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St. Paul's Episcopal Day School
on the 4th Saturday of every month:
4041 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri (directions)

This lively type of dancing is done to live, fiddle-style music. Great exercise and good fun, it enjoys a wide popularity around the world, including right here in Kansas City!
It only takes a few minutes and one simple lesson to learn the basics--then you can dance the night away!

CLICK HERE FOR OUR NEW LOST AND FOUND POLICY

Beginner class: 7:00 PM; Dance: 7:30 - 10:30 PM

Dance FREE! Bring 2 beginners by 7:00 (in time for the lesson) and your admission is FREE!

Admission - $8 adults, $6 students, $4 12 and under. Price includes lesson! All dances are taught and called.
Non-smoking, alcohol-free event.
For information:
Laura - 816-516-1876
lbogue@kc.rr.com
Linda - 785-841-3121
Pat - 913-909-8034

Date	Location	Band	Caller	Comments
November 26	St. Paul's Episcopal Day School	Calliope	Otis Watson	Join us for socializing at Winstead's after the dance!
December 24	No Dance - Happy Holidays!
December 31 - New Year's Eve Dance POTLUCK 7:30-8 LESSON 8:30 DANCE 9-12	St. Paul's Episcopal Day School	Dave Para, Cathy Barton, Michael Fraser, Tenley Henson	Susan Downs	Admission - $15
January 14 7:30-10:30	NEW! Crazy Little Contra Advanced Dance DIFFERENT LOCATION: Good Shepherd Catholic Church Community Center, 12800 W. 75th St., Shawnee, Kansas [MAP]	Fox on the Run	Otis Watson	Join us for an after-party at The Meadow Apartments Clubhouse, 76th & Quivira
NOTE: This is an ADVANCED DANCE. There will be no beginner lesson before the dance. Are you ready for an advanced dance? Are you comfortable with contra corners, heys for four, and can you keep the dance going after the caller has stopped calling? Advanced dances feature faster, more complex dances with minimal walk-throughs. Beginners, please come to our regular dances first.
January 28	St. Paul's Episcopal Day School	Kelly & Diana Werts with Dave Para & Cathy Barton	Jim Thaxter	Join us for socializing at Winstead's after the dance!
February 25	St. Paul's Episcopal Day School	Shortleaf	Terry Rouse	Join us for socializing at Winstead's after the dance!
March 24	St. Paul's Episcopal Day School	Kim & Jim Lansford	Lisa Harris	Join us for socializing at Winstead's after the dance!
April 28	St. Paul's Episcopal Day School	TBA	TBA	Join us for socializing at Winstead's after the dance!
May 26	St. Paul's Episcopal Day School	TBA	TBA	Join us for socializing at Winstead's after the dance!
June 23	St. Paul's Episcopal Day School	TBA	TBA	Join us for socializing at Winstead's after the dance!

Location:

St. Paul's Episcopal Day School 4041 Main, Kansas City, Missouri (2 blocks south of Jack-o'-Lantern Ballroom on Main St.) DIRECTIONS, MAP & PHOTO OF BUILDING LOST AND FOUND POLICY:The CrossCurrents Dance Council will do its best to recover lost items and return them to their owners. Found items will be locked in our dance cabinet in a locked room off the gym. We will list the items on our website, and they will be kept for 3 months, and then given away if unclaimed. Dancers MUST NOT VISIT OR CALL THE SCHOOL to retrieve their lost items; it's against school policy, and school employees have no access to our locked cabinet anyway. TO RECOVER LOST ITEMS, please call the dance council (numbers below) or attend the next dance to get the item back. If it's urgent that you recover the item sooner than the next dance, the dance council will make arrangements with our contact at the school to retrieve the item. Laura - 816-516-1876; lbogue@kc.rr.com Linda - 785-841-3121 Pat - 913-909-8034

Other Area Barn Dances:
(All dances start at 7:30 PM unless otherwise noted.)

Lawrence, Kansas:

Columbia, Missouri:
On the first, third, and fifth Fridays of the month, First Christian Church, Tenth and Walnut.
Visit their website for information.

Wichita, Newton and Manhattan, Kansas:
Visit the Mid-Kansas Contra Dance website at for information about dances in communities.

St. Louis area dances:
Visit their website for information about St. Louis and Carbondale, Illinois dances. This is also where you'll find info about the Kimmswick dance weekend.

Springfield area dances:
Visit the Springfield Traditional Dance and Music society at their website for information Springfield dances - including the Solefest dance weekend.

• www.sbcds.org/contradance/whatis - a great explanation of contra dance!
  
• www.thecommonspace.org/2002/06/games.php - This article by a St. Louis area contra dancer gives a good overview.
  
• www.contracorners.net - has links to contra dance websites around the country
  
• www.cdss.org - The Country Dance and Song Society has books, music and other information pertaining to traditional dance and music