Next G.O.D.S. Contra Dance – 7:00pm, Friday, February 17, 2023: JoLaine + Big Taters in the Sandy Land

Welcome Back to the G.O.D.S. Dance!

(Below, please note the new dance location for this dance.)

 😷This is a Mask-Required Dance 😷

Gainesville’s JoLaine
will be calling contra dances to the live music of
Big Taters in the Sandy Land.

Big Taters in the Sandy Land are:
• Bill Dudley – guitar
• Rich Crew – fiddle and recorder
• Kathie Aagaard – fiddle
• Wes Maluk – banjo and percussion
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Date:
Friday, February 17, 2023

Times: 
7:00 – 9:30 pm

Dance Location (for this dance):
Echo Pavilion 
(outdoor/open-air pavilion)
at Gainesville Health & Fitness Main Center
4820 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL

Schedule:
06:00pm — Setup
07:00 – 09:30pm — Contra Dance
09:30 – 10:00pm — Cleanup
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Suggested Donation:
$10 (ages 26+)
$5 (ages 16-25)
Dancers ages 15 & under get in FREE
when accompanied by an adult.
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Please bring your own non-alcoholic beverage.

• This is a friendly welcoming recreational activity
and all are welcome.

No partner or experience is necessary.
Contra dancing is fun and we’ll teach you how.

No special dress is required.
Wear comfortable, casual attire & soft-soled shoes.

Smoking and/or alcoholic beverages
are not allowed at our dances.

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😷 This is a Mask-Required Dance 😷

COVID Safety / COVID Protocol:

• If you choose to take your mask down or off,
you will be asked by a board member or volunteer
to pull it up or to go outside the pavilion.

• Masks are optional for callers and musicians
while on stage.
(Wind players necessarily
may be unmasked on stage).


If you feel sick on dance night, then please stay home!
Please show care for the community
and we’ll see you next time.
Thank you for your honesty and concern
for others in our community.

If you test positive for COVID within 5 days after a dance,
then please send an email to dancew…@gmail.com
so we can alert others to a potential exposure. Thanks.

We will collect your current phone number and email
at the dance for contact tracing purposes.
We are hopeful that we will not have to contact-trace anyone!

We strongly recommend
that people be vaccinated and boosted
before engaging in this close, aerobic, dance activity.

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Hosted by the Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society

 

Next G.O.D.S. Contra Dance – 7:00pm, Friday, February 17, 2023: JoLaine + Big Taters in the Sandy Land