- What is Contra-Dance?, according to Gary Shapiro. Neat introduction for those unfamiliar with this kind of dancing.
- Or read Greg Rohde’s Introduction to Contradancing.
- Ted Crane’s Dance Database allows you to search the schedule of dates, locations, callers, and bands nationwide.
- Charlie Seelig’s website with contra-dance weekends: http://www.cont
radancelinks.co m/festivals.htm l - Dwayne Johnson’s dance finder web page ContraCorners . Links to dance communities all over the country!
- Diane Silver has a collection of writings about contradance, including things like Dance Etiquette
- Check out the Indianapolis Traditional Music and Dance Group ,
website for the schedule of dances in Indy. - Or the Louisville Contra Dancers , website for the schedule of dances in Louisville.
- The Cincinnati Contra Dancers , website for the schedule of dances in Cincy.
- And the Urbana Country Dancers , website for the schedule of dances in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.
- For the history of Bloomington Beanery, and the text of the bean ballad, see Bean Balladeer Mark Feddersen’s creation.
DANCE CALENDAR
- May 29, 2013
- David Ernst with Locust Honey (from North Carolina)From 8:00 pm to 10:30 pmLocation: Harmony School, 909 E 2nd St, 47401
- June 5, 2013
- Open mic. night led by Deb ShebishFrom 8:00 pm to 10:30 pmLocation: Harmony School, 909 E 2nd St, 47401
- August 23, 2013
- Sugar Hill!From 12:00 am to 12:00 amLocation: Ransburg Boy Scout Camp
- August 24, 2013
- Sugar Hill!From 12:00 am to 12:00 amLocation: Ransburg Boy Scout Camp
- August 25, 2013
- Sugar Hill!From 12:00 am to 12:00 amLocation: Ransburg Boy Scout Camp