IMPORTANT ALERT to all who are attending this Sunday’s combined waltz and contra event at the Thelma Boltin Center in Gainesville. THIS EVENT WILL BE VIDEOTAPED for later production of a short artistic video abo.]ut our friendly and always inclusive contra dance community here
A real old-time Gainesville band, The Fish Camp Cutups, are returning to the stage to play for contra dancers and Gainesville caller Jonathan King on May 18th 2019. The Fish Camp Cutups are:* Lloyd Baldwin on fiddle* Brent Baldwin on banjo* Inslee Baldwin on
Contra-Fusion is coming our way. Layered with African rhythm and big-band strings, ‘Comes When Called’ promises to “delight dance floor denizens” with their Celtic, modern and old-time tunes. Our own JoLaine will show us the way through the contra-fusion and
The Kumquats are back for another engagement! And Vicki Morrison calls for us in her continued work for World Peace through contra dance. So get ready to kick up your heels Sunday April 7, 2019
Sunday, March 31st, 2019, is the GODS Advanced Dance at the Thelma Boltin Center from 4-7pm. The band is Deux Francois (Bill, Sarah, Frances) and the caller is JoLaine.
We get another chance to enjoy Joe Rush’s heavenly venue Dancing Fish, and raise money for a great cause, on March 30th, 2019.
Diane Silver from Asheville, NC calls contra dances to the live music of Wind That Shakes the Barley from FL (Tampa/Bradenton/Dade City) on Sunday, March 3, 2019. Wind That Shakes the Barley are: • Bill Dudley – guitar• Kathie Aagaard – fiddle• Sarah Mitchell – flute, hammered dulcimer, penny whistle, percussion – – – – – – – – –
Wild Asparagus Weekend at the Dancing Fish of Lake Santa Fe–April 19-20-21st 2019 Contra dance to one of New England’s finest bands, Wild Asparagus, in the new covered dance barn at The Dancing Fish, on Lake Santa Fe in Melrose, Florida (18 miles east of Gainesville).
Feb 16, 2019: Tom Greene & The Mourning Glories. The Mourning Glories are:
• Chelsea Carnes – vocals, mandolin
• Tony Dickens – banjo, guitar
• Katrina Dickens – fiddle, vocals
• Chris Nielubowicz – 12-string, backup vocals
• John David Eriksen – Cello
e will be dancing and remembering fellow dancer Don Page. Gumbo Limbo Cajun Band will provide Cajun and Zydeco favorites and waltzes. Remember Don Page with photographs of his dancing days. And if you didn’t know Don, please come out and do some dancing in his honor. He wanted us all to enjoy the dance..
Donna Hunt has been an avid dancer since the late 1980’s, enjoying a variety of dance styles including Contras, Squares, Cajun/Zydeco, Swing, Waltz, Irish Sets, Appalachian Clogging & English country dancing among others. In addition to presenting workshops on any topic
Joe De Paolo from New York will be calling contra dances
to the live music of The Dunehoppers from St Augustine
