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Cincinnati Contra Dance Local dancing at the Wyoming Arts Center

(Monday dances start at 7:30 pm with a free intro session at 7:00 pm. The dances usually run from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Once a month, on the second Saturday, dancing runs from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm​​​​​

Questions?? call or text Val 513-608-0362

SEPTEMBER 2026

•Monday 9/7/2026: Gilgamesh — caller: Beth Mast, calling terms L/G

•Saturday 9/12/2026: Come All Ye — caller: Dan Kappus, calling terms L/R

•Monday 9/14/2026: Laughing Lizards — caller: Margaret Ann Goodman, calling terms L/R

•Monday 9/21/2026: Riley School Céilí Band — caller: Dan Kappus, calling terms L/R

•Monday 9/28/2026: Trillium— caller: Beth Mast, calling terms L/R

OCTOBER 2026

•Monday 10/5/2026: Trillium — caller: Steve Edwards, calling terms L/G

•Saturday 10/10/2026: Come All Ye — caller: Steve Edwards, calling terms L/G

•Monday 10/12/2026: Riley School Céilí Band — caller: Beth Mast, calling terms L/R

•Monday 10/19/2026: Trillium — caller: Margaret Ann Goodman, calling terms L/R

•Monday 10/26/2026: Justine & Company — caller: Michael Hentz, calling terms L/R

•Saturday 10/31/2026: WALTZ NIGHT with Queen City Consort, Classes at 5:30 Dance 8 pm-10pm

NOVEMBER 2026

•Monday 11/2/2026: Serendipity — caller: Liz Burkhart, calling terms L/R

•Monday 11/9/2026: Gem City Revelers — caller: Steve Edwards, calling terms L/G

•Saturday 11/14/2026: Serendipity — caller: Frank Buschelmann, calling terms L/R

•Monday 11/16/2026: Justine & Company — caller: Frank Buschelmann, calling terms L/R

•Monday 11/23/2026: Trillium — caller: Steve Edwards, calling terms L/G

•Monday 11/30/2026: Rosenthorns — caller: Michael Hentz, calling terms L/R

•DECEMBER 2026

•Monday 12/7/2026: Hot Coffee Breakdown — caller: Frank Buschelmann, calling terms L/R

•Saturday 12/12/2026: Rosenthorns — caller: Darlene Underwood, calling terms L/R

•Monday 12/14/2026: Come All Ye — caller: Michael Hentz, calling terms L/R

•Monday 12/21/2026: Hollertones — caller: Darlene Underwood, calling terms L/R

•Monday 12/28/2026: Rosenthorns — caller: Kenny Greer, calling terms L/R

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ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S EVE POTLUCK & CONTRA DANCE

Thursday, December 31, 2026

🎶 Rosenthorns — caller: Frank Buschelmann, calling terms L/R details to be announced!

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2025 PAST CONTRA EVENTS

 

​JULY 2025

• Monday 7/7/2025: Sweet Corn String Band, Kenny Greer, Gender Free 

• Saturday 7/12/2025: Full Moon Country Orchestra, Dan Kappus, Gender Free

• Monday 7/14/2025: Sean Connolly & Kurt Grannan, Bob Duffy, Gendered

• Monday 7/21/2025:  Full Moon Country Dance Orchestra, Margaret Ann Goodman (w/new callers), Gender Free

• Monday 7/28/2025: Open Band, Frank Buschelmann, Gender Free

AUGUST 2025

• Monday 8/4/2025: Rosenthorns, Beth Mast (w/new callers) Gendered

• Saturday 8/9/2025: Trillium ,  Kenny Greer, Gendered

• Monday 8/11/2025: Full Moon Country Orchestra, Darlene Underwood (w/new callers), Gender Free

• Monday 8/18/2025: Laughing Lizards, Bob Duffy, Gendered

• Monday 8/25/2025:  Serendipity, Dan Kappus, Gender Free

• Saturday 8/30/2025: Queen City Consort, Waltz Evening- 60's Theme

SEPTEMBER 2025

• Monday 9/1/2025: Come All Ye, — caller: Margaret Ann Goodman (w/new callers), Gender Free

• Monday 9/8/2025: Barefoot in the Briarpatch, — caller: Frank Buschelmann, Gender Free

• Saturday 9/13/2025: Full Moon Country Dance Orchestra, caller: Steve Edwards, Gendered

• Monday, 9/15/2025: Sweet Corn String Band, — caller: Sarah Kaiser, Gender Free

• Monday 9/22/2025: Laughing Lizards, — caller: Darlene Underwood & Audrey Eyman, Gender Free

• Monday 9/29/2025: Riley School Céilí Band — caller: Kenny Greer, Gendered

OCTOBER 2025

• Monday 10/6/2025: Raven & Goose, — caller: Liz Burkhart, Gender Free

• Saturday 10/11/2025: CANCELLED! Due to a WFAC scheduling error. Very sorry!

