Contra Dance Plus Weekend

Fri 24 Feb to Sun 26 Feb. Thelma Boltin Center, 516 NE 2nd Avenue, Gainesville. Susie, 352-466-9150. $8, $5 under 21. Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society - [godsdance][email][events]

Featuring these Deities of Dance: Notorious with Larry Unger, Eden MacAdam Somer, Sam Bartlett and Mark Hellenberg. Full Circle with Veronica Lane, Ted Lane and Nelle Smith. Calling are Carol Ormand and Dana Parkinson. $70 before January 15th, $80 after. $50 for students and under 21.

Everyone wants to be in Florida in February! So plan to stay awhile. We'll entice you with these options:

Sunday afternoon 2:30-5 pm - “A Winter White English Dance” with the Gainesville English Country Dancers. If you're not an English Country Dancer, it’s time you experienced the elegance of this "first-cousin" of contra.

Sunday evening 6 - 8:30 pm - "A Black Light Affair" techno contra with DJ Chad "Big Daddy" Young and caller Dana Parkinson at the Rion Ballroom, UF Campus. Ever done it in the dark? Wrap yourself in glow-in-the-dark bangles and dance to the techno beat.

Both dances $10, $5 for students and under 21. Pay at the door.