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Related dances in the Rogue Valley
Related dances in the Rogue Valley
Ashland Country Dances (English Country Dance)
Mondays (throughout the year), 7:00-9:30pm
The Dance Space
280 E. Hersey #10, Ashland, OR 97520
For more information, contact Brooke Friendly [email protected]
International Folk Dancing
recorded music
Fridays 7:00 - 9:00pm (teaching 7:00-8:00, open dancing 8-9:00pm)
GEOS/Headwaters
84 N. 4th St., Ashland, OR 97520
$5-10 sliding-scale donation requested
International Folk Dancing
Sunday 11:00am - 1:00pm
live music (mostly Eastern European)
Bellview Grange
1050 Tolman Creek Rd., Ashland, OR 97520
$5-10 sliding scale donation requested
Dance Weekends & Special Events
Dance Weekends & Special Events
This event list is arranged by their usual dates ... January - December.
The focus of this list is Contra Dance. Some events include other styles.
February (third Monday... Presidents Day weekend)
Hosted by: Corvallis Folklore Society ... Contra Dancing
Regular Contra Dances: 1st & 3rd Saturdays (Sep. through June)
"Epicenter" Contra Dance Weekend
April (early) ... or Late March
Mill Valley - Marin County, CA
Hosted by: North Bay Country Dance Society (NBCDS)
Regular Contra Dances in: Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol
April (early)
"Sky Camp" ... Fall Creek Lake, OR (45-min. E of Eugene)
Hosted by: Eugene Folklore Society
Regular Contra Dances: 2nd & 4th Saturdays (Sep. through June)
April (late)
"Norse Hall" - Portland, OR
Hosted by: Portland Country Dance Community (PCDC)
July (late) - Odd Years Only
"Living Waters Camp" ... 20 minutes East of Eugene
Hosted by: Eugene Folklore Society
Regular Contra Dances: 2nd & 4th Saturdays (Sep. through June)
September (mid)
"Camp Sacramento" ... 2-hours East of Sacramento
Hosted by: Sacramento Country Dance Society (SCDS)
Regular Contra Dances 2nd & 4th Saturdays ... and often a 5th Saturday Zesty Contra
November (mid)
"Sky Camp" ... 45 minutes East of Eugene, OR
Hosted by: Danceable Feast.org
For other events try visiting the websites of some of our neighboring Contra Dance organizations (listed above).
Also... You can look through the listings at:
ContraDanceLinks.com/Festivals.html
Contra Dance Gypsy ... Someone who travels frequently to Contra Dance Events.
Music Jam Sessions
Music Jam Sessions
Sunday Afternoons (2 to 5pm) at The Black Sheep (on Ashland Plaza): 51 N Main St, Ashland, OR 97520
Thursday Afternoons (5:30 to 7:30pm at Dunbar Farms and Winery: 2881 Hillcrest Rd., Medford, Oregon 97504
Old-Time Music Jam
Saturday Afternoons in Ashland or Talent
FolkJam.org is a website where you can find or list a Folk Music Jam Session.
For more information about these Public Events, as well as some other semi-private Jam Sessions held in the Rogue Valley Region... please feel free to Contact Us.
See Also:
An excellent learning resource for Old-Time Music
An excellent learning resource for Irish (Celtic) Music
Regional Event Listings
Here are some Regular and Special Events that are in and around the "Southern Oregon Contra Dance" region.
Most Contra Dance Webs, like the ones for Eugene, Corvallis, and Portland (see links below), will publish pages like this one, which will list events of interest in their area.
For what is not listed on this page, you can usually find information by searching the web. Search a City or Region + “Contra Dance”, and your 1st hit will likely be a dance web for that dance (if there is one).
Example ... Google: Seattle Contra Dance
Additional Resources
This is an astounding collection of Contra Dance Events... mainly in North America, but also all over planet Earth.
A mega-list (database) of Contra Dance Information.
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