• Monday 10/13/2025: Gem City Revelers, — caller: Beth Mast (w/new callers), Gender Free

• Monday 10/20/2025: Laughing Lizards, — caller: Steve Edwards, Gendered & new caller Deven Corzine 

• Monday 10/27/2025: Riley School Céilí Band, — caller: Margaret Ann Goodman (w/new callers), Gender Free​

NOVEMBER 2025

• Monday 11/3/2025: Rosenthorns, — caller: Steve Edwards & Audrey Eyman, Gendered

• Saturday 11/8/2025: Barefoot in the Briarpatch, — caller: Margaret Ann Goodman, Gender Free 

• Monday 11/10/2025: Full Moon Country Dance Orchestra, — caller: Bob Duffy, Gendered

• Monday 11/17/2025: Open Band, — caller: Darlene Underwood and Michael Hentz, Gender Free

• Monday 11/24/2025: Barefoot in the Briarpatch, — caller: Beth Mast (w/new callers), Gender Free

DECEMBER 2025

• Monday 12/1/2025: Come All Ye, — caller: Kenny Greer, GenderFree

• Monday 12/8/2025: Toss The Possum, — caller: Frank Buschelmann, Gender Free

• Saturday 12/13/2025 CANCELED due to snow: Rosenthorns, — caller: Darlene Underwood, Gendered

• Monday 12/15/2025: Serendipity, — caller: Dan Kappus, GenderFree

• Monday 12/22/2025: Riley School Céilí Band, — caller: Steve Edwards (w/new callers), Gendered

• Monday, 12/29/2025: Rosenthorns, — caller: Darlene Underwood , GenderFree ROSENTHORNS & DARLENE Invite You To Wear your Bright Holiday Colors for their Christmas/Holiday Contra Dance!!

• WED. DEC. 31st-Trillium, — caller: Kenny Greer-NEW YEAR'S EVE Potluck@6:30pm + CONTRA DANCE 8pm-Midnight - JOIN US FOR FUN, FUN,FUN!! Calling Terms: Gendered (Ladies & Gents) 

JANUARY 2026

• Monday 1/5/2026: Full Moon Country Dance Orchestra, — caller: Dan Kappus, GenderFree
 

• Saturday 1/10/2026: Barefoot in the Briarpatch, — caller: Greer Hannan, GenderFree

• SPECIAL Monday 1/12/2026: Sweet Corn String Band, — caller: Steve Edwards + Newer Callers-              Gendered (Ladies/Gents)

CELEBRATING  CCD's 41st ANNIVERSARY OF OUR VERY FIRST CINCINNATI MONDAY CONTRA DANCE WHICH WAS ON JANUARY 14th, 1985 COME ONE, COME ALL!!

• Monday 1/19/2026: Gilgamesh (was Open Band), — caller: Steve Edwards for Kenny Greer, GenderFree

•1/26/2026 CANCELED DUE TO SNOWMonday 1/26/2026: Serendipity, — caller: Michael Hentz, GenderFree

•Saturday 1/31/2026: WALTZ NIGHT-Winter Wonderland sponsored by Cincinnati Contra Dancers

FEBRUARY 2026 

• Monday 2/2/2026: Come All Ye, — caller: Michael Hentz, Gender Free

• Monday 2/9/2026: Gem City Revelers, — caller: Beth Mast + newer callers, GenderFree

• Saturday 2/14/2026: Supertrad, — caller: Margaret Goodman, GenderFree

• Monday 2/16/2026: Riley School Céilí Band, — caller: Jerome Grisanti, Gendered

• Monday 2/23/2026: Full Moon Country Orchestra, — caller: Deven Corzine, Gendered

2025 National Dance Events

• PIGTOWN FLING – March 21-23, 2025, Featuring The Engine Room and Mean Lids, CINCINNATI, OH

• Summer Contradancers Delight – May 9-16, 2025, Mountain City, TN

• Meet Me in St. Louis – May 23-26, 2025, St. Louis, MO

• Dance Trance – June 6-8, 2025, Lexington. KY

• Asheville Summer Soirée – June 13-15, 2025, Asheville, NC

• CDSS Dance. Music & Spice – June 14-21, 2025, Lexington, Ml  

• Cumberland Dance Camp – June 29-July 4, 2025, Pleasantville, TN  

• Roanoke Railroader Contra – July 3-6, 2025, Salem, VA

• River Rendezvous – July 17-19, 2026, Coshocton, Ohio

• Birmingham Friends of Old-Time Music and Dance – Aug 15-17, 2025, Birmingham, AL Sugar Hill – Aug 22-24, 2025, Blooming1on. IN  

