Contra Dance Schedule

Santa Barbara Country Dance Society
Contra Dance co-sponsor
Santa Barbara City Parks & Recreation Dept.

Contra Dance Schedule - Carrillo Ballroom
[ subject to change ] [ Previous Schedule ]
Times: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Also see the Dance Calendar
Below the grid: Schedule details & Price details

Date
Day
$
Caller
Band
June 7 Sun $8
Special Guest Caller from the D.C. area
Janine Smith
Chopped Liver
June 14 Sun $8
Gary Shapiro
Southern Comfort
June 21 Sun $8
Jonathan Southard
Kristina & Her Hey for 4
June 28 Sun Free!
Free dance sponsored by Ernst & BJ in celebration of their 50th anniversary!
Jean Gorrindo
Michael's Mixed Nuts
July 5 Sun $8
Come help James celebrate his 60th birthday!
James Hutson
Growling Old Geezers
July 12 Sun $8
A San Diego caller's S.B. debut!
Chris Page
Paddy O'Furniture
July 19 Sun $10
Special Featured Dance
Susan Michaels
WB & Bonnie
July 26
Sun
$8
Jean Gorrindo
Interfolk
August 2 Sun $8
Donnalyn Karpeles
Chopped Liver
August 9 Sun $8
Susan Petrick
Michael's Mixed Nuts
August 16 Sun Free!
Free dance in appreciation of Bettine Wallin's 18 years of service to the SBCDS while on the SBCDS Board, and her deep love of art, music and the contra dance community.
Jonathan Southard
Fiddle Tunas
August 23 Sun $8
Gary Shapiro
Kristina & Her Hey for 4
August 30 Sun $9
Zesty Contra 6:30-10:00
Warren Blier
Michael's Mixed Nuts

Contra Dance dates & locations
  • Schedule above and in the Dance Calendar
  • Every Sunday except five per year
  • Dance times and prices at right
  • Sunday dances are at the Carrillo Balloom (Directions)
  • Sprung Floor Dance Festival in May above supercedes one regular Sunday dance
  • Sunday of Martin Luther King weekend in January: No dance, as many of us will be at Contra Carnivale in San Luis Obispo.
  • Fourth Sunday in June: No dance
  • Three more Sundays per year, no dance. Always check the quarter's schedule above or the calendar.
  • Fifth Sundays are special Zesty Contras. An extra half hour of dancing (until 10:00) and a somewhat more challenging program.
  • Christmas Night (December 25) dance almost every year, traditionally with caller Erik Hoffman and music by Bayou Seco & friends, starting at the usual 6:30 p.m.
Carrillo Ballroom
Carrillo Recreation Center
100 E. Carrillo St.
Santa Barbara
Map & Directions

Times & prices
(unless otherwise noted)

  • Regular dance time: 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
  • Price: $8, 13-17 half-price, 12 and under free
  • Zesty Contras, $9-10, Fifth Sundays, 6:30 - 10:00 p.m.
  • Occasionally a dance will be priced higher; see chronological schedule above.
  • Contra Dance Orientation at 6:00 p.m.
  • Refreshments usually provided (donation requested).

On occasion, a dance is cancelled, rescheduled, or relocated; always double check before traveling for a dance. Personnel, price and schedule are subject to change.


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