Fall 2012 Contra Dance Schedule


Dance at the Carrillo Ballroom
Times: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Also see the Dance Calendar

[ Previous Schedules ]

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Membership is $24 per calendar year, prorated. Regular dance price is $10 but members pay $8. To become a member, just fill out a membership form available at the dance and pay the prorated fee.


BELOW THE GRID: SCHEDULE DETAILS & PRICE DETAILS

Date
Price
Caller
Band
Before the contra*
Sept 2
NO DANCE September 2 NO DANCE
Sept 9
$10/$8
Chris Page
Chopped Liver
Free Contra Style Workshop
Sept 16
$12/$10
Frannie Marr
Jamie Laval
Waltz Workshop
Sept 23
$12/$10
Beginning of Fall pre-dance potluck @ 5 p.m. Bring plenty to share and tableware.
Warren Blier
Stuart Mason & John Weed

Sept 30

$12/$10

Zesty Dance! 6:30 to 10:00 p.m.

Jean Gorrindo
Michael Gutin & Sean Wood
Oct 7
$12/$10
Rich Goss
Syncopaths
Hambo/Schottische Workshop
Oct 14
$15
Post-Harvest Moon dance
George Marshall
Big Bandemonium
Oct 21
NO DANCE October 21 NO DANCE
Oct 28
$10/$8
Halloween Costume Ball
Waltz Workshop
Chris Page

Growling Old Geezers

Nov 4
$10/$8
Jon Southard
Shenanigans
Hambo/Schottische Workshop
Nov 11
$10/$8
Frannie Marr
Modal Tease
Free Contra Style Workshop
Nov 18
$10/$8
Annual Pre-Thanksgiving Potluck @ 5 p.m. Bring plenty to share and tableware.
Roast turkey provided by SBCDS!
Jean Gorrindo
Nov 25
$12/$10
During the break: dessert potluck
Waltz Workshop
Susan Michaels
*More info here or click the workshop name                           indicates a Santa Barbara debut
Dates & locations
  • Schedule above and in the Dance Calendar
  • Every Sunday except five per year
  • Dance times and prices at right
  • Sprung Floor Dance Festival supercedes one regular Sunday dance
  • Sunday of Martin Luther King weekend in January: No dance, as many of us will be at Contra Carnivale in San Luis Obispo.
  • Five Sundays per year, no dance. Always check the quarter's schedule above or the calendar.
  • Fifth Sundays are special Zesty Contras. An extra half hour of dancing (until 10:00) and a somewhat more challenging program.
  • Christmas Night (December 25) dance almost every year, traditionally with caller Erik Hoffman and music by Bayou Seco & friends, starting at the usual 6:30 p.m. and often free.
Carrillo Ballroom
Carrillo Recreation Center
100 E. Carrillo St.
Santa Barbara
Map & Directions

Times & prices
(unless otherwise noted)

  • Regular dance time: 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
  • Price:
    • Members: $8, non-members $10.
    • Teens, students 24 & under with ID: half non-member price.
    • Ages 12 and under: free
  • Zesty Contras, Price varies, Fifth Sundays, 6:30 - 10:00 p.m.
  • Occasionally a dance will be priced higher; see chronological schedule above.
  • Contra Dance Orientation for all at 6:00 p.m.
  • Refreshments usually provided (donation requested).

On occasion, a dance is canceled, rescheduled, or relocated; always double check before traveling for a dance. Personnel, price and schedule are subject to change.

Santa Barbara contra dances are brought to you by the Santa Barbara Country Dance Society and the City of Santa Barbara Parks & Recreation Department.

Santa Barbara City Parks & Recreation Dept.


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