FOOTMAD Dance Series

Dance Series
October 2010 through June 2011

3RD FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH

8:00 to 11:00 PM

Schedule

Sep 18-20 FOOTMAD Fall Fling Start the dance season at the Fling!!! More info

Oct 15 TBA

Nov 19 TBA

Dec 17 TBA

Jan 21 TBA

Feb 18 TBA

Mar 18 TBA

Apr 15 TBA

May 06-08 Whitewater Whirl:
Gaye Fifer and Shawn Brenneman calling to the music The Contrarians. For the line-up, schedule, and activities of the 2010 weekend, visit the Whitewater Whirl Web site: http://www.whitewaterwhirl.org/

May 20 TBA

Jun 17 TBA

What to expect

Contras, squares, and more.
Beginners welcome,
Partner not required.
Soft-soled shoes please!
Casual dress.

All dances are preceded by instruction and a walk-through.

Perhaps you are asking yourself, "What is contra dance?" Your questions will be answered by a visit to one or more of the contra dances sites below.

What is Contra Dance?
Gary Shapiro's contra dance page with six different definitions of contra dance.

Contra Dance Primer
A definition and description of contra dance.

Contraculture
A description of contra dance - complete with diagrams and descriptions of figures.

Videos for new contra dancers

The following videos were created by the Chattahoochee Country Dancers in Atlanta, Ga. All videos are available on YouTube.

Please visit their website at http://www.contradance.org/ for excellent information for beginning dancers.

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - Two Dancers

Chapter 3 - Four Dancers

Chapter 4 - A Contra Line

Chapter 5 - Come Dance with Us

Chapter 6 - Called Dance #1

Chapter 7 - Called Dance #2

Chapter 8 - Contra Origins and CCD

Chapter 9 - Credits

Other YouTube videos featuring contra dance

Time

Dances start at 8:00 p.m. and end at 11:00 p.m.

Contra dance workshop for new dancers: 7:30 p.m.

Location

Activities Building
St Johns Episcopal Church
1105 Quarrier St,
Charleston, WV 25301
Located at the southeast corner of Quarrier St and Leon Sullivan Way.

Directions
Parking Info

Map and driving directions in printable format
The map is in Adobe PDF format. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader on similar tool to open and display the content of this document.

St John's Web site: http://www.stjohnswv.org/

Admission

$7.00 Individual, $15 Family

Dance Season

October through April

Child Care

Not available at the dances.

More Information

FOOTMAD Information Line: 304.415.3668

Sponsoring Organization

Friends of Old-Time Music and Dance [FOOTMAD]