Building on the earlier work of the Buffalo Country Dancers, in the spring of 1996, Queen City Country Dancers of Buffalo, NY launched a monthly dance at the Unitarian-Universalist Church. Over seventy people turned out for our inaugural dance, and attendance has held steady from 30-70 per dance over the years. Since Queen City’s founding,  we have hosted callers and bands from Buffalo, Fredonia, Rochester, Olean, Hamilton, Guelph, Toronto, Albany, Syracuse, Boston, and Madison, WI. We have introduced Buffalo to major performers, including Tony Parkes, David Kaynor, and Larry Unger. We have cosponsored dances with other area recreational groups, introducing new people to the pleasures of contra dance. In 2006, QCCD incorporated as a 501(C)(3) and now has official nonprofit status.