Contra Dance for All: @ MIT
Several Tuesdays per month.

Great Live Music Every Time!

MIT students and the general public are welcome at all of our dances.

Most dances are on the 2nd or 4th floor of the Student Center (84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA).
Click here for directions and parking information.

All welcome, especially students! No partner or experience is necessary. All dances are taught.

MIT students can earn PE credit for contra and folk dancing!

4th quarter: Attend 5 contra, international folk, or Israeli dance classes, 4/6/08 through 5/13/08.
[complete schedule]
Register at the first or second class.

Everyone is welcome at all dances, whether taking the class or not.

Want to Play in the Band or Learn to Call?
Students and others are welcome to sit in with the band and/or call dances in this series! Feel free to bring an instrument and join the band at any dance whose listing below indicates that sit-ins are welcome.

Schedule

All dances are from 8:00 to 10:30 PM.

2007-2008 is our 10th anniversary year!


April 29, 2008
May Day Dance

Caller: Chris Lahey

Music: Pungent Smoke with Max Newman and Friends. Sit-in musicians welcome.

In Student Center 407 (4th Floor).: May Day Dance; Caller: Chris Lahey; Music: Pungent Smoke with Max Newman and Friends. Sit-in musicians welcome.; In Student Center 407 (4th Floor).
May 13, 2008: End of Semester Round-Up
Callers: Nell Wright, Lark-Aeryn Speyer, Mark Schneider, & Dave Eisenstadt
Music: Jump Start with Victor Troll, Paul Lizotte, & Gene Albert. Sit-in musicians welcome.
In Student Center 407 (4th Floor).
June 10, 2008: In Student Center 491 (4th Floor).
June 24, 2008: In Student Center 491 (4th Floor).

Trying to remember who that awesome band was a few months ago? Check out our web archive at http://mit.edu/fdc/www/old/ .

Suggested donation

Free for MIT and Wellesley Students!
Suggested donation: $3 from non-MIT students; $6 from others.

For More Information

Send an email to fdc-request [at] mit [dot] edu

See the Folk Arts Center's website Folk Dancing 'Round Boston for a guide to other folk dances in this area, including contras.

E-mail List

Would you like an e-mail reminder about each dance, and announcements of any changes? Subscribe to our e-mail list! Send a blank email to fdc-contra-dance-subscribe[at]mit[dot]edu , or fill out this form:

Last updated 8-May-2008 by Daniel Salomon.

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