Folk and Contra Dances in Maine

Regularly scheduled Dances in Maine

Tenants Harbor, ME — Balkan Folk Dance

— Sponsored by: Thomaston Balkan Dancers

When: all Sundays, at 5-7:00. Location: Thomaston Academy (42 Main St.).

For more information: (phone): (207) 372-8298[email has changed; new address not available]

Portland, ME — Ballroom Dance

When: all Saturdays, at 8-12:00. Location: Maine Ballroom Dance (Congress St.).

Cost: $7

For more information: (phone): (207) 773-0002; Email: ;

Web site: www.maineballroomdancing.com

Future confirmed dances: September 4 : (Confirmed); September 11 : (Confirmed); September 18 : (Confirmed); September 25 : (Confirmed); October 2 : (Confirmed); October 9 : (Confirmed); October 16 : (Confirmed); October 23 : (Confirmed); October 30 : (Confirmed)

Fairfield, ME — contra

When: third Fridays.

For more information: (phone): (207) 877-0746; Email:

Blue Hill, ME — Contra dance

When: first Saturdays, at 8-11:30. Location: Town Hall.

Cost: $6

For more information: (phone): (207) 359-2070; Email: ~ (Cancellation info)

Future confirmed dances: September 4 : Featuring Lisa Sieverts calling with music by Oakum Bay String Band;; October 2 : Featuring Bill Olson calling with music by Oakum Bay String Band;

Falmouth, ME — Contra dance

— Sponsored by: Greater Portland Community Dance Series

When: first Saturdays, at (7) 8. Location: Falmouth Congregational Church (267 Falmouth Rd).

Cost: $8 (Students : $6, Children: $4, under 5: free)

For more information: (phone): (207) 725-9289; Email:

Future confirmed dances: September 4 : Featuring Nils Fredland (from Philadelphia) calling with music by Nat Hewitt and Larry Unger;; October 2 : Featuring Lisa Greenleaf calling with music by Nat Hewitt and Larry Unger;

Portland, ME — Contra dance

(See Falmouth)

Skowhegan, ME — Contra dance

— Sponsored by: Somerset Dance Society

Moved to Norridgewock

Norridgewock, ME — Contra dance

— Sponsored by: Somerset Dance Society

When: first Saturdays, at 8:00-11:30. Location: Norridgewock Grange (Rts 2 and 201a).

Cost: $5

For more information: (phone): (207) 587-4851, 566-7952, 568-7597; Email:

Future confirmed dances: September 4 : Featuring John McIntire calling with music by Yankee Soul Revue;; October 2 : Featuring Francois Neville calling with music by Kennebec Highlands Band;

Lewiston, ME — Contra dance

— Sponsored by: Free Will Folk Society

When: second Fridays, at 8-11:30 (Sep-May). Location: Chase Hall, Bates College.

Cost: $7

For more information: (phone): (207) 782-0386; Email: ;

Web site: www.waketheneighbors.com/events.html

Future confirmed dances: October 8 : Featuring music by Wake the Neighbors plus and;

Orono, ME — Contra dance

When: second Saturdays, at 8:00-11:30 (Sep-May). Location: Keith Anderson Community House (Bennoch Road).

Cost: $6

For more information: (phone): (207) 866-3126; Email:

Future confirmed dances: September 11 : (Confirmed); October 9 : (Confirmed)

Winter Harbor, ME — Contra dance

When: second Saturdays, at 8:00 (Mar-Dec). Location: Hammond Hall (Main St.).

For more information: (phone): (207) 461-6631; Email:

West Farmington, ME — Contra dance

When: second Saturdays, at (7:30) 8-11:00. Location: Farmington Grange (Bridge Street (Rt. 43)).

Cost: $5

For more information: (phone): (207) 397-2241; Email: ;

Web site: www.starleft.org

Future confirmed dances: September 11 : Featuring Cynthia Phinney calling with music by Kennebec Highlands String Band;; October 9 : Featuring John McIntire calling with music by Franklin County Fiddlers;

Bangor, ME — Contra dance

(see Orono)

Belfast, ME — Contra dance

When: second Saturdays, at 8:00-11:30. Location: First Church Parish Hall (8 Court St.).

For more information: (phone): (207) 568-3860

North Yarmouth, ME — Contra dance

— Sponsored by: Southern Maine Folk Association

When: second Saturdays, at 8:30-12:00. Location: Wescustogo Hall.

Cost: $8

For more information: (phone): (207) 865-9014; Email: ~ (Cancellation info)

Future confirmed dances: September 11 : Featuring John McIntire calling with music by Contrapuntal Iguanas;; October 9 : Featuring Lisa Sieverts calling with music by Heathen Creek;

Bowdoinham, ME — Contra dance

When: third Saturdays, at 8:30-12:00. Location: Town Hall (School Street).

Cost: $7

For more information: (phone): (207) 666-3090; Email: ;

Web site: www.bates.edu/~ganderso/bowdoinham.html

Future confirmed dances: September 18 : Featuring Bill Olson calling with music by Scrod Pudding;; October 16 : Featuring Elinor Preston (from Portland) calling with music by Scrod Pudding;

Trenton, ME — Contra dance

When: third Saturdays, at 8:30. Location: Grange Hall ((just S. of Hancock County Airport entrance on Rte. 3).

