Schedule
All dances are from 8:00 to 10:30 PM.
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Pre-Fall Introduction Caller: Don Veino Music: Carol Bittenson, Steve Bittenson, & Debby Knight In Kresge Auditorium Rehearsal Room B (air conditioned, with a wooden floor) |
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Beginner & All Special * Register for Fall Contra Class, beginning now! Earn a certificate in Contra Dance; attend 6 of the next 8 dances! Deal: Pay for 6, get 8! Caller: Dave Eisenstadter Music: Jonathan Cannon, Audrey Knuth & Friends In the Student Center Coffeehouse (3rd floor) |
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Forget-me-Not Gala Caller: Daniel Friedman Music: Velocipede with Julia Plumb (fiddle, foot percussion) & Baron Collins-Hill (tenor guitar, mandolin) In Student Center 407 (4th floor) |
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Equinox Gala Caller: Ben Sachs-Hamilton Music: Julie Vallimont, Audrey Knuth, & Jonah Sidman In Student Center 407 (4th floor) | 
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Harvest Fiesta Caller: Laura Johannes Music: Rick Kaufman (fiddle), Stephen Thomforde (bagpipes & flute), Kira Treibergs (cello), & Jeff Kaufman (piano & feet) In the Sala de Puerto Rico (Student Center 2nd floor) |
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Autumn Leaves Caller: Angela DeCarlis Music: Jonah Sidman & Bethany Waickman In Lobdell Dining Hall (Student Center 2nd floor) |
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Columbus Day Festival Caller: Dereck Kalish Music: Julie Metcalf, Larry Unger, & Joel Wennerstrom In Student Center 491 (4th floor) |
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Klezmer Style Contra Dance Caller: Jacob Bloom Music: ContraKlez with John Chambers, Ben Pasamanick, & Cal Howard In Student Center 491 (4th floor) |
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Halloween Party Caller: Ann Cowan Music: Audrey Knuth & Mike Sokolovsky In Student Center 491 (4th floor) |
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Peace Day Celebration Caller: Susan Elberger Music: Jumpstart In Student Center 491 (4th floor) |
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Thanksgiving Dance Caller: Chris Lahey Music: Jeff Kaufman (piano & foot percussion), Stephen Thomforde (Scottish small bagpipes, recorder & brass), Emily Liss (fiddle), and Friends In Student Center 491 (4th floor) |
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Early Winter Festival Caller: Dereck Kalish Music: FloorPlay with Debby Knight (piano), Carol Bittenson (fiddle), & Paul Lizotte (fiddle) In Lobdell Dining Hall (Student Center 2nd floor) |
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Holiday Party Caller: Ben Sachs-Hamilton Music: Jonah Sidman (fiddle), Eric Eid-Reiner (piano), & Friends In Student Center 491 (4th floor) |
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New Year's Party Caller: Dereck Kalish Music: Carol Bittenson, Steve Bittenson, & Max Newman In Student Center 491 (4th floor) |
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Spring Anticipation Caller: Dereck Kalish (filling in for Chris Lahey) Music: Jon Cannon, Audrey Knuth, Dave Cory, & Friends In Student Center 491 (4th floor) |
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Welcome & Beginner Special Caller: Ben Sachs-Hamilton Music: Audrey Knuth (fiddle), Dave Cory (tenor banjo & guitar), & Max Newman (guitar) In Lobdell Dining Hall (Student Center 2nd floor) |
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Gala Mardi Gras & Valentine's Day Party Caller: Angela DeCarlis Music: The Dixie Butterhounds In Lobdell Dining Hall (Student Center 2nd floor) |
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Levi Strauss Birthday Caller: Ann Cowan Music: Contraindicated with Eric Mumpower (bass clarinet), Johanna Bobrow (fiddle), & Victor Troll (subbing for Julie Vallimont, piano) In Student Center 491 (4th floor) |
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March Winds & Purim Gala Caller: Don Veino Music: Carol Bittenson, Steve Bittenson, & Debby Knight In Lobdell Dining Hall (Student Center 2nd floor) |
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Klezmer Style Caller: Jacob Bloom Music: Contraklez In Student Center 491 (4th floor) |
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St. Pat's Day Party Caller: Ben Sachs-Hamilton Music: JumpStart In Student Center 491 (4th floor) |
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April Fool's Day Caller: Ben Sachs-Hamilton Music: Audrey Knuth (fiddle) & Max Newman (guitar) In Student Center 491 (4th floor) |
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Caller: Laura Johannes Music: Audrey and Clayton with Audrey Budington (violin) and Clayton Clemetson (piano) In Student Center 491 (4th floor) | 
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Earth Day - Pre-NEFFA Gala Caller: Angela DeCarlis Music: Don Stratton & Max Newman In Student Center 491 (4th floor) |
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May Day - Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Caller: Susan Elberger Music: Debby Knight (piano), Carol Bittenson (fiddle), & Bruce Rosen (guitar). Sit-in musicians welcome. In Student Center 491 (4th floor) |
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End of Semester Fiesta Caller: Paul Wilde Music: Audrey Knuth (fiddle), Dave Cory (banjo), & Mike Sokolovsky (guitar, foot percussion) In Lobdell Dining Hall (Student Center 2nd floor) |
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Early Summer Party Callers: Dereck Kalish & Angela DeCarlis Music: Nova with Kathleen Fownes (fiddle), Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin (accordion, piano), & Everest Witman (guitar, foot percussion) In Student Center 491 (4th floor) | 
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Summer Solstice Caller: Chris Lahey Music: No Strings Attached with Bruce Randall, Ray Salvo, & Deborah Gerstein In Student Center 491 (4th floor) |
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Bastille Day Caller: Dereck Kalish Music: John Chambers (accordion), Paul Lizotte (fiddle), & Deborah Gerstein (piano) In Lobdell Dining Hall (Student Center 2nd floor) |
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Mid-Summer Gala Caller: Paul Wilde Music: Dave Reiner (fiddle, mandolin) & Eric Eid-Reiner (piano) In Lobdell Dining Hall (Student Center 2nd floor) |
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August Chill Caller: Zoe Madonna: Welcome this new caller from Oberlin, Ohio! Music: Snow Date with Julia Hartman (fiddle), Jean Monroe (piano), & Bruce Randall (recorders, whistles, trombone, coconuts) In Lobdell Dining Hall (Student Center 2nd floor) |
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Fall Anticipation Caller: Paul Wilde Music: Paul Lizotte (fiddle), Debby Knight (fiddle), & Victor Troll (piano) In Student Center 407 (4th floor) | 
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Trying to remember who that awesome band was a few years ago? Check out our web archive at http://mit.edu/fdc/www/old/ .
Suggested donation
Free for MIT and Wellesley Students!
Suggested donation: $3 from other students; $6 from the general public.
For More Information
Send an email to contra-request [at] mit [dot] edu
See the Folk Arts Center's website Folk Dancing 'Round Boston for a guide to other folk dances in this area, including contras.
E-mail List
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Updated 18-June-2014.
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