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.

February 2012

Friday, February 3, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, February 10, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Easy Scottish/Celtic

Friday, February 17, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Saturday, February 18, 2012  Dance Series: Fayetteville - AR Location: Fayetteville Caller(s): Dan Luecking and Harold Watson; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Old 78s (Curly Miller, Melanie Palmer, Ray Palmer, Carole Anne Rose) w/usually Peter Lippincott ; Note: Intermediate-advanced contra class from 6pm-7pm

Friday, February 24, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

March 2012

Friday, March 2, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, March 9, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Easy Scottish/Celtic

Friday, March 16, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Saturday, March 17, 2012  Dance Series: Fayetteville - AR Location: Fayetteville Caller(s): Dan Luecking and Harold Watson; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Old 78s (Curly Miller, Melanie Palmer, Ray Palmer, Carole Anne Rose) w/usually Peter Lippincott ; Note: Intermediate-advanced contra class from 6pm-7pm

Friday, March 23, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

Friday, March 30, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Dance Party, Celtic Theme

April 2012

Friday, April 6, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, April 13, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock - Spring Swing Weekend Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): Martha Kelly; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Lost and Nameless Orchestra; Note: Weekend dance festival; register in advance for a discount; event ends on April 14, 2012

Saturday, April 14, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock - Spring Swing Weekend Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): Martha Kelly; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Lost and Nameless Orchestra; Note: Weekend dance festival; register in advance for a discount; event ends on April 14, 2012

Friday, April 20, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Easy Scottish/Celtic

Saturday, April 21, 2012  Dance Series: Fayetteville - AR Location: Fayetteville Caller(s): Dan Luecking and Harold Watson; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Old 78s (Curly Miller, Melanie Palmer, Ray Palmer, Carole Anne Rose) w/usually Peter Lippincott ; Note: Intermediate-advanced contra class from 6pm-7pm

Friday, April 27, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

May 2012

Friday, May 4, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, May 11, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Easy Scottish/Celtic

Friday, May 18, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, May 25, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

June 2012

Friday, June 1, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, June 8, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Easy Scottish/Celtic

Friday, June 15, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, June 22, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

Friday, June 29, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Party Dance

July 2012

Friday, July 6, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, July 13, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): No dance today; Band(s)/Musician(s): No dance today; Note:

Friday, July 20, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, July 27, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

August 2012

Friday, August 3, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, August 10, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Easy Scottish/Celtic

Friday, August 17, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, August 24, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

Friday, August 31, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Party Dance

September 2012

Friday, September 7, 2012  Dance Series: Mountain View - AR Location: Mountain View Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Dance and music weekend; register in advance for a discount; event ends on September 9, 2012

Friday, September 7, 2012  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 Folk Dance Days at Mountain View

Saturday, September 8, 2012  Dance Series: Mountain View - AR Location: Mountain View Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Dance and music weekend; register in advance for a discount; event ends on September 9, 2012

Sunday, September 9, 2012  Dance Series: Mountain View - AR Location: Mountain View Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Dance and music weekend; register in advance for a discount; event ends on September 9, 2012

Friday, September 14, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Easy Scottish/Celtic

Friday, September 21, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, September 28, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

October 2012

Friday, October 5, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, October 12, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Easy Scottish/Celtic

Friday, October 19, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, October 26, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

November 2012

Friday, November 2, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, November 9, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): No dance listed ; Band(s)/Musician(s): No dance listed; Note: See you at Petit Jean Weekend (tentative)

Friday, November 16, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, November 23, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): No dance today; Band(s)/Musician(s): No dance today; Note: Thanksgiving Weekend

Friday, November 30, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: English Country

December 2012

Friday, December 7, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, December 14, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Easy Scottish/Celtic

Friday, December 21, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Holiday party

Friday, December 28, 2012  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): No dance listed ; Band(s)/Musician(s): No dance listed; Note:

January 2013

Friday, January 4, 2013  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, January 11, 2013  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note: Easy Scottish/Celtic

Friday, January 18, 2013  Dance Series: North Little Rock Location: North Little Rock Caller(s): TBA ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA; Note:

Friday, January 25, 2013  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 Building 3 Auditorium at the V.A. Medical Center, 1100 North College Avenue. Cost is $5 per person. Web site: http://www.nwacontra.org/.

Fayetteville - Farmers Ball: Join us for some great food and drink beginning at 5:00 PM followed by contra- and square-dancing to live music. No partner necessary (but bring your friends) and all dances are taught. Food available from 5 pm to 7 pm. Organic wine and beer available all evening. Beginner instruction at 7:00PM. Dance with music at 7:30PM. $5.00 cover at the door to dance, listen and/or watch. Web site: http://www.wholeearthorganiclounge.com/events.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/.

North Little Rock - Spring Swing Weekend: Special dance week. The regular dance on Friday is included. Saturday includes a waltz workshop, afternoon contra dance, potluck and evening contra dance. Location: Park Hill Presbyterian Church, 3520 John F. Kennedy Boulevard. 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/.

This page is part of the Contrdancelinks.com web site. For more information about contra dancing, visit these other site pages:

*The Colorado link will bring you to Dancing on the Web. The Iowa link will bring you to the Central Iowa Barn Dance Association. The Maine link will bring you to the Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts. The New Mexico link will bring you to the New Mexico Folk Music and Dance Society. The Utah link will bring you to Utah Contradance Information. These fine organizations and individuals already have complete listings for these states and there is no reason for me to duplicate their efforts.

**As far as I know, there are no regular dances or events in Louisiana, Mississippi, South Dakota or Wyoming, but I have created pages if something changes in the future.

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Last updated on January 31, 2012