In fact that will be true three times this month! This first two times it’s a natural result of our holding English dances on the first & third Sundays, and Contra dances on the second and fourth Saturdays. The Monday this notice drops will be the day after the first Sunday, and the next Saturday will be the first Saturday of the month, a week too soon for the Contra, which will happen on Saturday the 14th, with Tanya Merchant calling to the music of Star Thistle.

Sunday the 15th will be not just an English dance, but our annual Holiday Tea! This year we swapped the locations of our two English dances so we could hold this event at Roseville’s Masonic Lodge, with the superb Lise Dyckman calling to our own Quite Carried Away. Tea will be sipped (pinkie extension is optional), goodies devoured, and there will be chattage and talkery.

Then we’ll have another no-dance weekend due to the calendar, and the following Saturday, the 28th, the dance is also canceled, as just three days later is one of the biggest events in our calendar: the New Year’s Eve Contra! Starting at 8 PM, you can dance out 2024 with Dane Wallinga calling to the music of the Rhythm Raptors (Rodney Miller, Jeff Spero, and TJ Crow)!

December is a big month!