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CONTRA DANCE💃$10 Sunday Chopped Liver band Sept 7 Jean Gorrindo calls- 6-9pm

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CONTRA DANCE 💃 $10 Sunday Sept 7 Jean Gorrindo (with Diana Livada) Chopped Liver band- 6-9pm
SB Carrillo Recreation Center 100 E Carrillo in the large sprung-floor ballroom

The band: Chopped Liver

The caller: Jean Gorrindo (with Diana Livada

$10 Cash/Visa/MC/Venmo
Beginners are welcome, cherished even. No need to bring a partner.
We urge all newcomers to 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.

Nothing to wrinkle your nose up at, Chopped Liver is a local contra- and English country dance band whose repertoire includes a wide range of traditional and original tunes, performed in a lively and unique manner. Band members Michael Mendelson (fiddle), Suzanne Duffy (flute), Jeff Spero (piano), and Bill Flores (banjo, mandolin, dobro, tenor sax) have tight rhythms and a driving sound that will lift your spirits in exhilarating ways, bringing you closer to your dancing family and friends. You can have your fill of this Chopped Liver and keep wanting to come back for more!

Jean Gorrindo is a favorite caller with a confident, easy going style. Hailing from San Luis Obispo County, she is a pro at looking out for the needs of the hall, and will bring a fun assortment of dances. Jean's strong teaching and musical skills, combined with her rhythmic vocal quality, help her deliver flowing, challenging choreography in a fun and accessible way! She has a particular knack for collecting dances with exceptional flow designed to enhance the connectedness between us all. In her mind, that feeling of connection is what it is all about.

CONTRA DANCE: SB Country Dance Society non-profit, co-sponsored by the SB Park and Rec Department

Fun Social Dance
Live Band and Caller
Enjoyable
Great Exercise
Good for the Body & Brain
You Don't Need a Partner

Future 2025 Contra Dances
(1st, 3rd, Sundays $10, quarterly free dance :)
Sep 7 Jean Gorrindo (with Diana Livada) Chopped Liver
Sep 21 Chris Page Whole Hog
Oct 5 Penelope Weinberger Contra Capers
Oct 12 Special Finale of the Harvest Moon Dance Festival $20 for general public (included with Harvest Moon registration)
(Register here to attend entire weekend)
6:30 to 8:00, Anna Rain/Topspin 8:20 to 9:50, Rick Mohr/Gaslight Tinkers
Oct 19 Lindsay Verbil Anvil Sky (aka Green Willow)
Nov 2 Our annual Halloween/Day of the Dead dance