Lexington Traditional Dance Association
Contra Dancing in Lexington, Kentucky
Dance Notes | Schedule | About | Archive | Contra Links | Other Links | Notes
Lexington Traditional Dance AssociationContra Dancing in Lexington, Kentucky Dance Notes | Schedule | About | Archive | Contra Links | Other Links | Notes |
There is a now a Google group with message board for carpool arrangements - message board.
Dance Trance 2012, 8-10 June 2012, will feature Perpetual e-Motion with callers Will Mentor (Sat and Sun) and Gaye Fifer (Fri).
Unless otherwise noted - LTDA dances are held at ArtsPlace, 161 N Mill St, Lexington KY, from 8:00p to 11:00p, with an optional beginning dancer workshop at 7:30p. Saturday dances are $8.00 or $5.00 for students and Friday dances are $7.00 or $5.00 for students.
Please help us reduce plastic cup usage by bringing your own water bottle to our dances. Thanks.
For more information -
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Michael French chenfrm_at_gmail.com 859-552-5433 Cary Ravitz ravitz_at_ravitz.us 859-263-5087 replace _at_ with @ |
Maps
ArtsPlace Morton Middle School E.J. Hayes Middle School |
Dance Trance
Swing Shift LTDA on Facebook message board (carpooling, etc.) |
Other Dance Groups
Bop Club Contra - Berea Contra - Cincinnati Contra - Louisville English Irish Swing Vintage (including Mostly Waltz) Waltz | Lexington weather |
| Sat, 07 Jan 2012 | Gaye Fifer / Footbridge |
| Fri, 13 Jan 2012 | Kevin Hopper / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band, led by Cary Ravitz) |
| Fri-Sat, 27-28 Jan 2012 |
Swing Shift Fri in Lexington - Diane Silver / Euphor Sat in Berea - Diane Silver / Euphor |
| Sat, 04 Feb 2012 | Doug Singleton / Buzzstep |
| Fri, 10 Feb 2012 | Liz Natter / Mean Lids |
| Fri, 24 Feb 2012 | Jim Vogt / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band, led by Nathan Wilson) |
| Sat, 03 Mar 2012 | Barbara Ramlow / Contrarians |
| Fri, 09 Mar 2012 | Frank Buschelmann / DreamDance |
| Fri, 16 Mar 2012 | Dugan Murphy / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band, led by Amber Field and Jesse Combs) |
| Sat, 07 Apr 2012 | Hank Morris / Boom Chucks |
| Fri, 13 Apr 2012 | Rachel Shapiro / Cosmic Otters |
| Fri, 20 Apr 2012 | Judy Goldsmith / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band, led by Cary Ravitz) |
| Sat, 05 May 2012 | Susan Moffett / Vigortones |
| Fri, 11 May 2012 | Deborah Denenfeld / The Pawpaw Pickers |
| Fri, 25 May 2012 | open calling / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band, led by Nathan Wilson) |
| Fri-Sun, 08-10 Jun 2012 |
Dance Trance Fri - Gaye Fifer / Perpetual e-Motion Sat - Will Mentor / Perpetual e-Motion Sun - Will Mentor / Perpetual e-Motion |
| Tentative dates | |
| Sat, 07 Jul 2012 | to be announced / Wabash Valley Cannonballs (Jim Nelson, Megan Greene, Dedo Norris, Robert Freeman) |
| Fri, 27 Jul 2012 | to be announced / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band) |
| Sat, 04 Aug 2012 | to be announced / to be announced |
| Fri, 17 Aug 2012 | to be announced / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band) |
| Sat, 01 Sep 2012 | to be announced / to be announced |
| Fri, 14 Sep 2012 | to be announced / to be announced |
| Fri, 28 Sep 2012 | to be announced / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band) |
| Sat, 06 Oct 2012 | to be announced / to be announced |
| Fri, 12 Oct 2012 | Vicki Herndon / The Nashville Ceili Band |
| Fri, 26 Oct 2012 | to be announced / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band) |
| Sat, 03 Nov 2012 | Keith Cornett-Eustis / to be announced |
| Fri, 09 Nov 2012 | to be announced / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band) |
| Sat, 01 Dec 2012 | to be announced / Berea Castoffs |
| Fri, 14 Dec 2012 | to be announced / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band) |
| Sat, 05 Jan 2013 | to be announced / to be announced |
| Fri, 11 Jan 2013 | to be announced / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band) |
| Fri-Sat, 25-26 Jan 2013 |
Swing Shift Fri in Lexington - to be announced / to be announced Sat in Berea - to be announced / to be announced |
| Sat, 02 Feb 2013 | to be announced / to be announced |
| Fri, 08 Feb 2013 | to be announced / to be announced |
| Fri, 22 Feb 2013 | to be announced / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band) |
| Sat, 02 Mar 2013 | to be announced / to be announced |
| Fri, 08 Mar 2013 | to be announced / to be announced |
| Fri, 15 Mar 2013 | to be announced / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band) |
| Sat, 06 Apr 2013 | to be announced / to be announced |
| Fri, 12 Apr 2013 | to be announced / to be announced |
| Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | to be announced / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band) |
| Sat, 04 May 2013 | to be announced / to be announced |
| Fri, 10 May 2013 | to be announced / to be announced |
| Fri, 24 May 2013 | to be announced / Atcher, Beck, and Kahl (open band) |
| Fri-Sun, 07-09 Jun 2013 |
Dance Trance Fri - to be announced / to be announced Sat - to be announced / to be announced Sun - to be announced / to be announced |
We usually dance at ArtsPlace, 161 N Mill St, Lexington KY, 8:00p to 11:00p (7:30p for new dancer workshop). From I-75/I-64, take exit 113 towards Lexington, turn left on Third and right on Mill.
Saturday dances are $8.00, or $5.00 for students or first time dancers. Friday dances are $7.00, or $5.00 for students or first time dancers. Special events, including Swing Shift, Dance Trance, and special Friday dances may have different prices.
Atcher, Beck, and Kahl is the open band led by David Atcher, Cary Ravitz, or as noted on the schedule. All musicians are welcome on these nights.
The Lexington Traditional Dance Association receives support from the Kentucky Arts Council and LexArts.
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