Somerset Contra Dance

12/16/2024

Stayed tuned for our 2025 schedule of dances!

12/01/2024

We’re dancing! Come on down to the Lake Cumberland Farmers Market!

11/14/2024

Due to a scheduling snafu, Callie Allison will not be calling for the 5th Saturday Contra this month, HOWEVER, we are ecstatic to have the awesome GREER HANNAN from Louisville, KY! She is a rising caller with plenty of guts and grace! 🤩

11/13/2024

So far, it’s been an amazing year for contra dancing in Somerset, thank you so much to everyone who has danced, called, volunteered, played music, facilitated, watched, or participated in any way 💝

We have one more dance in Somerset this year!
We would love for YOU to Join us on November 30,
At the farmers market in downtown Somerset.
No experience or partner necessary. There will be a lesson at 7 and dancing will begin at 7:30.
Callie Allison will be calling and Mixed Nuts will be playing.

If you want to contra dance sooner… head to Louisville this weekend (Nov 15-17) for Fleur de Lis Fling 2024!
It’s an entire weekend of amazing music and lots of contra dancing!
Check out this awesome schedule….

https://register.louisvillecountrydancers.org/schedule2024

Rumor has it there may still be a few volunteer spots available for Fleur de lis Fling, you can email Clint Cummins at [email protected] for info on that.

We’re so excited for all the contra dancing November has in store for us💃🏻💃🏼

We would be remiss if we didn’t take a moment to call out big love to one of our favorite dance partners and callers from the St. Louis contra family. Bob Green, was a treat to dance with. He progressed onto the heavenly dance floor last night and heaven just gained an excellent dancer. Sometimes it’s hard to know what to do when someone passes. This time we have an idea of what Bob would have wanted us do to…
keep dancing, let people know when dances are happening, welcome new dancers to the floor, and enjoy every moment. So, this post is for you Bob, thank you for the dances.

11/01/2024

Tonight!! Contra at Meece Hall at SCC!

09/05/2024

Balance the Star (formerly Fall Mountain Folk Festival) dance weekend coming soon! Register here:

Fall Mountain Folk Festival

09/03/2024

“Contra on Campus” (with Somerset Community College Theatre & Film) was a blast!

08/27/2024

What the heck's happening this weekend in Somerset? So much fun and goodness!

What: "Contra on Campus"
When: Friday, August 30th from 7:30-10:30PM, lesson at 7
Who: Seth Tepfer with Mixed Nuts
Where: Meece Hall on the Somerset Community College Campus, 808 Monticello St., Somerset, KY 42501

What: Callers Workshop with Seth Tepfer
When: Saturday, August 31 from 1-5:30PM
Where: The Shine House, Yoga Studio, 402 North Main St., Somerset, KY 42501. Parking access to rear of building.

What: Dance Band Workshop with Mike Loiacono
When: Saturday, August 31 from 1-5:30PM
Where: Flashback Theater Company, 209 East Mt. Vernon St., Somerset, KY 42501

What: 5th Saturday Contra
When: Saturday, August 31 from 7:30-10:30PM, lesson at 7
Where: Lake Cumberland Farmers Market, 401 East Mount Vernon St., Somerset, KY 42501
Parking at the Energy Center
After-party 10:45PM-? at Flashback Theater Company

Please register here for workshops: https://forms.gle/EUch7cMnKi9zHbFY8

08/26/2024

Learn to call dances or play in a dance band THIS Saturday with Seth Tepfer and Mike Loiacono! There's still time to register here: https://forms.gle/8gvJXQ5dGC1fhiuy5

Workshops held at Flashback Theater and The Shine House

Made possible by grants from The Country Dance & Song Society (cdss.org) and The Lloyd Shaw Foundation (lloydshaw.org)

08/14/2024

Thanks to Thomas Alvey, Fine Arts Coordinator & Director of Theater & Film, we now have a fabulous location for the Friday night contra on August 30th: Somerset Community College Campus, Meece Hall! Friday's dance is part of a larger weekend with workshops and MORE dancing. Pay at the door for each portion. We request you pre-register for the workshops for planning purposes: https://forms.gle/wqcv5E4WfVe3G31b8