2025 Contra Dances

Jan 11, 2025: Hot Seat with Gwen Rousseau calling! The band is Alex Sturbaum, Jesse Partridge, and Julie Bennett.

Jan 25, 2025: Riffraff with Tom Wimmer calling! The band is Lindon Toney (fiddle), Evo Toney (fiddle), Jesse Partridge (guitar, piano).

Feb 8, 2025: Hayden, Ezra, and Patrick with Jesse Partridge calling! The band is Hayden Stern (fiddle), Ezra Jane Landsman (guitar), and Patrick Gunning (mandolin).

Feb 22, 2025: Riffraff with Amy Wimmer calling!

March 8, 2025: Special afternoon dance with Countercurrent with Koren Wake calling! Local powerhouse duo Countercurrent consists of Brian Lindsay (fiddle, foot percussion, vocals) and Alex Sturbaum (guitar, vocals). Lesson at 12:30, dance from 1:00-3:30. This dance is part of Cascade Promenade, a series of dances along the I-5 corridor.

March 22, 2025: Riffraff with Carol Piening calling! The band is Lindon Toney, Evo Toney, Jesse Partridge, and Julie Bennett. Plus a special workshop for intermediate dancers from 6-7pm. We'll practice skills to take your dancing to the next level. Regular intro lesson still at 7pm.

April 12, 2025: Peter and the Wolf Tones (Portland) with Valerie Cohen calling. The band is George Penk (fiddle), Heather Pinney (piano, fiddle), and Jesse Shafer (cello).

April 26, 2025: Riffraff with Elizabeth Bretschneider calling. The band is Evo Toney, Jesse Partridge, and Jay Finkelstein.