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CONNtra Dancing in CONNecticut

Cornwall Community Contra Dance || Family Barn Dances || Granby Family Contra Dance
Hartford Contra Dance || Mystic Contra Dance || The New Haven Country Dancers
Quiet Corner Contra Dance || Round Hill Country Dances || Shindig at the Barn!

Cornwall Community Contra Dance
Web site: www.motherhouse.us/contradances.htm
Contact: Contact: e-mail (860.672.6328)
When: 1st Saturdays (except July 4th); 7:00-9:30 PM
Where: Cornwall Town Hall, 24 Pine Street, Cornwall, CT, 06753
Admission: donation: $5 per adult, $3 per child
Family Barn Dances
Web site:
Contact: Patricia Campbell (203.426.5191) or Julie Sorcek (203.792.7865)
When: no dances currently scheduled
Where:
Admission: donation: adults: $6 per adult; children under 12: $3; (children under 6 must have an adult partner)
PLUS!: Contra Jam Sessions: 7-9 PM; 3rd Thursdays at the Newtown Congregational Church hall, 41A Main Street, Newtown, CT. All instruments welcome. Admission is free, but contributions toward the rental of the hall gladly accepted. www.geocities.com/reelthingct/jam.htm for directions and playlist.
Granby Family Contra Dance
Web site: www.granbyfamilydance.org/
Contact: Laura Mazza-Dixon (860.653.6146)
When: 1st Fridays, 7-9 PM
Where: South Congregational Church Parish Hall, 242 Salmon Brook St. (Rt. 10), Granby, CT
Directions: South Church is on Rt. 10 in Granby, CT on the left about 1/4 mile south of the junction of Rt. 10 & 20
Admission: $8/over 13, $5/children 3-12, free/under 3; children under 6 must have an adult partner
Hartford Contra Dance        pictures of a Hartford Contra Dance
Web site: www.hcdance.org/contra.htm
Contact: Rob Lindauer 860.232.2504 or Christine Hale 860.233.6603
When: 2nd Saturdays, all year; 8-11 PM; free beginners' workshop at 7:30 PM
Where: at the wood-floored American Legion Post, 275 Main St., Old Wethersfield, CT map
Directions: click here
Admission: $12 ($10 for HCD members; free for students).
PLUS!: Contra Jam Sessions: 5:30-7:30 PM; 2nd Saturdays at the American Legion Post, 275 Main St., Old Wethersfield, CT just before the 2nd Saturday contra dance.  Admission is free, but contributions toward the Admission of the hall gladly accepted. Contra Jam playlist (somewhat outdated)
Mystic Contra Dance
Web site: mysticcontradance.tripod.com or on the Dance Gypsy site
Contact: Katrina (860.961.9321) or (401.487.9713)
When: 4th Saturdays; 8-11 PM, with a 7:45 beginner's workshop before each dance
Where: Frohsinn Hall, aka the German Club
Directions: I-95, exit 90; go 1 mile south on Rt. 27 (Greenmanville Ave). Frohsinn Hall is across from Mystic Seaport
Admission: $8; students $5; under 12 $2
PLUS!: As an all-round tasty fundraiser, Mystic offers homemade pies at their dances!
The New Haven Country Dancers
Web site: www.ctcontra.com/nhcd/
Contact: 203.776.1812
When: 1st & 3rd Saturdays, occasional 5th Saturday, all year; 8-11 PM; beginner's session held 40 minutes before each dance.
Where: Branford Community Center, 46 Church St, Branford, CT
Directions: click here
Admission: $10
Quiet Corner Contra Dance
Web site: groups.yahoo.com/group/QuietCornerContraDance/
Contact: Marc (860.617.3227) or Dave (484.844.5203)
When: 1st Saturdays, September-June; 8-11:00 PM; instruction at 7:30 PM
Where: Storrs Congregational Church; 2 N. Eagleville Rd; Storrs, CT
Directions: junction of Rt 195 and N. Eagleville Rd
Admission: $10 ($8 for members), students $5, children under 12, $3
Round Hill Country Dances
Web site: www.roundhill.net
Contact: call 914.262.0653 or 203.762.5370 or e-mail Barry Olmezer
When: 2nd Saturdays, September-July, and the Saturday after Thanksgiving; 8-11 PM; basics for beginners at 7:30 PM
Where: North Stamford Congregational Church, 31 Cascade Road, Stamford, CT map
Directions: click here
Admission: $12, students with valid ID, $10, children under 12, $3
Shindig at the Barn!
Web site: www.sweetheartflute.com/Barn/contra.html
Contact: Ralph Sweet (860.749.4494)
When: 3rd or 4th Sundays, October through May, 7-10 PM, beginner workshop at 6:30 PM
Where: Powder Mill Barn, 32 South Maple St., Hazardville (Enfield) , CT map close-up map
Directions: click here
Admission: $8


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Last modified: November 15, 2011.