Port Angeles Contra Dance

At the Black Diamond Community Hall

2025 Contra Dance
Black Diamond Schedule

1/4/2025
The Contraband
Lindsey Dono calling

2/8/2025
Chicken Feathers
Joe Michaels calling

3/8/2025
Na Mara
Caller TBA

4/12/2025
The Contraband
Eric Curl calling

5/10/2025
The Canote Brothers
Laura Me Smith calling

6/14/2025
Band and Caller TBA

Dances held at

Black Diamond
Community Hall

1942 Black Diamond Rd.,
Port Angeles, WA 98363

2nd Saturday of every month

Free Lesson begins at 7pm,
Dance 7:30-10:30pm

Sliding Scale Admission
Adults $10-20
Under 18 1/2 price

Upcoming Events

Contra dance, Saturday February 4th, 2017

Jay Finkelstein

With

Full Scale

Jay Finkelstein comes from the Seattle/Olympia contra dance community where he is active as a caller, musician, and a dancer. He has a good directive calling style conveyed in a clear and calming voice and has a fine appreciation of the relation of tunes and dances. His experience shows.

Full Scale come together from around Washington to bring a traditional New England sound in all it’s glory. Yankee Hornpipes, Celtic tunes, and songs from the Shetlands and England. They arrange their music specifically to fit Jay’s calling. Laurel Stone is on the fiddle, Phil Katz on the accordion, Shelly Jenkins on the guitar, Dave Goodmanson on the piano, with guest Paul Englesberg on the flute and concertina.

There is a workshop at 7:30pm. The dances begin at 8:00. All other dance details are on the “About Our Dance” page on this website.

We Need Help With Sound

The sound system is an essential part of the dance.

We have a great sound system, we just need some help — carrying it in to the hall, setting it up, and at the end of the night packing it away and carrying it out. If you would like to volunteer to support our dance by assisting with this responsibility, please contact me (Erran, 360-460-6594). Any form of help is welcome, from simply hauling equipment, to operating the mixing board, depending on your interest. Your compensation will be: my gratitude, the dancers’ appreciation, and free admission to the dance.

Contra Dance, Saturday January 7th, 2017

Lindsey Dono

with

Kate Powers and Friends.

Kick off the new year with Linsey Dono fun calling to Kate Powers and friends lively fun music at our local Black Diamond Community Hall. Lessons start at 7:30 pm and the full on dancing begins at 8 pm. Bring your friends and family to help start off the year in a great way.

A Massachusetts transplant, Lindsey Dono began dancing in high school and calling in college. With her calm teaching, careful programming, and sunny demeanor, she can coax even the most skittish beginner onto the dance floor. Lindsey also leads workshops for intermediate and advanced dancers that focus on safety, creativity, and community.

When not involved with contra, Lindsey conducts immunology research, practices lindy hop, and crews on a racing yacht.

Kate Powers is a violinist and fiddler who enjoys performing and arranging an immense variety of music genres as well as composing her own music.

She is very popular locally, it has been so fun to watch her grow and blossom in the world of music.

There is a workshop at 7:30pm. The dances begin at 8:00. All other dance details are on the “About Our Dance” page on this website.