Emerald City Contra Dancewith the Seattle Folklore Society presentContra dancing every Friday at the Phinney Neighborhood Center 6532 Phinney N, Seattle, in the "Community Hall" (brick building off lower parking lot)Dance from 7:30pm to 10:00pm, beginner's workshop at 7:00 $8, $7 for SFS and PNA members and seniors, $5 for students, under 16 free. First time contra dancers get a coupon for free admission to their next dance. Coupon redemption limited to first five coupons on any single night.Please help the PNA achieve their sustainability goals. Consider carpooling, walking, biking, or riding the bus to the dance. If you drive, please park in the PNA parking lots.Info: 206-440-9839 or emeraldcitycontra@pobox.com Bands and Callers, you can now request a gig online. Information for bands and callers. |
All dances taught. No partner necessary.
Light, comfortable clothing recommended.
Please do not wear cologne, perfume or other strongly scented products. Thanks!Our hall has strict capacity limits. We occasionally need to limit entry due to high attendance. See the bottom of this page for details.
Enough of the suggestions and disclaimers. Here is what you really want to know...
Schedule of bands and callers:
- February 3 - Swingin' on a Star: Julian Adamaitis (piano), Betsy Cooper (flute), Susan Burke (fiddle), and Joe Micheals (guitar). They play traditional Cape Breton, New England, and Southern tunes with a non-traditional-but-very-fun swing. Sherry Nevins calls.
- February 10 - Singularity - Susan Burke - fiddle, Howie Meltzer - fiddle, Chuck Pliske - concertina, Michael Dowers - guitar, Terry Wergeland - piano, Joe Micheals – bass. The plurality of this band will leave you singularly blissful. Caller TBD.
- February 17 - Contra Sutra: Marni Rachmiel – windy things, Ryan McKasson – bowed strings, Dave Bartley – fretty things, Russell S. - percussion. Scottish fiddling, jazzy woodwinds, melodic guitar and guitar-like instruments. Glue it all together with percussion. That's a good recipe for fun music. Caller TBD.
- February 24 - TBD
- March 2 - The Noodles. Matt Hummel, fiddle; Clyde Curley, fiddle and mandolin; Andrea Cooper, five-string banjo and flute; Dave Marshall, four-string banjo and guitar; and Mark Roberts, bouzouki, guitar, flute, film cans, and other percussion. Their repertoire includes hoedowns straight out of the heart of Appalachia, jigs from the soul of Ireland, and plenty of other styles in between and elsewhere. Mary Devlin calls.
It's crowded in there...
Well, yes, it is. We need to limit the occupancy of the room as specified by the City of Seattle.
- We can have 150 people in the room, period. That number includes the musicians, callers, guests of the performers, dancers, volunteers, children, observers, babies, and other categories of people not yet identified. In other words, we can have 150 people in the room, period.
- If we reach capacity, people who have already entered the dance may leave temporarily and re-enter.
- People waiting to enter the dance may wait on the stairs, not in the entry of the hall.
- When someone leaves for the evening, we will admit additional people. Please form a line to make this part easier.
- If you are leaving for the evening, please let us know so that we can let the next person in (see item above).
- Last year at this time, we sold out about 50% of the time starting around 8 pm and lasting until about 9 pm. Sorry, we have difficulty predicting attendance any more accurately than those general tendencies.
- If you really want to dance on a specific night, then show up early. If you can't arrive early, then have a plan B.
- Sorry, we do not sell tickets in advance.
- Sorry, we do not allow "ticket sharing."