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
May 7 Dance
Sonya Kaufman
Ruthie Dornfeld and Forrest Gibson
Sonya Kaufman is an energetic young caller who has been contra dancing for as long as she can remember. She started calling for contra dances in college, and has been calling regularly for dances throughout the Northwest during the past year. Her energy, grace, and warmth shine through in all that she does, and her clear directions will guide you through the trickiest of dances. Sonya is moving to Port Angeles at the end of April to work as a wildland firefighter for Olympic National Park, and is excited to spend the summer in this beautiful place.
We welcome back Ruthie and Forrest, who keep us going with their lively music.
From Seattle, fiddler Ruthie Dornfeld and guitarist Forrest Gibson merge their New England and Wild West backgrounds to create a dynamic musical team. Dornfeld, as a 15 year resident of Boston, was a mainstay of the thriving contra dance scene there; meanwhile Gibson was playing blues guitar in a cabin in the woods in the wilds of Alaska. They met after both ended up moving to Seattle; musical sparks flew and the result is the no holds barred, full volt style you’ll hear at the Contra Dance.Potential Youth Dance Weekend – West! Survey, etc
Good dancers! We’d like your help in designing a Youth Dance Weekend West. Please take the survey below and tell us what you’d like to see at an event intended to empower and facilitate youth leadership and community involvement in our dance community. The event, we hope, will be regional. We need diverse voices to build an inclusive event.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13m_RJFE2hI9KKpusY7_CGlSPPeKYd_Wp_JgusAYbkKI/viewform“
Dance on!
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