Port Angeles Contra Dance
At the Black Diamond Community Hall
Spring 2026 Dance Schedule
January 3
Backwoods Hucksters
Joe Michaels calling
February 7
The Contraband
Carol Piening calling
March 7
Laurie Andres, Ruthie Carroll, Amy Carroll
Koren Wake calling
April 4
Andrew & Heather Norcross with Joe Fulton
Laura Me Smith calling
May 2
Andrew & Heather Norcross with Paul
Hannah Chamberlain calling
June 6
Band TBA
Anne Peterson and Ash Goren calling
Black Diamond Contra Dance goes on hiatus during the summer and returns in the fall.
Join us at the
Black Diamond
Community Hall
1942 Black Diamond Road,
Port Angeles, WA 98363
1st Saturday of every month
(no dances in summer)
Lesson begins at 7 pm
Dance 7:30–10:30 pm
Sliding Scale Admission
Adults $10–20 (cash only)
Under 18: ½ price
Next Dance:
Contra Dance Saturday, November 3rd 2018
Bob Boardman Memorial Dance and Potluck
Carol Piening
calling to
Possum Carvers
Carol Piening ventures forth from Olympia, Washington, to call dances around the Pacific Northwest. She’s been at it for twenty-some years, and likes to get dancers, both experienced and inexperienced, moving and having fun.

The Possum Carvers from Port Townsend have played for us many times. It’s always nice to dance to their music. They Scott Marckx on fiddle, Jeanie Murphy on banjo, and Chris Cooper on guitar. (Some instrument switching goes on, however.) They have all been playing old-time music for a combination of years that probably comes close to the century mark. They have been known to be hijacked by a certain bunch of contra and French tune-playing folks known as The Glutton-Free Loafers. They look amazingly like Scott, Jeanie, and Chris. They all live in Port Townsend. They enjoy themselves and we enjoy them.
Other Contra Dances in the Region:
- Port Townsend Community Dance: Contact Dave Thielk for details.
- Victoria: Dancing across the water in BC! See link for schedule.
- Olympia: Dancing at South Bay Grange the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month.
- Bellingham: Dancing at Fairhaven Library the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Saturdays (Sept–June)
- Seattle:
- Lake City Contra Dance at the Seattle Latvian Center every Thursday
- Emerald City Contra Dance at the Phinney Neighborhood Center every Friday
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