Contra Dance for All: @ MIT
Several Tuesdays per month.

Great Live Music Every Time!

MIT students and the general public are welcome at all of our dances.

Most dances are on the 2nd or 4th floor of the Student Center (84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA).
Click here for directions and parking information.

All welcome, especially students! No partner or experience is necessary. All dances are taught.

MIT students can earn PE credit for contra dancing!

The most recent class was February 10 - March 17, 2009.
Check back for classes in future semesters.

Want to Play in the Band or Learn to Call?
Students and others are welcome to sit in with the band and/or call dances in this series! Feel free to bring an instrument and join the band at any dance whose listing below indicates that sit-ins are welcome.
To find out more, and for booking inquiries, call Ann Cowan at 617-354-0864, or email fdc-request [at] mit.edu

Schedule

All dances are from 8:00 to 10:30 PM.

June 30, 2009

5th Tuesday Extra
Caller: Daniel Friedman
Music: La Banane Enchantée with Prairie Wolfe, Julie Vallimont, and Peter Buchak. Sit-in musicians welcome.
In Student Center 491 (4th floor).
July 14, 2009

Bastille Day
Caller: Chris Lahey
Music: Killer Bees with Erica Weiss & Mark Wholley. Sit-in musicians welcome.
In Student Center 491 (4th floor).
July 28, 2009

Mid-Summer Fiesta
Caller: Jack Mitchell
Music: Nor'easter with Cedar Stanistreet, Max Newman, and Julie Vallimont. Sit-in musicians welcome.
In Lobdell Dining Hall (Student Center 2nd floor).
August 11, 2009

Summer's End Gala
Caller: Dave Eisenstadter
Music: Audrey Knuth and Friends.
In Student Center 491 (4th floor).

Trying to remember who that awesome band was a few years ago? Check out our web archive at http://mit.edu/fdc/www/old/ .

Suggested donation

Free for MIT and Wellesley Students!
Suggested donation: $3 from non-MIT students; $6 from the general public.

For More Information

Send an email to fdc-request [at] mit [dot] edu

Call Ann Cowan: 617-354-0864.

See the Folk Arts Center's website Folk Dancing 'Round Boston for a guide to other folk dances in this area, including contras.

E-mail List

Would you like an e-mail reminder about each dance, and announcements of any changes? Subscribe to our e-mail list! Send a blank email to fdc-contra-dance-subscribe[at]mit[dot]edu , or fill out this form:

Last updated 8-July-2009 by Daniel Salomon.

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