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1ST AND 3RD SUNDAY CONTRA DANCES

BIDA hosts a contra dance on the first and third Sunday of every month at the
Masonic Temple at 1950 Mass Ave., Cambridge MA, in Porter Square. These run
7:30-10:30 and cost $5-$20 (sliding scale).

If you've never contra danced before and you come to the 7pm beginner's
workshop, or you bring someone who hasn't, we'll give you a free pass for a
future dance.

BIDA hosts both mask-optional and mask-required dances. Policies for each dance
are listed on the schedule below. At mask-required dances high-filtration (KN95
or better) masks are required for people two years and older. All of our dances
are gender-free (Larks / Robins calling). The Masonic Hall is not wheelchair
accessible. For more details, see our accessibility information.




UPCOMING EVENTS

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Sunday 11/3
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-optional



Adina Gordon calling to River Road


Sunday 11/17
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-required



Hannah Johlas calling to Einstein's Little Homunculus


Sunday 12/1
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-optional



Lisa Greenleaf calling to Ice Cream Truckers





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Sunday 10/27
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-optional



Alyssa Adkins calling to Anna and the Alphabet


Sunday 10/20
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-required



Jeremy Korr calling to Open Band


Sunday 10/6
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-optional



Harris Lapiroff calling to Casey Murray, Molly Tucker, & Sam Zakon-Anderson


Sunday 9/22
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-optional



5:30-6:30Family dance 6:30-7:30Potluck 7:00-7:30Beginner's Lesson
7:30-10:30Evening dance

Andy Taylor-Blenis will call the family dance with Emma Azelborn leading an open
band.



Liz Nelson calling to Gaslight Tinkers


Sunday 9/15
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-required



Dereck Kalish calling to Rose Jackson, Oliver Scanlon, & Max Newman)


Sunday 9/1
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-optional. Join us beforehand for a picnic at Raymond Park at
4pm!



Annie Kidwell calling to Calico (Jesse Ball, Casey Murray, & Eric Boodman)


Friday 8/16
Spark in the Dark
Dance with Lisa Greenleaf calling to the electronic music of Kingfisher and
guests.

This dance is at a different location: The Somerville Armory, 191 Highland Ave.

Accessibility info: Lighting at this dance will be darker than usual, and will
include black lights. Some dancers can find it confusing or overwhelming. The
Armory's is wheelchair accessible, with more information on their website.



6:40Lesson7:00Kingfisher8:30Moondial, then Kingfisher10:30Yaron, then
Kingfisher12:00End





details on facebook

Sunday 7/7
End of the Season Contra Dance
PICNIC VENUE CHANGE DUE TO HEAT: 74 Morrison Ave

Picnic! Singing! Our last dance before summer break!

4pmPicnic at Ruthie's House7pmLesson7:30 - 10:30pmContra Dance!

This dance is mask-optional



Angela DeCarlis calling to Gus LaCasse & Pepin Mittelhauser
details on facebook

Sunday 6/16
Open Band Night & Family Dance
This dance is mask-required — the family dance and potluck are mask-optional



5:30-6:30Family dance (mask-optional) 6:30-7:30Potluck (mask-optional)
7:00-7:30Beginner's Lesson (mask-required) 7:30-10:30Evening dance
(mask-required)

Jeff Kaufman will call the family dance with Rick Kaufman leading an open band.



Sue Rosen calling to Open Band led by Casey Murray and Molly Tucker
details on facebook

Sunday 6/2
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-optional



Andrew Stout calling to Good Company


Sunday 5/19
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-required



Chloe Levine calling to Chimney Swift


Sunday 5/12
Bonus Contra & Family Dance with Nova!
This dance is mask-optional



5:30-6:30Family dance 6:30-7:30Potluck 7:00-7:30Beginner's Lesson
7:30-10:30Evening dance

Jeff Kaufman will lead an open band for the family dance.



Steve Zakon-Anderson calling to Nova
details on facebook

Sunday 5/5
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-optional



Hadley Stockwell & Abi Sandy playing.


