Contra Dance in Peterborough NH on Saturday February 1st. Hannah Johlas calling, music from Windfish

Start: Saturday, February 1, 2025 7:30PM
End: Saturday, February 1, 2025 11:00PM

Contra Dance in Peterborough NH on Saturday February 1st. This dance features Hannah Johlas calling with music from Windfish - Perin Ellsworth-Heller(fiddle), Ben Hemmendinger(accordion, keyboard, guitar), and Garrett Cameron(mandolin, bodhrán). The dancing begins at 8:00 PM. Workshop for dance basics at 7:30 PM. Admission is sliding scale $12-20.$30 family, or pay what you can. Gender neutral roles will be used for this evening, Larks and Robins This is a mask optional event. Contra dance is a fun, easy style of folk dance which has flourished in New England since the 1700s. Partners form lines and dance a short sequence of steps with their neighbors. Over the course of the dance, each couple travels the length of the line and dances with every other couple. Dancers are welcome to bring a partner or a group of friends but it’s not necessary – traditionally, dancers are encouraged to change partners throughout the evening. Hannah Johlas is a contra dance caller and organizer based in western MA. She loves introducing new dancers to the joys of contra, as well as sharing interesting dances with good flow with more experienced crowds. Her number one priority is always that dancers have a great time! Windfish is a Celtic and contradance trio in the New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachussetts area. The dance takes place in the historic Town House in Peterborough, NH at 1 Grove Street. For more information call 603-547-5831 or visit www.facebook.com/peterboroughcontra, or www.monadnockfolk.org. The Monadnock Folklore Society has presented contra dances and concerts of traditional music since 1982. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CP41vkrFy/