2022 Contra Dances

December 24th, 2022: no dance

December 10th, 2022: Contra dance! Live music by KGB (Claude Ginsburg, Dave Bartley, Julie King) and calling by Tom Wimmer (robins/larks)!

November 26th, 2022: Contra dance! Live music by Riffraff (Lindon Toney, Jesse Partridge, Dante Faulk) and calling by Kelsey Hartman (robins/larks)! Kelsey is visiting from California.

Monday, November 7th, 2022: Live music by "The Engine Room (Noah VanNorstrand, Alex Sturbaum, and Kelsey Wells) with George Marshall calling (robins/larks)! This dance replaced our regular 2nd Saturday dance - we did not dance on Nov. 12th.

October 22nd, 2022: Contra dance! Live music by Riffraff (Lindon Toney, Jesse Partridge, Evo Toney, and Julie Bennett) and calling by Eric Curl (robins/larks)!

October 8th, 2022: Contra dance! Live music by Contra Quartet (Jesse Partridge, Julie Bennet, Steve Cifka, and Jay Finkelstein) and calling by Craig Wolfe (robins/larks)!

Wednesday, October 5th, 2022: Evergreen contra dance! 5-7pm at Red Square on the Evergreen State College campus. Live music by a collection of wonderful local musicians led by Alex Sturbaum (including River Scheuerell, Julie Bennet, and Dante & Eros Faulk) and calling by Jesse Partridge (robins/larks)! Donations are welcome at this free event. ** Note that vaccinations and masks will not be required at this outdoor event, but strongly encouraged.

September 24th, 2022: Contra dance! Live music by Riffraff and calling by Amy Wimmer (robins/larks)!

September 10th, 2022: Contra dance! Live music by River Scheuerell and Dante & Eros Faulk and calling by Jesse Partridge (robins/larks)!

August 27th, 2022: Contra dance! Live music by Riffraff (Jesse Partridge, River Scheurerell, Lindon Toney) and Koren Wake calling (robins/larks)!

July 23rd, 2022: Contra dance! Live music by Riffraff (Lindon Toney, Alex Sturbaum, and Jesse Partridge) and Susan Michaels calling (robins/larks)!

July 9th, 2022: Contra dance! Live music by Jesse Partridge and Alex Sturbaum (plus special guest Julie Bennet) with Isaac Banner calling (robins/larks)!

June 25th, 2022: Contra dance! Live music by Riffraff (Lindon Toney, Jesse Partridge, and WB Reid) with Lindsey Dono calling (robins/larks)

June 11th, 2022: no dance

May 28th, 2022: No Olympia dance Contra dancing (and so much more) at the 51st Annual Northwest Folklife Festival May 27-30. https://nwfolklife.org/

May 14th, 2022: Noah VanNorstrand (of The Faux Paws / Great Bear) with Craig Wolfe calling (larks/robins)

April 23rd, 2022: Riffraff! (Lindon Toney, Evo Toney, Dante Faulk, Jesse Partridge) with Eric Curl calling (larks/robins)

March 26, 2022: Riffraff (Lindon Toney, Jesse Partridge, River Scheurerell) with William Watson calling (larks/robins)

March 13, 2022 (Sunday): No dance, but supported the Portland Roadhouse Film Festival: films celebrating what we all love so much about folk music and dance.

February 26, 2022: Riffraff (Lindon Toney, Evo Solkoloff-Toney, WB Reid) with Joe Michaels calling (ladies/gents)!