Common Floor Contra Dance – Portland
Common Floor Contra Dance – Portland
A monthly contra dance in Portland, Maine. Event details at www.CommonFloorContra.dance
Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts
Music and Dance for the Maine community
A monthly contra dance in Portland, Maine. Event details at www.CommonFloorContra.dance
For centuries, Downeast Maine has flourished as a crossroads for many styles of music and dance: Acadian, Cape Breton, Irish, Scottish and Québécois – just to name a few. The Acadia Trad Festival is dedicated to promoting education and appreciation of these traditions through an annual celebration held June 26-July 2, 2023 at the beautiful […]
There will be a Finn dance at Monson Finn Hall on Route 15 on July 1, 2023 at 7:00 pm. Traditional Finnish dances- schottisches, polkas, waltzes, foxtrots, with Alexandra Conover Bennett and friends providing lively music. The Finn Hall has held these popular dances since the 1940s. All ages welcome. Admission $10, children free. Delicious […]
Belfast Flying Shoes presents the First Friday Community Dance and Contra Dance Series. 6:00 warm-up session for the All Comers Band, led by Willy Clemetson & Benjamin Foss and open to all musicians, instruments, and skill levels. Tune list available on the website. 6:30 Community Dance (Chrissy Fowler & Lisa Newcomb calling with music by […]
Community Dance 6pm - 6.45pm ... 2nd Saturdays in Surry at 6! This is a fun and friendly dance for all ages, Bennett Konesni of Bagaduce Music heads up the Open Band (open to all musicians, instruments & skill levels). Show up 15 minutes early to get situated if you'd like to play with us! […]
Enjoy the music of Some Reel People, with the calling of John McIntire. Traditional contra dances and more. This is a fun and family friendly event for people with all levels of experience. Refreshments will be served. Suggested donation is $10 per person, under 18 free of charge. No one turned away for lack of […]
Traditional New England contra dance with Some Reel People providing music. Allison Aldrich Smith, caller. All dances taught, no need to bring a partner. A family-friendly event. Refreshments will be served.
Two hours of ECD every other Tuesday in June - Aug (Sep/Oct TBD), open to the public. Recorded music. $5 Great caller. Dancers must be fully vaccinated and boosted. Masks strongly recommended but not required (Aug 1, 29). Masks required Aug 15. Dancing starts at 7:00 Doors open at 6:45 For details, see https://folkdancers.org/BrunswickECD.html ,and also the […]
Contra dance on third Fridays in Brooks Maine! At the historic Union Hall, now Marsh River Theater, 24 Monroe HWY in Brooks. JULY 21st: Chris Ricciotti will call with music by Willy and Moon Clemetson. The next dances are August 18th and September 15th.
Come dance with us into the long summer evening. This month we are featuring some of the real treasures of the Maine Contra Dance tradition. John McIntire will be calling to music by Ellen Gawler, Greg Boardman, and Jessie Boardman. In keeping with John's focus on traditional roots, the calling will use the old terms […]
Join us for our seasonal 5th Saturday Contra Dance at the beautiful and rather wonderful East Vassalboro Grange. Pot luck at 5:30 pm with beginners dance at 7 pm and main dance 7:30 to 10pm. All dances taught , families welcome. For April 29th we had Maggie Robinson caller and the band is T-Acadie who […]
On Saturday July 29, from 6-9 pm, Eastport Arts Center will host the Moose Island Contradance Etc. (MICE) band, a talent pool of Washington County’s finest musicians featuring Alice Schuth on fiddle, Susan Luthin on octave mandolin and whistle, Joan Lowden on bass, Kara McCrimmon on piano accordion, guitar and Irish whistle, and Jim O’Neil […]
https://makersguildmaine.org/armenian-picnic/ Armenian Picnic-Food, Crafts, Music, Folk Dancing
A monthly contra dance in Portland, Maine. Event details at www.CommonFloorContra.dance
Two hours of ECD every other Tuesday in June - Aug (Sep/Oct TBD), open to the public. Recorded music. $5 Great caller. Dancers must be fully vaccinated and boosted. Masks strongly recommended but not required (Aug 1, 29). Masks required Aug 15. Dancing starts at 7:00 Doors open at 6:45 For details, see https://folkdancers.org/BrunswickECD.html ,and also the […]
Belfast Flying Shoes presents the First Friday Community Dance and Contra Dance Series. 6:00 warm-up session for the All Comers Band, led by Willy Clemetson & Benjamin Foss and open to all musicians, instruments, and skill levels. Tune list available on the website. 6:30 Community Dance (Chrissy Fowler & Lisa Newcomb calling with music by […]
Come to the next contra dance at Monson’s Finn Hall, Rt. 15, Monson on Saturday, August 5 at 7:00 PM. Enjoy the music of Racket Factory, with the calling of Maggie Robinson. Traditional contra dances and more. This is a fun and family friendly event for people with all levels of experience. Refreshments will be […]