HUNGARIAN DANCE CYCLES – Church of Our Saviour, 21 Marathon St., Arlington. 6:30 to 8:30. Call to confirm. Each cycle will be taught for 6 to 8 weeks by Dénes Takácsy. $10. Website. Info:
Monday, June 9
*BULGARIAN/BALKAN DANCING – Green Street Dance Studios, 185 Green St., Cambridge MA (Central Sq), 7:30-9 pm. $15, or $50 for four classes. Info:
*ISRAELI FOLK DANCING – Temple Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard Ave., Brookline, 8-12, easier dances & instruction 8-9. $5/students $3. Info:
*NEW ENGLAND SQUARES AND CONTRAS – Scout House, 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA, 7:30-10:30. Various callers, music by Yankee Ingenuity & guests. $8/teens & students $5. Bring clean shoes, please! Info:
*SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE – Springstep, 98 George P. Hassett Drive, Medford, MA. 7:45-10:15. Instruction till 9, social dancing 9:15 on. Live music. $7/students with ID $4. Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. Info:
Tuesday, June 10
*FOLK DANCING BY THE FOUNTAIN – Outdoors at Copley Square, by Clarendon and Boylston Sts., Boston, 7:30 pm. Weather permitting—cancellations decided by 5:00; decision recorded on the FolkFone,
*Gender-Free ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCING for ALL – 1st Church of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts., Jamaica Plain, 7:30-10. Beginners welcome, all dances taught. Brown bag supper, 6:30. $7. Info:
*CONTRA DANCE FOR ALL at MIT – 84 Mass. Ave., Cambridge: Student Center, 4th floor or Lobdell, 8-10:30. Great live music every week, many visiting callers (to call or play, call
Wednesday, June 11
*ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE – Park Ave Congregational Church, Park Ave. at Paul Revere Rd., Arlington Hts., 7:30-10:30. Basics before 7:30 & during break. $9/CDS members $7/students and first timers $4. Country Dance Society, info:
*FRAMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE – Parish Hall of Edwards UCC Church, 39 Edwards St., Framingham, 7:30-10. Tonight, the LAST DANCE of the series (and a party!)
. Instruction & requests. Soft-soled shoes please! $6/FFD members $5/student or senior $1 discount/1st time FREE. Info:
*ISRAELI DANCE at MIT – 84 Mass. Ave., Cambridge: Student Center room 407 or 491. 8-11:30 pm. $1 donation suggested/MIT students free. MIT Folk Dance Club:
Thursday, June 12
EXPERIENCED INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE – 1st Parish of Watertown Church, 35 Church St., Watertown Sq., 8-10:45. Instruction & requests. $8/FAC memb $6/students $5. More details. Folk Arts Center:
NEW ENGLAND CONTRAS & SQUARES – Concord Scout House, 74 Walden St., Concord MA, 7:30-10:30. Various local & touring performers; live music. $8 ($5 full-time students 21 and under). Thursday Contra Calendar. Info:
*SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE – Universalist Church, 211 Bridge St., Salem. Beginners’ class 7:30, social dancing 8:15-10:30. $4. Info:
Friday, June 13
*INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE – Park Ave Congregational Church, Park Ave. at Paul Revere Rd., Arlington Hts., 8-11. Instruction & requests, beginners always welcome! Frequent special events/guest teachers/live music—check flyers or here for more info. $8/FAC members $6/students $5. More details. Info: Folk Arts Center,
*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. Info:
*HARVARD SQ. ENGLISH SERIES – Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church, 1555 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 7:30-9:30pm. Beginner-friendly English dancing, all dances taught. Live music. $6/$5 CDS members/$3 students. Country Dance Society. Info:
NORWEGIAN COUPLE DANCE – Church of Our Saviour, 21 Marathon St., Arlington, 8-11. Halling antics (“free dance” play time!) 7:30-8. Basic instruction early in the evening. Live music. $7. Info:
Saturday, June 14
CONTRA DANCE & Silent Auction – Scout House, 74 Walden St., Concord, 8-11 pm. Benefit for Scout House maintenance & preservation. Caller Lisa Greenleaf, recorded music. Info:
*BALKAN DANCE PARTY & CONCERT with ZDRAVETS – Church of Our Saviour, 21 Marathon St., Arlington, 8-11 pm. Dancing & music from Bulgaria and her neighbors. Protect our floor—bring clean shoes, please! $7. Info:
TRANSYLVANIAN WORKSHOP, CONCERT & TÁNCHÁZ with MetróFolk – MIT Student Center, 84 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, 2nd floor (Lobdell). Workshop 3-5 (Tom Roby & Clare Stanley), concert & táncház 8-11. Hungarian, Romanian and Romani (Gypsy) music from the Carpathians. Sugg. donations: wkshp. $10, evening $15-$20, $25 for all (MIT & Wellesley students free). Info:
*SWING DANCE – St. James Armenian Church, 465 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown. Instruction 8-9, dancing 9-midnight. $15/student w/ID $10. Info:
*BOSTON GAY & LESBIAN CONTRA DANCE –1st church of Jamaica Plain, Unitarian-Universalist, Centre & Eliot Sts., Jamaica Plain, 7:30-11. All welcome, always live music. $10. Info: