Chehalis Contra Dance Camp

Chehalis 2011

This year, the camp was held on the weekend of September 16th to 18th. Our bands were:

Our callers were Diane Silver of Ashville, NC and George Marshall of Belchertown, MA.

Videos!

zephyr941 has posted a few videos:

CollectorofUnicorns has posted one as well:


Chehalis 2010

Last year, the camp was held on the weekend of September 17th to 19th. The callers were Susan Michaels from Glendale, California, and Seth Tepfer from Atlanta, Georgia. The bands were The Avant Gardeners (Laura Light on fiddle and vocals, George Paul on piano and accordion, and guests Dave Bartley on guitar and mandolin, and Mark Hellenberg on percussion) and Zollo (Cathie Whitesides on fiddle, Anita Anderson on piano, Nova Devonie on accordion, with Russell Shumsky on percussion).

Photos & Videos!

Matt Fisher has posted an album of photos on Facebook and 3 videos on YouTube:

OutdoorsyIsIn has posted 5 videos on YouTube:

 

News Flash: Chehalis Dance Camp is on Facebook! Please visit our page and become a Friend of Chehalis.

News Flash: Chehalis Dance Camp is moving back to our original site at Chehalis Healing House near Mission, BC! Please click here to see photos of our "new" location.


The Chehalis Contra Dance Camp is held every year on the third weekend in September. Our mission is friendly music and dance fun for all. We offer music and dance workshops, dancing and late night music jams. We're confident that you will love our unique, contra-focused camp in Canada's beautiful Pacific Southwest.

artwork courtesy of
June Harman

The Lodge is situated in a scenic, wooded area alongside the Chehalis River (click here for directions, here for Google maps) and consists of a single building where all activities will take place. Each sleeping room contains its own bathroom facilities and sleeps 8-12 people per room. There are no private rooms available, but there is ample room to set up your own tent or to park your camper.

If you're wondering what kind of bands and callers come to Chehalis, here's a history of the camp's staff since it started in 1988.

Several Chehalis campers have put their photos of the camp online.

More recently, people have been posting videos:

If you have Chehalis-related photos or videos on the web, and you'd like to see them listed here, let us know!

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