Friday Night Contra Dance
All are welcome to come and dance! You don’t need to bring a partner. Contra dancing is easy to learn. We have beginners lessons for anyone who hasn’t done it before, or wants a reminder.
2nd Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 3511 Belmont Blvd Nashville, TN 37215
7.30pm Beginner/Refresher lesson
8 - 10.30pm Dance
Pay at the door: Sliding-scale admission: pay whatever you can afford, $5 to $25 per person. We take cash, checks, and Venmo.
(This money pays the band, caller, sound technician and hall rental ($200). Any extra goes towards NCD’s on-going expenses.)
Vaccines and masks are encouraged, but not required.
Contra dance is a social dance – You’ll see a lot of faces, smile a ton, and dance up and down the lines with multiple dance “partners,” “neighbors,” and maybe even “shadows.”
Onstage with the musicians is a dance caller who teaches and walks you through each dance before the music begins. He or she also calls the dance figures during the music to keep you on top of things.
What kind of music can you expect? Most bands have a fiddle, guitar or piano. Bass, mandolin, sometimes winds, even percussion.
Contra dance originated in New England, with roots in French, Scottish, and English traditional dances. You will now find lively dance communities all over the United States, across the world, and right here in Nashville, TN.
The BEST way to learn about contra dance is to jump in and go to one.
Schedule 2024
Nov 1 Charlie Chessman calling with the East Nashville Serenaders
Nov 15 Kendal Broadie calling with Emma Rushton & Friends (Jeff Rohrbough, Daniel Charlton and John Fabke)
Nov 29 Emma Rushton calling with John Fabke & Friends
Dec 6 Susan Kevra calling with Amy Alvey & Friends
Dec 20 Cathy Hollister calling with Southwind (Emma Rushton, Karl Kersey, Jeff Rohrbough and Anne Hoos)