This page tries to keep track of all contra dances in Arkansas including dance camps and weekends along with other events in Arkansas which include contra dancing. Because most of the information is gathered from web sites and the listings are not updated as frequently as the web sites, dancers should visit the web sites for up-to-date information. If you are aware of any dances, dance series or other events that should be included on this list, please e-mail me.

March 2010

Friday, March 19, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Irish Party Dance

Saturday, March 20, 2010  Dance Series: Fayetteville - AR Location: Fayetteville Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Old 78s (Curly Miller, Carole Anne Rose) w/usually Peter Lippincott and sometimes Clarke Buehling; Note:

April 2010

Friday, April 2, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, April 16, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Saturday, April 17, 2010  Dance Series: Fayetteville - AR Location: Fayetteville Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Old 78s (Curly Miller, Carole Anne Rose) w/usually Peter Lippincott and sometimes Clarke Buehling; Note:

Friday, April 23, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

Friday, April 30, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Party night dance

May 2010

Friday, May 7, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Saturday, May 15, 2010  Dance Series: Fayetteville - AR Location: Fayetteville Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Old 78s (Curly Miller, Carole Anne Rose) w/usually Peter Lippincott and sometimes Clarke Buehling; Note:

Friday, May 21, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, May 28, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

June 2010

Friday, June 4, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, June 18, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Saturday, June 19, 2010  Dance Series: Fayetteville - AR Location: Fayetteville Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Old 78s (Curly Miller, Carole Anne Rose) w/usually Peter Lippincott and sometimes Clarke Buehling; Note:

Friday, June 25, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

July 2010

Friday, July 2, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): No dance today; Band(s)/Musician(s): No dance today; Note: Happy Independence Day Weekend!

Friday, July 16, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Saturday, July 17, 2010  Dance Series: Fayetteville - AR Location: Fayetteville Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Old 78s (Curly Miller, Carole Anne Rose) w/usually Peter Lippincott and sometimes Clarke Buehling; Note:

Friday, July 23, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

Friday, July 30, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Party night dance

August 2010

Friday, August 6, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, August 20, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Saturday, August 21, 2010  Dance Series: Fayetteville - AR Location: Fayetteville Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Old 78s (Curly Miller, Carole Anne Rose) w/usually Peter Lippincott and sometimes Clarke Buehling; Note:

Friday, August 27, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

September 2010

Friday, September 3, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, September 10, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): No dance today; Band(s)/Musician(s): No dance today; Note: See you at the Mt. View Dance Weekend

Friday, September 17, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Saturday, September 18, 2010  Dance Series: Fayetteville - AR Location: Fayetteville Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Old 78s (Curly Miller, Carole Anne Rose) w/usually Peter Lippincott and sometimes Clarke Buehling; Note:

Friday, September 24, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

October 2010

Friday, October 1, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, October 15, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Saturday, October 16, 2010  Dance Series: Fayetteville - AR Location: Fayetteville Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Old 78s (Curly Miller, Carole Anne Rose) w/usually Peter Lippincott and sometimes Clarke Buehling; Note:

Friday, October 22, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

Friday, October 29, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Party Night Dance

November 2010

Friday, November 5, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, November 12, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): No dance today; Band(s)/Musician(s): No dance today; Note: See you at the Petit Jean Dance Weekend

Friday, November 12, 2010  Dance Series: Petit Jean - November Weekend Location: Petit Jean Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Music and dance weekend; event ends on November 14, 2010

Saturday, November 13, 2010  Dance Series: Petit Jean - November Weekend Location: Petit Jean Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Music and dance weekend; event ends on November 14, 2010

Sunday, November 14, 2010  Dance Series: Petit Jean - November Weekend Location: Petit Jean Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Music and dance weekend; event ends on November 14, 2010

Friday, November 19, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Saturday, November 20, 2010  Dance Series: Fayetteville - AR Location: Fayetteville Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Old 78s (Curly Miller, Carole Anne Rose) w/usually Peter Lippincott and sometimes Clarke Buehling; Note:

December 2010

Friday, December 3, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, December 10, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

Friday, December 17, 2010  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Holiday Party Dance

Saturday, December 18, 2010  Dance Series: Fayetteville - AR Location: Fayetteville Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Old 78s (Curly Miller, Carole Anne Rose) w/usually Peter Lippincott and sometimes Clarke Buehling; Note:

January 2011

Friday, January 7, 2011  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, January 21, 2011  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, January 28, 2011  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

Venue and dance information

Fayetteville: The Fayetteville Traditional Dance Society has one dance per month on third Saturdays, 7:30pm-10:00pm. Beginners may request some instruction between 7:00pm-7:30pm. We dance at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Fayetteville, AR, at the corner of Garland Avenue and Sycamore Street. Cost is $5 per person. Web site: http://comp.uark.edu/~luecking/dance/ftds.html.

Mountain View - Dance Festival: The Mountain View Dance Festival is held the second weekend in September at the Ozark Folk Center in Mt. View Please contact David Peterson for additional information. Lodging is available at the Ozark Folk Center and there are many nice accommodations in the Mt. View area. Web site: http://www.arkansascountrydance.org/.

North Little Rock: Regular (contra) dances are held on Friday nights at Park Hill Presbyterian Church, 3520 John F. Kennedy Blvd, North Little Rock. The dances begin at 7:30pm. Admission is $4.00 for members and $5.00 for non-members. Annual membership dues are $7.50. Please bring clean, soft-soled, low-heeled, non-marking shoes for dancing. (No high-heels, no cowboy boots, no hiking boots, etc.) Web site: http://www.arkansascountrydance.org/.

Petit Jean - November Dance Weekend: The November Dance Weekend is held at Petit Jean Mountain in mid-November at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute on the top of Petit Jean Mountain outside Morrillton Arkansas. There will be opportunities to practice lots of styles of folk dancing and American squares and contras. Web site: http://www.arkansascountrydance.org/.

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Last updated on March 18, 2010