Current Schedule
Color Key:
| New Dancers' Orientation is held on Fridays at the Clarkston Community Center |
7:15 - 7:45 | Admission is Free | Orientation includes a teaching session for the basic figures and courtesies and, for first time attendees, a copy of an instructional DVD we made and a free ticket to next (not current) contra dance you attend. |
| Tuesday dances are held at Messiah Lutheran Church | 7:30 - 9:45 | Admission is $3 | Dancing on 1st, 3rd, and 5th Tuesdays. Music is provided by a core band and all musicians are welcome to play with the band. The core band selects and starts each tune; then the other musicians chime in. All dances are open mic for established and cub callers. |
| Friday dances are held at the Clarkston Community Center | 8:00 - 11:00 | • Regular admission: $8/person • Regular admission for Bands with members travelling from out of area: $9/person • Students with ID: buy one, get one free (i.e. two students showing up together each pay half price) • Dancers under 16: $3/person for regular admission, $4/person for out-of-town band member nights • Non-Dancers 16 and over: regular or student admission • Non-Dancers under 16: free | |
| Special Events |
Includes dance weekends, holiday dances, monthly CCD business meetings, community events, etc. | ||
| July 2010 | |||
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| Fri | Jul 2 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jul 2 | Carolina Dingos with Robbin Marcus
Jamie Laval (fiddle), Roger Gold (guitar), Jack Deveraux (mandolin, fiddle, uillean pipes) |
Regular admission = $9 |
| Tues | Jul 6 | Tuesday Dance quarterly pot luck | Begins at 6:30pm |
| Tue | Jul 6 | Always Something Henry Rolka (fiddle), Anne Lawing (guitar), Patrick Powers (bass), Jim Sweeney (banjo) |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Jul 9 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jul 9 | Crosstown Traffic with Rob Harper Mike Robinson (fiddle), Margie McDonald (fiddle), Brian Baker (guitar), Brian Donahue (mandolin), Bill Porter (flute) |
Regular admission = $8 |
| Fri | Jul 16 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jul 16 |
Nor'easter with Chris Weiler Cedar Stanistreet (fiddle), and Max Newman (mandolin, guitar) with guest Eric Anderson (piano) |
Regular admission = $9 Click here to link to sample sound files |
| Tue | Jul 20 | Peavine Creek |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Jul 16 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jul 23 | The Capetians with Doug Singleton Tim Cape (fiddle), Julie Austin (swing guitar), Pete Senkowski (bass) |
Regular admission = $8 Cub Caller Maggie Cowan will be calling two dances this evening. |
| Sun | Jul 25 |
Monthly CCD Business meeting: 6:30 - 8:30pm Home of Kitty Wimbish 3227 Bobbie Lane, Decatur 30032 |
All dancers are encouraged to attend Click Here to Googlemap this; Call 404-288-2888 for further assistance |
| Fri | Jul 30 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jul 30 |
Wildcat with Hank Morris Laurie Fisher (fiddle), Karen Gaughin (piano), Nic Coker (banjo, guitar) |
Regular admission = $9 |
| August 2010 | |||
| Tue | Aug 3 | Free Association Bob Kirkman (fiddle), Stven Carlberg (piano), Alan Gordon (mandolin, tenor banjo), Bill Porter (flute) |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Aug 6 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Aug 6 | Free Association with Janet Shepherd Bob Kirkman (fiddle), Stven Carlberg (piano), Alan Gordon (mandolin, tenor banjo), Bill Porter (flute) |
Regular admission = $8 Cub Caller Andrea Nettleton will be calling two dances this evening. |
