Super special contra dance in Sheffield on 2 July 2022!
Contra dance with Contrasaurus playing and Charlotte Rich-Griffin and Rachel Shapiro-Wallace calling!
We are running this special one-off event in partnership with our friends at Sheffield Scratch Contra, and would be delighted if you were able to join us!
For this event, we are delighted to be joined by the truly excellent Edward Wallace on fiddle.
Timings: Doors open from 7:30pm, Beginners workshop 7:40pm to 8pm, Dancing from 8pm to 11pm
Location: Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Rd, Sheffield, S10 1TD [https://goo.gl/maps/GssgNN2T4pJzfqdk9]
Tickets: These are £10. Payment is in cash on the door.
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/624541988872392
FAQs
What is contra?
Contra dancing is an American reinvention of English ceilidh or barn-dance, focusing on flowing movements and interactions between dancers.
Can I come?
Yes! All dances are taught from scratch on the day, and beginners are always welcome.
We suggest arriving earlier on (or even better, in time for the beginners workshop) if you’ve never danced contra before, and the first few dances will go through some of the common moves we’ll be using through the evening.
What do I need?
Bring comfortable shoes, comfortable clothes (swirly skirts or kilts optional) and a bottle of water.
You don’t need to bring a partner. You can ask anyone to dance and most people dance with lots of different people over an evening. Anyone can dance with anyone and we’ll be calling without gendered terms to make it clear that anyone can ask anyone to dance.
Accessibility info
Crookes Social Club is part of the Access Card scheme: https://www.accesscard.org.uk/providers/crookes-social-club/
The venue is wheelchair accessible via a ramp.
The venue has wheelchair accessible toilets.
There is a carpark at the venue, including disabled parking.
There are chairs, tables and cushioned seating in the venue at the side/back of the dance floor.
The dance will not use flashing lighting and will be well lit. There may be some slow fade coloured lighting.
We do not have a hearing aid loop or BSL interpreters.
The venue does not have a designated quiet room/space.
We are not requiring participants to take Covid tests.
Accompanied children are welcome.
If you have further accessibility queries about the venue, please contact Crookes Social Club directly - https://www.facebook.com/crookesclub/ or 0114 266 0114
If you have further accessibility queries about the dance, please contact Sheffield Scratch Contra via Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SheffieldScratchContra/ or Contrasaurus via the contact form here.
We are running this special one-off event in partnership with our friends at Sheffield Scratch Contra, and would be delighted if you were able to join us!
For this event, we are delighted to be joined by the truly excellent Edward Wallace on fiddle.
Timings: Doors open from 7:30pm, Beginners workshop 7:40pm to 8pm, Dancing from 8pm to 11pm
Location: Crookes Social Club, Mulehouse Rd, Sheffield, S10 1TD [https://goo.gl/maps/GssgNN2T4pJzfqdk9]
Tickets: These are £10. Payment is in cash on the door.
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/624541988872392
FAQs
What is contra?
Contra dancing is an American reinvention of English ceilidh or barn-dance, focusing on flowing movements and interactions between dancers.
Can I come?
Yes! All dances are taught from scratch on the day, and beginners are always welcome.
We suggest arriving earlier on (or even better, in time for the beginners workshop) if you’ve never danced contra before, and the first few dances will go through some of the common moves we’ll be using through the evening.
What do I need?
Bring comfortable shoes, comfortable clothes (swirly skirts or kilts optional) and a bottle of water.
You don’t need to bring a partner. You can ask anyone to dance and most people dance with lots of different people over an evening. Anyone can dance with anyone and we’ll be calling without gendered terms to make it clear that anyone can ask anyone to dance.
Accessibility info
Crookes Social Club is part of the Access Card scheme: https://www.accesscard.org.uk/providers/crookes-social-club/
The venue is wheelchair accessible via a ramp.
The venue has wheelchair accessible toilets.
There is a carpark at the venue, including disabled parking.
There are chairs, tables and cushioned seating in the venue at the side/back of the dance floor.
The dance will not use flashing lighting and will be well lit. There may be some slow fade coloured lighting.
We do not have a hearing aid loop or BSL interpreters.
The venue does not have a designated quiet room/space.
We are not requiring participants to take Covid tests.
Accompanied children are welcome.
If you have further accessibility queries about the venue, please contact Crookes Social Club directly - https://www.facebook.com/crookesclub/ or 0114 266 0114
If you have further accessibility queries about the dance, please contact Sheffield Scratch Contra via Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SheffieldScratchContra/ or Contrasaurus via the contact form here.
