Contra Dance Sacramento April 11, 2009

Contra Dance is an old time community dance where couples face each other in long lines up and down the dance floor and dance with every other couple in the line. Dances are done to live music, generally Celtic reels or jigs.

YOU DON'T NEED A PARTNER to contra dance. People in the contra dance community are very friendly and welcoming and people of all ages, including children participate. Partners are changed after each dance.

You DON'T NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DANCE. Free lessons for beginners are offered one half hour preceding each dance. Steps are simple, with emphasis on patterns rather than fancy footwork. A caller gives cues during the dance alerting dancers to their next moves. Dancing is easy to learn and beginners are always welcome!

Star Thistle (Cheryl McKinney, David Wright, Lonna Whipple and Dave Kistler), headlines our Saturday, April 11 dance, along with caller Karen Fontana. Remember...you can get your Echo Summit Dance Camp flier at this dance, so make sure you show up at 8PM at Coloma Community Center, 4623 T Street, Sacramento to not only dance the night away, but get that flier for the most amazing dance camp ever! Beginner lesson starts at 7:30PM; dance until 11PM for the bargain rate of $10 adults/$5 full time students with ID/$25 families (maximum). Call John or Laura at (916)739-6014 for more information or visit http://www.scds.ca