Contra Dancing in Ellensburg, WA

• All dances taught
• Live music
• Everyone is welcome, at any level of experience
• No dress code-- anything goes
• Free admission, thanks to the Ellensburg Public Library
• Co-sponsored by Kittitas County Contra Dancers and the Ellensburg Public Library

NO DANCE IN MARCH. The next dance is APRIL 3. Let us know if you'd like to be on our contra dance email list for updates and monthly reminders.

Schedule:

DECEMBER 5, 2009
(No dance in January)
FEBRUARY 6, 2010
(No dance in March)
APRIL 3
MAY 1

Directions to Hal Holmes:

• FROM THE NORTH/WEST: take exit 106 from I-90, go straight into town on University Way, turn R. (south) onto Main St., turn L. onto 3rd Ave., and go 3 blocks to Ruby St. The Holmes Center is on Ruby between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, next to the library.
• FROM THE SOUTH/EAST: take exit 109 from I-90, turn R. (north) onto Canyon Rd. which becomes Main St., turn R. onto 3rd Ave., and go 3 blocks to Ruby St. The Holmes Center is on Ruby between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, next to the library.
• MAP from the Ellensburg Public Library website.

Other Local Dances:

• Yakima has dances at the Broadway Grange, Washington & 10th Avenues, on 2nd Saturdays, October through May. Contact: sheltonj48@msn.com.
• The Swauk-Teanaway Grange at 1361 Ballard Hill Rd, east of Cle Elum, has occasional contra dances. Call Claire at 509-857-2580 for details.
• For more Washington contra dances, see the links below.
• There's been some international folk dancing sporadically in Ellensburg, at the Hal Holmes Center. For the next date, stay tuned or call Marte at 509/925-6745.
• For square dancing in Ellensburg, contact the Blue Agate Square Dancers at 509-674-5744 or 509-925-1601.

Links:

What is contra dancing? -- Atlanta site with explanations and links to YouTube videos
What is contra dance? -- Gary Shapiro's site
Seattle dances of all types
Tri-Cities -- Three Rivers Folklife Society
Spokane Folklore Society and Lady of the Lake Music & Dance Camps
Moscow/Pullman -- Palouse Folklore Society
Hood River (OR) -- Mid-Columbia Folklore Society
Nation-wide contra dance links -- Dwayne Johnson's site
Nation-wide and world contra dance links -- Charlie Seelig's site
Ellensburg tourism site -- links to lodging, dining, maps, weather, history, etc.
Ellensburg Public Library and Hal Holmes Community Center

Questions or comments? Email us at martendale@elltel.net