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Also see the calendar on the bottom of the Home web page:
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GRFAS contra dances resumed, after the Covid break, in January 2024. Contra dances are on Fridays.
GRFAS contra dances resumed, after the Covid break, in January 2024. Contra dances are on Fridays.
The next GRFAS contra will be November 21, 2025
The next GRFAS contra will be November 21, 2025
The following dances will be December 19, January 16, 2026, February 20,
March 20, April 17, and May 15.
Bring a friend! Or come alone. Lots of fun for folks aged 6 to 92.
In the Fifth Street Hall (St Adelbert's), corner of Davis, a block west of Seward. Upstairs.
Beginners' dance instruction starts at 7 pm. Dances are 7:30-10:30 p.m.
Adm: general $12, seniors $10, folk society members $8, Students $6. Family, $20
Volunteers may play music, call, or join the dance.
Folks from 6-92 may twirl and swing to the great music.
It is all about dancing and learning; this an opportunity to learn new skills and meet new people. There will be new callers, new dances, new musicians and fun for all. No partner required.
It is traditional to change partners after every dance set. And anyone may ask anyone else to dance.
Video of a good contra dance here.
Contra location: Way upstairs at Fifth Street Hall :
701 5th Street NW in Grand Rapids
Corner of 5th & Davis
It is a very long staircase up to the second-floor dance hall.
What is contra dance?
http://www.sbcds.org/contradance/whatis/
Questions?
If you want to call a dance, call 10 days ahead.
Please call ahead 616 691-8243 grfasrogerk@earthlink.net
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See also the (Grand Rapids) Happy Soles Round and Square Dance Club
Grand Rapids Original Swing Society.
Country Dancing in Kalamazoo https://www.countrydancinginkalamazoo.com/
Listing of contra dances, square dances and waltzes all over Michigan is here.
Weekly calendar of local free and low-cost dances is HERE
And the AACTMAD (Ann Arbor & MI) listing is here.
Many GR contra dancers also rideshare to contras in Lansing, Kalamazoo, and other places. GRFAS does not have a contra dance on Labor Day weekend. But that is when we all go to Ann Arbor to dance (free) in the streets. (above) Dancing in the Streets is an AACTMAD annual free festival on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend in downtown Ann Arbor. It offers local residents a chance to sample lots of different music and dance traditions, enjoy the downtown, and see some friends and neighbors in the process. Multiple stages offer visitors a chance to try many different styles of dancing, as well as enjoy mini-concerts and entertain their children with special activities. Covid killed this event, but they hope to resume. For more information, visit https://aactmad.org/calendar
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