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301