CD*NY runs weekly social dances for all ages in the West Village from September to mid-June.

Supporting Our Musicians

With voluntary contributions from the CDNY community, the Board of Directors has established a special fund to support the musicians of CDNY who have lost income in the time of COVID-19. If you are a musician who’s been on our calendar and is interested in doing an online performance for pay, or if you would like to donate to such a fund please click HERE for more information.

A Musical Gift to the Community

Even though the Playford Ball was cancelled, the music for it was recorded by three outstanding CDNY musicians: Cynthia Shaw, piano and harpsichord; Naomi Morse, violin; and Gene Murrow, concertina and recorder. While the CD normally sells for $10, CDNY’s Board of Directors has opted to make a gift of that music to our community as another way to keep the music and dance that sustain us present in our lives. To access a free download of the Ball recording, click HERE. If you have the means and are so disposed, you can also make a free-will donation to help support the musicians who played in the past season for CDNY.

All dances cancelled

In the wake of Coronavirus and our collective responsibility to keep one another safe and healthy, we are canceling all of our dances, contra and English. While we are still learning about the virus, we know it is primarily spread person to person through respiratory droplets, and being in close contact (<6 ft.) and hand touching both increase the risk.
We will post updates on this site. We hope to be able to hold our Fall dance season, which begins after Labor Day in September, but it is too soon to tell. Thank you.

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See our Calendar – below the Upcoming Special Events

🎂🎊🐥Sponsor a Dance – see below calendar

NEW: Role Terms for Fall Contra Dances, see below

Upcoming Special Events

No dances scheduled for now.

Calendar of Events:


To add this calendar to your personal Google calendar, click the above icon.Click here for instructions.

 

Role Terms for Contra Dances
After a year of soliciting input from the community, the CDNY Board is pleased to
announce our decision on the role terms to be used for the 2019-2020 contra dance
season. To accommodate the range of views of our community and provide
opportunities for all to experience the various calling terms, CDNY will alternate the
terms used at contra dances during the 2019-2020 season.

2nd and 4th Saturdays: called with Larks & Ravens
Other Saturdays: called with Ladies & Gents
Special dances: alternate between Larks & Ravens and Ladies & Gents – check the
calendar for which terms will be used

For more information on this decision, please click here.

Sponsor a Dance!

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One of the dances in the calendar above could be
a special dance for you and a friend or loved one.
To learn how, click here for more information on
how to sponsor a Saturday contra or English
Tuesday.

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Location

Unless otherwise announced, English Country Dances are on Tuesdays, 7–10pm, and Contra Dances are on Saturdays, 7:30–10:45, at the Church of the Village, 201 W 13th Street.

Rates

  • CD*NY members - $12
  • Full-time students (must show ID) - $10
  • Folk Music Society of NY members - $12
  • CDSS members (over 50 miles away) - $12
  • Non-members - $15
  • Children under ten - free
  • Children ages 10–15 - half the price of accompanying adult
  • Teens 16–18 - $12 (student/member rate)
  • (Note: There are special prices for special dances.)

Fliers

Download and print our current fliers (PDF):

2020 Spring Contra Calendar

2020 Spring English Calendar

2020 Playford Ball

CDNY General Information

General Contra Information

General English Information

Dance Shoe Information