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Welcome to

Charleston Area Contra Dancing

 

We normally dance the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month at Charleston's BALLROOM DANCE CLUB at 1632 Ashley Hall Road. Admision is $8 and we try to start dancing at 8 PM. Beginners walk-thru/instruction starting around 7:45PM.

Current Schedule

We have started a new mailing list to keep those interested in our events up to date... By clicking on the following link. CONTRA-L.. you will get a verification back that once you REPLY to this verification you are on list. To minimize SPAM, only a select few will be able to post to this list, although all subscribers will receive messages.

** Listed are area dances that I know about.  I do not endorse any out of town dance.  However I have been to quite a few and enjoyed them all quite a bit.

Area Contra Dance Events
 

Callers & Bands

Are you interested in playing or calling for us? Then please contact Ann at raffieldbirdseye@knology.net.
 

New Location

We are dancing at a new location... DIRECTIONS TO THE BALLROOM DANCE CLUB at 1632 Ashley Hall Road.
From Downtown:
  • Head west on Calhon St. Get into the left lane and take the James Island Connector
  • Take the Summerville, Highway 61 exit from the connector (first exit)
  • Stay on 61. Be sure to take the left fork at a light to stay on 61 (171 goes off to the right)
  • Turn right onto Ashley Hall road at the third light after the fork. (Street name signs are up high above the intersections)
  • Go straight through the next light (Sam Rittenburg , Highway 7)
  • The Ballroom Dance Club is on the right in a small strip mall just past Sam Rittenburg. Look for the "Ashley Hall Center" sign at the street.  
From I-26:
  • Take the Cosgrove/ Sam Rittenburg (West) to cross the Ashley River
  • Stay on Sam Rittenburg and start watching for Ashley Hall Road (At a traffic Light)
  • Go straight through the first traffic light (Orange Grove)
  • Follow the signs for Highway 7 after the light curves slightly to the right)
  • Watch for "Ashley Lanes Bowling" on the right.
  • Turn right on to Ashley Hall Road at a light just past "Ashley Lanes Bowling"
  • The Ballroom Dance Club is on the right in a small strip mall just a short distance after you turn onto Ashley Hall. Look for the "Ashley Hall Center" sign at the street.

January 25

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Cabin Fever Playing; Dean Snipes Calling

February 8

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Hungry Monks Playing; Joyce Murless and Bob Beattie Calling

February 22

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Reel Magnolias Playing; Hank Morris Calling

March 14

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Appalachian Storm playing with Diane Silver Calling

March 28

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Blue Ridge Rounders Playing; Dean Snipes Calling

April

(Friday)

Charleston Bugstomp 2008

OK we know that this is the normal time of year for the Bugstomp but we were unable to pull it off this yeat. We hope to catch you next year. Stay Tuned

April 11

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Shifty Tweeds Playing; Margaret Mathews Calling

April 25

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Bonne Terre playing; Kenny Greer Calling

May 9

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Cross Town Traffic Playing; Keith Eustis Calling

May 23

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Bananna Splits Playing; Hank Morris Calling

June 13

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Morning Coffee Playing; Janet Shepard Calling

Jun 27

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Whistlin Rufus Playing; Doug Singleton Calling

July 11

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Whistlin Rufus Playing; Doug Singleton Calling

July 25

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Hungry Monks Playing; M.J. Saylor Calling

August 8

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Hungry Monks Playing; Kenny Greer Calling

August 22

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

The Avant Gardners Playing; Jack Mitchell Calling

September 12

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Elftones Playing; Dean Snipes Calling

September 26

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Bonne Terre Playing; Kenny Greer Calling

October 10

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Steam Shovel Playing; Gary Arthur Calling

October 24

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Bonne Terre Playing; Kenny Greer Calling

November 14

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Shifty Tweeds Playing; Margaret Mathews Calling

November 28

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Just Add Water Playing; Janet Marcus Calling

December 12

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Hungry Monks Playing; Kenny Greer Calling

December 26

(Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Anna's Bananas playing ; MJ Saylor Calling

Anytime 2008 (Friday)

Charleston Folk Contra Dance

Looking for GREAT BANDS AND CALLERS -- Contact Ann Birdseye

Other groups that sponser dances within 5-6 hours driving distance of Charleston include Columbia Old Time Music & Dance (Columbia, SC), Old Farmer's Ball (Asheville, NC), Charlotte Country Dancers and Charlotte Dance Gypsies (Charlotte, NC), Harvest Moon Folk Society (Greenville, SC), Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers (Winston-Salem & Greensboro, NC), Triangle County NC, Savannah Folk Music Society (Savannah, GA), Chattahooche Country Dancers (Atlanta, GA), Athens Folk Music and Dance Society (Athens, GA), and Cape Fear Contra Dancers (Wilmington, NC).

For an overview of dances in the South Atlantic region, as well as other regions in the country, check out Charlie Seelig's pages. E-mail info for bands, callers, etc. can be found there, too.

For information about contra dances anywhere in the USA, see Kiran Wagle's contra dance pages or Bob Stein's. Other resources for locating dances nationwide are the NEFFA LinkFest! pages and the contra dance map created by Dwayne Johnson and a new Dance DB at Ted Crane's ContraDanceDB.

 

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