Next Event: MMTD Contra Dance with Fast Ethel. Calling by Paula McFarling.

MMTD Contra Dance with Fast Ethel. Calling by Paula McFarling. First Saturday, May 4th, at the Columbia Independent School 1801 N Stadium Blvd, Columbia, MO 65202 Doors at 7, Dance at 7:30 pm Join us for the first Saturday dance of May at the Columbia Independent School. Fast Ethel with new member, Peter Price, on bass, will be providing the tunes and Paula McFarling will be calling the dances. Come at 7pm for a contra dance lesson or refresher and be ready to join in when dancing officially starts at 7:30. Full admission price: $10 Listener and student price: $5 16 and under: Free An after party will likely be held at a local home. Directions and details at the dance. Bring your favorite beverage and snack to share.

Past Event: Calling Party, April 26th at Claire’s House

Calling all Mid-Missouri contra dance enthusiasts! Next calling party is April 26th Claire’s and Dan’s house in Columbia from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. Contact Claire at: cbaffaut(at)gmail(dot)com for address or directions. This will be very similar to what we were doing before: callers and dancers get together for a couple hours a month to practice calling. A caller teaches and calls a dance to music. Dancers and other callers give gentle feedback and suggestions that would make the teaching or calling easier for them, all in a friendly environment. Everyone is invited to bring a favorite beverage and snack to share, or come without anything. The important thing is to have enough callers to call dances and dancers to dance (6 minimum, 8 to 10 preferred) and give feedback to make this useful, friendly, and fun. It is entirely free. No dancing experience is needed. All are invited.

Past Event: Contra Dance with the Campeau Creek Boys and John Petter

MMTD Contra Dance with the Campeau Creek Boys. John Petter Calling. Friday, April 19th. Doors at 7, dance from 7:30 to 10:00 pm Location: The Ashland American Legion Post 152, at 123 E. Broadway, right on the main drag in downtown Ashland, MO.  Join us for the third Friday dance of April at the Ashland American Legion Post! The Campeau Creek Boys will be providing the toe tapping tunes and John Petter will be providing the dance stomping calling. After the dance, feel free to join us for a social gathering at the hall. Bring a snack to share and your favorite beverage. The hall has a kitchen for prep and storage. Come at 7pm for a contra dance lesson or refresher and be ready to join in when dancing officially starts at 7:30. Full admission price: $10 Listener and student price: $5 16 and under: Free Our Ashland venue has a great dance floor, and the live music and calling shouldn’t be missed. So we hope to see you there!

Past Events:

Big Muddy Folk Festival

There will be no regular first Saturday dance in April. Instead, join us at the Big Muddy Folk Festival in Booneville! https://www.bigmuddy.org/big/2024/index.html There will be a traditional dance on Saturday afternoon, along with other great workshops, and fantastic folk music concerts on Friday and Saturday evenings. Check it out!