Schedule for the Corvallis contra dance weekend

Note that this schedule is subject to change.

Friday
Dance in Gatton Hall, First Congregational Church
4515 SW West Hills Road
7:00 check-in available
7:30 contra dance with The Nettles and Erik Weberg
~9:20 break and band change
Pot-luck snacks
~9:40 contra dance with Abracadbra and Susan Petrick
11:30 end of dancing
After Party? McMenamin's? Just collapse?

  • Contra sesions are INDEPENDENT. Attend any or all.
  • Music sessions are INDEPENDENT. Attend any or all.
  • Hambo sessions are PROGRESSIVE. Experienced dancer participation requested, especially in sessions II and III.
  • Salsa Rueda sessions are PROGRESSIVE. Attend sessions only if you've participated in the previous ones.

    • Saturday
    All activities at First Congregational Church, 4515 SW West Hills Road
    Start time Gatton Hall Conversation
    (Meeting Room)    		 Alt. Dance
    (Room 5)    		 Music
    (Music Room)
    9:30 Hambo I
    Erik & Susan
    Abracadabra    		 (open) Salsa Rueda I
    Dale & Patricia
    CDs     		(open)
    10:30 Contra A
    Contra Conciousness
    Erik Weberg
    Abracadabra    		 (open) Music or band workshop
    12:00 Lunch break
    (local restaurants)
    1:30 Hambo II
    Erik & Susan
    The Nettles    		 (open) Salsa Rueda II
    Dale & Patricia
    CDs    		 Music
    2:00 Contra B
    Contramania
    (Medleys & No-walk-through dances)
    Susan Petrick
    The Nettles    		 English Country Dance
    Erik Weberg
    Anita Anderson
    Deb Kirkland     		Music Workshop
    Dave Bartley
    3:30 Contra C
    Get Into the Flow
    Erik Weberg
    The Nettles    		 Dutch Crossing
    (or couples dance)
    Susan Petrick
    Deb and Anita     		(open)
    5:00 Dinner break
    (local restaurants)
    7:00 waltz/hambo CDs (open)
    7:30 contra dance
    Abracadabra and Erik Weberg
    ~9:20 break and band change
    (snack fundraiser)
    ~9:40 contra dance
    The Nettles and Susan Petrick
    11:30 end of dancing
    After Party? Crow Bar? Just collapse?



    Sunday
    Dance in OSU Women's Building, Room 116
    Start ROOM 116 FOYER
    9:00 waltz CD during setup
    9:30 waltz & Hambo
    a little instruction
    Susan Petrick
    CDs to start, then Abracadabra    		 singing
    bring song books/a favorite to share
    10:30 contra D
    Challenging & Unusual dances
    Susan Petrick
    Abracadabra    		 Jamming
    (very live acoustics)
    12:00 lunch break
    (local restaurants)
    1:30 Hambo III
    Susan/Erik
    Musicians    		 conversation & jamming
    2:00 closing contra party
    Susan & Erik
    Both bands
    4:00 end of dancing
    5:00 women's building locked up




    Sunday Evening dance
    (separate admission charge of $8)
    Dance in Gatton Hall, First Congregational Church
    4515 SW West Hills Road
    7:00 start of dance at Gatton Hall
    Both Callers & Both Bands
    ~8:20 break and possible band change
    ~8:40 continue contra dance
    10:00 end of dance
    (See you next year?)

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