Contra Dances & More: June 24th, 2025
Northeast Ohio Contra Dance and Traditional Dance Community
1st Saturday Contra Dance – 1st Saturdays (Except Aug & Dec)
Lakewood Masonic Temple
15300 Detroit Rd., Lakewood, OH 44107
Dance 8pm to 10:30pm (Lesson at 7:15pm)
Admission: $10.00 per person, $25.00 per family (parents & children)
Live music by Mud-in-yer-Eye.
Upcoming callers:
June – Dale Shirer
July – Patti Gutwein
Questions? Contact:
Bob Kimmelfield at bkimmelfield@stratos.net or (216) 409-4609
Thursday Afternoon English Country Dance – Thursdays
Forest Hill Presbyterian Church (Bodwell Hall)
3031 Monticello Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
1:30pm – 3:30pm
Come dance with us every Thursday (with a few exceptions)! Air-conditioned!
Contact Jane Hill: 216-752-5966, hilljaner@gmail.com
Royal Scottish Country Dance Class – Fridays – NO JUNE 27th or JULY 4th
Forest Hills Church
Bodwell Hall
3031 Monticello Blvd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Fridays – 6:45pm to 8:45pm
Admission: $5.00
Class may be canceled due to weather alerts. For more information, please call (440)781-7556 or (440)442-2147.
Website: Ohio RSCDS
Wooster English Country Dances – October through February (4th Saturdays)
Valley College Grange (Sponsor)
2411 Shreve Rd., Wooster, OH 44691 (Routes 226 & 3)
Dance 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Suggested Donation: $7.00, Students $5.00
Traditional 1600-present music by Fourpence; with calling & instruction by Susan English.
Visit woosterdance.com for more information, or contact Susan English at 330-347-8155.
Wooster Contra Dances – 1st Saturdays (October-May)
Valley College Grange (Sponsor)
2411 Shreve Rd., Wooster, OH 44691 (Routes 226 & 3)
Dance 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Suggested Donation: $7.00, Students $5.00
Beautiful Celtic music by Pocketful O’ Gimmick; with Susan English calling longways sets and fun mixers.
Visit woosterdance.com for more information, or contact Susan English at 330-347-8155.
Bainbridge Swing Dance – 1st Saturdays – NEW TIME & PRICE
Family Life Center
16349 Chillicothe Rd. (Rt. 306), Bainbridge, OH 44023
Admission: $10.00 per child (12 & under), $20.00 per person (13 & over), $50.00 per family (not including friends) Cash or personal check only.
If you have any symptom of illness, please do not attend the dance.
For more information, please see below.
All Soles Contra & Square Dance – July 19th – Annual potluck and dance
First Unitarian Universalist Church
93 W. Weisheimer Rd., Columbus, OH 43214
Dance 8pm to 10:30pm (Lesson at 7:30pm)
Admission: Adults $10.00, Youth ages 12-25 $5.00, Under 12 FREE.
Caller & band on July 19th TBA.
For more information, visit their website: https://firstuucolumbus.org/connection/all-soles/
Or contact Jan Phillips: jan-allsolesdance@att.net
Pittsburgh Contra Dance – 3rd, 4th, & 5th Fridays
Wightman School (usually)
5604 Solway St., Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Dance 8:00pm (Lesson at 7:30pm)
Suggested admission: $15 (but pay what you can)
Occasionally, there are additional dances in the Pittsburgh area. Please visit their website for up-to-date information: https://pittsburghcontra.org/schedule/
Queen City Contra Dancers Buffalo NY – 2nd & 4th Fridays
FRIDAY LOCATION: St. John’s Lutheran Church, 55 Pleasant Ave., Lancaster, NY 14086
SATURDAY LOCATION: Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo, 695 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY 14222
Dance 7:00pm-10:00pm (Lesson at 7:00pm)
Admission: $10.00, members $8.00, Under 12 FREE.
Seeking dancers and bands! For more information, visit their website at: https://qccd.org/
If you’re a band willing to travel, or if you have questions, contact Mary at queencitycontra@gmail.com
Summer Contra Dances – July 19 & August 9
Cleveland Butterfly Twirl Dance Weekend – September 12-14, 2025
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Website: https://www.clevelandbutterflytwirl.org/
Registration is now OPEN!
We are looking for anyone willing to offer housing to out of town dancers, band members, and callers. If you are willing to host and want to share information about who/how many please call Patti Gutwein at 216-778-0805.
Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend – October 17-19, 2025
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Website: https://pittsburghcontra.org/fdw/
Whitewater Whirl Contra Dance Weekend – May 1-3, 2026
Fayette County Park (New River Gorge area of West Virginia)
Bands: Hot Coffee Breakdown and The Hollertones
Callers: Darlene Underwood and Bob Isaacs
Free cabins & camping; meal plan. More details TBA.
Online registration begins October 1st, 2025.
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