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.

August 21, 2024

Calling: Hannah Johlas

Music: Plucket

Willy Clemetson - fiddle, feet
Silas Hamilton - guitar

Anniversary Dance!

September 18, 2024

Calling: Will Mentor

Music: Kingfisher

Cecilia Vacanti - fiddle
Jeff Kaufman - mandolin, keyboard, percussion

October 16, 2024

Calling: Julian Blechner

Music: Cojiro

Jess Newman - fiddle
Mark Price - guitar, feet

November 20, 2024

Calling: TBA

Music: Chimney Swift

AZ Madonna - accordion
Daniel Raine - guitar, cittern
Cecile Leroy - cello
Yaron Shagrai - percussion, whistle

December 18, 2024

Calling: TBA

Music: Kestrel

Dave Langford- fiddle
Kate Barnes - piano, 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!

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COVID & SAFETY POLICY

Downtown Amherst Contra Dance
P.O. Box 3633
Amherst, MA, 01004-3633

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