| Event | Caller | Band | Details | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2021 english Zoom |
David Smukler | Laurel Sharp | An evening of more complicated English dances, called for all positions | More info |
| Apr 26, 2021 meeting |
Online meeting - https://meet.google.com/gxj-mknv-ufk - We have organized an Anti-racism study group. | More info | ||
| Apr 25, 2021 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Apr 25, 2021 meeting Zoom |
Pat Donaldson | English Planning Committee | Join us to plan ahead for when we can dance together safely again! | More info |
| Apr 18, 2021 english Zoom |
David Smukler | Laurel Sharp | An evening of more complicated English dances, called for all positions | More info |
| Apr 11, 2021 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Apr 11, 2021 meeting Zoom |
Cindy Culbert | CDR Board | CDR board meeting | More info |
| Apr 10, 2021 meeting Zoom |
Margaret Mathews | Contra Planning Committee | Join us to plan ahead for when we can dance together safely again! | More info |
| Apr 4, 2021 english Zoom |
David Smukler | Laurel Sharp | An evening of more complicated English dances, called for all positions | More info |
| Mar 28, 2021 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Mar 22, 2021 meeting |
Online meeting - In an effort to understand the roots, sources, influences, and biases of our favorite past-time and why today it is a very “white” activity, we have organized an Anti-racism study group. | More info | ||
| Mar 20, 2021 meeting Zoom |
Margaret Mathews | Contra Planning Committee | Join us to plan ahead for when we can dance together safely again! | More info |
| Mar 14, 2021 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Mar 14, 2021 meeting Zoom |
Cindy Culbert | CDR Board | CDR board meeting | More info |
| Mar 7, 2021 english Zoom |
David Smukler | Laurel Sharp | An evening of more complicated English dances, called for all positions | More info |
| Feb 28, 2021 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Feb 28, 2021 meeting |
Planning for the restart of ECD later this year. | More info | ||
| Feb 22, 2021 meeting |
Online meeting - In an effort to understand the roots, sources, influences, and biases of our favorite past-time and why today it is a very “white” activity, we have organized an Anti-racism study group. | More info | ||
| Feb 21, 2021 english Zoom |
David Smukler | Laurel Sharp | An evening of more complicated English dances, called for all positions | More info |
| Feb 20, 2021 english Zoom |
Margaret Mathews | Contra Planning Committee | Join us to plan ahead for when we can dance together safely again! | More info |
| Feb 14, 2021 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Feb 7, 2021 meeting Zoom |
Cindy Culbert | CDR Board | CDR board meeting | More info |
| Feb 7, 2021 english Zoom |
David Smukler | Laurel Sharp | An evening of more complicated English dances, called for all positions | More info |
| Jan 31, 2021 english |
Planning for the restart of ECD later this year. | More info | ||
| Jan 25, 2021 meeting |
Online meeting - In an effort to understand the roots, sources, influences, and biases of our favorite past-time and why today it is a very “white” activity, we have organized an Anti-racism study group. | More info | ||
| Jan 24, 2021 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Jan 17, 2021 english Zoom |
David Smukler | Laurel Sharp | An evening of more complicated English dances, called for all positions | More info |
| Jan 17, 2021 contra Zoom |
Ralph Page (virtual) Dance Weekend | More info | ||
| Jan 16, 2021 contra Zoom |
Margaret Mathews | Contra Planning Committee | Join us to plan ahead for when we can dance together safely again! | More info |
| Jan 10, 2021 meeting Zoom |
Cindy Culbert | CDR Board | CDR board meeting | More info |
| Jan 10, 2021 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Jan 3, 2021 english Zoom |
David Smukler | Laurel Sharp | An evening of more complicated English dances, called for all positions | More info |
| Dec 31 - Jan 1, 2021 contra Zoom |
TBA | TBD | An online event with parallel breakout rooms Contra, English, Concerts, Balkan, and social games | More info |
| Dec 28, 2020 meeting |
Online meeting - In an effort to understand the roots, sources, influences, and biases of our favorite past-time and why today it is a very “white” activity, we have organized an Anti-racism study group. | More info | ||
| Dec 20, 2020 english Zoom |
Lisa Brown | ECD Bingo with ECD elements like "cast" or "hey" taking the place of numbers on a bingo card. Pre-registration required. See "Event Details" for more information. | More info | |
| Dec 13, 2020 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Dec 12, 2020 english Zoom |
Margaret Mathews | Contra Planning Committee | Join us to plan ahead for when we can dance together safely again! | More info |
