Community Dance!
Silver Spring Contra Dance - monthly, second Thursdays
Caller: Janine Smith
Band: Triple Helix (Colleen Reed, Alexander Mitchell, and Keith Gillis)
Join us at the Silver Spring Contra Dance!
Thursday, May 9, 7:30-9:30 pm
Location:
May's dance is in the Spring Room (not the Great Hall) of the Silver Spring Civic Building, 8525 Fenton Street, Silver Spring MD 20910.
Dances are held the 2nd Thursday of every month, 7:30-9:30 pm.
Lessons:
7:00-7:30pm beginners
Registration, per person
• Dance Admission – $15.00
• FSGW members – $12.00
• Under 21 / limited income – $5.00
For more information, visit https://fsgw.org/silver-spring-contra-dance. Event registration: https://fsgw.org/event-5607731
Covid Precautions: Tier 2 - masks and vaccinations encouraged but not required.
Presented through a partnership of Carpe Diem Arts and the Folklore Society of Greater Washington. Made possible by the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County and the Maryland State Arts Council--and by the Community Access Program of Montgomery County.
Enjoy some contradance videos!
Video 1: GENTICORUM from Quebec: Pascal Gemme on fiddle, Yann Falquet on guitar, Alex de Grosbois-Garand on flute
Thanks to Julia Fischer!
Video 2: 5-minute documentary on Carpe Diem/FSGW Silver Spring Dance c/o Docs in Progress. April Blum calling to the music of Elke Baker, Paul Oorts, Jonathan Jensen. Features Kwame Ansah-Brew of Ghana during the dance break, teaching a Besa ("Come Dance") workshop. Filmed by Marissa Evans and Danny Fuqua.