the Dancing Bears
907-566-2327
Contra Dancing in Anchorage, Alaska
Dancing Bears Events Calendar
2018 Dance Schedule -- Anchorage
Dances begin at 7:30 Friday unless other wise noted.
Most dances are at Wendler Middle School, 2905 Lake Otis Parkway
The Location link takes you to Google maps to our venue locations.
DATE LOCATION CALLER BAND
Sept 14 Wendler Robyn Lauster Ten Dollar Bet
Oct 5 Central MS Valerie DeLaune Boreal Notes
1405 E St, Location change, this dance only.
Oct 26 Wendler David Maxwell Fat Weasel
Nov 16 Wendler Brian DeMarcus Jubilee
Dec 7 Wendler Bob Hume ABCD
Dec 28 Carpenters Hall Brian DeMarcus TBA
407 Denali St
Dec 29 (Sat) 49th State Brewing Winter Wonderland Ball! * Silver Train
717 3rd Ave * Note: This is not a contra dance, Price TBA
More to come in 2019!
Anchorage Folk Festival! More Contras! Dance Camp!
Plus take a look at the Palmer Dances in the box below.
ANCHORAGE CONTRA DANCES!
Friday evenings, 7:30
Oct 26, David Maxwell with Fat Weasel at Wendler, 2905 Lake Otis Parkway
Nov 16, Brian DeMarcus with Jubilee at Wendler
For more, see the schedule boxes below
Please Bring clean dry shoes to dance in. Help us keep our dance floors free of wet dirt and slush. Thanks!
DANCE WITH OUR FRIENDS
IN PALMER!
12271 E Palmer-Wasilla Hwy, Palmer, AK 99645
See Palmer Dance Schedule in box below.
PALMER DANCES
VALLEY CONTRA DETAILS:
Tuesdays or Thursdays, 7 to 9 or 9:30pm
Address is 12271 E Palmer-Wasilla Hwy, Palmer, AK 99645 (Salvation Army digs!)
$9 for adults, $5 for students, little ones dance for free
Maria D'Agostino will be calling all the dances (might have to sub out one!)
Band schedule below (potentially subject to change too!)
Sept 6, Thurs - Shonti & Friends
Sept 20, Thurs - Ten Dollar Bet
Sept 25, Tues - Boreal Notes
Oct 9, Tues - Ten Dollar Bet
Oct 18, Thurs - Shonti & Friends
Nov 1, Thurs - Shonti and Friends
Nov 6, Tues - Boreal Notes
Nov 27, Tues - Ten Dollar Bet
Dec 13, Thurs - Ten Dollar Bet
PS - Please bring a water bottle if you can!
