Contra Dance on July 11, 2025!!! Ben Allbrandt calls to the Glen Echo Open Band

JOIN US FOR THE CONTRA DANCE ON FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2025!!

Join us for the wonderful sounds of The Fabulous Glen Echo Open Band (led by Bobby LaRose (mandolin)) who will bring their exciting, engergetic dancing tunes to the Spanish Ballroom for the Friday Night Dance. Our caller, Ben Allbrandt, will bring us an evening of delightful dancing fun. Don't miss this fun-filled evening!

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

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

July 18 - Sugar Beat (Susan Brandt (flute), Elke Baker (fiddle), and Marc Glickman (piano, bodhran)) with Penelope Weinberger calling - in the SBR

July 25 - Oliver Scanlon and Friends (Alex Fortier (piano), Zachary Mills (fiddle), Oliver Scanlon (fiddle, mandolin, viola, foot percussion)) with Kappy Laning calling - in the SBR

August 1 - Some Assembly (Mary Flora (woodwinds), Donna Boylan (keyboards), Adam Lee (guitar), Joe Klausner (fiddle/mandolin), Iain Sturrock (cajon)) with April Blum calling - in the SBR

August 8 - Unbowed (Henry Koretzky (guitar, mandolin), Aaron Blouin (bass), Mike Henry (guitar), Special guest Todd Clewell (fiddle)) with Michael Karcher calling - in the SBR