Contra Dance with Live Band

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Date & Time

Sun, Apr 05 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Address (map)

Carrillo Rec Center Ballroom Santa Barbara 100 E Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Venue (website)

Carrillo Recreation Center

CONTRA DANCE this Sunday 6–9pm to a LIVE BAND! 

SB Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E Carrillo St. in the large sprung-floor ballroom

The Band: SHINBONE

The Caller: CHRIS PAGE

$15 Cash/Visa/MC/Venmo,     Youth/Student $5-10

Beginners are welcome, cherished even. No need to bring a partner.

We suggest newcomers dance with experienced dancers for the first few dances. It helps make if fun and easy for everyone!

Dress for comfort. We recommend low or flat shoes that don’t stick

SHINBONE band

Shinbone, a newly formed contra dance band, is excited to make their debut at the April 5 contra dance in Santa Barbara. Shinbone will be playing all Irish, all the time! Lively traditional jigs and reels will be played by Katie McCaffrey on fiddle, Mike Mullins on mandolin, Tom Wolverton on tenor banjo, 5 string banjo, pennywhistle, and uilleann pipes, with Amber Mueller on piano.

Our caller is CHRIS PAGE, a special guest, who writes GREAT DANCES, which are enjoyed nationwide. Get ready for some fun Contra dances Sunday night

Video of one of our dances
For more info see https://www.sbcds.org/contradance

Future English Country Dances

Apr 5 Easter Sunday – we will not be dancing. Enjoy a Spring day with friends and family.
Apr 19 Alice Williams tbd
May 3 Susan Evans
May 17 Alice Williams
May 31 Extraordinary music with Rodney Miller and Jeffrey Spero
Jacqui Grennan Double Trouble

First Presbyterian Church

21 E. Constance Ave. Santa Barbara, CA 93105

First, Third, and Fifth Sundays (with some exceptions).
New dancer instruction at 1:45, dancing 2:00 to 4:15 pm.   Doors open at 1:40.
For more info see https://www.sbcds.org/ecd

A big smile for your body, mind, and soul 

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