Contra Dances & More: June 3rd, 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!

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 



2nd Friday English Country Dance – 2nd Fridays

St. Patrick Catholic Church

3606 Bridge Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113

Dance 7:30pm to 10:30pm

Requested Donation: $10.00

Live music by Toad in the Hole, with calling by Elizabeth Estep, Carol Kopp & Steve Otlowski. Visit EnglishCountry.org for more details.



Bainbridge Swing Dance – 1st Saturdays – NEW TIME & PRICE STARTING JUNE

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 – June 21st   

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 on June 21st is David Mould, with music by the Timbre Wolves.

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


Dance Trance Weekend – June 6-8, 2025

Lexington, Kentucky

Website: https://www.dancetrance.ltda.us/


Summer Soiree Weekend – June 13-15, 2025

Asheville, North Carolina

Website: https://www.ashevillecontra.com/



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

https://www.footmad.org/whirl

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.


Country Dance & Song Society (CDSS)

https://cdss.org/

Follow the link for dances & events across North America, as well as other news from the Country Dance & Song Society.


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