Sunday 4/21
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-required



Ben Sachs-Hamilton calling to Thunderwing: Amy Englesberg & Cedar Stanistreet


Sunday 4/7
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-optional



Crossover: Len Bittenson, Alex Cumming, and Carol Bittenson playing.


Wednesday 4/3
Advanced/Refresher Sound Workshop
details on facebook

Thursday 3/28
Introductory Sound Workshop
details on facebook

Sunday 3/17
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-required



Will Mentor calling to Mean Lids
details on facebook

Friday 3/15
Contra Dance Weekend: Beantown Stomp
Maia McCormick and Will Mentor calling to The Mean Lids and The Figments
details on beantownstomp.com

Sunday 3/3
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-optional



Liz Nelson calling to The Red Case Band: Stuart Kenney, Matt Kenney, Clara
Stickney, and Max Newman


Sunday 2/18
Family Dance & Evening Contra
Join us for an afternoon family dance - all ages fun! Everyone is welcome to
join and dance or play music. This dance is mask-required



Luke Donforth calling to BIDA Open Band! Jeff Kaufman will lead an open band for
the family dance, and then the evening dance
details on facebook

Sunday 2/4
BIDA's 15th Anniversary Dance!!!
Join us in celebrating 15 years of BIDA! Any musician who has ever been booked
for BIDA is invited to return to our stage for a spectacular megaband
extravaganza (RSVP to jeff@jefftk.com). This dance is mask-optional



BIDA musician megaband playing.


Sunday 1/21
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-required



Annie Kidwell calling to Helen Kuhar, Elias Cardoso, & Rohan Weeden


Sunday 1/14
Bonus Contra Dance
Join us for a bonus dance with a special out-of-town lineup! This dance is
mask-optional



Mary Wesley calling to Noah VanNorstand, Yann Falquet, & Kelsey Wells
details on facebook, meetup

Sunday 1/7
Contra & Scottish Combo Dance
This will be a special dance featuring a mix of Scottish and Contra dancing!
This dance is mask-optional.



Kat Dutton (Scottish) & Harris Lapiroff (Contra) calling to Torrent: Nadia Gaya,
Ross Parker, Sarah Stefanski
details on facebook, meetup

Sunday 12/17/2023
Contra Dance at the Armory
This dance is at a different location! Join us at the Armory in Somerville. 191
Highland Ave, Somerville MA. This dance is mask-required.



Maia McCormick calling to Larry Unger, Eric Boodman, Emily Troll
details on facebook

Sunday 12/3/2023
Contra Dance & Family Dance with Open Band
We will be having a family dance before the evening dance - the perfect
opportunity for all ages fun. Our family dances focus on dancing that is
accessible and fun for children to join, but are open to everyone - even if you
don't have children, come and have fun in a lighthearted atmosphere. We'll have
a potluck after the family dance, followed by our regular all levels evening
contra dance. Both the family and evening dances will be accompanied by an open
band, so if you play an instrument come join in!

5:30-6:30:family dance + open band 6:30-7:30:potluck dinner 7:30-10:30:  contra
dance + open band

This dance is mask-optional



Sue Rosen calling to Open Band
details on facebook, meetup

Sunday 11/19/2023
Double Dance! Challenging Contras with Lisa Greenleaf
This dance is mask-required



Liz Nelson calling to Calico: Eric Boodman, Casey Murray, & Jesse Ball
details on facebook

Sunday 11/5/2023
Double Dance! Challenging Contras, Triplets, and Squares with Will Mentor
This dance is mask-optional



Will Mentor calling to Eric Boodman, Emily Troll, and Max Newman w/ special
guest Yann Falquet
details on facebook

Sunday 10/15/2023
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-required



Chloe Levine calling to Casey Murray, Molly Tucker, Sam Zakon-Anderson


Sunday 10/1/2023
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-optional



Sonya Kaufman calling to Rohan Weeden & Helen Kuhar


Sunday 9/17/2023
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-required



Don Stratton calling to Joy Factor: Gianna Marzilli Ericson, Henry Yoshimura,
Rebecca Weiss
details on facebook, meetup, instagram

