Port Angeles

Contra Dance

 

2020 Contra Dance
Black Diamond Schedule

1/4/2020
Kate Powers and David Rivers
Lindsey Dono calling

2/1/2020
David Rivers and Kate Powers
Susan Michaels calling

3/7/2020
Ground Lift
Michael Karcher calling

4/4/2020
Heliotrope
Gwen Rouseau calling

5/2/2020
Dave Bartley and Anita
Greg Frock calling

6/6/2020
Kate Powers and David Rivers
Susan Michaels calling

Dances held at

Black Diamond
Community Hall

1942 Black Diamond Rd.,
Port Angeles, WA 98363

1st Saturday of every month

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

Suggested Donation
Adults $8, 12-18 $4, 0-11 Free

Upcoming and Past Events

Contra Dance, October 7th, 2017

Countercurrent

Playing to 

Susan Michaels


Countercurrent is a contra band from Western Washington made up of two band members: Alex Sturbaum and Brian Lindsey who’ve both been immersed in music most their lives. Their energetic music will have your feet flying in moments. This winter the two will be on tour in the Bay Area and launching a Kickstarter to fund an awesome album.

Susan Michaels has been calling squares, contras, and family dances for more then 30 years, building community, facilitating joy, and just plain having fun.  Susan believes it is in calling in life to teach people how to hold hands in a circle and move to music.  She loves all kinds of choreography… but specializes in dance with drive and flow that hold on to the roots of barn dancing but take off in new directions.  Susan brings  her special brand of dry quirky humor with her to every dance event and has a unique gift for making newcomers, 2 left-footers, and shy persons blossom through dance.




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. 

Contra Dance, Saturday September 2nd, 2017

Kate Powers & David Rivers

Play to the calls of

Abigail Hobart

Kate Powers is a local favorite who lights up our dance floor with fantastic fiddle tunes, combined with David Rivers on guitar the duo are sure to keep your feet flying.

Abigail Hobart hails from Bellingham Wa. though considers parts of New England to be home as well. A beginning caller, Abigail has been a dancer, fiddle player and organizer of sorts since childhood and brings a deep love of the tradition, personal warmth and joie de vivre to her calling and interactions both on and off the dance floor. Check out the article in the Sequim Gazette for the story of how she got started — calling contras at a punk rock dance.

Other Contra Dance Groups

Port Townsend Contra Dance: Every 3rd Saturday

Victoria BC: 2nd and 4th Saturday

Olympia: 2nd and 4th Saturday

Bellingham: 1st, 3rd, 5th Saturday

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