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Welcome to Charleston Folk Charleston SC Contra Dancing |
We normally dance the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month at North Charleston's Park Circle Felix Davis Community Center. click here for map Admision is $8 and the dancing begins at 8 PM. Beginners walk-thru/instruction is at 7:45PM.
We have a mailing list to keep those interested in our events up to date... Please visit our GOOGLE GROUPS page and JOIN the group to receive announcements. Or send email to contra-charleston+subscribe@googlegroups.com
** Please see links at the bottom of the page for other nearby dances.
Dance LocationWe are dancing at the Felix Davis Community Center at Park Circle in North Charleston. Our normal dances will be held the first and third Friday, however some weeks the hall is booked and there will be NO dance... See schedule below. click here for map |
Opening Volunteer (Send Email to Didi at onabirdy2 (at) yahoo.com ) |
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Volunteer (Send Email to Didi at onabirdy2 (at) yahoo.com ) |
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| August 6 2010 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceSullivan's Folly with Hank Morris calling |
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| August 20 2010 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceHungry Monks with MJ Saylor calling |
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| 03 September 2010 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceJason Creek String with Janet Shephard callingLOCATON CHANGE:!!!!! [see on map] Danny Jones Gymnasium 1455 Monitor Street North Charleston, SC 29405-4159 |
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| 17 September 2010 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceHungry Monks with Charles Harvey calling |
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| 01 October 2010 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceBonne Terre with Dean Snipes calling |
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| 15 October 2010 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceLEAF Festival -- NO Charleston DANCE |
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| 05 November 2010 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceShifty Tweeds with Kenny Greer calling |
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| 19 November 2010 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceToss the Possum with Dean Snipes calling |
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| 03 December 2010 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceBlue Ridge Rounders with Andrea Nettleton callingVENUE CHANGE: Circular Church on Meeting Street |
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| 17 December 2010 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceAnna's Bananas with MJ Saylor callingVENUE CHANGE: Circular Church on Meeting Street |
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Anytime 2010 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceLooking for GREAT BANDS AND CALLERS -- Contact Ann Birdseye |
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| 8 - 10 April 2011 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DancePalmetto Bug Stomp -- Footloose and Elftones are playing with Beth Molaro and Tom Hinds Calling... |
Other groups that sponser dances within 5-6 hours driving distance of Charleston include Columbia Old Time Music & Dance (Columbia, SC), Old Farmer's Ball (Asheville, NC), Charlotte Country Dancers and Charlotte Dance Gypsies (Charlotte, NC), Harvest Moon Folk Society (Greenville, SC), Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers (Winston-Salem & Greensboro, NC), Triangle County NC, Savannah Folk Music Society (Savannah, GA), Chattahooche Country Dancers (Atlanta, GA), Athens Folk Music and Dance Society (Athens, GA), and Cape Fear Contra Dancers (Wilmington, NC).
For an overview of dances in the South Atlantic region, as well as other regions in the country, check out Charlie Seelig's pages. E-mail info for bands, callers, etc. can be found there, too.
For information about contra dances anywhere in the USA, see Kiran Wagle's contra dance pages or Bob Stein's. Other resources for locating dances nationwide are the NEFFA LinkFest! pages and the contra dance map created by Dwayne Johnson and a new Dance DB at Ted Crane's ContraDanceDB.
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