Spring 2013 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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BELOW THE GRID: SCHEDULE DETAILS & PRICE DETAILS
 

Date
Price
Caller
Band
Before the contra*
MARCH 2013
3
$10/$8
The Glencoe Project
10
$10/$8
Warren Blier
17
$10/$8
Susan Petrick
Uncle Farmer
Waltz Workshop (last one!)
24
$10/$8
Frannie Marr
Michael's Mixed Nuts
English Country Dance Workshop

31

NO DANCE
APRIL 2013
7
$10/$8
Jon Southard Susan Michaels
Shenanigans
Hambo/Schottische Workshop
14
$10/$8
John Rogers
Modal Tease
20-21
Richard Powers Waltz Weekend — See web page
21
$10/$8
Erik Hoffman
Flutatious
28
$10/$8
Susan Petrick
Rosin Doctors
English Country Dance Workshop
MAY 2013
5
NO DANCE
12
$10/$8
Frannie Marr
Dan Levenson & Bob Carlin
Hambo/Schottische Workshop
19 $10/$8
Jean Gorrindo
Growling Old Geezers Celtic Spring
English Country Dance Workshop
26
MEMORIAL DAY DOUBLE DANCE
NEW! Extra half hour of dancing in the evening
NEW! Regular-dance discounts available
New event times
Whole event: $20/$18 members/$10 teens & other students to 24/Free for 12 and under
3:00 p.m. • Jean Gorrindo • Glencoe Project • $12/$10/$6
6:00 p.m. • Free Potluck Dinner, bring puh-lenty to share
ECD Workshop moved up a week
7:00 to 10:30 p.m. • Susan Michaels • Bonfire • $12/$10/$6
indicates a Santa Barbara debut 
*More info here or click the workshop name
                                      
Dates & locations
  • Schedule above and in the Dance Calendar
  • Every Sunday except seven 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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