The Annapolis Traditional Dance Society Annapolis, Maryland Updated on April 10, 2008

NEW HALL!!!

It's our 20th aniversary year, and the Annapolis Traditional Dance Society is now back in Annapolis, at the Annapolis Friends Meeting House, 351 DuBois Rd, in Annapolis. Directions to the new hall are found below. Dances now run at the family-friendly time of 7 to 10 pm!

In order to protect the floor, we are asking people to bring soft-soled shoes with a non-marking heel. We also request that you bring the shoes to the hall and change shoes inside. No high heels, please (they can damage the floor, and they're terrible for contra dancing anyway).

Dance Schedule

The Annapolis Traditional Dance Society sponsors contra dances on the third Saturday of the month. We also sponsor the Almost Heaven Dance Weekend which is held annually at Timber Ridge Camp on Memorial Day weekend.

• Saturday, April 19, 2008: Rock, swing and sway with the Rock Farmers, an exciting quartet featuring Rachel Eddy (fiddle), Ben Townsend (banjo), and Jason Jaros (guitar). Tom Hinds will call. Free introductory workshop for new dancers at 6:30 pm.



• Friday, May 16, 2008: Special Event: Alexander Mitchell and Henry Koretzky perform in concert, just up the street from our dance venue at UUCA's 333 Coffeehouse.



• Saturday, May 17, 2008: Fine fiddling, fretting and footwork as Alexander Mitchell and Paul Miller play the tunes, while Laura Brown calls the stepping and spinning.



• Saturday, June 21, 2008: Dance to dizzy dissolution with the daring and diverting Gypsy Meltdown: Kathy Kerr (fiddle/mandolin), Colleen Reed (flute/sax), and Keith Gillis (guitar). Contras will be concocted by a collection of callers courageously coordinated by Laura Brown.



• Saturday, July 19, 2008: Once again this year, our July dance will feature the big sound of the Baltimore Open Band. Caller TBA.

General Information

We occasionally have special dances depending on who steps forward to organize them. Let us know if you want to organize an event!

ATDS dances feature mainly contras. However, we encourage callers to mix in some square dances, circles, etc. at all of our contra dance events.

• Cost: Members, $7.00, Nonmembers, $10.00
  
  
• Times: Dances run from 7 to 10pm.
  
  
• Workshops start at 6:30pm with a half hour of contra basics. Newcomers are urged to arrive early even if you can't make the workshop. The program starts off with easier dances and more instruction.
  

Directions

The Annapolis Friends (Quaker) Meeting House is located at 351 DuBois Rd., close to Rt. 50 and minutes away from downtown Annapolis. See the AFM directions page for directions and interactive maps.

About ATDS

The Annapolis Traditional Dance Society holds a monthly contra and square dance, periodic swing dances, and also sponsors dance and callers workshops. We support a variety of dance forms including waltz, swing and couples dancing, and Cajun. All of these events are open to the public, and do not require any proven level of expertise. We have been around since 1987 and are affiliated with the Country Dance and Song Society, in Northampton, Massachusetts.

We are a non-profit organization run by volunteers. Volunteers wanted! If you want to be a part of putting together an exciting dance series, please join us! Currently volunteers are needed for the following:

• Sound engineers (paid position)
• Dance hall set-up
• Gate committee
• Dance managers

If you think you might be interested in one of these volunteer positions, email Perry Shafran.

Contact Us

For general information:

Perry Shafran, (410)-451-1791, pshaf "at" yahoo "dot" com

Band and Caller Contact:

Ann Fallon, (410)-268-0231 , aefallon "at" verizon "dot" net

Website:

http://www.contradancers.com/atds
(new as of October, 2002)

Space for this website has been donated by Jim Hoyt.

Thanks for visiting!