WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA CONTRA DANCES

A list of contra dances in the Washington/Baltimore/Annapolis area.

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Sun. 7:30 pm - In the Spanish Ballroom or the Bumper Car Pavillion (check schedule and dates) in Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD. sponsored by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW). (dance [at] fsgw.org) . Free welcome/orientation at 7:00. Click here for the complete schedule (FSGW Web Site).

Wed. 8:00 pm in Baltimore, MD sponsored by the Baltimore Folk Music Society (BFMS), at Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, 2200 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 (410-321-8419, http://www.bfms.org) Click here for the complete schedule (BFMS Web Site).

Fri. 8:30 pm Glen Echo, MD - Friday Night Dances, Spanish Ballroom or Bumper Car Pavillion in Glen Echo Park off MacArthur Blvd. New dancer class 7:30-8:30 pm. Hotline: 202-216-2116. Click here for the schedule (www.fridaynightdance.org).

First Saturday, Shepherdstown, WVA, 8:00 pm. (Contra dance workshop at 7:30). Shepherdstown, West Virginia, at the War Memorial Bldg. (Men's Club), corner of German and King Streets. Soft-soled shoes. (304-876-2169 or 304-263-8323, http://www.contradancers.com/shepherdstown/dance.htm)

Second Saturday, 8:00 pm, Pikesville, MD (BFMS) Free dance workshop at 7:30 pm. St. Marks on the Hill Parish Hall, 1620 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, MD (1/2 mile inside the Baltimore Beltway at Exit 20 South) (satdance [at] bfms.org, Click here for schedule and directions (www.bfms.org).

Third Saturday, 8:00 pm (free dance lesson at 7:30), Severna Park, MD , sponsored by the Annapolis Traditional Dance Society (ATDS). Holy Grounds Youth Center at the Community Center, 623 Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd., Severna Park, MD Click here for schedule, map and directions (www.contradancers.com/atds/) (410-451-1791, pshaf [at] yahoo.com).

Fourth Saturday, Frederick, MD, 8:00 pm (Free beginner's workshop at 7:00). The Trinity School near Harry Grove Stadium. Click here for schedule and directions (www.contradancers.com/mmfac/).  (301-694-6794)

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