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First Saturday Contradances:
The band Mud in Yer Eye with caller Carol Kopp do the contradance at the Lakewood Masonic Temple, 15300 Detroit Ave. in Lakewood, Ohio. Dancing from 8 till 11pm with teaching for beginners at 7pm. Adm is $6
The band Pocketfull o' Gimmick is doing a contradance with callers Bill Alkire & Susan English at the Valley College Grange, Rt. 226 just south of Rt. 3 in Wooster, Oh. from 7:30 till 10:30. Teaching is at 7:15 for new dancers, and adm. is $6, $5 student, $15 for family.
(This dance in Welshfield takes a summer break ~ dances start up again the 1st Saturday in October) There's a contradance with caller, Becky Hill, and featuring music by the New Deal String Band. Band members include: Jan Pavlinak (piano), Ed Eakin (mandolin and tenor guitar), Tom Hamilton (fiddle), and Dan Best (guitar). This dance is at the Troy Community Hall, Rt. 422 east of Rt. 700 in Welshfield, Oh. New dancers show up for the teaching at 6:30 till 7:30pm, dancing from 7:30 till 10:30pm. For info: 216-316-0068; adm. is $6.
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Beginners, singles, couples, students are all welcome
All dances are taught
Teaching from 7 - 8pm, Dancing from 8 - 10:30pm
Adm. $7.00 Students $5.00
(starting in September ~ 1st Fridays of the month)
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Second Saturday Contradances
Advanced Contra Dance
(Grace Lutheran Church, 13001 Cedar Rd.,
Cleveland Heights)
8 - 11pm ~ Adm. $8.00
July & August (Summer Break ~ no dance)
September 13th (local heroes) ~ The New Deal Stringband
with Becky Hill, caller.
October 11th Lackwanna Longnecks (from Pittsburgh, Pa.)
with caller Kenny Wilson
November 9th Riverbend (from Rochester, NY)
with David Kaynor (from Massachusetts)
December 13th Boys of the Hock (from Athens, Ohio)
with TBA
(Some experience is helpful for the Advanced Dance)
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2nd Saturday Greentown Dances
(South of Akron)
The Greentown contradances are held, September through May, at the Greentown Community Park Building, 9845 Cashner Rd., Greentown, Ohio. Music by One String Short, the caller is Jan Larsen. Teaching at 7pm; dancing 7:30 - 10:30. This dance is welcoming to dancers of all ages. Dancers under 18 pay half price! More info call Dennis at 330.823.5840.
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Third Saturday Contradances
(Grace Lutheran Church, 13001 Cedar Rd.,
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Rhubarb Pie Band
(September thru April)
(No dance in June, July & August)
The Rhubarb Pie Band features a good mix of contradance tunes ranging from French-Canadian to Old-time Appalachian music: Bob Glenn is on fiddle & feet percussion, Jan Pavlinak plays piano, Dale Shirer is on guitar & whistle, Jan Koloda doing hammered dulcimer and Margie O'Conner on bodhran. Callers vary month to month.
The dance starts at 8:00 and goes until 11:00pm, Beginners are always welcome, and, if you have never danced before or are bringing a rookie friend, we encourage you to take part in the beginner's instruction period at 7:30. Admission is $7:00
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Fourth Saturday Contradances
(Boston Township Schoolhouse
1775 Main St., Rt. 303 & Riverview Rd
Peninsula, OH.)
Band Behind the Curtain
Carol Kopp calls for this dance which features the band called, Band Behind the Curtain, known for their foot-tappin' Old-Time Style of music, the band members include Dave Rice on harmonica and fiddle; Susan Goehring on guitar, and Mark Ward plays the banjo & fiddle. New dancers should plan on arriving at 7pm to learn a few steps before taking the floor! Dancing starts at 8pm and goes till 11pm. Admission is $7.00.
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2nd & 4th Thursday Contradances
Our weekday Peninsula Dance, Ohio
 features the caller Carol Kopp, with the band Strings and Things, and rekindles the cultural heritage of contra dancing in the Cuyahoga Valley. About every other month Ranger Rebecca Jones of the National Park Service presents a "Contra Conversation." These are an on-going series of short, interactive talks on some facet of our dance experience. Several are published on the site, viewable via the "Contra Conversations" tab at the beginning. The 2nd Thursday in July is the annual bridge dance held at Everett Road covered bridge, otherwise the dance is at the Boston Township Schoolhouse, 1775 Main St., (Rt. 303 & Riverview Rd), Peninsula, OH
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Waltz!
Second Sunday (or thereabouts) of winter months at the Grace Lutheran Church, 13001 Cedar Rd. in Cleveland Heights. We bring that scandalous dance, the waltz, to their floors from 2:00 -4:30 pm. It starts with a half-hour lesson for raw beginners to intermediate waltzers. Those more experienced are welcomed (needed?) then also.
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- River Rendezvous is July 18-20, 2008. Callers are Becky Hill, Carol Kopp, & Diane Silver. Featured bands are Amarillis, Lift Ticket and Hotpoint Stringband. This event is sold out for 2008.
More and more of our events are finding their way [with a little help from their friends] to Ted Crane's Database for the North Coast Contra Community. The North-Central Ohio (Marshallville/Wooster/Ashland) Dances schedule is separate
- An informal group getting together occasionally to do some singing has been formed. Interested? Contact Marcia at 216-896-0860 for info.
SWING DANCERS may wish to check out http://www.clevelandswings.org.
We try to keep this site current but the only way you'll find the latest news here is by going to this page and looking. Contact Kenny@neohiocontradance.org or Dale@neohiocontradance.org for any additions or ideas about this website. If you really want to be up-to-date on the late breaking news there's another way. We have an e-mail distribution list and will add you to the list if you e-mail Marty@neohiocontradance.org . While we strive to keep these e-mails infrequent you can opt off at any time by a like request.
In April 2001 part of the Sun chain had an article on the new Thursday dance site and contra in general. Likewise the 3/7/01 Cleveland Plain Dealer. The 12/17/00 Akron Beacon Journal had a major article on contra dance. The Lorain Morning Journal published an article on contra dance and the Oberlin dances on their website.
Becky Hill led a ~Caller's Workshop at Oberlin.
The Credits: Thanks to Carol Kopp, Paul Koret, and Lindsay Adams for encouragement to start this website. And also thanks to Jan C. Snow for text on many of the callers and bands.
Thanks also to Ted Crane and his national database, to Bob Stein (of PA vs. MI), Kiran Wagle and the other dance indexers, and to Folknet and Day-in-the-Valley all of whom send traffic our way.
We gratefully appreciate our partnership with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in general, to help us hold the Thursday dances, and specifically with Park Ranger Rebecca Jones.
And thanks especially to you, the current and next generation of dancers, without whom there would be no need for this site.
MORE INFO about NE Ohio Dances...
Karl or Carol 330/626-2129
or e-mail Bob by clicking here
Since July 28, 2000 (5,000 on July 20, 2001; 10,000 on May 24, 2002):
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