Sunday 9/3/2023
First Dance Back From Summer!
This dance is mask-optional



Qwill Duvall calling to Jonah Spear, Sammy Wetstein, & Hilary Menegaz Weitzner
details on facebook, meetup, instagram

Sunday 7/2/2023
So Long For Now Contra Dance - last dance of the 2022-2023 season
This dance is mask-optional



Liz Nelson calling to Helen Kuhar and Kat Wallace
details on facebook, meetup, instagram

Sunday 6/18/2023
Contra Dance
This dance is mask-required



Hannah Chamberlain calling to Cojiro: Jess Newman, Mark Price


Sunday 6/4/2023
Contra Dance + Family Dance

5:30-6:30Family dance 6:30-7:30Potluck 7:00-7:30Beginner's Lesson
7:30-10:30Evening dance

Marcie Van Cleave will lead the family dance, to the music of Jonah Sidman and
an open band.

Chloe Levine will call the evening dance, to the music of Rose Jackson, Rebecca
Weiss, & Amy Englesberg.



details on meetup, facebook, instagram

Sunday 5/21/2023
Double Dance! Afternoon Advanced Dance, Potluck, & All-levels Evening Dance

4:00-6:30Advanced dance 6:30-7:30Potluck 7:00-7:30Beginner's Lesson
7:30-10:30Evening dance



What do you mean, advanced? Should I come??

For the afternoon advanced session, Steve is going to be calling some trickier
material and teaching less than usual. If you are comfortable doing a
no-walkthrough, you should be good!



Steve Zakon-Anderson calling to Calluna: Eileen O'Grady, Gus Cantieni, & Jesse
Ball
details on facebook, meetup

Sunday 5/7/2023
Contra Dance
Andrew Stout calling to Ben Wetherbee, Ruth Rappaport + friends
details on facebook, meetup

Sunday 4/16/2023
Contra Dance + Family Dance + Annual Meeting
Don Veino calling to SpringTide: Willy Clemetson, Elsie Gawler, Ethan Tischler
details on facebook, meetup

Sunday 4/2/2023
Contra Dance + Open Band
Bob Isaacs calling to Alex Cumming leading an Open Band
details on facebook, meetup

Thursday 3/30/2023
Introductory Sound Workshop
details on facebook

Monday 3/27/2023
Jamming Party
details on facebook

Sunday 3/26/2023
Special Dance Featuring Countercurrent
Harris Lapiroff calling to Countercurrent: Alex Sturbaum and Brian Lindsay
details on facebook, meetup

Sunday 3/19/2023
Contra Dance
Dereck Kalish calling to Truffle Creek: Lillian Chase, Cecily Mills, and Jonah
Spear
details on facebook, meetup

Friday 3/10/2023
Contra Dance Weekend: Beantown Stomp
Lisa Greenleaf and Luke Donforth calling to Eloise &Co. and River Road
details on beantownstomp.com

Sunday 3/5/2023
Contra Dance
Hannah Johlas calling to Confluence (Nadine Dyskant-Miller & Barbara Dyskant)
details on facebook, meetup

Sunday 2/19/2023
Contra Dance
Sue Rosen calling to Carol, Steve, and Len Bittenson, Debby Knight, and Ben
Rechel
details on facebook, meetup

Sunday 2/5/2023
Contra Dance
Hannah Chamberlain calling to Daybreak Trio (Anna Patton, Naomi Morse, Owen
Morrison)
details on facebook

Sunday 1/15/2023
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 1/1/2023
Contra Dance
details TBA

Sunday 12/18/2022
No dance: hall unavailable
Dance cancelled.

Sunday 12/4/2022
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 11/20/2022
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 11/6/2022
Contra Dance + Open Band
details on facebook

Thursday 11/3/2022
Jamming Party
details on facebook

Sunday 10/16/2022
Contra Dance + Family Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 10/2/2022
No dance: hall unavailable
Dance cancelled.

