!! Summer Venue !!

Our June, July, & August 2nd dances will be held at
the Unitarian Church at 121 North Pleasant Street!

Please enter through the right-side door.

Our dance returns to the Masonic Lodge
on August 23rd with Tempest!

Newcomers and beginners ALWAYS welcome!
Intro lesson at 7pm at every dance

FREE ADMISSION for new dancers who attend Intro Lesson!

Masonic Lodge 99 Main Street - Amherst, MA

(near the Black Sheep Deli and the Police Station)

Admission: $10-15, Students: $8, High School: $6

Please bring water and clean, soft-soled shoes to protect the wood floor.

This is a Fragrance-Free and Substance-Free event. Please refrain from wearing scented products. Dances are smoke, drug and alcohol free.

Dance Schedule

July 5, 2017

At the UU Church of Amherst

Music: Rebecca Bosworth-Clemens, Dave Langford, & Everest Witman

Calling: Dereck Kalish

July 12, 2017 - No Dance

July 19, 2017

At the UU Church of Amherst

Music: Mulberry Street

Calling: Alex Deis-Lauby

Mulberry Street is Perin Ellsworth-Heller on fiddle; Ben Hemmendinger on accordion; and Kristen Planeaux on piano & percussion.

July 26, 2017

At the UU Church of Amherst

Music: Sailbow with special guest Andrew VanNorstrand

Calling: Gaye Fifer

Sailbow is Casey Murray on cello and guitar and Emilie Rose on fiddle. This week, Andrew VanNorstrand joins them as a special guest!

August 2, 2017

At the UU Church of Amherst

Music: Eileen O'Grady, Jesse Ball, & Gus Cantieni

Calling: Warren Doyle

Featuring a special Waltz workshop before the dance at 6pm!
Whet your appetite with this video of Warren walzing!

August 9, 2017 - No Dance

August 16, 2017 - No Dance

August 23, 2017

Back at the Masonic Lodge

Music: Tempest

Calling: David Kaynor

Click here to download a PDF of the current Amherst flyer

Dances organized by Amherst Area Contradances, a group of local dance enthusiasts. For information, Click HERE

This dance series is funded in part by the New Leaders, Good Leaders Fund of the Country Dance and Song Society