| Dec 6, 2020 english Zoom |
David Smukler | Laurel Sharp | An evening of more complicated English dances, called for all positions | More info |
| Nov 28, 2020 english Zoom |
Colleen Liggett | Sister Haggis | Thanksgiving Saturday English Dance | More info |
| Nov 27 - Nov 28, 2020 special-event |
Alex Deis-Lauby | The Gaslight Tinkers | It is with great sadness that we are cancelling the 2020 Thanksgiving Festival. We look forward hopefully to a potential festival in 2021. | More info |
| Nov 23, 2020 meeting Zoom |
Join others to understand the roots, sources, influences, and biases of our favorite past-time and why today it is a very "white" activity. | More info | ||
| Nov 22, 2020 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Nov 22, 2020 meeting |
Cindy Culbert | CDR Board | CDR re-entry discussion | More info |
| Nov 15, 2020 english Zoom |
David Smukler | Laurel Sharp | An evening of more complicated English dances, called for all positions | More info |
| Nov 14, 2020 meeting |
Margaret Mathews | Contra Planning Committee | We love to dance and work to make it happen. | More info |
| Nov 8, 2020 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Nov 1, 2020 english Zoom |
David Smukler | Laurel Sharp | An evening of more complicated English dances, called for all positions | More info |
| Oct 31, 2020 english Zoom |
Colleen Liggett | Sister Haggis | A special afternoon dance to celebrate the spookiest night of the year. | More info |
| Oct 26, 2020 english Zoom |
To understand the roots, sources, influences, and biases of our favorite past-time and why today it is a very "white" activity, we have organized an Anti-racism study group. Join us online to learn more! | More info | ||
| Oct 25, 2020 english |
TBA | TBD | Our popular Saturday night Halloween-themed Masquerade Ball. Spooky decorations, enchanting refreshments, masks and costumes admired but not required! $25, $15 students/low income; pay at the door. No dance on Oct 25! | More info |
| Oct 25, 2020 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Oct 25, 2020 meeting |
Dave Boyer, Cindy Culbert | CDR Board | The CDR quarterly board meeting is open to all. Contact us for meeting information. | More info |
| Oct 20, 2020 special-event Zoom |
David Smukler | Untitled | A web-chat discussing 5 topics about being an English Country dance caller and choreographer. | More info |
| Oct 18, 2020 english Zoom |
David Smukler | Laurel Sharp | An evening of more complicated English dances, called for all positions | More info |
| Oct 17, 2020 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Oct 11, 2020 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Oct 4, 2020 english Zoom |
David Smukler | Laurel Sharp | An evening of more complicated English dances, called for all positions | More info |
| Sep 27, 2020 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Sep 20, 2020 english Zoom |
David Smukler | Laurel Sharp | An evening of more complicated English dances, called for all positions | More info |
| Sep 20 - Sep 27, 2020 special-event Zoom |
Dave Boyer | CDR Board | Please check your email for a ballot from Country Dancers of Rochester, and vote! | More info |
| Sep 15, 2020 special-event Zoom |
Dave Boyer | CDR Executive Committee | Our annual Contra and ECD short business meeting during the break needs to be done online this September. We are inviting alternate nominations for CDR 2020 board (per CDR’s by-laws) | More info |
| Sep 13, 2020 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Sep 6, 2020 english Zoom |
David Smukler | Laurel Sharp | An evening of more complicated English dances, called for all positions | More info |
| Aug 29, 2020 english |
Unfortunately, English Country dancing requires less social distance than is advisable with Covid on the loose. We are therefore cancelling Balls until its safer for our members to dance. | More info | ||
| Aug 23, 2020 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Aug 16, 2020 meeting Zoom |
Pat Donaldson | English Planning Committee meeting | More info | |
| Aug 9, 2020 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Aug 8, 2020 meeting |
Margaret Mathews | Contra Planning Committee | We love to dance and work to make it happen. | More info |
| Jul 26, 2020 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Jul 19, 2020 meeting |
Dave Boyer | CDR Board | The CDR quarterly board meeting is open to all. Contact us for meeting information. | More info |
| Jul 11, 2020 meeting |
Margaret Mathews | Contra Planning Committee | We love to dance and work to make it happen. | More info |
| Jun 28, 2020 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Jun 28, 2020 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| Jun 14, 2020 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | A Zoom dance with one of our favorite callers from Syracuse! | More info | |
