CONTRA DANCE Sunday 6–9pm to SHINBONE BAND!

DANCE 6–9pm to a LIVE BAND!

SB Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E Carrillo St. in the large sprung-floor ballroom
The Band: SHINBONE
The Caller: CHRIS PAGE
Beginners are welcome, cherished even. No need to bring a partner.
We suggest newcomers dance with experienced dancers for the first few dances. It helps make if fun and easy for everyone!
Dress for comfort. We recommend low or flat shoes that don't stick

New dancers welcome! No need to BYO Partner.
And did we mention how FUN CONTRA DANCE is? Some of us get sore cheeks from smiling so much!

SHINBONE band
Shinbone, a newly formed contra dance band, is excited to make their debut at the April 5 contra dance in Santa Barbara. Shinbone will be playing all Irish, all the time! Lively traditional jigs and reels will be played by Katie McCaffrey on fiddle, Mike Mullins on mandolin, Tom Wolverton on tenor banjo, 5 string banjo, pennywhistle, and uilleann pipes, with Amber Mueller on piano.

Our caller for both dances is JACQUI GRENNAN
Jacqui has been a caller, choreographer, and dance organizer in the Los Angeles contra dance scene since 2010. Jacqui currently calls at dances around the nation. Delighting in the dance for many years, Jacqui decided to pick up the mic in 2013. She likes to put together an evening that is varied in movement and in pace and that will be enjoyable for newer dancers as well as for those who are more experienced. She is noted for her clarity in calling and her ability to adjust to the dancers on the floor. She sees herself as the host of a party and gets great satisfaction helping the dancers and band have a good time during the dance.

Future 2026 Contra Dances
DATE BAND CALLER
Admission: $15; youth rate $5–$10 sliding scale; 12 and under, free
Mar 15 Chopped Liver Jacqui Grennan
Mar 29 NO DANCE
Apr 3 Chris Page Shinbone
Apr 19 Lindsay Verbil Chopped Liver
May 17 TBD TBD (may be cancelled, we will let you know!)
May 31 Jacqui Grennan Double Trouble (Rodney Miller & Jeff Spero)
Jun 7 TBD Whole Hog
Jun 21 Diana Livada Fiddle Tunas

Video of one of our dances
For more info see https://www.sbcds.org/contradance

Future English Country Dances
First Presbyterian Church
21 E. Constance Ave. Santa Barbara, CA 93105
First, Third, and Fifth Sundays (with some exceptions).
New dancer instruction at 1:45, dancing 2:00 to 4:15 pm. Doors open at 1:40.