Intro to Contra Dancing, with Live Folk Music - Boston Events INSIDER

Intro to Contra Dancing, with Live Folk Music at Boston Events INSIDER

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Too shy to meet people at a nightclub? Contra dancing is a social folk dance that's easy to learn and automatically gives you a round dancing with everyone in the room. And there are a bunch of other dances on the calendar. 8-10:30pm. Tue 1/10 - Tue 1/31. Student Center, Room 491, MIT, Cambridge, MA .

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Intro to Contra Dancing

Mitcho Erlewine, Ann B. Cowan

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up

Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Prereq: none

Banjos + group theory + twirling your partner = FUN!

Contra dancing is a modernized American folk dance, using easy walking steps, set to exciting, LIVE folk music from New England, Ireland, and Quebec.

Dance with a partner and other couples, then change partners. A caller teaches the sequence of moves and prompts you during the dance, making it accessible to all. No experience necessary!

Do you play an instrument? Bring it, and sit in with the band!

Free snacks will be provided.

Come alone or bring friends!

Website lists Tuesdays later in semester.

Web: http://mit.edu/fdc/contra.html

Contact: fdc-request@mit.ed

Sponsor: Folk Dance Club

Live Celtic folk music!

Mitcho Erlewine, Ann B. Cowan

Tonight's band is Jonah Sidman, Eric McDonald, & Owen Morrison.

Tue Jan 10, 08-10:30pm, Kresge Rehearsl Rm B

Live Quebecois folk music!

Mitcho Erlewine, Ann B. Cowan

Tonight's dance features live Quebecois folk music by La Banane Enchantee! See http://mit.edu/pbuchak/www/lbe/ for more info about the band.

Tue Jan 24, 08-10:30pm, Student Center 491

Live folk music!

Mitcho Erlewine, Ann B. Cowan

Tue Jan 31, 08-10:30pm, Student Center 491

Latest update: 03-Jan-2012

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