Pacific Lodge Masonic Hall, 99 Main St, Amherst, MA
General: $15-20 — Students: $10-15
First-timers who attend our 7pm Beginner's Lesson: FREE

--- COVID SAFETY POLICY ---
KN95 mask or better — vaccines recommended
please stay home if you feel sick — see full details in our safety policy

Please bring a water bottle and soft soled shoes. This is a fragrance-free and substance-free event. Please refrain from wearing scented products. Dances are smoke, drug and alcohol free.

March 19, 2025

Calling: Will Mentor

Music: Kaliedoscope

Larry Unger - guitar, banjo / Minda
Cowen - fiddle / Marco Brehm - bass
Dominique Gagne - piano, flute

April 16, 2025 — First-Time dancers do not get in free

Calling: TBD

Music: Techno Contra with DJ Wavefold

May 21, 2025

Calling: TBD

Music: Dead Sea Squirrels

Cathy Mason - fiddle
Craig Edwards - mandolin
Henry Yoshimura - guitar

The Downtown Amherst Contra Dance prides itself on being a very safe and welcoming community. If you ever have physical or emotional safety concerns at our dance, please reach out to a committee member and we will attend to the issue as quickly as possible. Committee members are identifiable by our buttons, which say "committee" and have a ribbon around them. Help us make our dance as safe as it possibly can be for you and everyone else!

check out our
COVID & SAFETY POLICY

Dances organized by the Downtown Amherst Contra Dance, a group of local dance enthusiasts. For information, Click HERE