Cumberland, KY — Dance Week
Great inter-generational dance week.

Bloomington, IN — Sugar Hill
open band, open calling, camping available

St Louis, MO — High Tea & Whiskey

An English/American weekend with a contra/English mix
Band: Glen Fiddles and the Rolling Scones (Martha Edwards, Pam Carson Stoll and Kendall Rogers)
Callers: Susan Kevra and Jim Thaxter.

Dodgeville, WI — Squirrel Moon
with Changeling, and Amy & Maria (Amy McFarland on keyboard, and Maria Terres on fiddle, of Last Gaspé fame), calling by Diane Silver

Springfield, MO — SoleFest
with The Figments (of Elixir) calling by Nils Fredland

815 miles
(~13 hours)

Fairfield, IA — Bare Necessities English Country Dance Weekend, calling by Bruce Hamilton. Registration is limited, and usually sells out. Register before August 1, 2010 for a nice discount.

260 miles
(~4.5 hours)

Pittsburgh, PA — Fall Dance Weekend with Hu$hmoney, Bev Bernbaum calling (on Friday) and Great Bear Trio, Cis Hinkle calling (on Saturday)

Lawrence, KS — Pilgrim's Progression, with Great Bear Trio, calling by Nils Fredland

Louisville KY — Fleur de Lis Fling with the Groovemongers, calling by Carol Ormand

275 miles
(~5 hours)

Columbus, OH — Winter Warm Up
with Notorious and T'Acadie, calling by Cis Hinkle and Bill Olson

Knoxville, TN — Cabin Fever, with the Syncopaths and Contrazz!

Houston, TX — Bayou Bedlam with House Red, calling by Scott Higgs

Cape Girardeau, MO - Chance Dance with Euphor (U4), New Bad Habits and the Sidestreet Steppers.

We take the chance! Money back guarantee if the weather's bad.

Ann Arbor, MI — Dawn Dance Weekend, with Crowfoot, calling by Rick Mohr, and Goldcrest, calling by Joseph Pimentel

525 miles
(~9 hours)

Columbia, MO — Spring Breakdown, with Crowfoot, calling by Diane Silver

Cincinnati, OH — Pig Town Fling with TBA

Oberlin, OH — Dandelion Romp

Beckwith, WV — Whitewater Whirl with the Contrarians, calling by Gaye Fifer and Shawn Brenneman.

580 mi (~10 hours)

St. Louis, MO — Kimmswick Dance Weekend

Many bands, open calling
NOTE: this is the weekend BEFORE the Memorial Day Weekend

Lexington, KY — Dance Trance, with Great Bear Trio, calling TBA

Delafield, WI - IndepenDance Daze, with Latter Day Lizards, calling by Carol Ormand

Earthshine Contra - Arcadia Valley Mountain Music Festival Camping and contra dancing in Ironton, MO with your hosts Mary Lou and Jim. See their new web site here.

100 miles
(~2 hours)

Charlottesville, VA - Charlottesville Fall Dance Festival
with Wild Asparagus, calling TBA. (If you fly in and out of DC, you can easily catch the Sunday night Glen Echo Dance.  Every dancer should make the pilgrimage to Glen Echo at least once.)

760 miles
(~12 hours)

Champaign-Urbana, IL — Chambana Jan Jam with Lynn Chirps Smith and Friends, Pat and Possum (Charlie Walden and Pat Plunkett), and U4, calling by Ron Buchanon, Dot Kent, and Diane Silver.

Lexington, KY and Berea, KY — Swing Shift with The Avant Gardeners, calling by Keith Cornett Eustis.

Buena Vista, CO - Stellar Days & Nights, with Goldcrest (Daron Douglas, Dave Wiesler, and Paul Oorts) and by Second Nature (Karina Wilson and Della O'Keefe), calling by Mary Devlin and Gaye Fifer.

Lawrence, KS — Midwinter Meltdown with Peghead, Three Bean Salad, Fox on the Run and Round Robbins, calling by Jill Allen, Jim Thaxter, Jerome Grisanti and others. Download a flyer here.

Chicago, IL - U. Chicago Dance Weekend, with Elixir, calling by Nils Fredland

Berea, KY — Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend with Great Bear Trio, calling by Cary Ravitz and Sarah VanNorstrand

Arcadia Missouri - Earthshine Contra
with Smuggler's Cargo and the Old Cornlickers, calling by John & Cathy Coffman and Judy Bass

Fairfield, Iowa — Fairfield Frolic
with 2/3 of a Lizard (Peter Barnes and Dave Langford of the Latter Day Lizards), calling by Will Mentor. Sign up early. The weekend has a limit of 100 dancers.

Louisville, KY — Potato Run with The Cosmic Otters and caller Charlie Harvey

Columbus, OH - Mayapple Stomp Weekend (camping on Lake Logan) Open band, open calling