Contra Dances
Contra dances are held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of most months. Check our schedule page or sign up for email reminders to stay current. Updates will also be posted to our Facebook group and Instagram page.
Specifics about each dance are posted on our Google calendar.
Become a member to receive a $5 discount at every regular contra dance.
Volunteer!
HATDS members, please volunteer to be a door manager or hall manager at a contra dance. Sign up on our SignUp Genius page.
English Country Dances
HATDS English dances are on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays with the occasional exception. For details, see our ECD page. To stay current with the ECD schedule, subscribe to the HATDS ECD mailing list or check the HATDS calendar.
Upcoming Special Events
March 30: Contra for Beginners
This special 5th Saturday dance will consist entirely of easy dances for those new to contra dance. Of course everyone, beginner or experienced, is invited.
Even better, there is no admission charge!
The dance will start at our usual time (7:30 pm) at Dauntless Dance & Movement.
March 29–31: Set for Spring in Austin
Set for Spring is the English country dance weekend that rotates between Oklahoma and Texas cities. The 2024 festival will be in Austin and feature Susan Kevra calling and playing clarinet with Audrey Jaber and Ben Schreiber on violins and Jacqueline Schwab on piano.
Details at SetForSpring.org.
April 26–28: When In Doubt, Swing! in Dallas
WIDS is the contra dance festival of the North Texas Traditional Dance Society. The 2024 festival will feature Wendy Graham calling to the Gaslight Tinkers. Details on nttds.org.