Memories of
Whitewater Whirl 2025

Whitewater Whirl 2025
May 2, 3, 4

Photos by Jennifer Bauman.
Our thanks to dancers including Gwyn Williams and David McGregor
for contributing images and videos to the collection.

  • PICTURES

    Dancers have posted pictures of the weekend on facebook.

    To find the pictures …

    - Open facebook and search using the hashtag #whitewaterwhirl.

    or

    - Click the button below.

    Doing a Facebook search will display pictures that are also included on this page below and additional ones not on this page.

  • YOUTUBE CHANNEL

    We have created a Whitewater Whirl YouTube channel. Dancers have sent us some videos that we have posted on our channel.

    To find the channel …

    - Open YouTube and useing the search term “@WhitewaterWhirl”.

    or

    - Click the button below.

  • VIDEOS

    Dancers from Whirl 2025 and past years have posted videos on YouTube.

    To find these videos …

    - Open YouTube and used the search term “Whitewater Whirl”.

    or

    - Click the button below.

    Doing a YouTube search will display videos going back several years. Included are a few “documentary” videos produced by David Frantz showing clips of long ago weekends.

BANDS
SUPERTRAD & THE JOHNS

Photos by Jennifer Bauman

FRIDAY NIGHT CONTRA

Photos by Jennifer Bauman

Photos by Emma Day-Gennett

SATURDAY DANCES

Photos by Jennifer Bauman

Photos by Emma Day-Gennett

SUNDAY DANCES

Photos by Emma Day-Gennett

A SELECTION OF VIDEOS

by Gwyn Williams and others

Darlene Underwood calling Tom Hind's dance "The Equal Turn" to the music of the Johns - Ruby John (fiddle), John Warstler (guitar), Budd Greenman (mandolin, tenor banjo, fiddle, percussion). Video by GwYn Williams

130 views May 6, 2025

Michael Karcher calling what appears to be "Heartbreak Contra" by Dugan Murphy, to the music of the Johns - Ruby John (fiddle), John Warstler (guitar), Budd Greenman (mandolin, tenor banjo, fiddle, percussion), joined by Sam Bartlett. Video by Gwyn Willams

130 views May 6, 2025

Michael Karcher calls "Are You 'Most Done" by Russell Owen to the music of the Johns - Ruby John (fiddle), John Warstler (guitar), Budd Greenman (mandolin, tenor banjo, fiddle, percussion). Video by Gwyn Willams

Short video shot at the 2025 Whitewater Whirl Contra Dance Weekend at the Fayette County 4H Camp.