Harvest Moon Contra Dance with 200+ dancers
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Date & Time
Sun, Oct 15 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Address (map)
Carrillo Rec Center, 100 E Carrillo St.
Venue (website)
Carrillo Recreation Center
Harvest Moon Contra Dance Sunday night dance is open to the public with 2 bands, 2 callers and over 200+ dancers from 20 states in the Carrillo Ballroom 6:30-10pm. The bands are the Sting Rays and Eloise and Company. The callers are Jacqui Grennan and Will Mentor. There will be a walkthrough before each dance.
Contra dance:
- Fun social dance
- A live band and a caller
- Enjoyable
- Good Exercise
- Good for the body and brain
- You don’t need a partner.
Contra dance is a fun social dance with a live band and a caller. Enjoyable, good exercise, and you don’t need a partner. From 6:30 -9:30pm. Contra dance orientation/lesson at 6:10 p.m. in the Carrillo Ballroom for those who are new. Every dance is a new experience.
We are a community, so please help everyone get to dance. Don’t book ahead. Watch for people sitting on the side and ask them to dance! Reach out of your comfort zone to make folks feel welcome. You might make a life-long friend!
The band takes a break in the middle. At the end of each half, you can dance a waltz.
Cost is $20 at the door for this annual dance.