Open stage style - sign up to play in your own band or pick up bands. First Saturday Contra Dances are organized monthly by Jim Brooks. Dances are held at the Odd Fellows Hall on the corner of Raymond and Hampden Avenues in St. Anthony Park, St. Paul near Highway 280 and I.94. Jim usually calls to live music by various bands. Enjoy an exciting weekend of workshops and parties at the Minnesota Country Dance Weekend.
All events feature live music and are designed for all levels of dancers.
This year we feature squares, contras, and English country dancing with teachers Carol Ormond and Helene Cornelius. A new location with a larger dance floor and heated bunk houses with their own bathrooms makes accommodations very comfortable. Local Links Twin Cities Folk Information is a good link for lots of dance and folk music events in and around the Twin Cities. This site is updated regularly, and can help you keep your dancing habit fed. They also have a new Friday night series at Tapestry.