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Other Regular Dances in Texas and Oklahoma
Austin dances contras every Wednesday, 1st Fridays, and 3rd Saturdays, and ECD on 2nd Fridays.
Austin Contra Dances
Bryan/College Station dances contras on 1st Saturdays.
Bryan/College Station
Dallas dances contras on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Saturdays, and ECD on 4th Saturdays.
North Texas Traditional Dance Society
San Antonio dances contras on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays.
San Antonio Contra Dancers
Oklahoma City dances contras on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays.
Scissortail Traditional Dance Society
Tulsa dances contras on the 1st Saturday of each month.
Tulsa Barn Dance
See Ted Crane's National Dance Database or Charlie Seelig's Contradancelinks for dances held in other parts of the country. These sites are not always accurate so be sure to call or email before attending an out-of-state dance.
Dance Weekends
See our Dance Weekends page.
Miscellaneous Links
The Country Dance and Song Society is the national organization dedicated to supporting and promoting traditional forms of American and English song and folk dancing. Several of our dancers are members of CDSS, and HATDS itself is a group member.
Looking for contra or English Country dance music? Try CDSS, CDBaby, and Contracopia.
Youth Flock to Contra Dancing, a wonderful story on National Public Radio.
Callers' Guidelines
Here are the HATDS Callers' Guidelines (PDF).
It's like a rhythmic swirl of awesomeness and dancing.
~ Alix Hamburger, a 10th grader describing contra dance.