BOTMDG is dedicated to fostering the growth and development of Old-Time musicians, callers, and dancers in a nurturing and friendly atmosphere.
BOTMDG is a non-profit organization that is run entirely through the efforts of volunteers. Your help is always needed and welcome!
BOTMDG is one of the oldest groups of its kind in the country. Every week since 1972, we gather for a contra dance.
Since 1976, we have had a week-end long dance festival called Sugar Hill which typically draws 300-500 people, and we hosts other events throughout the year as well.
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- Wednesday Contra Dance
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- Sugar Hill Dance Weekend
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- Wednesday Contra Dance
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- City Hall Contra Display
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- Valentine’s Day Contra Dance
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- Winter Caroling
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- Family Dance
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- Old-Time Jam
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- Halloween Contra Dance
Want to learn more about the group’s history? Check out Old-Time Music and Dance: Community and Folk Revival by John Bealle, which was written about the Bloomington contra dance group and published in 2005. Copies are available at the Monroe County Public Library.
