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4:00 - 6:00 PM | Heritage Potpourri Dance | Contras, Squares, & Balfolk | Multiple callers.
6:00 - 7:30 PM | Pizza & Heritage Food (Haggis, anyone?)
7:30 - 10:30 PM | Heritage/St Pats Contra Dance | Mark Matthews calls to lively fiddle music by "Swing Away" (Phil Carlos, Steve Dagger, and Carla Green)
DETAILS
(not in date order)
Contra Dance
Saturday, Apr 5 - Music by Skippin' A Groove
Elks Lodge (2nd floor), Calling by Christa Torrens
7:30 - 10:30 PM
Support dance in Missoula.
Join the Missoula Folklore Society!
Beginners, Singles, Couples, & Families are welcome!
All dances are taught from scratch & called!
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.
Fri, March 14 | Elks Lodge, 2nd floor | 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Elks Lodge, 2nd floor
Mark Matthews 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)
Celebrate and wear your own heritage!
(Or not. Just come!)
4:00 - 6:00 PM | Heritage Potpourri Dance | Contras, Squares, & Balfolk | Multiple callers.
Sat, March 15
Afternoon & Evening!
Elks Lodge, 2nd Floor Ballroom
6:00 - 7:00 PM | Pizza & Heritage Food (Haggis, anyone?)
7:30 - 10:30 PM | Heritage/St Pats Contra Dance | Mark Matthews calls to lively fiddle music by "Swing Away" (Phil Carlos, Steve Dagger, and Carla Green)
Beginners, Singles, Couples, & Families are welcome!
All dances are taught from scratch & called!
Elks Lodge, 2nd floor Ballroom
Come join us for a fun evening of Contradancing at the Elks Lodge in the upstairs ballroom with lively fiddle music!
​
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.
​​
College students and MFS members are $5! High School students and kids 18 & under are FREE! Regular admission is $10.
College students and MFS members are $5!
High School students and kids under 18 are FREE!
Regular admission is $10.
Support dance in Missoula. Join the Missoula Folklore Society!
More Tuesdays! - March 4, April 15, April 29
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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St Pat's Irish Folk Dance
Mon, March 17 | Elks Lodge, 2nd floor | 7:00 - 9:00 PM
UM Folklore and MFS are partnering with Missoula Irish Dancers to offer Irish Ceili dancing on Saint Patrick's Day.
This is the easy version of Irish dance -- a lot like contras & squares with a little optional skipping. All dances will be taught.
Look forward to learning some simple, fun, and delightful dances from Ireland!
Fancy clothes not required. This is Missoula.
Suggested donation $10 will help make dances more affordable for young dancers. If there's enough interest, we will have more Ceilis in the future!
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Last updated February 25, 2025