Emerald City Contra Dancewith the Seattle Folklore Society presentContra dancing every Friday at the Phinney Neighborhood Center 6532 Phinney N, Seattle, in the "Community Hall" (brick building off lower parking lot)Dance from 7:30pm to 10:00pm, beginner's workshop at 7:00 $8 admission, $7 for SFS and PNA members and seniors, $5 for students, under 16 free. First time contra dancers get a coupon for free admission to their next dance. Coupon redemption limited to first five coupons on any single night.Please help the PNA achieve their sustainability goals. Consider carpooling, walking, biking, or riding the bus to the dance. If you drive, please park in the PNA parking lots.Bands and Callers, you can now request a gig online. Information for bands and callers. Information for dancers. For information not already posted here: 206-440-9839 or emeraldcitycontra@pobox.com |
All dances taught. No partner necessary.
Light, comfortable clothing recommended.
Please do not wear cologne, perfume or other strongly scented products. Thanks!Our hall has strict capacity limits. We occasionally need to limit entry due to high attendance.
Enough of the suggestions and disclaimers. Here is what you really want to know...
Schedule of bands and callers:
- May 24 - No dance here. It's that time of the year where we take the night off and dance to our heart's content at
Northwest Folklife Festival
- May 31 - Wergleyburg: Terry Wergeland - piano, accordion, Dave Bartley - guitar, mandolin, etc., and Claude Ginsburg - fiddle. Susan Petrick calls.
- June 7 - Brandon Vance – fiddle, Mark Minkler – guitar, piano, Michael Connolly – upright bass. Brandon is a two-time Scottish fiddling champion. Mark is a jazz pianist who brings some additional life to the music. Check out some music by Brandon and Mark at their website. Amy Wimmer calls.
- June 14 - RiffRaff: Lindon Toney - fiddle, Jesse Partridge - fiddle, Jim Erlandson - mandolin, and Jay Finkelstein - guitar. Joe Micheals calls.
- June 21 - Eva Reich - fiddle and Scotty Leach - piano. Tony Mates calls.
- June 28 - The Fixations - Cathie Whitesides - fiddle, Sandy Bradley - guitar, and Laurie Andres - accordion. Linnaea Chapman calls.
- July 5 - JDBM: Jessica Ritts - flute, Dale Hailey - percussion, Bruce Larson - piano, Matti Mero - mandolin. Tom Wimmer calls.
- July 12 - La Famille Legér: Devon Legér - fiddle, Louis Legér - accordion, Barbara Legér - guitar, Dejah Legér - piano. Caller TBD.
- July 19 - The Quarks: Betsy Branch - fiddle, Terry Wergeland - piano, and Bill Tomczak - clarinet. Get ready for some rootin' tootin', rip roarin' fantastic music and dancing! Marlin Prowell calls.
- July 26 - The Contra Rebels - Todd Clewell & Barb Schmid - fiddles, Henry Koretzky - guitar. Matti Mero calls.
- August 2 - Susan Burke - fiddle, Sandy Bradley - guitar, Joe Micheals - bass. Caller TBD.
- August 9 - RetroSpectacles: Josie Toney - fiddle, Andrew Foster - fiddle, Scotty Leach - piano. Caller TBD.
- August 16 - Notatious: Vivian Williams - fiddle, Bonnie Zahnow - fiddle, Phil Williams - guitar and mandolin, and W. B. Reid - guitar, banjo-guitar, fiddle. Caller TBD.
- August 23 - Zollo: Cathie Whitesides - fiddle, Nova Karina Devonie - accordion, and Anita Anderson - piano. Suzanne Girardot calls.
- August 30 - Julie Smolin - fiddle, and Eric Anderson - piano. Caller TBD.
- September 6 - Marni Rachmiel and Friends. Andrea Nettleton calls.
- September 13 - The Electrodes: Joe Bowbeer - electric fiddle, Joe Micheals - guitar, and Marcy Kubbs - piano. Caller TBD.
- September 20 - Spare Parts: Liz Stell - flute, Bill Matthiesen - piano, and Ruthie Dornfeld - fiddle. Caller TBD.
- September 27 - Tinker's Dram: Brid Nowlan - fiddle, Kate O'Laughlin - fiddle, Howard Good - concertina, Jalaine Madura - guitar, and Cheryl Adcock - bass. Caller TBD.
Really? Four days of music and dance?
Yep. There are thousands of things to see and do at Folklife - no kidding. Here are some ways that can help you enjoy your weekend:- Drink plenty of water.
- Bring some food so that you don't have to spend a lot of money on meals.
- Buy an unusual meal that you wouldn't normally eat.
- Bring some dry clothes.
- Drink plenty of water.
- Check your bags at the various bag-check locations at Seattle Center. One or two dancers usually lose some items to thieves, and the bag-check locations can reduce that risk.
- Listen to or watch a busker. Tip them accordingly.
- Wander.
- Plan some of your day, but don't plan all of it. Leave some room for discovery.
- When you aren't dancing, spend some time talking with people. Make some new friends.