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Lake City Contra/Old Time Country Dance

Every Thursday at
Lake City Community Center

12531 - 28th Ave NE

8:00pm till 11:00pm,
Free introductory "dance skills" workshop - NOW EVERY WEEK! - at 7:30pm
Admission $8 (students & seniors $5, kids & first-time contradancers free).

Please respect the health needs of many dancers and come fragrance-free.
For more information call 206-525-0932.


Schedule of callers and bands:


  • June 25-The irresistably cheerful music of "The Happy Pals" will put a spring in your step and a big smile on your face, as Greg & Jere Canote, Maxine Gerber & Brendan Doyle (Oakland CA) frolic on fiddle, guitar, banjos, & bass. Tony Mates is their genial & quick-witted caller.

  • July 2-Seattle's icons of Irish music Dale Russ & Mike Saunders (fiddle & guitar) present the beautiful lilting melodies and strong rhythmic drive that are so well-suited for contra dancing. Caller Elinor Preston (Portland) adds lovely dances and her charming presence.

  • July 9-DANCE! PLAY! ENJOY! It's an Open Band night with superb hosts Karen Iglitzin, Cathie Whitesides, & Laurie Andres on fiddles, piano, & accordion. Sterling-toned caller Joe Micheals makes sure you have lots of fun!

  • July 16-You can see the future of contradancing is in good hands with "RetroSpectacles" (Josie Toney, Andrew Foster, Scott Leach, & Ethan Jodzeiwicz on fiddles, mandolin, piano, & bass). Energetic & inventive Matti Mero calls.

  • July 23-Talented, versatile Ruthie Dornfeld (fiddle) & Terry Wergeland (piano) bring a wide world of musical interests & experience to their dance playing. Bellingham's amiable caller Marlin Prowell drives in with a case full of great contras.

  • July 30 - NO DANCE - hall is unavailable (come to the LCCC's 60th annual Salmon Bake on Fri & Sat!)

  • Aug 6-"Les Trois Capitaines (The Three Captains)": Seattle's young Acadian fiddler Devon Leger joins stalwarts of the NW contra scene Clyde Curley (Bellingham) on guitar & Eric Schlorff (Olympia) on harmonica, accordion & feet in an evening of hell-for-leather, gorgeous & irresistable French-Canadian tunes for your dancing delight. Intrepid caller Morna Leonard (MT) charts the course.

  • Aug 13-Have an exciting contra excursion with Portland's "Cascade Crossing" (Lori Prime on fiddle, Sarah Goss on whistle, oboe, & bass, Rich Goss on guitar, percussion, & mandolin, Carl Thor on piano, hammered dulcimer, & percussion.) Seattle caller Sandy Strand's great taste in dances fuels the ride.

  • Aug 20-Welcome back from England our good friends Anthony (piano, trombone) & Rachel (caller, concertina) Bearon, who will team up with local pals for a jubilant night of contradancing. FUN!!!

  • Aug 27-"The McKassons" (Ryan McKasson on fiddle & viola, Cali McKasson-Kovin on piano, Matt Jerrell on drums) pulse with electric energy from their strong Scottish/Celtic roots to dramatic & mesmerizing modern riffs. http://themckassons.com Seasoned caller Sherry Nevins sparks it up with dances from the sizzling to the sublime.

  • Sept 3-"Elixir" (Nils Fredland calling/trombone, Ethan Hazzard-Watkins fiddle, Jesse Hazzard-Watkins trumpet, Anna Patton clarinet, Owen Morrison guitar/feet - VT, NH, VA, TN) http://elixirmusic.com
This high energy dance band and caller combination combines superb calling, driving fiddle and guitar playing, and the rich texture and rhythmic excitement of a full horn section. Elixir performs tightly crafted music drawing on a wide range of styles and evoking a variety of moods. Elegant melodies evolve into raucous dixieland horn riffs; transcendent harmonies, playful improvisations, and rock, swing and reggae-inspired rhythms weave in and out of traditional and original Irish, French Canadian and New England tunes.

  • Sept 10-"Spare Parts" (Ruthie Dornfeld, Bill Matthiesen & Liz Stell - W MA) fiddle, flute, piano; Mike Richardson caller

  • Sept 17-"Great Bear Trio" (Andrew, Noah, & Kim VanNorstrand - upstate NY) fiddles, mandolin, guitar, banjo, percussion, piano http:vfiddle.com/vgbt.html ; Sarah VanNorstrand caller

  • Sept 24-"Tinker's Dram" (Howard Good - button accordion, Brid Nowlan - fiddle, Kate O'Laughlin - fiddle, Will Brown - guitar, Cheryl Phillips - bass)

  • Oct 1-"Zollo" features Anita Anderson, Cathie Whitesides, & Nova Karina Devonie on fiddle, accordion, & piano (Nova of Ranch Romance/Burly Roughnecks fame!) Nifty new-style tunes blended in with beautiful older ones. Nova brings a very adroit accordion with shades of country, blues, Western, jazz flavors, Anita is a genius of invention and solidity, and Cathie's part is pure fun. LauraMe' Smith caller

  • Oct 8-"The OpporTunists" (Alan Snyder, Erik Hoffman, Topher Gayle - SF, CA) fiddles, guitar, mandolin, piano, bass, percussion; Susan Petrick caller

  • Oct 15-"Swingin' on a Star" (Susan Burke, Julian Adamaitis, Joe Michaels, Betsy Cooper) fiddle, flute, guitar, piano, bass; Warren Argo caller

  • Oct 22-"Joyride" ((Kathleen Towers, Erik Weberg, Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Sue Songer - Portland, OR) fiddle, flute, harmonica, bombarde, guitar, djembe, piano http://kluberg.com/joyride.html ; Carol Ormond (WI) caller

  • Oct 29-Rodney Miller Band (Rodney Miller on fiddle, Lise Brown on flute/tenor sax and Bruce Rosen on piano); Kathy Anderson (OH) caller

Please read footprints for a brief history of this dance series.


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Last modified 06/20/09.
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