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Note: No online ticket sales this year. We accept cash, credit card, and no-touch payments at the door.

After a two-year hiatus, we are going to have a small, but still fabulous, Thanksgiving event! Please join us for a double dance on Saturday, November 26th at Covenant United Methodist Church. We are lucky and excited to be finally welcoming to Rochester, our 2020 line-up –

  • The Gaslight Tinkers blend of traditional fiddle music with African, Caribbean, Funk, Reggae, and Latin grooves is just the boundless energy we’ll enjoy after our Thanksgiving feast.
  • Alexandra Deis-Lauby’s clear, smooth calling of always fun dance selections.

Stretch your dancing muscles in the afternoon with advanced contras, then dance the night away with regular contras. We’re back!

You will want to check out our COVID safety protocol before you come. Bring proof of vaccination. Masks are available for sale at the door.

Schedule

2:00-5:00 Experienced Dance
5:00-7:30 Dinner Break
7:00-7:30 Beginner Lesson
7:30-10:30 Evening Dance

Price Details

$20 for the Experienced Dance
$20 for the Evening Dance
$35 for both dances
We accept cash or credit at the door.

Caller

Alex Deis-Lauby

I am a dancer, caller, and organizer in NYC. I started contra dancing in Chicago in 2011. My first dance weekend was Cincinnati’s 2014 Pigtown fling. After that I attended at least one dance weekend a month and danced at a local dance every week (weather permitting). I began calling shortly after that in Chicago and then NYC. In 2015 I went to Pinewoods dance camp for the first time and took Lisa Greenleaf’s callers workshop. Dance camp is awesome! In 2015 I joined my local English dance’s house band on the piano. Through dance organizing, calling and traveling, I look for ways to foster community, build the skills of dancers, organizers, and new talent, and grow the contra and English community.

In my calling I value clear and concise walkthroughs, dances that flow, varied programs, creating a welcoming environment for new dancers, and working well with musicians. When not on stage calling or making music, I can be found on the floor dancing, learning new things, greeting new dancers, or teaching others.

Band

Gaslight Tinkers in Concert

The Gaslight Tinkers

Emerald Rae (Fiddle, Vocals), Jopey Fitzpatrick (Drums), Garrett Fitzpatrick (Bass), Peter Siegel (Oh you know - Guitar, banjo, mando, vocals and stuff)

African, Caribbean, Funk, Reggae, and Latin grooves meet traditional fiddle music. It’s the genre-bending future of the music of the past.

The Gaslight Tinkers’ blend of global rhythms creates a joyously danceable sound around a core of traditional New England old time and celtic fiddle music, merging boundless positive energy with melody and song. Since its formation in 2012 the band has lit up the East Coast, the West Coast, and the Caribbean, headlining clubs, dances, and major festivals.

Playing what The Valley Advocate describes as “Music that consistently fizzes and pops with unexpected textures and turns,” The Gaslight Tinkers’ shows are packed with delightful surprises, elated crowds, and exuberant musicianship. The sound and energy of Emerald, Jopey, Garrett, and Peter are universally irresistible.