Houston Area Traditional Dance Society
HATDS is a non-profit corporation that sponsors and promotes contra and English Country dancing in the Houston, Texas metro area.
Bayou Bedlam
Bayou Bedlam is our weekend of dancing with nationally-acclaimed callers and bands. It takes place over Presidents' Day weekend in February.
This year we are featuring Erik Weberg calling to the fabulous Latter Day Lizards. Dancers are coming from all over the country; won't you join us?
See bayoubedlam.org and our email reminders for details.
English Country Dances
Engish Country Dancing at Oxford Hall is moving, at least until Set for Spring, to the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays.
Next Dance
Note that the next second-Saturday contra dance is actually the Saturday night dance of Bayou Bedlam. The dance takes place at Sokol Hall, not St. Andrews, and the admission price is $20 with no discounts. Is it worth it? You bet it is!
See an expanded schedule with footnotes and options on our schedule page.
More about our dances
We sponsor contra dances on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of most months at St. Andrews Episcopal Church. We offer a newcomers' session at 7:30 PM; the regular dance begins at 8:00. Check our schedule page for specifics. You may also sign up for our email reminders; read more on the Email Reminders page.
Don't know what contra is? See our About Contra and Contra FAQ pages.
Looking for English Country Dancing? Our English Country page has the information you need.
All dances are open to the public, feature live music, and are smoke- and alcohol-free. We also ask that you come fragrance-free, as some of our dancers are sensitive to chemicals. No partner is necessary, and it's a contra dance tradition to dance with many different partners through the course of the evening.
Explore our web site — there's a lot here! More importantly, please join us at a dance! We think that you will find us to be a friendly and welcoming group and contra dance to be great fun and exercise.
Live music always ♦ No partner necessary ♦ All dances taught and prompted