In person dances are canceled until further notice, so we have moved online!
Join us for:
- Fun online dancing with fantastic live music and calling on 1st and 3rd Thursday evenings. Virtual Dance Schedule
- Online social conversation on 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings. Virtual Social Schedule
- Musician’s Tune Swaps hosted by SPUDS, our Mt. Airy open band, is a biweekly online gathering for sharing tunes and socializing. SPUDS Tune Swaps
- A Speaker Series every few months for a presentation and discussion about the history and social context for contra dancing and related dance forms. Upcoming and Past Speakers
The shutdown is especially hard on our local musicians and callers.
Please donate using PayPal
or mail a check payable to PATMAD c/o Commodore Barry Center,
6815 Emlen St, Philadelphia PA 19119.
(Donations are tax-deductible.
For personal checks, please put the dance's date in the Memo line.)
We normally dance every Thursday night (except Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve) in Mt. Airy at the Commodore Barry Club, 6815 Emlen Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119 (directions). The Third Saturday Contra Dance is at Summit Church, also in Mt. Airy.