January - June 2013
Vancouver B.C.

Contradances &
English Country Dances

Dynamic live fiddle music!

No experience necessary -- All dances taught on the spot
Come alone or bring a partner
Light clothing & soft shoes suggested
Please come fragrance-free

Dances are at St. James Hall
from 8:00pm to 11:00pm, for $12
(except as noted)
Learn the basics 15 minutes before the dance starts.
For dances at St. James Hall, admission is half-price if you bring a plate of home-made goodies.
Children are free.

(This schedule is also available in PDF format.)
date time location price sponsor details
January
Sat Jan 5 8 - 11pm St James $12 Sybs Sybaritic String Band series: Rich Sobel, Barry Cole, Leith Davis, & Claire McCague. Seattle's Linnaea Chapman calls.
Sun Jan 13 7-10pm Legion $12 ECD English country dance. June Harman calls for Lark in the Evening.
Thu Jan 17 7:00pm W 48th - VCD Dance meeting, everyone welcome. 604-420-4439
Sat Jan 19 8 - 11pm St James $12 VCD Maureen Collier calls for Idaho's Out of the Wood: Kathy Bowman, Pat Marron, & Vickie Marron.
Sun Jan 27 4-7pm Legion $12 ECD English country dance. Peggy Roe calls for English Trifle.
February
Sat Feb 2 8 - 11pm St James $12 Sybs Seattle's Mariah Pepper calls for the Sybs.
Sun Feb 3 7-10pm Legion $10 ECD English country dance. Peggy Roe calls for open band.
Sat Feb 16 8 - 11pm St James $12 VCD From Portland, Mary Devlin calls for Hands 4: Carl Thor, Fran Tewksbury, Keith Moe, & Rich Goss.
Sun Feb 17 4-7pm Legion $12 ECD English country dance. Mary Devlin calls for Hands 4.
March
Sat Mar 2 8 - 11pm St James $12 Sybs Bob Rentz calls for the Sybs.
Sun Mar 3 7-10pm Legion $12 ECD English country dance. Peggy Roe calls for Lark in the Evening.
Sat Mar 16 8 - 11pm St James $12 VCD Dieter Brock calls for Bellingham's Northern Contraband: Steve Blum-Anderson, Mark Danielson, Greg Sherman, & Michael Hobart.
April
Sat Apr 6 8 - 11pm St James $12 Sybs Portland's Woody Lane calls for the Sybs.
Sun Apr 7 7-10pm Legion $12 ECD English country dance. Rosemary Lach calls for English Trifle.
Thu Apr 18 7:00pm W 48th - VCD Dance meeting, everyone welcome. 604-420-4439
Sat Apr 20 8 - 11pm St James $12 VCD June Harman calls for the Rhythm Rollers: Laurie Andres, Cathie Whitesides, & WB Reid.
Sun Apr 21 4-7pm Legion $12 ECD English country dance. Peggy Roe calls for the Rhythm Rollers.
Fri Apr 26 8-11pm False Creek $12 - Bob Rentz calls for Russell Shumsky, Kathleen Nisbet, Bud Kurz, & Albert Klassen. 604-253-2114
Sun Apr 28 7-10pm Legion $12 ECD English country dance. June Harman calls for Rattlebone.
May
Sat May 4 8 - 11pm St James $12 Sybs William Watson calls for the Sybs.
Sun May 12 4-7pm Legion $10 ECD English country dance. Peggy Roe calls for open band.
Sat May 18 8 - 11pm St James $12 VCD Bob Rentz & "Fish" Fisher call for Seattle's Little Big Cat: Miche Baker-Harvey, Dale Brubaker, & Hugh Fraser.
May 24-27   Seattle - Folklife (Seattle); by donation. http://www.nwfolklife.org
June
Sat Jun 1 8 - 11pm St James $12 Sybs Maureen Collier calls for the Sybs.
Sat Jun 15 8 - 11pm Elgin $12 VCD VCD annual family potluck at 6:30 & dance at 8:00. Please bring your own utensils. Bellingham's Marlin Prowell calls for No Mean Feat: Cameron Stewart, Susan Stewart, Bob MacNevin, & Michael Gix.


The Halls
Elgin Elgin Hall 14250 Crescent Road, Surrey, off 99A near Crescent Beach map
False Creek False Creek Community Centre 1318 Cartwright Street (on Granville Island), Vancouver map
Legion Legion Hall 1407 Laburnum Street (north of Cornwall Avenue), Vancouver map
St James St James Hall 3214 West 10th Avenue (at Trutch Street), Vancouver map


The Sponsors
ECD English country dances. 604-325-0703.
Sybs Sybaritic String Band contradances. 778-999-8170
VCD Vancouver Country Dance. To subscribe to our email reminder service, please contact us: purplehey_AT_hotmail.com or 604-266-2962.
VCD is an affiliate of the Country Dance and Song Society.