Contra with Alex Deis-Lauby and Threading Heddles (masks required)

Name: Contra with Alex Deis-Lauby and Threading Heddles (masks required)
Start: 2026-04-18T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-18T22:00:00-04:00
Location: 201 W 13th St , 10011

Schedule

Sat Apr 18 2026 at 06:30 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

201 W 13th St , 10011 | New York, NY

A contra dance for all with live music by Threading Heddles and calling by Alexandra Deis-Lauby.
Threading Heddles is one of NYC's newest contra dance bands.
Micah Herron, flute
Myra Fowlkes-Smith, fiddle
Zach Thomas, guitar

Masks are required.
Contra dances are now starting an hour earlier than last year!
6:30-7:00 Introductory contra dance workshop
7:00-10:00 Contra for all
Role terms for this dance will be Larks & Robins.
@Church of the Village (201 W 13th Street in Manhattan)
Admission to our dances is on a sliding scale (cash preferred):
Members: $15-20
Non-members: $20-25
Full-time Students: $10
Join as a member! Memberships begun or renewed now are good through August 2025: https://cdny.org/get-involved/become-a-member/
**Covid Safety**
We highly encourage everyone to get vaccinated and stay up to date on their boosters. In order to accommodate differing risk tolerances among our membership, we are alternating Mask Optional and Mask Required events. Please check the Season Calendar’s details on cdny.org, where masking requirements are spelled out on a per-event basis. By attending our events in person, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to infectious disease and waive all potential claims against CDNY, its officers, and volunteers relating to such risks.
Please don’t attend if you feel sick or if you were in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID within the past week. If you do test positive for COVID within a week of attending one of our dances, please let us know by emailing [email protected].