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Welcome to Charleston Area Contra Dancing |
We normally dance the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month at Charleston's BALLROOM DANCE CLUB at 1632 Ashley Hall Road. Admision is $8 and we try to start dancing at 8 PM. Beginners walk-thru/instruction starting around 7:45PM.
We have started a new mailing list to keep those interested in our
events up to date... By clicking on the following link.
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** Listed are area dances that I know about. I do not endorse any out of town dance. However I have been to quite a few and enjoyed them all quite a bit.
March 27,28,29 2009) |
Palmetto Bug Stomp 2009We’ll be dancing all weekend to the tunes of the Avant
Gardeners and Charleston’s own Anna’s Banana’s. Calling by Cis
Hinkle. We’ll wrap the weekend up with a beach party on Sullivan’s
Island. Our new hall, the Park Circle Community center in N. Charleston
has a high ceiling and a sprung wood floor. It’s convenient to I-26
and I-526. Easy access from downtown or the beaches. See Palmetto
Bug Stomp Web page for additional information as it becomes available
including registration forms. |
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Callers & BandsAre you interested in playing or calling for us? Then please contact Ann at raffieldbirdseye@knology.net. |
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New LocationWe are dancing at a new location... DIRECTIONS TO THE BALLROOM DANCE CLUB at 1632 Ashley Hall Road.From Downtown:
From I-26:
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Volunteer (Send Email to Ann B) |
Closing
Volunteer (Send Email to Ann B) |
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September 26 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceBonne Terre Playing; Kenny Greer Calling |
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October 10 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceSteam Shovel Playing; Gary Arthur Calling |
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October 24 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceBonne Terre Playing; Kenny Greer Calling |
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November 14 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceShifty Tweeds Playing; Margaret Mathews Calling |
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November 28 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceJust Add Water Playing; Janet Marcus Calling |
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December 12 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceHungry Monks Playing; Kenny Greer Calling |
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December 26 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceAnna's Bananas playing ; MJ Saylor Calling |
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Anytime 2008 (Friday) |
Charleston Folk Contra DanceLooking for GREAT BANDS AND CALLERS -- Contact Ann Birdseye |
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March 27,28,29 2009) |
Palmetto Bug Stomp 2009We’ll be dancing all weekend to the tunes of the Avant
Gardeners and Charleston’s own Anna’s Banana’s. Calling by Cis
Hinkle. We’ll wrap the weekend up with a beach party on Sullivan’s
Island. Our new hall, the Park Circle Community center in N. Charleston
has a high ceiling and a sprung wood floor. It’s convenient to I-26
and I-526. Easy access from downtown or the beaches. See
Palmetto Bug Stomp Web page for additional information as it becomes
available including registration forms. |
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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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