| Fri | Aug 13 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Aug 13 | Cattywampas with Susan Davis Tim Cape (fiddle), Scott Russell (guitar), Pete Senkowski (bass) |
Regular admission = $8 |
| Tue | Aug 17 | TBA |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Aug 20 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Aug 20 | Blue Ridge Rounders with Robbin Marcus 2006 Mountain Music Champions Bob Buckingham (fiddle), Amy Buckingham (guitar), Josh Johnson (banjo), Dan Wood (bass). |
Regular admission = $9 |
| Fri | Aug 27 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Aug 27 | Peavine Creek with Cis Hinkle Albert Smith (fiddle), Doug Olsen (mandolin), Cindy Olsen (bass), John Anderson (banjo), Peter Jenkins (guitar) |
Regular admission = $8 |
| Tue | Aug 31 | TBA |
Open Mic |
| September 2010 | |||
| Fri | Sep 3 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Sep 3 | Oatcakes with Rob Harper Bill McClain (fiddle), Scott Russell (guitar), Matt Phillips (mandolin), Cade Davis (bass) |
Regular admission = $8 |
| Tue | Sep 7 | TBA |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Sep 10 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Sep 10 | Tim & Friends with Seth Tepfer TBA |
Regular admission = $8 |
| Fri | Sep 17 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Sep 17 |
Footloose with Robert Cromartie |
Regular admission = $9 Click here to link to sample sound files |
| Tue | Sep 21 | TBA |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Sep 24 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Sep 24 |
A Joyful Noise with Seth Tepfer Barbara Greenberg (violin), Daniel Beerbohm (flute, clarinet, whistle), Kathy Talvitie (piano) |
Fandango English Country Dance Weekend Regular admission = $9 |
| ... AND BEYOND | |||
| Fri | Oct 15 |
Ed & Elsie with Tom Calwell & Myra Hirschberg Ed Baggott (fiddle), Elsie Peterson (piano). New Old Time Music |
Regular admission = $9 Click here to link to sample sound files |
| Fri | Nov 12-14 | "West Side Contra" Perpetual e-Motion and Tidal Wave with Diane Silver and Susan Kevra |
CCD's 34th Annual November Festival Weekend Decatur Recreation Center (Dec Rec) 231 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA 30030 |
| Fri | Nov 19 |
Tribal Tune Twisters with Doug Singleton David DiGuiseppe (accordion), Roger Gold (guitar), Jim Roberts (percussion). |
Regular admission = $9 Click here to link to a YouTube clip of them playing for our 2009 November Dance Weekend |
| Fri | Nov 26 |
Evil Twins with Cis Hinkle David Knight (fiddle), Laurie Fisher (piano). |
Regular admission = $9 |
| Sat | Jan 1 (2011) |
The Fixations Cathie Whitesides (fiddle), Laurie Andres (piano, piano accordion), Sandy Bradley (rhythm guitar). |
Advanced Challenge Dance |
| Fri | Jan 14 |
Mean Lids with Robbin Marcus Ben Smith (fiddle, baritone fiddle, whistle, guitar), Miriam Larson (flute, jaw harp, guitar), Matt Turino (guitar, fiddle, feet). |
Regular admission = $9 Click here to link to some (very rough) sample sound files |
| Fri | Jan 28 |
Cocks o' the North with (Wisconsin born) Seth Tepfer Sam Bartlett (banjo), Eric Schedler (accordion), Claudio Buchwald (piano). |
Regular admission = $9 |
| Fri | Feb 11 |
Avant Gardeners with Janet Shepherd Laura Light (fiddle), George Paul (guitar), with guest artists Jubal Creech (percussion), and David DiGuiseppe (accordion). |
Regular admission = $9 |
| Fri | Mar 4 |
Waxwing with Gary Nelson Andrew Levin (fiddle), Robin Behn (flute, penny whistle), Stevie Nix (guitar), Wayne Hitt (piano). |
Regular admission = $9 Click here to link to some sample sound files |
| Fri | May 27 |
Contrarians Paul Epstein (fiddle), Will Carter (stand up bass), Gary Reynolds (guitar, trumpet, piano), John Longwell (mandolin, tenor banjo, fiddle) |
SoleFest Weekend! |