Swingin' Tern Dances

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LOCATION: The First Presbyterian Church Parish House, 14 Hanover Road, East Hanover, NJ, a smoke & alcohol free environment
ADMISSION: $10 per adult, $5 per student with Student ID.
TIMES: Beginner’s workshop at 7:30 PM. Dance follows, 8 PM - 11 PM (unless otherwise indicated).
Please carry in clean, soft-soled shoes for dancing.
Non-dancing children must be supervised at all times. Dance at your own risk.

What, you may be asking, is Contra Dancing? See our About page to find out.

March 3: Melanie Axel-Lute – contras & squares
Fish Family: Tom Phillips – fiddle; Bill Christopherson – fiddle; Cynthia Shaw – piano; Vicky Gould – accordion

Who says you can't tunafish? Mako Melanie takes the bait from Fish Family to net this catch of piscine tunes: I Cod Have Danced All Night, That's a Morey, Clam Every Mountain, It Haddock Be You, Carp and Sole, Oyster Parade, Crabaret, Stingray to Heaven, You Don't Send Me Flounders Anymore, Oh Them Golden Kippers, Thanks for the Manta Rays, Billy the Squid, Piranha Happy Face, Like a Sturgeon, The Lobster Mash and Oh What a Beautiful Marlin.

March 17: Greg Frock – contras
Fingerplay: Lisa Bueno – fiddle; Helen White – flute; Jonathan Brandt – piano

Whether you favor a fascinator or a fedora, you’ll be fashion forward with a Greg Frock, made of Contra, the fabric of our lives. Enter the digital age with Fingerplay, our hands down favorite. They will have you in the palm of their hand as they nail down touching tunes while cuticle women and handsome men will be tendon to knuckle in on the joint.

April 7: Bob Isaacs – contras & squares
Root Mean Square: Wes Steenson – guitar, banjo, and percussion; JoAnne Rocke – piano; Paul Morrisett – fiddle
May 5: Rock 'n Reel
Rockadillies: Mark Schaffer – fiddle; Kris Lamb – flute, whistles; Liz Kozack – keyboard; Jeff DeSmedt – bass; Robin Schaffer – percussion; Joel Glassman – fiddle, electric mandolin