Upper Susquehanna Contradance has run upon hard times and is no longer holding regularly scheduled dances.
We invite you to come to the First Friday dances in Cooperstown hosted by the Otsego Dance Society.
Everyone is welcome at these dances; you don't need any dancing experience, nor do you have
to bring your own partner. Just dress comfortably and bring clean soft-soled shoes to protect the floor. Each dance
features live music and a caller who teaches the dance figures and steps before the music starts. For those
among you who are concerned about cardiovascular fitness, contradancing provides a
carefully balanced combination of vigorous exercise and flirting which should keep your heart
rate up all evening. But really, what is contradance? Try Gary Shapiro's page, What is Contra Dance?
If you already know what contradance is and would like to get better at it, try one of Jonathan Sivier's pages for some helpful hints
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The Otsego Dance Society holds contradances at 8:00 PM on the first Friday of
each month, except July and August, at the Presbyterian Church, on Pioneer St. in Cooperstown.
Their admission charges are:
Adults, $8, teens and students, $4, 12 and under, free.
UPCOMING COOPERSTOWN DANCES
Next dance: Sept. 2- Miss Marty and SGB with caller Casey Carr.
Oct. 7- Caller Katy Heine with Tunescape.
Nov. 4- Smash the Windows, with Bob Nicholson calling.
Dec. 2- Caller Casey Mullaney with Hope Grietzer, Tom Hodgson and Eileen Nicholson.
For Otsego Dance Society info call (315) 272-6110 or (607) 965-8232. Online, visit them at The Otsego Dance Society Blog.
To receive regular dance announcements, click here.
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