SUMMER 2023 SCHEDULE
| Special Notice |
| We will be holding monthly dances this summer. Some of the dances will be held in an alternate location. Be sure to check the schedule in order to go to the correct location. We will try to keep the web site up-to-date on this, but if you have any doubts contact ucd-info@urbana-contra.org . |
We generally hold dances on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month. There are occasional exceptions to this rule with dances on other Fridays or Saturdays. The specific dates may depend on the scheduling of holidays and other events. All dances start at 8 P.M. and go to 11 P.M. unless otherwise noted. Most dances are held at the Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W.Stoughton, Urbana. Admission for most dances is on a sliding scale from $5 to $10, pay what you feel is right. A higher fee may be charged for special events.
If you are going to be traveling this summer you might want to check out some of the dance groups elsewhere in the country, or some of the dance weekends this summer.
| MONTH | DAY | BAND(S) | CALLER(S) | LOC |
| May | Saturday 6 | Euphor Matt Turino, Sam Payne, Tom Turino & Michael Valliant
6:00 pm - Potluck
At the Kalyx Center |
Lauren Peckman St. Louis |
KAL |
| May | Friday 26 | Meadowhawk Amanda Ramey, Claire Johnson & Matt Turino Masks are required while dancing and vaccination and all boosters (Vax card or photo) will be checked at the door. |
Miriam Larson C-U |
C-M |
| June | Friday 2 | Steampunk Festival Dance with The Bandicoots Featuring Meg Dedolph and Jonathan Whitall from The Cosmic Otters, along with Jeremy Ward on cello. The dance starts at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance or admission paid at the door. Check the website Cogs and Corsets for more info. |
Jonathan Sivier
Champaign |
Bloomington-Normal |
| June | Sunday 4 | Community Contra Dance There will be a FREE contra dance on Sunday afternoon as part of The Center For the Arts Fiddle & Jam Weekend 2023. The dance runs from 3 to 5 p.m. and admission is free. Masks are required while dancing. |
Kristi Emilsson C-U |
C-M |
| June | Friday 23 | Miriam & Matt Miriam Larson and Matt Turino will be playing for the dance. Masks are required while dancing and vaccination and all boosters (Vax card or photo) will be checked at the door. |
Jonathan Sivier
Champaign |
C-M |
| July | Friday 28 | Claire, Sam and Matt
Masks and vaccination will be optional for dances at the Phillips Center |
Jonathan Sivier
Champaign |
PRC |
| August | Thursday 3 | Fiddle Sax Fusion Dancing from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cloud Mountain Kombucha in Lincoln Square Mall. Not officially a UCD event, but should be fun. So check it out. |
Kristi Emilsson C-U |
Lincoln Square Mall |
| August | Sunday 20 | Bow-Dacious String Band Afternoon family dance in the park. Dancing from 4-6. Followed by a potluck dinner. There will also be an Open Band lead by Acoustic Mayhem. So bring your instruments. |
Kristi Emilsson C-U |
Crystal Lake Park Pavilion |
| August | Friday 25 to Sunday 27 |
Sugar Hill Dance weekend near Bloomington, IN |
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