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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

Bob Boardman Memorial Benefit Dance, Oct. 5th, 2013

Music by: Scot Markx and Jeanie Murphy; Black Diamond Fiddle Club; and other friends of Bob. Caller: Laura Me Smith.

Outstanding local musicians will play for your dancing pleasure. Laura Me Smith will entertain you as she teaches and calls fun dances, both familiar and unusual!

This is our annual benefit dance… all proceeds are donated to the scholarship fund in Bob Boardman’s name. The fund allows a deserving guitar player to attend the Fiddle Tunes Festival in Port Townsend. This year we are also honoring the memory of Bill Hennessey, a member of the Black Diamond Community and supporter of this dance.

Dance is at the Black Diamond Community Hall, 1942 Black Diamond Rd., Port Angeles, WA 98362. Admission is by donation, suggested for adults $7, under 18 $3. You do not need to come with a partner. Dress is casual, come as you are. A workshop at 7:30 pm will introduce the basics of contra dance. Dancing is from 8 to 11 pm.

September 2013 Contra Dance with The Fixations

Lively Contra Dance Music by The Fixations (Cathy Whitesides, Sandy Bradley, Laurie Andres), with Michael Karcher calling!

Our first dance of the season will be on September 7th, 2013 at the Black Diamond Community Hall,

The Fixations will inspire contra dancers
at Black Diamond Hall. 

1942 Black Diamond Rd., Port Angeles, WA 98362.

Admission is by donation, suggested for adults $7, under 18 $3. You do not need to come with a partner. Dress is casual, come as you are.  

A workshop at 7:30 pm will introduce the basics of contra dance. Dancing is from 8 to 11 pm.

The Fixations is a highly respected band from Seattle. Cathy Whitesides (fiddle), Sandy Bradley (guitar), and Laurie Andres (accordian) provide live music for contra and square dances.

The Fixationsare famous for their incredibly tight and compelling dance music, their rampant enthusiasm, and their international credentials. Featured at major contra dance camps and festivals in the country over the past 35 years, their joy infects the entire dance floor, offering both new dancers and long-time pros a blissful night of fun. Laurie Andres has long been sought out to perform on accordion and teach music and dance because his phrasing is impeccably wedded to the dance. Sandy Bradley is a master guitar player, caller, and long-time host of beloved radio program “Potluck”. Cathie Whitesides’s Irish fiddle expertise was a quick fit with the New England-style contra tunes. Cathie, Sandy and Laurie met in 1980 and the musical chemistry caught fire. Expect a peak dance experience!
Michael Karcher makes dancing easy
for everyone. He teaches the basics,
and prompts the dances all evening.

Dances will be taught and called by Michael Karcher from Seattle. Michael has been having the time of his life calling around the Pacific Northwest over the last two years. When he isn’t calling, he’s pursuing a PhD in statistics at the University of Washington and dancing in and around Seattle. This will be his first time at our dance.

Dance organizer Tom Shindler said­, “In addition to a great band and caller, we have the most fun, friendly folks to dance with anywhere! All ages, and all experience levels. So come have some good active fun.”

Feb. 2013 Contra Dance

Black Diamond Fiddle Club plays for Black Diamond Dance


The monthly Black Diamond Contra Dance will feature the local band Black Diamond Fiddle Club (BDFC). BDFC features three fiddlers, Erin Hennessey, Sam Langley, and Rosie Sharpe, accompanied by David Rivers on guitar and Brian Phillips on percussion. BDFC plays tradition contra dance music from Quebec, New England, and Ireland, with the ocassional ragtime tune thrown in. The dance is Saturday night, February 2nd, at the Black Diamond Community Hall, 1942 Black Diamond Rd., Port Angeles.
Dances will be taught and called by experienced Port Angeles caller Erran Sharpe. Sharpe started calling in 1979 in New York and New Hampshire. He now calls exclusively in Port Angeles.  Sharpe calls a variety of easy and challenging dances that keep dancers of all abilities moving and smiling. Newcomers are encouraged to come at 7:30 pm when the basics of contra dance will be taught. Dancing is from 8 to 11 pm.

Dance organizer Tom Shindler said­, “In addition to a great band and caller, we have the most fun, friendly folks to dance with anywhere! All ages, and all experience levels. So come have some good active fun.”
Admission is by donation, suggested for adults $7 – $10, under 18 $3, under 10 free. You do not need to come with a partner. Dress is casual, come as you are. Information on upcoming dances is available at www.BlackDiamondDance.org.

Other Contra Dance Groups in the Region

Port Townsend Community Dance (normally on 3rd Saturday of each month)

Victoria BC:

Olympia:

Bellingham:

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