• Cleveland Butterfly Twirl– Sept 12-14, 2025, Cleveland, OH   

• Moon Dance – Oct 2-5, 2025, Mariena, SC   

• Musk City Masquerade – Oct 24-26, 2025, Nashville, TN    

• Pittsburgh Fall Dance – Oct 17-19, 2025, Pittsburgh, PA

• Fleur de Lis Fling – Nov 14-16, 2025, Louisville, KY  

• Breaking Up Thanksgiving – Nov 28-30, 2025, Chicago, IL

• Winter Warmup – Dec 5-7, 2025, Columbus, OH

• Contradancers Delight – Dec 26-31, 2025, Morgantown, WV

• Christmas Country School – Dec 26-Jan 1, 2025, Berea, KY

• Winter Dance Wk John Campbell – Dec 26-Jan 1, 2025, Brasstown, NC

MARCH 2026

• Monday 3/2/2026: Rosenthorns, — caller: Darlene Underwood, GenderFree

• Monday 3/9/2026: Serendipity, — caller: Steve Edwards, Gendered

• Saturday 3/14/2026: Hollertones, — caller: Dan Kappus, Gendered

• Monday 3/16/2026: Trillium, — caller: Darlene Underwood, GenderFree

• Monday 3/23/2026: Come All Ye, — caller: Bob Duffy, Gendered

• FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY 3/27 to 3/29/2026: PIGTOWN FLING CONTRA DANCE WEEKEND AT Mercer School 2600 Bartels Rd. Cincinnati, Ohio 45244

• Monday 3/30/2026: Gilgamesh (was Open Band), — Post PigTown Fling Guest Caller from Chicago Devin Pohly! (calling terms Leads/Follows)

APRIL 2026

• Monday 4/6/2026: Trillium, — caller: Jerome Grisanti, Gendered

• Saturday 4/11/2026: Hot Coffee Breakdown, — caller: Darlene Underwood, GenderFree

• Monday 4/13/2026: Barefoot in the Briarpatch,—caller: Audrey Eyman +& Deven Corzine, Gendered

• Monday 4/20/2026: Riley School Céilí Band, — caller: Beth Mast, GenderFree

• Monday 4/27/2026: Gem City Revelers, — caller: Bob Duffy, Gendered

MAY 2026

• Monday 5/4/2026: Full Moon Country Orchestra, — caller: Margaret Goodman, GenderFree

• Saturday 5/9/2026: Rosenthorns, — caller: Kim Thompson, GenderFree

• Monday 5/11/2026: Laughing Lizards, — caller: Kenny Greer, GenderFree

• Monday 5/18/2026: Sweet Corn String Band, — caller: Beth Mast, Gendered

• Monday 5/25/2026: Come All Ye, — caller: Jerome Grisanti, Gendered

•Saturday 5/30/2026:  WALTZ Night-details to be announced- Erin Hildebrandt

JUNE 2026

• Monday 6/1/2026: Serendipity, — caller: Dan Kappus, GenderFree

• Monday 6/8/2026: Sweet Corn String Band, — caller: Bob Duffy, Gendered

• Saturday 6/13/2026: Trillium, — caller: Michael Hentz, GenderFree

• Monday 6/15/2026: Rosenthorns, — caller: Jerome Grisanti, Gendered

• Monday 6/22/2026: The Standins (Kurt Grannan) — caller: Kenny Greer, GenderFree

• Monday 6/29/2026: Laughing Lizards, — caller: Margaret Goodman, GenderFree

JULY 2026

•Monday 7/6/2026: Full Moon Country Dance Orchestra — caller: Kenny Greer, calling terms: L/G

•Saturday 7/11/2026: Gilgamesh — caller: Greer Hannan, calling terms L/R

•Monday 7/13/2026: Trillium — caller: Beth Mast, calling terms L/G

•Monday 7/20/2026: Laughing Lizards — caller: Darlene Underwood, calling terms L/R

•Monday 7/27/2026: Sweet Corn String Band — caller: Liz Burkhart, calling terms L/R

AUGUST 2026

•Monday 8/3/2026: Serendipity — caller: Frank Buschelmann, calling terms L/R

•Saturday 8/8/2026:  - Full Moon Country Dance Orchestra — caller: Liz Burkhart, calling terms L/R

•Monday 8/10/2026: Barefoot in the Briarpatch — caller: Darlene Underwood, calling terms L/R

•Monday 8/17/2026: Laughing Lizards — caller: Michael Hentz, calling terms L/R

•Monday 8/24/2026: Gilgamesh — caller: Bob Duffy, calling terms L/G

•Saturday 8/29/2026: WALTZ NIGHT with Queen City Consort, Classes at 5:30 Dance 8 pm-10pm

•Monday 8/31/2026: Serendipity — caller: Margaret Ann Goodman, calling terms L/R

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