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American Contra Dance Calendar

American contra dances are held from September to early June

Except where otherwise indicated, all dances are on
Saturday evening from 8:00-10:45 pm, at
The Church of the Village
201 W. 13th St. (at 7th Ave.), New York City
Members and full-time students with ID: $10; Non-members $14
CDSS members who live 50 miles outside of NYC pay as CD*NY members
Please bring a pair of CLEAN, SOFT-SOLED SHOES to change into for the dance.
If the shoes have been worn outside, take extra care to scrub off any grit from the soles.
No high heels. Let’s protect the floor and our right to dance on it!



Fall Season - 2008


September   October   November   December   January     Spring

Date Caller Band Special Feature
September       Top
Sep 6 Wendy Graham GRAND PICNIC
Sam Zygmuntowicz, Michael Gorin, Jody Kruskal, Bill Peek and Marco Brehm
7:15 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
Sep 13 Yonina Gordon FINGERPLAY
Jonathan Brandt, Lisa Bueno and Helen White
7:15 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
Sep 20 Chart Guthrie FISH FAMILY
Bill Christophersen, Tom Phillips, Cynthia Shaw and Vicky Gould
7:30 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
Sep 27 Bob Isaacs RHYTHM METHOD STRING BAND
Cathy Mason, Erica Weiss, Dedo Norris and Craig Edwards
7:30 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
October       Top
Oct 4 Tom Toomey HEATHEN CREEK
Pete Johannsen, Mark Koyama and Maia Rutman
7:30 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
Oct 11 Open Mike Night
Paul Friedman, Jody Kruskal and Jim Stevenson 7:30 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
Send an email to Carl Levine if you are interested in calling a dance.
Oct 18 Gaye Fifer FISH FAMILY
Bill Christophersen, Tom Phillips and Jim Stevenson
7:15 WORKSHOP: Beginning Waltz
Oct 19
Sunday
4-7 pm
SWEPT AWAY
advanced waltz workshop with Gaye Fifer
music by Sam and Friends: Sam Zygmuntowicz, Jody Kruskal, Bill Peek and Bob Jones
Oct 25 Tom Amessé CONTRAZZ
Joe DePaolo, Sam Zygmuntowicz, Bob Jones and Marnen Laibow-Koser
7:30 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
November       Top
Nov 1 Jon Greene HOG WILD
Tom Phillips, Ellen Cohn and Jody Kruskal
7:30 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
Nov 8
4-11 pm
FALL FLING
featuring NILS FREDLAND and GREAT BEAR TRIO
Andrew, Noah and Kim Van Norstrand
EXPERIENCED DANCE 4:00 - 6:00
BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP 7:30 - 8:00
EVENING DANCE 8:00 - 11:00
Nov 15 Carl Levine STOPGAP STRING BAND
Bob Jones, Dorothy Moore and Joel Wennerstrom
7:30 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
Nov 22 Steve Holland NOMAD
Naomi Morse, Marco Brehm and Jacqueline Schwab
7:30 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
Nov 29 NO DANCE
December       Top
Dec 6 Beverly Francis CONTRAPOLITANS
CD*NY'S Contradance Orchestra
7:30 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
Dec 13 Linda Leslie LOCO MOJO
Amy Larkin, Shirley White and Linda Henry
7:30 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
Dec 20 Tori Barone BROOKLYN SWING ENSEMBLE
Sam Zygmuntowicz, Bill Peek, Danny Elias and Marco Brehm
Winter Solstice Party
7:30 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
Dec 27 NO DANCE
January       Top
Jan 3 Donna Hunt TERMITE'S DELIGHT
Michael Gorin, Chris Carpenter, Susie Dean (Miller) and Joe DePaolo
7:30 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
Jan 10 Beverly Birnbaum JANE'S GANG
Jane Rothfield, Allan Carr, David Kiphuth and Linda Schrade
7:30 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
Jan 17 Nancy Spero Lez Z Boys
Peter Seigal, Peter Barnes, and David Langford
7:30 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
Jan 24 Rick Mohr CONTRAPTIONS
Chloe Maher, Bill Quern and Nora Smith
7:30 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP
Jan 31 Marty Fager GRAND PICNIC
Sam Zygmuntowicz, Michael Gorin, Jody Kruskal, Bill Peek and Marco Brehm
7:30 BEGINNERS' WORKSHOP

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Dining note: Saturdays, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, come and enjoy dinner at BENNY'S BURRITOS, 112 Greenwich Avenue (corner of Jane St.), 2 blocks from The Church of the Village, between 7th & 8th Avenue, (212) 727-0595. Benny's Burritos welcomes CD*NY members with a 10% discount off the total bill valid anytime, dine-in only. To receive your discount, show the waiter a valid CD*NY membership card when asking for the check.



Call the Dancephone: 212-459-4080
Write to CD*NY at P.O. Box 878, Village Station, New York, N.Y. 10014
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