Na Mara with calling by Katie Pinter
🎃 Halloween Dance! Bring your costumes! 🎃
Come join Vancouver Island’s One and Only Contra Dance Weekend. This year we’re going from Friday to Sunday, with loads of dances and workshops!
Costs $15
No Experience Needed
No Dance Partner Required
Dance to Traditional Live Bands
Bring Soft-Soled Shoes
Inclusive, Fragrance free, Friendly!
Upcoming Dances
Contra Dance Is…
- A “called” dance; a caller teaches each dance and cues the moves throughout
- An easy dance to pick up right away
- A great way to build friendly, welcoming and inclusive community
- Called with gender-neutral terms
- Like this! (that’s us at Autumn Allemande 2025)
- Here’s more info.
- See also introductory session with George Marshall
- Resources and more links: CDSS Country Song & Dance Society
Questions? Want to volunteer?
Contact us at moc.e1791135541cnaDa1791135541rtnoC1791135541airot1791135541ciV@o1791135541fni1791135541.
Where else do we dance?
Vancouver
Vancouver Contra Dance
Seattle
Lake City Contra Dance
Emerald City Contra Dance (“Phinney”)
Port Angeles
Black Diamond Community Dance
See also Port Angeles Community Contra Dance (Facebook)
Bellingham
Bellingham Country Dance Society
Dance weekends that we never, ever miss
Our very own Autumn Allemande!
Supersonic Contra Dance held in Seattle early in the year
Chehalis Contra Dance Camp held near Vancouver in the autumn
Our own Autumn Allemande!
Dance weekends that we’ve attended, love, and plan to return to
Hey Fever (Ottawa Contra Dance) held in Ottawa
Lady of the Lake (Idaho, N-Sid-Sen) camp and conference centre, eastern shore of Coeur d’Alene Lake
Dance weeks we have our eyes on but haven’t yet made the journey
Tropical Dance Vacation (run by George Marshall, St. Croix and Hawaii)
Have a dance related item you want to contribute to our newsletter? Email us at moc.e1791135541cnada1791135541rtnoc1791135541airot1791135541civ@r1791135541ettel1791135541swen1791135541