Sunday 9/18/2022
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 9/4/2022
First Contra Dance of the Season
details on facebook

Saturday 8/27/2022
Spark in the Dark
details on facebook

Sunday 7/3/2022
Last Contra Dance of the Season, mask and booster required
details on facebook

Sunday 6/19/2022
Contra Dance, mask and booster required
details on facebook

Sunday 6/5/2022
Contra Dance, mask and booster required
details TBA

Sunday 5/15/2022
Contra Dance + Open Band, mask and booster required
details on facebook

Thursday 5/12/2022
Jamming Party
details on facebook

Sunday 5/1/2022
Contra Dance, mask and booster required
details on facebook

Sunday 4/17/2022
Contra Dance, mask and booster required
details on facebook

Sunday 4/3/2022
Contra Dance, mask and booster required
details on facebook

Sunday 3/20/2022
Contra Dance, mask and booster required
details on facebook

Sunday 3/6/2022
Contra Dance, mask and booster required
details on facebook

Sunday 2/20/2022
Contra Dance, mask and booster required
details on facebook

Friday 1/29/2021
Online Jam
details on facebook

Sunday 4/5/2020
CANCELLED: Contra Dance + Family Dance
details TBA

Friday 3/20/2020
CANCELLED: Contra Dance Weekend: Beantown Stomp
details on beantownstomp.com

Monday 3/16/2020
CANCELLED: Jamming Party
details on facebook

Sunday 3/15/2020
CANCELLED: Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 3/1/2020
Contra Dance + Open Band
details on facebook

Sunday 2/16/2020
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 2/2/2020
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 1/19/2020
Contra Dance + Scottish Ceilidh + Family Dance
details on facebook

Monday 1/13/2020
Jamming Party
details on facebook

Sunday 1/5/2020
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 12/15/2019
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 12/1/2019
Contra Dance + Open Band
details on facebook

Sunday 11/17/2019
Contra Dance
details TBA

Sunday 11/3/2019
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 10/20/2019
Contra + Family Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 10/6/2019
Contra + Advanced Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 9/29/2019
Spark in the Dark
details on facebook

Sunday 9/15/2019
Contra + Family Dance + Open Band
details on facebook

Sunday 9/1/2019
First Contra Dance of the Season
details on facebook

Sunday 7/7/2019
Last Contra Dance of the Season
details on facebook

Sunday 6/16/2019
Contra Dance + Family Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 6/2/2019
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 5/19/2019
Contra Dance + Open Band
details on facebook

Sunday 5/5/2019
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 4/21/2019
Contra Dance + Annual Meeting
details on facebook

Friday 4/19/2019
Sparkle (Harvard Square)
details on facebook

Sunday 4/7/2019
Contra Dance + Family Dance
details on facebook

Monday 4/1/2019
Introductory Sound Workshop
details on facebook

Friday 3/29/2019
Introductory Sound Workshop
details on facebook

Friday 3/22/2019
Contra Dance Weekend: Beantown Stomp
details on facebook

Sunday 3/17/2019
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 3/3/2019
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 2/17/2019
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 2/3/2019
10th Anniversary Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 1/20/2019
Cancelled: Contra Dance + Family Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 1/6/2019
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 12/16/2018
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Friday 12/14/2018
Spark in the Dark
details on facebook

Sunday 12/2/2018
Contra Dance + Open Band
details on facebook

Sunday 11/18/2018
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 11/4/2018
Contra Dance + Family Dance
details on facebook

Friday 10/26/2018
Spark in the Dark
details on facebook

Sunday 10/21/2018
Contra Dance + Open Band
details on facebook

Friday 10/19/2018
Open Bandleading Party
details on facebook

Sunday 10/7/2018
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Saturday 9/29/2018
Sparkle
details on facebook

Sunday 9/16/2018
Contra Dance + Family Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 9/2/2018
First Contra Dance of Fall
details on facebook

