Band: The Cosmic Otters (Chicago, IL & Bloomington, IN)
Caller: Georges Augustin (Chicago)
7:30 p.m. New Dancer Orientation
Band: Too Old To Be Controlled (McLean county)
Superhero Caller: Martha Tyner (Bloomington, IL)
7:30 p.m. New Dancer Orientation
DR Shadow will mix banjos with beats for music that will get you moving. Dance with whoever’s coming at you because this dance will be gender-free! Caller Deborah Hyland will lead dancers who have chosen to dance on the LEFT as LARKS and on the RIGHT as RAVENS.
- 7:30 Beginners Lesson
- 8-11pm Dancing
- $5-10 Sliding Scale
Band: Euphor (IL, IN, KY)
Caller: David Ernst (Bloomington, IN)
- 5:30p Potluck Dinner
- 7:00p Barn Dance
- 9:00p Massive Bonfire
- 9:45p More Dancing!
Bands: Big Bluestem (first half) / Open Band (second half)
Caller: Sarah Kaiser (St. Louis)
7:30 p.m. New Dancer Orientation
Band: The Young and the Fretless
Callers: Amanda Ramey & Miriam Larson
7:30 p.m. New Dancer Orientation
Band: Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers (Viroqua, WI)
Caller: Martha Tyner (Bloomington, IL)
7:00-7:30p Intro Contra Dance Lesson
7:30-9:30p Contra Dance!!!
Band: Patt & Possum (Evanston, IL)
Caller: Bob Green (St. Louis)
7:30 p.m. New Dancer Orientation
8:00-9:30p Contra Dance with Mean Lids and Lauren Peckman calling
9:45-11:30p Contra Dance with Meadowhawk and Lauren Peckman calling
11:45-1:30a After party Hangout and Dancing at The Rose Bowl Tavern w/ DJ Dennis
Workshops 10 am-4:30 pm (Illini Union rooms)
http://urbana-contra.org/Files/Jan_Jam_2020_Schedule.pdf
Afternoon Dances 1:30-4:30 pm (Illini Rooms)
1:30-2:45p Challenging Contra Dances with Alex & Meadowhawk
3:00-4:30p Contra Dance with Lauren Peckman & Meadowhawk
Potluck Dinner 5-7 pm (Channing-Murray)
Please bring a dish to share.
Evening Dance 7-11 pm (Illini Rooms)
A great evening of dance with The Mean Lids,
Meadowhawk, and caller Alexandra Deis-Lauby!
After Dance Party 11 pm- 2 am (Channing-Murray)
Jan Jam After-Party; Contra Dancing with Kelsey Wells; Michael
Hamilton and community band open calling hosted by Beadle!
also food, drinks!!!
Sunday at the Illini Union (Illini Rooms A/B/C)
Waltz 11 am-12 pm:The Mean Lids
Contra Dance 12-1:30 pm: The Mean Lids with caller Alexandra Deis-Lauby.
Band: Meadowhawk
Caller: Lauren Kriel (Chicago, IL)
7:30 p.m. New Dancer Orientation
Band: The Young and the Fretless
Caller: Jonathan Sivier
7:30 p.m. New Dancer Orientation
Band: Open band (bring your instruments)
Caller: Karen Jackson (St. Louis)
7:30 p.m. New Dancer Orientation
Band: Acoustic Mayhem
Callers: Miriam Larson, Amanda Ramey & Michael Fuerst
7:30 p.m. New Dancer Orientation
Band: The Resurrection Marys (Justice, IL)
Caller: Qwill Duval (Chicago, IL)
7:30 p.m. New Dancer Orientation
9:30 p.m. Cake!