Dance Schedule (Contras every Thursday) English Country Dancing (1st & 3rd Sundays) Jane Austen Ball (May 4, 2008) Thanksgiving Festival (Fri & Sat after Thanksgiving) Locations (Directions to where we dance) Local Bands and Callers (phone #'s, email, web pages) Contact People (People to call for more information) Festival Links (Links to dance festivals) Western NY dance listings	This Month's Dances: May 1 - Jerry Carmen with Miss Marty & SGB May 3 - Experienced English: various callers with The Fine Companions May 4 - Jane Austen Ball: Joanna Reiner & Firefly May 8 - Sharon Perry with Heart's Delight May 15 - Ted Crane & Riverbend May 18 - English: Richard Sauvain & Arugula May 22 - Nancy Spero & the Wildroot String Band May 29 - David Smukler & Tunescape

We sponsor traditional New England contra dances every Thursday from 8 - 11 PM and English country dances 1st & 3rd Sundays from 7:30 - 10 PM. Our dances are participatory & open to all, with live music, and smoke and alcohol free. Newcomers are always welcome.  Dances are taught and prompted, with more teaching at the beginning of the evening.  No partner or special dress needed -- dress comfortably and wear soft-soled, low-heeled shoes. Admission is $7 ($6 members, $1 off for seniors & students).  You can download a PDF of our current newsletter here (formatted for 81/2 x 14 inch paper).

Country Dancers of Rochester is a  member of the Country Dance and Song Society , a national organization dedicated to traditional dance and song. If you're curious, check out our bylaws. We are also a member of the Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester - try out their very useful arts events calendar:

Membership

Membership in CDR costs $10 a year for an individual, $15 a year for a household. Members get $1 off dance admissions and are mailed a newsletter. Newsletter alone is $3 a year. Join at a dance or send a check (made out to "CDR") to Bob Fabinski, 96 Stonybrook Dr., Rochester, NY 14618.

Send e-mail to Esther Brill to be included on our e-mail distribution list for schedule updates. You can also join our Yahoo group for announcements and discussion. For more information check our list of contact people

Links to other participatory dance information

Dance Rochester , information on local swing, Cajun & Zydeco, Irish, ballroom, Latin & Tango, etc. groups

Ted Crane's comprehensive national dance database

The NEFFA LinkFest, a huge collection of links to other dance-related Web sites.

Rochester contradance pictures by Johanna Miller

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