Sunday 7/1/2018
Last Contra Dance until September
details on facebook

Friday 6/22/2018
Sparkle
details on facebook

Sunday 6/17/2018
Contra Dance + Family Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 6/3/2018
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 5/20/2018
Contra Dance + Open Band
details on facebook

Wednesday 5/16/2018
Pre-Open Band Jam
details on facebook

Sunday 5/6/2018
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 4/15/2018
Contra Dance + Annual Meeting
details on facebook

Monday 4/9/2018
Introductory Sound Workshop
details on facebook

Wednesday 4/4/2018
Introductory Sound Workshop
details on facebook

Sunday 4/1/2018
Contra + Family Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 3/18/2018
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 3/4/2018
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Wednesday 2/28/2018
Open Jam
details on facebook

Sunday 2/18/2018
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 2/4/2018
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 1/21/2018
Contra + Family Dance

5:30-6:30:family dance + open band 6:30-7:30:potluck dinner 7:30-10:30:  contra
dance



details on facebook

Sunday 1/21/2018
Musician Workshop
details on facebook

Friday 1/19/2018
Spark in the Dark
details on facebook

Sunday 1/7/2018
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 12/17/2017
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 12/3/2017
Contra Dance + Open Band + Open Bandleading
details on facebook

Sunday 11/19/2017
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Wednesday 11/15/2017
Bandleading Tunes Party
details on facebook

Sunday 11/5/2017
Contra + Family Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 10/15/2017
Contra Dance + Open Band
details on facebook

Saturday 10/14/2017
Spark in the Dark
details on facebook

Wednesday 10/11/2017
Open Jam
details on facebook

Sunday 10/1/2017
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 9/17/2017
*Free* Contra Dance + Family Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 9/3/2017
Contra Dance, back at the Cambridge Masonic Hall
details on facebook

Sunday 8/20/2017
Contra + Family Dance at the Somerville Armory
details on facebook

Friday 8/11/2017
Tunes Jam
details on facebook

Sunday 8/6/2017
Contra Dance at the Somerville Armory
details on facebook

Sunday 7/16/2017
Contra + Family Dance at the Somerville Armory
details on facebook

Sunday 7/2/2017
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Friday 6/23/2017
Spark in the Dark
details on facebook

Sunday 6/18/2017
Contra + Family Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 6/4/2017
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 5/21/2017
Contra Dance + Open Band
details on facebook

Sunday 5/7/2017
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 4/16/2017
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 4/2/2017
Contra + Family Dance + Annual Meeting
details on facebook

Sunday 3/19/2017
Contra + Chestnuts Dance
A 'chestnut' in contra dancing is a much beloved older dance, often with a
particular musical pairing—and we're going to mix some of these great classics
into your regularly scheduled programming.



details on facebook

Sunday 3/5/2017
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 2/19/2017
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 2/5/2017
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 1/15/2017
Contra + Family Dance

5:30-6:30:family dance + open band6:30-7:30:potluck dinner7:30-10:30:  contra
dance



details on facebook

Friday 1/13/2017
Cancelled: Tunes Jam
details on facebook

Sunday 1/1/2017
Contra Dance
Note: different time and place

6:30-9:30 at the Somerville Armory



details on facebook

Sunday 12/18/2016
Contra + Family Dance

5:30-6:30:family dance + open band6:30-7:30:potluck dinner7:30-10:30:  contra
dance



details on facebook

Friday 12/9/2016
Tunes Jam
details on facebook

Sunday 12/4/2016
Contra Dance + Open Band
details on facebook

Sunday 11/20/2016
Contra Dance
details on facebook

Sunday 11/6/2016
Contra + French Dance
details on facebook

Friday 11/4/2016
Cancelled: Tunes Jam
details on facebook

Sunday 10/16/2016
Contra + Family Dance

5:30-6:30:family dance + open band6:30-7:30:potluck dinner7:30-10:30:  contra
dance



details on facebook





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