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Contra dance with Contrasaurus

  • Crookes Social Club Mulehouse Road Sheffield, England, S10 1TD United Kingdom (map)

Contra dance with Contrasaurus playing and Charlotte Rich-Griffin and Rachel Shapiro-Wallace calling!
Special one-off event in partnership with our friends at Sheffield Scratch Contra. See here for more info: https://www.contrasaurus.com/super-special-contra-dance-in-sheffield-2-july-2022.html

Timings: Doors open from 7:30pm, Beginners workshop 7:40pm to 8pm, Dancing from 8pm to 11pm
Location: Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Rd, Sheffield, S10 1TD
Tickets: These are £10. Payment is in cash on the door.
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/624541988872392

Meet Catherine H (07969782979) at the venue!

FAQs
What is contra?
Contra dancing is an American reinvention of English ceilidh or barn-dance, focusing on flowing movements and interactions between dancers. You can see some videos of Contrasaurus on their YouTube channel here.
Can I come?
Yes! All dances are taught from scratch on the day, and beginners are always welcome.
We suggest arriving earlier on (or, even better, in time for the beginners’ workshop) if you’ve never danced contra before, and the first few dances will go through some of the common moves we’ll be using through the evening.
What do I need?
Bring comfortable shoes, comfortable clothes (swirly skirts or kilts optional) and a bottle of water.
You don’t need to bring a partner. You can ask anyone to dance and most people dance with lots of different people over an evening. Anyone can dance with anyone and we’ll be calling without gendered terms to make it clear that anyone can ask anyone to dance.

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