Will Mentor and Stomp Rocket take DC by storm with a challenging Contra Dance to tickle your brain and energize your feet!
An evening of Challenging Contras from 7:00-10:00pm on Saturday, November 8th at Ballroom Blum in Adelphi, MD.
Come early for the Challenging Squares at 2:30pm and BYO dinner at 5:30pm!
Please note you will need to register SEPARATELY for each event.
Will Mentor calls with music by Stomp Rocket (Bethany Waickman on guitar, Dave Langford on fiddle, and Glen Loper on mandolin and tenor banjo). What a lineup!
To have the most FUN at this evening of Challenging Contras, please read below, does this describe your dancing?
- You know how to do basic moves without teaching (Roll Away, California Twirl, Pass Through to a Wave, Contra Corners)
- You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse
- You can dance and enjoy no walk through dances
- You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move - and you have a friendly approach to it
- You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others
- You respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor
- It's not how long you've been dancing, it's how well you can adapt to challenging and unusual choreography!
More info on Stomp Rocket here: https://www.stomprocketmusic.com/
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The fun begins Thursday, November 6th - Bumper Car Squares 7:30-10:00pm at Glen Echo Park, presented by the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture (GEPPAC)
Then Friday, November 7th, a Friday Night Contra Dance in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, presented by Friday Night Dancers
Saturday, November 8th Challenging Dances at Ballroom Blum, cosponsored by FSGW
Challenging Squares 2:30-5:30pm
BYO Snacks / BYO Dinner at the break
Challenging Contras 7:00-10:00pm (that's this event! Orange register button on this page)
Finally, Sunday, November 9th Dancing Planet afternoon Contra Dance, 3pm-6pm, Co-sponsored by FSGW
