Contra dance: Saturday December 20
Schedule
Sat, 20 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 am
UTC-05:00Location
Churchill Seniors Centre | Ottawa, ON
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Join us for our next contra dance!No partner or experience required
This is our traditional holiday dance:
During the break:
Dessert potluck: consider bringing some goodies to share! A card listing ingredients is appreciated too.
Carol singing: song-sheets will be passed around.
Seasonal play: we’ll have a short traditional English skit for fun too.
Karen Steven from the band Atlantic Firth will be selling her Christmas cakes again; for questions or pre-orders, contact her at [email protected].
Time
7:00 doors open;
7:30 intro to contra; highly recommended for newcomers.
8:00–11:00 dance.
Location
Churchill Seniors’ Recreation Centre, 345 Richmond Road, Ottawa.
Band: Atlantic Firth - 4-piece band living in and around Ottawa, ON, Canada. 3 band members hail from Scotland originally - Alastair MacDonald (accordion), Karen Steven (fiddle), Ian Clark (guitar). Canadian native, John Mitchell (piano) is the 4th member.
Caller: Emily Addison from Ottawa
Admission
Pay what you can to support the dance:
$10 minimum / $15 regular / $20 supporter / $25+ amazing!
Children's price: no minimum; any contribution is appreciated but optional.
Pay at the door with cash or send an Interac e-transfer to [email protected].
Health
Please stay home if you have cold symptoms or might be contagious, let’s not spread it.
Masks are welcome but optional.
Remember to bring
clean, comfortable indoor shoes (non-marking soles to protect our wood floor)
cash for admission
water bottle
light, comfortable clothes (it’s hot, even in winter)
Future dances
Dances are usually twice a month, on the first and third Saturdays, until June. The schedule so far is at ottawacontra.ca/schedule.
See you at the dance!
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Where is it happening?
Churchill Seniors Centre, 345 Richmond Road,Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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