Wednesday Night Contra Dances

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Contra dance for all!

The Baltimore Folk Music Society presents Contra Dancing every Wednesday, 8:00 to 10:30 p.m., in the hall at Lovely Lane United Methodist Church in Charles Village, 2200 St. Paul Street, Baltimore.

• Gender-free calling

• No partner? No problem.

• New dancer lesson every week at 7:30pm

• Live music from local, regional, and national bands

Admission

• $10 for members and affiliates (FSGW, ATDS)

• $15 for non-members

• Under 21 and full-time students with IDs: Free!
  

The Wednesday Contra Dance is sponsored in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.

See our Contra dance FAQs for general information on Contra Dances

Please see our Behavior Policy

For more information email contra at bfms.org.

Directions to Lovely Lane Church

Check our Facebook group for the latest information.

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Wednesday, September 17 2025 
Anna Rain calls to the music of Petrichord: Bobby LaRose (keys, mandolin, bones), Colleen Holroyd (fiddle, feet), Sophie Chang (cello). Intro lesson at 7:30pm. Dance starts at 8pm at Lovely Lane Church. Online payment only: https://bfms.org/contradancepay.php
 
Wednesday, September 24 2025 
Carl Levine calls to the music of Contra Rebels: Todd Clewell (fiddle), Barb Schmid (fiddle), Henry Koretzky (guitar). Intro lesson at 7:30pm. Dance starts at 8pm at Lovely Lane Church. Online payment only: https://bfms.org/contradancepay.php
 
Wednesday, October 01 2025 
Melissa Chatham calls to the music of Cojiro: Mark Price (guitar), Jess Newman (fiddle), Ben Graubart (mandolin). Intro lesson at 7:30pm. Dance starts at 8pm at Lovely Lane Church. Online payment only: https://bfms.org/contradancepay.php
 
Wednesday, October 08 2025 
TECHNO CONTRA with Chloe Rosenthal, Janine Smith calling. Intro lesson at 7:30pm. Dance starts at 8pm at Lovely Lane Church. Online payment only: https://bfms.org/contradancepay.php
 
Wednesday, October 15 2025 
Andrea Nettleton calls to the music of Amberwing: Emily Aubrey (fiddle), Robin Wilson (flute, concertina, saxophone), Janina O'Brien (piano, whistles, bodhran). Intro lesson at 7:30pm. Dance starts at 8pm at Lovely Lane Church. Online payment only: https://bfms.org/contradancepay.php
 
Wednesday, October 22 2025 
Janine Smith and Susan Taylor call to the music of Dead Sea Squirrels: Cathy Mason (fiddle), Craig Edwards (fiddle, mandolin, and banjo), Henry Yoshimura (guitar). Intro lesson at 7:30pm. Dance starts at 8pm at Lovely Lane Church. Online payment only: https://bfms.org/contradancepay.php
 
Wednesday, October 29 2025 
Kim Forry call to the music of The Baltimore Open Band. Intro lesson at 7:30pm. Dance starts at 8pm at Lovely Lane Church. Online payment only: https://bfms.org/contradancepay.php
 

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Saturday, September 13 2025 
2nd Saturday Dance
8-10:30 PM
Greg Frock calling to Terpsichore ~ Elke Baker (fiddle), Liz Donaldson (piano), and Ralph Gordon (bass)
Dance lesson: 7:30
Online payment only. Pre-payment is encouraged. http://bfms.org/secondsatpay.php
Location: The Church of the Nativity and Holy Comforter, 6112 York Rd, Baltimore, MD 21212
Admission is $10 BFMS members & affiliates, $15 non-members. People under 21 and students with ID: free
Potluck snacks at the break.
 
Monday, September 15 2025 
English Country Dance
Celebrate the Ides of September with English Country Dancing
8 pm until 1030 pm.

Robin Wilson, flute/concertina; Carl Friedman, violin; and Janina O'Brien, piano (usually) will play the tunes called by Diane Schmit

Snacks are always welcome but not required!

Please register beforehand at:
http://bfms.org/englishcountrypay.php
 
Wednesday, September 17 2025 
Contra Dance
Anna Rain calls to the music of Petrichord: Bobby LaRose (keys, mandolin, bones), Colleen Holroyd (fiddle, feet), Sophie Chang (cello). Intro lesson at 7:30pm. Dance starts at 8pm at Lovely Lane Church. Online payment only: https://bfms.org/contradancepay.php
 
Saturday, September 20 2025 
Practice Session for Autumn Assembly English Ball
Ordinarily there would be a practice session on the day of the Autumn Assembly at the same location. This year, due to some scheduling issues, the practice session will be one week earlier, Saturday, September 20, at a different (but nearby) church. Church of the Nativity & Holy Comforter at 6112 York Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21212, from 2 to 4:30 pm. Musicians will be Janina O’Brien on piano and Emily Aubrey on violin, and April Blum will call. The emphasis will be on the more complex or unfamiliar dances, and we will try to get through as many as possible.

Please register online at the BFMS website. Cost is $10 per person.
 
Sunday, September 21 2025 (Member Sponsored) 
BALFOLK MUSIC SESSION
1- 3 p.m. at the Four Hour Day Lutherie, 4305 Harford Road, Baltimore MD 21214. Balfolk refers to traditional and contemporary folk dance from Central France, Brittany and a few other places. Dances include bourrée, mazurka, an dro, hanter dro and others. The music is interesting, rhythmic and lots of fun to play. Pretty easy, too! This will be a guided jam session. IT IS NOT A DANCE SESSION. All musicians and all instruments are
welcome. No prior experience in the genre is necessary. Music will be provided at the session. Music is also available electronically in advance. For more information, contact Mark Vidor at mbvidor@aol.com.
 
Monday, September 22 2025 
English Country Dance
A lovely evening of pre-Assembly of English Country dancing from 8:00 to 10:30 pm

April Blum will call and Francine Krasowska, piano; Becky Ross, volin; and Mark Vidor, accordion will provide rhythm, tune and harmony.

Snacks are always welcome but not required!

Please register at: http://bfms.org/englishcountrypay.php
 
Wednesday, September 24 2025 
BFMS Song Swap

This month it's 4th Wednesday BFMS zoom song swap! 7:30! Septembert 24!

Fall!! Lst chance for a September song!!

The zoom song swap is a place for folks to come together and share songs, community, and keep the live singing tradition thriving. While we have been getting together on zoom, the 4th Tuesday BFMS songswap has become transcontinental and international with participants from west, farther west, and north and northwest across the border. You can drop in on the zoom and meet (and hear / sing with) some nice folks we 're not likely to meet in person!

https://yorku.zoom.us/j/99950379772

 
Wednesday, September 24 2025 
Contra Dance
Carl Levine calls to the music of Contra Rebels: Todd Clewell (fiddle), Barb Schmid (fiddle), Henry Koretzky (guitar). Intro lesson at 7:30pm. Dance starts at 8pm at Lovely Lane Church. Online payment only: https://bfms.org/contradancepay.php
 

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