Welcome to Blue Ridge Country Dancers contra dance page. Here you'll find information about contra dancing in Floyd, VA, as well as the Blacksburg Contra Dance and the new Roanoke Contra Dance. Check out the link for all the latest Blacksburg info. It's not necessary to bring a partner, but we do insist on clean, soft-soled shoes. All dances are taught; beginners are welcome.
Blue Ridge Country Dancers sponsor the second Saturday contra dance at the Sun Music Hall in downtown Floyd. Contra dancing is easy relaxed fun, and though the figures are done with a partner, singles are always welcome. Contra dancing is suitable for all ages, in fact the original form of the dance, such as the Virginia Reel, was a popular U.S. folk tradition from about 1830-1890.
Dance information: 540 489-1826.
We've created a BRCD Contra Dance group at Yahoo.com for those interested in sharing ideas about dancing, getting in on the planning for our dances and generally keeping in touch with other dancers. There is a place for posting related web links, uploading pictures, a calendar of events, etc. You don't have to have Yahoo mail to join; just go to the link below to get more info. Help us keep contra dancing in this area alive and thriving!
Second Saturday, Floyd Contra Dance happens this Saturday, May 12, at the Sun Music Hall. It's easy relaxed fun - especially when one can swing and glide across the grand wooden floor of a former sewing factory, now part of Dogtown Roadhouse. Always with live music, this month's band is Floorplay from Charlottesville with NC caller, Dean Snipes. Contra dancing is just plain fun and can also provide fine aerobic energy.
Floorplay has an energized, musically-aware sound that can fill an entire hall. The band's good instincts result in a wide repertoire of styles that flow freely between traditional contra dance tunes, French Canadian, Middle Eastern, rags, old-time, Klezmer, and swing dance rhythms. Floorplay features Rya Martin on piano, Paul Rosen on mandolin, fiddle, accordion, and Aaron Lamb on drums.
The caller, Dean Snipes, has been calling contra dances for twenty years all over the Southeast. He is known for his easy-going ability to teach dance steps and contra moves with ease.
Floyd contra dances are held at the Sun Music Hall, Dogtown Roadhouse 302 S. Locust St., Floyd. Directions: Take Rt. 221 or Rt. 8 to Floyd; take Rt. 8 south of the stoplight one block and watch for the Sun Theater building on the right. See us on the map. The dance starts at 8 p.m. but arrive early for a beginner lesson at 7:35. Come as you are, wear soft flexible shoes for dancing, and the caller will teach each dance. Come to dance or come to listen - no partner needed. Blue Ridge Country Dancers contra dances are held in Floyd on the second Saturday of each month, September through June. Admission is $8.00. Students with ID, $6.50. Non-dancer audience admission $5. See us on the Crooked Road.
June 9 - Copious Notes with Joy Greenwolf calling.
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