Welcome to Country Dance * New York, Inc.

Promoting English and American folk dance in New York City



CD*NY has moved!

English dancing on Tuesdays is at the Philip Coltoff Center, 219 Sullivan Street.
Contra dancing on Saturdays is at the Chinatown Y, 273 Bowery.

See the new locations on Google maps.

Use Hopstop for public transit directions.



American Contra Dances

Saturday, 8:00 - 11:00 pm

Dance Calendar:    html format    pdf format 		English Country Dances

Tuesday, 7:00 - 10:15 pm

Dance Calendar:    html format    pdf format
The combined American and English dance schedules are on Google calendars.

Shoe requirements for CD*NY dances.


Come DANCE With Us!

Always a live band and a caller who teaches the dances


What are these dances, anyhow?

Go to YouTube for videos of Contra dances or English Country dances.


Check out the Country Dance New York Facebook group


We need your feedback to help us plan our programs!
email us confidentially about bands, callers, the atmosphere of the dance,
dancers or whatever makes a dance wonderful or a dud for you. Thanks!.


Read Stepnotes, the CD*NY publication.


Read Susan Amessé's State of the English Program Address




SPECIAL EVENTS

Use Hopstop for public transit directions.
Day/Date Location Event Type Notes
Tue
Feb 16 		Philip Coltoff Center
219 Sullivan Street 		David and Beverly
celebrate 160 years 		English Caller: Scott Higgs
Musicians: John Austin, Tom Phillips and Cynthia Shaw
Sat
Feb 20
7:30 pm 		Chinatown Y
Houston Street Center
273 Bowery 		Waltz Workshop Waltz/Contra Taught by Elizabeth Freedman
Sun
Feb 21
1-2 pm 		Mt. Vernon Hotel and Museum
421 East 61 Street
New York, NY 10065 		Washington's Birthday Ball English Caller: Tom Amessé
Musicians: Cynthia Shaw and Judy Carlson
Sat
Feb 27 		Chinatown Y
Houston Street Center
273 Bowery 		Gender-Free Dance Contra Caller: Bob Isaacs
Band: Hog Wild
Sat
Mar 6 		Chinatown Y
Houston Street Center
273 Bowery 		March Meltdown Contra Caller: Tori Barone
Band: Raise the Roof
Sat
Mar 13
7:30 pm 		Chinatown Y
Houston Street Center
273 Bowery 		Waltz Workshop Waltz/Contra Taught by Elizabeth Freedman
Sat
Mar 27 		Chinatown Y
Houston Street Center
273 Bowery 		Men In Skirts Contra Caller: Marty Fager
Band: Squeezology
Sat
Apr 10 		Hillis Hall at
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
75 Hicks Street
Brooklyn 		Playford Ball English Callers: Gene Murrow and Tom Amessé
Musicians: Karen Axelrod, Daron Douglas, Ralph Gordon and Dan Beerbohm



Contra Calendar English Calendar Photo Galleries Website Map
Contra Menu English Menu FAQ Links
Search the Website CD*NY Documents Lost and Found CD*NY Homepage



Contact CD*NY


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Ask questions or make suggestions.

By mail. write to
CD*NY, P.O. Box 878, Village Station, New York, NY 10014.

The Dancephone is 212-459-4080.   It is intended for people who do not have internet access or are away from their access facility.   Better information can be obtained from our website or by subscribing to our email newsletter.

Annual membership runs through August 31.

Join now and your membership will be good through August 2010.

Here are flyers advertising our dances, in full-page and half-page formats.
We also have separate flyers for Contra and English dances.

Please print whichever flyer your community will be interested in and distribute!

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Volunteer at a CD*NY dance or activity.

Give the gift of dance; buy a CD*NY gift certificate.

Country Dance * New York, Inc., is an affiliate of the
Country Dance & Song Society.


     CD*NY is a participant in WNYC's STAR initiative program. We were featured in April 2008.



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