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 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.
Contra Dance Saturday, October 6, 2018
Susan Michaels
Calling to the tunes of
Kate Powers, David Bartley & Fred Nussbaum
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 her 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.
Kate Powers was first introduced to the violin through a scholarship from the Washington Old-Time Fiddlers in 2010. Some of her most recent paths include becoming part of the PC College Jazz Ensemble. Kate enjoys composing and writes much of the music she plays. She teaches herself fiddle and also takes Classical lessons with Ronald Patterson in Seattle.
Fred Nussbaum played cello, mandolin, and drums in the Portland Oregon area contra dances for years. Then he retired to Port Townsend, and plays mostly English Country Dance music.
Dave Bartley plays guitar, mandolin, cittern, and several other stringed instruments. He has played many styles of music over the years and continues to range over several genres. He has performed throughout the US and Canada, and in England, Australia, France and Greece. It is difficult to count the number of bands in which he plays.Dave has composed over 300 dance tunes. A waltz he wrote and KGB recorded, The Clock Stopped, is used to teach cross-step waltz in much of the U.S. and other parts of the world. A reel he wrote, Vladi on the Trans-Siberian, seems to be popping up at dances and jam sessions all over the place.
Please Note that the Fall Potluck has been postponed to the November Dance… Thanks much and see you soon!
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