We have dances on the second Saturday of the month from October through April. The evenings start with basic instruction / review from 7:00-7:30pm and the music and dancing starts at 7:30 and goes to 9:30 Sign up for our email list to get our monthly notices with any last minute information by emailing us at bendcontra@gmail.com

Our next dance is on Valentines Day, February 14th and will feature “Danger Gently” led by Darin Gentry. Their website is https://www.daringentry.com – (you can check out videos there)

Centered firmly around the authentic grooves of Darin Gentry’s Appalachian fiddle playing, Danger Gently is Darin’s old time string band that will have you on your feet dancing away even in your seat.

Hailing from the hills of Western North Carolina, Darin is the embodiment of traditional Appalachian music rooted firmly in the old time masters on fiddle and banjo. Listening to Darin, you are immediately transported to another era and mesmerized by his soulful renditions of the music on which he was raised. From a deeply musical family, Darin is steeped in the traditions from hearing the playing of his grandparents and great grandfather, whose banjo he still plays today. Whether its old time, bluegrass, honky tonk or country, Darin is not confined to one style of playing. Equally adept at fiddle, clawhammer banjo, bass and guitar, Darin was mentored early on by the legendary West Virginia musician Dwight Diller who claimed that Darin is “in my opinion one of the best under-thirty clawhammer banjo players today.”

Here is the schedule for the 2025 ~ 2026 dances:

October 2025:
Band: High Country Dance Band
Caller: Sue Baker

November:
Band: Tree Huggers
Caller: Ron Bell-Roemer

December:
Band: High Country Dance Band
Caller: Ron Bell-Roemer

January 2026:
Band: Ouie de Neault
Caller: Rich Goss

February: 2026
Band: Danger Gently
Caller: Rich Goss

March 2026:
Band: High Strung!
Caller: Stacy Rose

April 2026:
Band: Danger Gently
Caller: Ric Goldman