| May 24, 2020 english Zoom |
Carmen Giunta | TBD | An evening of solo (or couple) English Country dances, adapted by Carmen Giunta from Syracuse. | More info |
| May 17, 2020 english Zoom |
Alchemy | Dance along to some of the tunes in Alchemy's latest release! | More info | |
| May 10, 2020 english Zoom |
Owen Morrison and Anna Patton | A waltz concert/dance via zoom. email for information on how to join the event | More info | |
| May 4, 2020 english |
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| Apr 11, 2020 meeting |
Dave Boyer | CDR Board | Agenda TBD | More info |
| Apr 4, 2020 meeting |
Margaret Mathews | Contra Planning Committee | The Contra Planning Committee is open to everyone! | More info |
| Mar 19, 2020 contra |
Rochester Contra Dances are cancelled until we can safely dance together again. | More info | ||
| Mar 15, 2020 meeting First Rochester |
Pat Donaldson | This meeting has been postponed for a later date | More info | |
| Mar 15, 2020 english |
Rochester English Country Dance is cancelled for March 15. | More info | ||
| Mar 12, 2020 contra |
Rochester Contra Dances are cancelled for the month of March. | More info | ||
| Mar 8, 2020 english First Rochester |
Richard Sauvain | Dames Rocket | Oboe, recorders, whistles, violin, piano & concertina will be part of the musical mix tonight, with an experienced caller who has a nice sense of what our dancers like. | More info |
| Mar 7, 2020 meeting Rich & Peggy Dempsey's house |
Margaret Mathews | Contra Planning Committee | The Contra Planning Committee is open to everyone! | More info |
| Mar 5, 2020 contra Covenant |
Nancy Spero | The Bobbens | Tonight's band is the BobBens, a local favorite Trio featuring Bob Berch, Ben Hockenberry and Ben Goering. with calling by Nancy Spero from Ithaca. | More info |
| Mar 1, 2020 demo-team First Rochester |
Cathy Stephens | Molly Jaynes Wilson | Performance skills workshop for the Meryton Assembly Dancers. Invitation only. | More info |
| Mar 1, 2020 english First Rochester |
Cathy Stephens | Sister Haggis | Visiting from Ontario, our caller is a professional dance instructor, social dance historian and choreographer! Eileen and Jane never fail to delight us with their musical ability and joy in working together. | More info |
| Feb 29, 2020 demo-team First Rochester |
Cathy Stephens | Molly Jaynes Wilson | Regency Quadrille Workshop for the Meryton Assembly Dancers followed by potluck lunch. Invitation only. | More info |
| Feb 27, 2020 contra Covenant |
Margaret Mathews | Spindrift | Spindrift with Margaret Mathews! This evening we are partnering with the 20s&30sHangin' With New Friends of Rochester Meetup group for the second time. Last month's group dance was a blast! So many new smiling faces. | More info |
| Feb 27, 2020 demo-team |
Lisa Brown | Molly Jaynes Wilson | The Meryton Assembly Dancers teach English country dancing to first year opera students at the Eastman School. Private event. | More info |
| Feb 23, 2020 english First Rochester |
Carmen Giunta | Confluence | Visiting from the Southern Tier, our flute & piano duo will give us smooth and energetic music for our dancing pleasure, and Carmen's dance choices tend to to be much liked by Rochester dancers. | More info |
| Feb 20, 2020 contra Covenant |
Bob Fabinski | Nadine, Tom and Peter | This evening we have a special trio of Nadine Dyskant, Tom Santarsiero and Peter Gustav Blue. Calling will be by Bob Fabinski | More info |
| Feb 16, 2020 english First Rochester |
Richard Sauvain | Arugula | Flute & violin on the melody lines along with rich harmonies on piano and bass will inspire us on our annual Chocolate Night! Expect a program of delightful dances from the founder of our English dance group. | More info |
| Feb 13, 2020 contra Covenant |
Chuck Abell | Alyssa and Alex | Get your Pre-Flurry Contra Fix to music by Alyssa and Alex! | More info |
| Feb 9, 2020 english First Rochester |
David Smukler, Sue Batt | Molly, Ben, Ben & Jane | Our very first English - Scottish evening! These two styles of country dancing share many qualities, yet are delightfully different. Our experienced Scottish & ECD teachers have some lovely ECD/Scottish pairs planned. | More info |
| Feb 9, 2020 demo-team First Rochester |
Lisa Brown | Molly Jaynes Wilson | Rehearsal for the Meryton Assembly - our English Country dance Performance Group. Please contact Lisa Brown if you're interested in participating. Meeting to immediately follow rehearsal. | More info |
| Feb 8, 2020 meeting Margaret Mathews |
Margaret Mathews | Contra Planning Committee | The Contra Planning Committee is open to everyone! | More info |
| Feb 6, 2020 contra |
Bob Nicholson | Confluence | Confluence, the Mother Daughter duo of Barbara Dyskant and Nadine Dyskant-Miller will be joined by Daphne Pickens for this winter dance. Bob Nicholson will be calling. | More info |