Questions, Details, What to Expect
What to Expect
Live music from our great band 112 and Then Some!
Expect a fun welcoming group of dancers.
Expect a beginners lesson. The first twenty or thirty minutes of the dance is a refresher/lesson. You will learn all you need to get started.
Expect a live band.
Expect to dance with several great partners. Contra is a mixer and expect to meet a variety of interesting people.
Expect snacks.
Expect to have a great time.
Questions
What should I wear?
Loose, comfortable clothes. You will want to be free to move and not get overheated. Comfortable flat shoes. No flip flops.
What should I bring?
Bring your own water bottle. If it is a plastic water bottle, add your name or some decorationt so you can identify it. If you wish, bring snacks to share. We ask that they be store wrapped.
Dance Location
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Las Vegas
3616 E. Lake Mead Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV, 89115.
Our Band!
112 And Then Some
Band members are Kay Sanderson - band leader and fiddle player, Ginger Bruner – bass, Christopher Davis – lead and rhythm guitar, Brian Erie – flute, Vera Vann – banjo, and Brian Weiss – rhythm guitar.
Meet our Caller
Eileen Hug
With more than fifty years of folk dance experience, we have been lucky enough to have Eileen as our caller since 2015.We think she’s great!
Meet Some of our Dancers
Arlene and Wayman
Arlene and Wayman met 18 years ago at our contra dance! Arlene wrote, “we have been doing contra dances all over the states because we fell in love with each other and with contra dance as well.” Arlene and Wayman now live full time in Boca Raton, Florida. They are still dancing and hope to attend one of our dances again in the near future. Arlene and Wayman think we have the best musicians. Our SNOCD board definitely agrees! Thank you, Arlene and Wayman, for sharing your beautiful story with us!
Eileen and Paul
The first time Paul and Eileen danced was in Eileen’s PE class which was ballroom and square dancing. The class was one person short of two squares and Eileen convinced Paul to come and dance in the class. Paul graduated college one year before Eileen and moved to work in California. Eileen continued dancing while finishing her education. She tried international folk dancing. Eileen said, “I was hooked from day one.”
Paul and Eileen married in May 1973 after her graduation and moved to Phoenix, Arizona. They danced with the Phoenix International Folk Dancers from 1973 to 1991. Eileen’s work brought them to Las Vegas. They danced with the Ethnic Express (folk dance club). One of the folk dancers (Norma Biggar), asked Eileen to come try contra and bring Paul.
Eileen and Paul dance folk dancing, square dancing, English Country dancing and Scottish Country dancing as well as contra dancing. Eventually Eileen was asked to call the dances. We are lucky to have Eileen serve as our caller and to have Paul and Eileen be a part of our dance family. Happy 50th Anniversary!
If you have a contra dance story you would like to share please contact Lee Schreiber at contradancing.lv@gmail.com