Contra & Square Dancing in and around Boston
November/December 2011

(for an overview of contra dances in general, see NEFFA’s excellent Contras)

every Monday
*MONDAY CONTRAS – Scout House, 74 Walden St., Concord, 7:30-10:30. Various callers and musicians. $8/full-time students 22 &: under, $5. Bring clean shoes, please! Info: website link, 781/272-0396, or 978/369-1232.

Tuesdays
*CONTRA DANCE FOR ALL: at MIT – Student Center, 84 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, Rm. 407, 8-10:30. Nov. 8 & 22, Dec. 6 &: 13 (a party). Always live music. $6–$10 donation/MIT & Wellesley students free. MIT Folk Dance Club. Info: sit-ins, volunteer callers, new/training callers, call 617/354-0864.

every Thursday
NEFFA CONTRAS at the SCOUT HOUSE – Concord Scout House, 74 Walden St., Concord MA, 7:30-10:30. NO DANCE Nov. 24. Various local & touring performers; live music. $8 ($5 for people 22 and under). Thursday Contra Calendar & more details. Info: 617/299-1590, 781/272-0396, or 508/229-2854.

1st Fridays
CHALLENGING CONTRAS – Scout House, 74 Walden St., Concord, 8-11. For experienced dancers. Various callers & bands. $9/under 21; $7. Info: 978/779-6077.

usually 2nd Fridays
*CARLISLE DANCE (Contra dancing with live music) – Unitarian Church, 27 School St., Carlisle, pot-luck at 6:30, dance 8:00-10:30. Caller Sue Rosen, music Debby Knight, David Titus, Bruce Rosen & Walter Lenk. $5. Flyer. Info: 617-661-1865 or 617-965-0542.

3rd Fridays
*CONTRAS & SQUARES with ROARING JELLY – 1st Parish Church, 7 Harrington Rd., Lexington. 8-11, beginners’ session 7:45. Caller Susan Elberger, music director Debbie Knight. Adults $7; teens $5; under 12: free; family max $20. Info: 781/259-0753.

Saturdays
*FIRST SATURDAY SQUARES – Payson Park Church, 365 Belmont St., Belmont, 8-11. Caller Tony Parkes, music Amy Cann & friends. Bring clean shoes, please! $5-$10. Info: website, or 978/667-7459.

2^nd & 4^th Saturdays
*BOSTON GENDER-FREE CONTRA DANCE –1st church of Jamaica Plain, Unitarian-Universalist, Centre & Eliot Sts., Jamaica Plain, 7:30-11. Nov. 5, a “Special Event”; NO DANCE Nov. 12 or Dec. 24.    Dec. 31, see Special Events. Check the website for more details and parties. All welcome, always live music. $10/students $6/under 12 Free. Info: 617/852-4042 or 781/982-8042.

4^th Saturdays
*CONTRAS & SQUARES – Scout House, 74 Walden St., Concord, 8-11. NO DANCE in December. Guest Callers and musicians with Debby Knight & Walter Lenk. Bring clean shoes, please! Flyer. $8/students $6. Info: 617/547-7781.

3^rd Sundays
*BIDA (Boston Intergenerational Dance Advocates) CONTRA DANCE – Masonic Hall (Porter Sq.), 1950 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 7:30-10:30. See Special Event Nov. 26. Live music, various callers and bands. $5-$10 sliding scale. Info: BIDA website; 502/550-5981.

4^th Sundays
*MOSTLY WALTZ for Boston – Springstep, 98 George P. Hassett Drive, Medford, MA, 2-5:30. Basic teaching until 3. Waltzes, plus other couple dances. Nov. 27: Mary Lea (fiddle) and Peter Barnes (piano, guitar). Today, the Cross-Step Waltz with Tom Roby and Diane Gonzales from 2-3pm, social dance from 3-5.30pm. NO DANCE in Dec. $12/students $5. Info: 781/646-7861.

Special Events

Sunday, Nov. 6
*NEFFA/FAC FAMILY DANCE – Scout House, 74 Walden St., Concord, 2-4pm. New England Barn Dances w/ Jacqueline & Dudley Laufman, music by Cal Howard & Friends. All dances taught, all ages (5 and up) welcome. $5/person, $25 family max. Bring clean shoes, pls! FAC: 781/438-4387, or NEFFA: 617/299-1590.

Saturday, Nov. 26
CONTRAS, SQUARES, & ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCING – Masonic Hall, 1950 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 7:30-10:30. Caller Brad Foster, music Dave Langford & Karen Axelrod. $5-$10 sliding scale. Info: BIDA 502/550-5981.

Saturday, Dec. 31 New Year's Eve Celebrations

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