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

Appalachian Heritage Council Dance at ASU
Todd CommUnity Dance in Todd
Boone Country Dancers Dance
Thursday Night Dances at the Apple Barn - New 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.   $5 for high school students, 12 years old and under get in free.
All dances are announced on our email list. Sign up!
 

2010 Schedule

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

June 12, Saturday Contra Dance

Caller: Jack Mitchell
Band: Skylark
  Marilyn Hartmann
  Paul Fackler
Sound: John Pertalion
Host: Marilyn Derr
Volunteers: Martha Estridge and Rob Danford

June 24, Thursday 7-10pm, Contra Dance

Caller: Connie Carringer
Band: The Rainmakers
Sound: John Pertalion
Host: M Mueller
Volunteers: Kay Clark

July 10, Saturday Contra Dance

Caller: Dean Snipes
Band: Sons of the Full Moon
  Tim Mace
  Buddy McManus
  Dennis Spring
Sound: John Pertalion
Host: Bob Oelberg and Karen Norris
Volunteers: TBA

July 22, Thursday 7-10pm, Contra Dance

Caller: Frederick Park
Band: Hands Four
Sound: John Pertalion
Host: M Mueller

August 7, Saturday Contra Dance

Caller: Jesse Edgerton
Band: Mock Turtle Soup
  Pearl Mueller Shirley
  Willie Repoley
  Chris Holleman
Sound: John Pertalion
Host: M Mueller
Volunteers: TBA

August 26, Thursday 7-10pm, Contra Dance

Caller: Diane Silver
Band: The Rainmakers
Sound: John Pertalion
Host: M Mueller

September 11, Saturday Contra Dance

Caller: Laurie Fisher
Band: The Forget-Me-Nots
  Willa Finck
  Maura Shawn Scanlon
  Leda Finck
  David Finck
Sound: John Pertalion
Host: Bob Oelberg
Voluteers: TBA

September 30, Thursday 7-10pm, Contra Dance

Caller: Connie Carringer
Band: Zephyr Lightning Bolts
Sound: John Pertalion
Host: M Mueller

October 9, Saturday Contra Dance

Caller: Dudley Culp
Band: Lew Gelfond and June Advincula
Sound: John Pertalion
Host: Karen Norris
Volunteers: TBA

October 28, Thursday 7-10pm, Contra Dance

Caller: Jessie Edgerton
Band: TBA
Sound: John Pertalion
Host: M Mueller

November 13, Saturday Contra Dance

Caller: Connie Carringer
Band: Blue Eyed Girl
  Ellie Grace
  Anna Fain Liden
  Pearl Shirley
Sound: John Pertalion
Host: M Mueller
Volunteers: TBA

Contacts

For more information on our local dances, contact:

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

Bands and Callers, BCD Booking Contact:

at 828-963-6025

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 - 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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