Come Dance With Us!
Please join us this September on the Shores of Beautiful Flathead Lake for the 41st Annual Bear Hug Contra Dance & Music Festival!
DETAILS
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Contra Dance
Saturday, May 3 - Music by Swing Away*
Elks Lodge (2nd floor), Calling by Roy Curet
7:30 - 10:30 PM
*Swing Away is Phil Carlos, Steve Dagger, Pam Hilligus, and Carla Green
Come join us for a fun evening of Contradancing at the Elks Lodge in the upstairs ballroom with lively fiddle music!
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No partner or experience is necessary. All dances are taught by experienced callers and are easy-to-learn.
We'll help you! If you're new to contra dancing, we encourage you to arrive by 7:15 so you can be ready for the beginner's workshop at 7:30 PM.
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College students and MFS members are $5! High School students and kids 18 & under are FREE! Regular admission is $10.
St Pats/Heritage Contra Dance!
Beginners, Singles, Couples, & Families are welcome!
All dances are taught from scratch & called!
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Fri, May 9 | Elks Lodge, 2nd floor | 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Elks Lodge, 2nd floor
Bev Young will teach fun, easy-to-learn, English country dances to live music.
The figures in English Country Dancing are very similar to contra dancing and square dancing.
Everyone welcome. No experience necessary. No dance partner required. Come join us. Donation sliding scale ($5 - $10)
Contra Dance
Saturday, May 17 - Music by Skippin' A Groove
Elks Lodge - (2nd floor) - Calling by Bev Young
7:30 - 10:30 PM
Come join us for a fun evening of Contradancing at the Elks Lodge Upstairs Ballroom with lively fiddle music!
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No partner or experience is necessary. All dances are taught by experienced callers and are easy-to-learn.
College students and MFS members are $5! High School students and kids 18 & under are FREE! Regular admission is $10.
Beginners, Singles, Couples, & Families are welcome! All dances are taught from scratch & called!
Support dance in Missoula. Join the Missoula Folklore Society!
Come join us for a fun evening of Swing dancing at the ELKS LODGE in the upstairs ballroom! We will spin music suitable for triple -step, single- step, lindy, west coast, and cowboy swing dance. We may even have a Latin dance, tango, or waltz in our mix! Suggested donation $5 - $10.​
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Teaching will be minimal (20 minutes at the start of the dance) for this event. In the future, should the community show support for having events like these, we may incorporate 30-minute lessons from different styles of dance into our evenings.
You can email 1-2 favorite songs you'd like to hear to Susan Morgan at globaldanceparties@gmail.com
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Last updated April 20, 2025