2025
August 2025
Friday 1 August 2025
Fri 1 Aug, 7-10:30 pm. Winter Park Ballroom Dance Company, 6904 Aloma Avenue, Winter Park, 32792-7003. info@orlandocontra.org. Orlando Contra Dance - [orlandocontra][facebook][events]
6:30 Doors open
6:40 Technique workshop (if you've come at least once)
7:00 Beginner lesson (everyone can join)
7:30 Beginner/Intermediate dancing
9:00 Intermediate/Advanced dancing
10:30 Dessert at Jeremiah's Italian Ice
Admission is $15. Students are free. If it is your second contra ever the dance is free.
Join us at the Winter Park Ballroom Dance Co., just 15 minutes from UCF and 100 yards east of Jeremiah's Italian Ice.
Contra dance is great exercise and loads of fun besides, so bring a water bottle and dress for cardio. This is an alcohol-free event. Check out the videos, FAQ, and links to socials on our website.
Dances start easy and get more challenging as the evening progresses. BEGINNERS SHOULD COME FOR THE LESSON before the dance starts. All dances in the beginner session are taught.
Starting at 9, expect the full catalog of contra moves, interaction along diagonals, and the occasional no-walkthrough dance. If these dances are a bit more than you are ready to dance, you are still very welcome to listen and enjoy the music and fellowship of the dance community, and to join us for ice cream afterwards. Do not worry, you will be dancing in the second half soon enough. Our free Technique Workshop will help you get there.
Technique workshop: For dancers who have come at least once, this workshop will help prepare you for advanced dancing. We will work on adding zing to our swings, flowing smoothly into and between moves, styling and flourishes, and communicating with our partners. Let us know you're coming in the event comments.
We use Facebook, Instagram, Meetup, and many other media to invite new dancers. Typical attendance is 20+, including about 5 new dancers. Don't worry if you only see a few people interested here. You will be in good company.
Orlando Contra Dance is funded in part by United Arts of Central Florida, your local agency for the arts. We thank them for sponsoring this event's live talent and sound tech.