Cost: $6

For more information: (phone): (207) 667-0260; Email:

North Whitefield, ME — Contra dance

— Sponsored by: Shoestring Dance Society

When: fourth Fridays, at 8:o0-11:30. Location: St. Denis Parish Hall (Rt 126).

Cost: $7

For more information: (phone): (207) 495-2331; Email:

Future confirmed dances: September 24 : Featuring Rick Mohr calling with music by Susan Miller, John Pranio and friends;; October 22 : Featuring Sue Rosen calling with music by John Pranio, Bruce Rosen and friends.;

Bar Harbor, ME — Contra dance

When: fourth Saturdays, at (7:30) 8.

Cost: $6

For more information: (phone): (207) 288-5196; Email: ;

Web site: www.greenmtrailway.com

Future confirmed dances: September 25 : Featuring music by Green Mountain Railway;; October 23 : Featuring Bennett Verbeck calling with music by Green Mountain Railway plus Katie Wegner, George Fowler and Bill Schubeck;

Rockport, ME — Contra dance

— Sponsored by: Coastal Dance Assn.

When: fourth Saturdays, at 8. Location: Simonton's Corner Community Hall (W. Main St).

Cost: $5

For more information: (phone): 207-785-2885, (207) 568-7597; Email:

Future confirmed dances: September 25 : Featuring John McIntire calling with music by Yankee Soul Revue;; October 23 : Featuring John McIntire calling with music by Ellen Gawler and Maggie Ericson;

Denmark Village, ME — Contra dance

— Sponsored by: Village Contra Dancers

When: fourth Saturdays, at 7:00-10:30. Location: Denmark Community Arts Bldg (Rt 160).

For more information: (phone): (207) 452-2929

Thorndike, ME — English Country Dance

When: second Wednesdays, at 7-9:30. Location: Harvest Moon Grange (Rt 139).

Cost: $4

For more information: (phone): 568-7597; Email:

Future confirmed dances: September 8 : Featuring Nancy Rosalie and John McIntire calling with music by Yankee Soul Revue;; October 13 : (Confirmed)

North Yarmouth, ME — Family Dance

— Sponsored by: Southern Maine Folk Association

When: second Saturdays, at 6-7:30 (Sep-June). Location: Wescustogo Hall.

Cost: $2

For more information: (phone): 207 712-2837; Email: ~ (Cancellation info)

Future confirmed dances: September 11 : Featuring Kathryn Larson calling;

Pownal, ME — International Folk Dance

When: first Sundays, at (6:30) 7-9:00 . Location: Town Hall (Rt. 9).

Cost: $5

For more information: (phone): (207) 688-2293; Email:

Future confirmed dances: September 5 — no dance —; October 3 : (Confirmed)

Brunswick, ME — International Folk Dance

When: second Tuesdays. Location: Cellar of Fitness (9 Cumberland St.).

Cost: $3

For more information: (phone): (207) 729-1555

Portland, ME — International Folk Dance

When: third Sundays, at 7-9:00. Location: Swedenborgian Church (302 Stevens Ave.).

Cost: $5

For more information: (phone): (207) 688-2293, (207) 774-9378; Email:

Future confirmed dances: September 19 : (Confirmed); October 17 : (Confirmed)

Thomaston, ME — International Folk Dance

see Tenants Harbor

Bar Harbor, ME — International Folk Dance

When: all Thursdays, at 7-9:00 (not on school holidays). Location: College of the Atlantic.

Cost: $1

For more information: (phone): (207) 288-3800; Email:

Rockland, ME — International Folk Dance

When: all Thursdays, at 6:30-8:30. Location: Recreation Center (Limerock Rd.).

Cost: $4

For more information: (phone): (207) 372-8298

Brunswick, ME — Scottish Country Dance

When: most Thursdays, at 6:30-8:30 (sep-jun). Location: Brunswick Cultural Center (11 Pleasant St.).

Cost: $3

For more information: (phone): (207) 833-2329

Kennebunk, ME — Scottish Country Dance

When: all Sundays, at 6-7:30. Location: Community House.

Cost: $3

For more information: (phone): (207) 967-3813

Belfast, ME — Scottish Country Dance (lessons)

— Sponsored by: Penobscot Bay Scottish Country Dancers

When: all Mondays, at 7:30-9:30. Location: American Legion Hall.

Cost: $3

For more information: (phone): (207) 469-3293; Email:

Future confirmed dances: September 6 : (Confirmed); September 13 : (Confirmed); September 20 : (Confirmed); September 27 : (Confirmed); October 4 : (Confirmed); October 11 : (Confirmed); October 18 : (Confirmed); October 25 : (Confirmed)

Portland, ME — Swing Dance

— Sponsored by: SWingNutS

When: first & third Fridays, at 8:00-12:00. Location: 614 Congress St.

Cost: $10

For more information: (phone): (207)-653-5012; Email:

Regularly scheduled Dances in Maine

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Regularly scheduled Dances in Maine

Regularly scheduled Dances in Maine