Contra Dances around Boone - There are now 4 dances in the High Country!

Appalachian Heritage Council Dance at ASU
Lees-McRae Dance in Banner Elk - Summer Dances!
Todd CommUnity Dance in Todd
Boone Country Dancers Dance

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Boone Country Dancers Contra Dance Schedule

New dancers workshop at 7:30 PM, Dance starts at 8:00 PM
Admission is $7.   $3 for high school students and younger.
Dances are also announced on our email list.

2009 Schedule

Fall/Winter Dances at the Old Cove Creek School in Sugar Grove

PLEASE WEAR SOFT-SOLED SHOES WHEN DANCING AT THE OLD COVE CREEK SCHOOL

January 10

Contra Cowboys with Jesse Edgerton calling

February 14

Hey For Three with Frederick Park calling

March 7

Little Rabbit String Band with Dudley Culp calling

Spring/Summer Dances at the Apple Barn at the Valle Crucis Conference Center

April 18 - Date change due to Appalachian Spring dance

South Fork Cane Cutters with Jesse Edgerton calling

May 2

Hot Frogs on the Loose with Hank Morris calling

June 13

Contra Cowboys with Hank Morris calling

July 11

David Spring and the Sons of the Full Moon with Dean Snipes calling

August 8

Dot Dot Dash with TBA calling

September 12

Fiddlewitch with The Doyle Family calling

October 10

Hot Sonata with Dean Snipes calling

November 14

Hay For Three with Connie Carringer calling

Fall/Winter Dances at the Old Cove Creek School in Sugar Grove

PLEASE WEAR SOFT-SOLED SHOES WHEN DANCING AT THE OLD COVE CREEK SCHOOL

December 12

TBA with The Doyle Family calling

For more information on our local dances, contact:

at 828-264-4297
at 828-406-0580

Attention Bands and Callers:

Foul Weather Policy

If the weather is bad, the decision to cancel a dance will be made by 2:00 P.M. on the day of the dance.   Please call one of the Foul Weather Phone Contacts listed below if the weather is severe.  If the dance is cancelled, we will try to send an e-mail to the BCD mailing list and update this web site.  These are the telephone contacts where you can get information.

Foul Weather Phone Contacts:

Bob Oelberg at 828-264-4297
John Pertalion at 828-406-0580

Boone Weather Forecast

Regional Contra Dances

Boone - Appalachian Heritage Council Dances at ASU
Boone - Lees-McRae Dances in Banner Elk
Boone - Todd Mercantile Dances in Todd
Boone - Boone Country Dancers Dances at the Apple Barn and Old Cove Creek School
Asheville - Old Farmers Ball
Asheville - JCC Dance
Charlotte - Contra Dance Carolina
Charlotte - Dance Gypsies
Greensboro - Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers
Jonesborough, TN - Historical Jonesborough Dance Society
Knoxville, TN - Knoxville Country Dancers
Research Triangle Area - Triangle Country Dancers
Upstate of SC - Harvest Moon Folk Society
Winston Salem - Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers

Contra Dance Links

Country Dance and Song Society
Dance Asheville - Much more than Contra!
Ted Crane's DanceDB
Charlie Seelig's Contra Dance page
Dwayne Johnson's Contra Corners
FootMad
What Is Contra Dance?

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