Contra Dance

Perry Shafran leads this welcoming contra dance with live music from Dead Sea Squirrels. The evening is open to dancers of all experience levels, with a beginner lesson before the main dance and gender-free calling throughout. No partner is required.

When: Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Schedule: New-dancer lesson at 7:30 p.m.; contra dance from 8:00 to 10:30 p.m.

Caller: Perry Shafran

Music: Dead Sea Squirrels, featuring Cathy Mason on fiddle, Craig Edwards on fiddle, mandolin, and banjo, and Henry Yoshimura on guitar

Tickets: $10 for Baltimore Folk Music Society members and affiliates, including FSGW and ATDS; $15 for non-members; free for guests under 21 and full-time students with valid identification

Venue: Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, 2200 St. Paul Street, Baltimore

Accessibility and welcome: The dance is for all experience levels, uses gender-free calling, and does not require a partner.

Registration: Online registration is available through the event page.

Note: The Wednesday contra dance series is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.