What's Bayou Bedlam?
Bayou Bedlam is the Houston, Texas weekend of contra dancing, food, and friendship. It takes place every February and features nationally known bands and callers.
Every Bayou Bedlam features a Friday night dance, various workshops during the day on Saturday, a Saturday buffet lunch, a Saturday night dance, and a fabulous, famous Sunday brunch and dance.
See our Gallery page for photos from recent Bayou Bedlam weekends.
Bayou Bedlam is produced by the Houston Area Traditional Dance Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. For information about HATDS, the regular contra dances in Houston, or contra dancing in general, see the HATDS web site at hatds.org.
We love volunteers!
Please help make Bayou Bedlam a success by volunteering a little bit of time over the weekend. See the list of opportunities in the sidebar on the schedule page.
Bayou Bedlam 2011
Join us in Houston on February 18, 19, and 20 for the 17th Bayou Bedlam weekend.
The dancing starts at 8:00 PM on Friday the 18th and continues through 2:00 PM on Sunday the 20th. Lunch on Saturday and the not-to-be missed brunch (and dance) on Sunday will be catered by the Alice and Marcy All-Star Chefs.
We are thrilled to present Philadelphia's Scott Higgs calling to House Red from the mid-Atlantic region, plus a special treat Saturday afternoon: Andrea Katz and Kendall Rogers playing for Scott's English dance session. Won't you join us?
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Contact Us
We've tried to make this web site as complete as possible. If you have a question, chances are that you'll find the answer here quicker than waiting for an email response; just use the navigation bar at the top of the page. For questions and issues that aren't addressed on this web site, email BB11@hatds.org.
