Save the dates for next year's Cabin Fever: February 13-15, 2009!
Thanks to everyone who came to Cabin Fever 2008.

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Contra Dance:
We dance to live music every Monday night, 8-11 pm, at the Laurel Theater (16th St. and Laurel Ave. [directions]), $7 ($3 for students).

Beginners are welcome, no partner or experience required. It's easy and fun!

* The caller will teach a Beginner's Workshop at 7:30 pm. (Nick Boulet's website)
** 1st Monday: Waltz Lessons; 3rd Monday: Swing Lessons; downstairs during the break. All lessons are free and will last about 15 minutes.

April-May Full Schedule Page or Printable PDF

The KCD Schedule is published quarterly.  It will be sent by email to our subscribers.
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Booking:

For scheduling and booking inquiries, contact 
Bill McGowan bbmcgowan @ fastmail.fm.

All other questions: kcdwebmaster  @  yahoo.com.

What is Contra Dance? Ask 20 different people to define contra dancing 
and you will get 20 different definitions. Gary Shapiro puts it like this -- 
"A contra dance is like an amusement park ride we make for ourselves." 

"Devoted dancers practice tradition and
welcome even the most hesitant newcomers"
an article in the MetroPulse February 2004
by Paige M. Travis, a dance skeptic

See our own Miss Vicki featured in the Knoxville News Sentinel's: Picture This!
 
Here is another great reference for new dancers -- 
A Contra Dance Primer.

With very rare exceptions we dance every Monday night from 8-11 pm 
at the Laurel Theater at 16th Street and Laurel Avenue [directions].  
Beginners are welcome, 
(it helps to show up early), and no partner is required.  
All dances will be taught.  "If you can walk, you can contra dance."
Admission for all dances is $7 ($3 for students).

You can burn a lot of energy on the dance floor, so we recommend you 
wear loose fitting comfortable clothing with layers that you can remove. 
To preserve our dance space, we request that you wear or bring 
clean non-marking soft-soled shoes for dancing.

Contra Dances in our Sister Cities of Tennessee

Athens:
1st Saturday
http://www.athensartscouncil.org/dance.php 

Chattanooga:
2nd & 4th Saturdays
http://www.contranooga.org/ 

Jonesborough:
1st & 3rd Saturdays
http://www.historicjonesboroughdancesociety.com/ 

Memphis:
1st, 3rd & 5th Fridays
http://hometown.aol.com/horselovers/index.html 

Nashville:
every Friday
http://www.dancenashville.org/ 

Sewanee:
once a month, check schedule
http://www.mistycontra.zoomshare.com/0.html 

KCD Mailing Address - our new mailing address is:

Knoxville Country Dancers
P.O. Box 32817 
Knoxville, TN 37930-2817