Mt Airy Contra is now offering both online [through May 2022] and in-person [resumed March 2022] contra dancing!
Join us live from 8:00 to 9:15 pm for fun online dancing with fantastic local and national bands and callers. Doors open at 7:45. Our bands announce their tunes so that you can play along from home. Hang out after the dance for conversation with dancers near and far.
The shutdown has been especially hard on our 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
All donations are tax-deductible, and go to the performers for the most recent dance.
For personal checks, please put the date of the dance in the Memo line.
Virtual dances hosted by Mt. Airy are listed below.
Virtual contra dances presented by the All Hands In partnership are now two Tuesdays per month, starting in June! See allhandsin.dance for info.
Mt. Airy in-person Contra Dances have resumed!
(Previous dances, from April 2020 onwards, are listed in the full calendar.)
| Date | Caller | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2022 | Donna Hunt | Raise the Roof: Mat Clark (fiddle), Bob Pasquarello (bass), Judi Stellar (hammered dulcimer), Kathy Talvitie (guitar) |
| Feb 26 | Tarka Ayres | Rick Mohr (fiddle), Chloe Mohr (piano) & Evan Mohr (percussion) |
| Mar 19 | Irish dance party | Glenn Loper & Bethany Waickman playing Jigs, Reels, Waltzes, Polkas and More! |
| Mar 26 | Emily Abel | Sugar Beat: Elke Baker (fiddle), Susan Brandt (flute), Mark Glickman (piano) |
| 3rd Saturday Apr 16 |
Sue Gola | Instant Ensemble: Roberta Goren (flute), Dave Miller (fiddle), Adlai Waksman (piano) |
| May 28 | Steve Zakon-Anderson | John Krumm, Bob Pasquarello & Friends |
We are proud to join the Atlanta and Toronto groups to present All Hands In. Together we have been presenting a virtual contra dance (almost) every Saturday (now two Tuesdays a month at 8:00pm Eastern time, as of June). See allhandsin.dance for more information and the full dance schedule.