CONTRA DANCES
EFS Contra Dances: 2nd & 4th Saturdays
Dances run regularly through the school year, Sept-June.
Beginner's lesson: 7:30PM. Dancing: 8:00PM unless listed otherwise.
Location: Cesar Chavez School Gym, 1510 W 14th, in Eugene
(Map)
(Directions)
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Cost: $6 for members, $7 general. Arrive by 7:30 PM and get $1 off admission. Students with ID get another $1 off.
No Partner or experience needed!
Families are Welcome!
Bring soft soled shoes that won't mark the floor.
For the more or less full EFS Contra Dance Calendar: check
the Dance Calendar
Potluck dinners usually held at 6PM
prior to most dances. For more info: E-mail
Need a place to stay? Have room for out of towners? Call Jacque at 541-302-2628 or E-Mail.
Contradance/Potluck e-mail list:
For notification of Eugene and Corvallis mostly contra dance events and
potluck dinners - anyone
may subscribe to this list. To subscribe, send an e-mail from the
account where you want to receive the newsletter. Send to: majordomo@peak.org
In the BODY (not the subject line) put this single line:
subscribe efs-contradance. Instructions for unsubscribing will be
included at the end of each email that we send you.
Corvallis car pool: Leaves at 7:00 from the parking lot accross from New Morning Bakery in downtown Corvallis.
EFS Contra Dances this Month
See you next September!
Directions to EFS Contra dances
- From the North:
- Go south on HWY 99 to Chambers St, and turn right (south).
- After the light at 13th, turn left (east) onto 14th Ave.
- Cesar Chavez School and gym are on the right: Follow the driveway to
the 40 parking spaces. You may also park in the “pause parking” and “bus stop” zones.
- From the south:
- Get on Chambers via 18th or any other street, and head north.
- Turn right at 14th, and turn left into the driveway at the school sign.
- Via bicycle:
- The school is right on the bike path that follows Amazon Creek. There
is a paved pathway at the east side of the school between the bike path
and the school grounds.
- There is limited automobile parking: Please carpool or ride your bike!
Regional Dance Internet Resources
Do you have something to say to Willamette Valley dancers?
Want to share a ride? find a ride? You can connect here at
Oregon Contra Connection
There are two email lists with local dance information, one for Eugene and one or Corvallis.
These are cheap, easy, and environmentally friendly.
- To subscribe by email:
- Send an email to either
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efs-contradance-request@peak.org
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cfs-contradance-request@peak.org
In the message body, say "subscribe". Wait for an email reply and
follow instructions. Unsubcribing is the same, but say "unsubscribe".
Change your email by unsubscribing from the old account and also
subscribing from the new.
- To subscribe via the web:
- Visit either
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http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/efs-contradance
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http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/cfs-contradance
Volunteers Needed
If you are wanting to be more involved in our dance committee Volunteers are needed for the following:
- Set up the table and open the dance (get in free)
- Set out the signs on Sat afternoon
- Greet newcomers at the beginning of the dance & answer questions
- Help close the dance and put stuff away
- Store the supplies between dancers
- Put up flyers around their neighborhoods/work/business place
- People with ideas on how to get more folks interested in Contra Dance
- Someone who is interested in getting involved and helping out with whatever is going on.
If one or more of these interest you please call Barbara Boylan at 744-2373.
EFS Contra Dance Calendar
September 8th: Sue Baker calling with Night Owl
September 22nd: Ed Hall calling with The Barnstormers
October 13th: Joyce Miller calling with Cascade Crossing
October 27th: Willian Watson calling with The Nettles
November 10th: Woody Lane calling with Ton Nua
November 15th: (Special midweek dance) George Marshall calling with Wild Asparagus
November 24th: Callers showcase with music by Linda Danielson & Chico Schwall
December 8th: Erik Weberg calling the The Penks & Lindsays
December 24th: No dance this week
January 12th: Sue Baker calling with Wild Hair.
This will be Dot's 90th birthday party!!!
January 26th: Ruth Lowengart calling with Full Moon
February 9th: William Watson calling with Unleashed
February 23rd: Lynn Ackerson calling with Marni Rachmiel, Dave Goldman, and Dick Weissman
March 8th: Jana Rygas calling with Molasses
March 22nd: Mary Devlin calling with Full Circle
April 12th: Gordy Euler calling with The Nettles
April 26th: Stacy Rose calling with Rad Fançine
May 10th: EFS 30th Anniverary Celebration
May 24th: No dance, see you at NW Folklife
June 14th:Warren Argo calling the The McKassons
Corvallis Contra Dances: 1st and 3rd Saturdays
Corvallis Folklore Society: Dances
are held at First Congregational Church, 4515 SW West Hills Rd, Corvallis
(Map).
From 99W, go west on Western, stay right as it veers left after the stop on 35th St. Church is on
right, Go to second driveway, east end of parking lot. Please bring clean
soled shoes to dance in, to keep street grit off the dance floor!!
Cost: $5 CFS/EFS members; $6 general admission. There
are sometimes potluck dinners held before the dance at 6PM. Info:
call 541-745-1002 (Karen and Frank Griswold) or 541-754-6239 (William Watson)
or email:
contramaniac@gmail.com.
See Corvallis Dance Schedule.
Out of Town Contra Dances
Saturday, March 29th: Fifth Saturday dance at Newport.
Sue Baker calling with music by
Sue Songer and Calico.
Lesson 7:30, dance 8 to 11. West Gym of Newport High School, 4th and Eads.
(map).
Potluck at 316 SE Penter Lane
(map)
at 5:30, homestays available (541-265-9514). $7
Bend Community Contra Dance:
Second Saturdays, October through April on the west side of Bend at Kenwood School Gym on Newport at 8th
(map). Dance workshop at 7, music begins at 7:30, admission $7. For more information contact Kate Beardsley at (541)330-8943 or email
katebeardsley@hotmail.com.
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PORTLAND DANCE SCHEDULE : Dances continue almost every Saturday through the year.
Fulton Park Comunity Center, 68 SW Miles St
(map). Instruction at 7:30, dance at 8:00.
Dances continue almost every Saturday through the year. Check
Portland
Contra & English Dances for their schedule,
or call their dance hotline:
503-972-0619.