Contra Dance on June 6, 2025!!! Penelope Weinberger calls to Kelsey & Helen!

JOIN US FOR THE CONTRA DANCE ON FRIDAY JUNE 6, 2025!!

Join us for the wonderful sounds of Kelsey & Helen (Kelsey Wells (fiddle, banjo), Helen Kuhar (guitar)) who will bring their exciting, engergetic dancing tunes to the Spanish Ballroom for the Friday Night Dance.

Our caller, Penelope Weinberger, will bring us an evening of delightful dancing fun. Penelope has been calling and organizing dances for over 20 years and is welcomed and beloved around the country. Hailing from right here in the DC area, she has called all kinds of scenes, from traditional to techno. Don't miss this fun-filled evening!

Come on out and join us for an amazing evening at the Friday Night D

All dances called gender-free.

Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, MD 20812.

Tickets are $15. Purchase tickets at here or pay at the door.

The admission price includes the lesson at 7:30 p.m.

Dance from 8 to 11 p.m.

You can register and pay online in advance, which is faster. You may also pay at the door with cash and credit cards. You have the ability to cancel registrations prior to the event, and any payment will be refunded as a credit for future use. No refunds will be available after the event has started.

The Friday Night Dancers are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organization, welcoming all of our neighbors to join us in this energetic and delightful evening of fun each week. Be sure to invite your friends, family and colleagues to join us each Friday evening at the Spanish Ballroom in Glen Echo Park!!

All Friday Night Dances are hosted in a mask-optional ballroom. While masks are not required, we continue to encourage them. We ask that you please be sensitive to those who have made the decision to continue to wear masks.

Though COVID-19 vaccinations are not required, we encourage individuals to obtain them.

UPCOMING FND DANCES

June 13 - Backstep Cindy (Sandy Hofferth (fiddle), Fred Cherney (banjo), Joe Langley (guitar), and Shirley Echols (bass)) with Caroline Barnes calling - in the SBR

June 20 - Torrent (Nadia Gaya (accordion), Sarah Parker (fiddle) and Ross Parker (piano)) with Colette Mrozek calling - in the SBR

June 27 - Triple Helix (Colleen Reed (sax and flute) Alexander Mitchell (fiddle and mandolin) Keith Gillis (guitar)) with Perry Shafran calling - in the SBR

July 4 - PLEASE NOTE: NO FRIDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE ON JULY 4, 2025!!