2025
May 2025
Friday 2 May 2025
Fri 2 May to Sun 4 May. 538 Fayette County Park Road, Fayetteville, 25840. David Mould. Public - [facebook][events]
Join FOOTMAD for the 18th annual Whitewater Whirl Contra Dance Weekend in West Virginia’s scenic New River Gorge area. Our bands are Supertrad, a regular on the dance weekend circuit, featuring Sam Bartlett (banjo), Eric Schedler (piano and accordion), and Owen Morrison (guitar and foot percussion) and The Johns featuring Ruby John (fiddle), John Warstler (guitar), and Budd Greenman (mandolin, tenor banjo, fiddle, percussion).
Our callers are the well-traveled Darlene Underwood from Cincinnati and Michael Karcher, now based in Allentown, PA. Calling terms--larks and robins.
Two evening contra dances, contra dance sessions during the day plus a late-night techno-contra, waltz, squares, English Country and Kerry Sets. We will be dancing in our wood and stone New Deal-era hall with suspended wooden floor and barn doors opened or closed to suit the weather.
Cabin accommodation or camping is included in the weekend price. The camp will open Thursday night May 1 for early arrivals and stay open Sunday night for late departures. Online at
www.footmad.org/whirl
We will see you at the Whirl