Past Dances
Saturday, August 24, 2024
1:30pm – 4:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Grace Henrickson-Jones and Jacob deGroot-Maggetti
Caller: Qwill Duvall
Saturday, September 14, 2024
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Open Band
Caller: Luke Donforth
Saturday, September 28, 2024
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Les Quatre Patates
Caller: Peter Simonyi
Saturday, October 12, 2024
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Steve Jones & Marie-Christine Lance
Caller: On Call
Saturday, October 26, 2024
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Richard Forest & Jean Rhéaume
Caller: Nicholas Smith
Saturday, November 09, 2024
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Carmen Guérard, Liette Remon, & André Marchand
Caller: Mary Collins
Saturday, November 23, 2024
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Jacob deGroot-Maggetti & Friends
Caller: Drew Delaware
Sunday, December 08, 2024
1:30pm – 4:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.01
Band: Cojiro & Grace Hendrickson-Jones
Caller: Jonathan Werk
Saturday, December 14, 2024
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Open Band
Caller: Rick Szumski
No dance. Happy Holidays!
Saturday, December 28, 2024
Saturday, January 11, 2025
3:00pm – 6:00pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.03
Band: Les Quatre Patates
Caller: On Call
Saturday, January 25, 2025
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Open Band
Caller: Nicholas Smith
Saturday, February 08, 2025
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Kittiwake
Caller: On Call
Saturday, February 22, 2025
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Open Band
Caller: Jonathan Werk
Sunday, March 02, 2025
1:30pm – 4:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.01
Band: Stove Dragon
Caller: Grace Hendrickson-Jones
Saturday, March 08, 2025
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Trèfle: Patrice Boucher, Nicolas Villeneuve, & Louis-Philippe Pharand
Caller: On Call
Saturday, March 22, 2025
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: KLEZ contra: Isaac Beaudet Lefebvre, François-Xavier Dueymes, Zafer Mamilli & Eden Glasman
Caller: Grace Hendrickson-Jones
Saturday, April 05, 2025
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.01
Band: Open Band
Caller: Evan De Smitt
Saturday, April 19, 2025
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.02 - 1.03
Band: Kittiwake
Caller: On Call
Saturday, May 03, 2025
3:00pm – 6:00pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Open Band
Caller: Peter Simonyi
Saturday, May 24, 2025
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Carmen Guérard, Sylvie Ladouceur & Jean Rhéaume
Caller: Grace Hendrickson-Jones
Saturday, June 14, 2025
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Richard Forest, Jean Rhéaume, & Suzie Blanchette
Caller: On Call
Saturday, June 28, 2025
1:30pm – 4:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Cojiro with Grace Hendrickson-Jones
Caller: Nicholas Smith
Saturday, July 12, 2025
1:30pm – 4:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Open Band
Caller: On Call
Saturday, August 23, 2025
1:30pm – 4:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.03
Band: Anika Anderson and Jacob deGroot-Maggetti
Caller: Grace Hendrickson-Jones
Free dance!
Sunday, September 07, 2025
2:30pm – 5:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Open Band
Caller: Peter Simonyi
Saturday, September 20, 2025
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Trèfle: Patrice Boucher, Jean Rhéaume & Louis-Philippe Pharand
Caller: On Call
Sunday, October 05, 2025
2:30pm – 5:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.01
Band: Frost & Fire
Caller: Luke Donforth
Saturday, October 18, 2025
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Les Quatre Patates
Caller: Les Quatre Patates
Sunday, November 09, 2025
2:30pm – 5:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.01
Band: Open Band
Caller: Jonathan Werk
Saturday, November 22, 2025
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.01
Band: Michael Ayles, Émile Hooper, & Grace Hendrickson-Jones
Caller: On Call
Sunday, December 07, 2025
2:30pm – 5:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.01
Band: Jacob deGroot-Maggetti & Jean Rhéaume
Caller: Bev Bernbaum
Saturday, December 20, 2025
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Michael Ayles, Émile Hooper, & Grace Hendrickson-Jones
Caller: On Call
Sunday, January 04, 2026
2:30pm – 5:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Dawn Chorus (Cedar Stanistreet, Eric McDonald & Grace Hendrickson-Jones)
Caller: Nicholas Smith
Saturday, January 17, 2026
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Open Band
Caller: On Call
Saturday, January 31, 2026
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room R.01
Band: Les Quatre Patates
Caller: Les Quatre Patates
Sunday, February 08, 2026
2:30pm – 5:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.01
Band: Alan Mackie, Colin Savoie-Levac, Cédric Boivin & Grace Hendrickson-Jones
Caller: Peter Simonyi
Saturday, February 21, 2026
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.03
Band: Klezmer contra: Isaac Beaudet Lefebvre, François-Xavier Dueymes, Zafer Mamilli & Eden Glasman
Caller: Grace Hendrickson-Jones
Special free event: Contra Connections: An Intermediate Contra Dance Workshop
Saturday, February 28, 2026
2:30pm – 5:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.01
Band: Grace Hendrickson-Jones & Émile Hooper
Caller: Jonathan Werk & Marie-Michèle Fournier
Been loving contra as a new dancer but want to take your dancing to the next level? Been dancing for years but want a stronger foundation? Want time to learn or practice some flourishes outside of a dance? Join us for an intermediate Contra workshop! We’ll look at less common, intermediate contra moves and break them down, learn flourishes and fun places to put them, and go over techniques to make partnered dancing feel smooth, attentive, and effortlessly connected. All skills will be taught in context, with time to practice on your own, with a partner, and in full dances selected to bring it all together. This workshop is free! It was created by Brooklyn Contra and Alyssa Adkins.
Sunday, March 08, 2026
2:30pm – 5:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.01-1.02
Band: The Star Charters
Caller: Qwill Duvall
Saturday, March 28, 2026
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.03
Band: Open Band
Caller: On Call
Sunday, April 12, 2026
2:30pm – 5:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.02-1.03
Band: McKinley James, Maia Dagher & François-Félix Roy
Caller: Jonathan Werk
Sunday, May 03, 2026
2:30pm – 5:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.01
Band: Kaw Creek
Caller: Drew Delaware
Saturday, May 16, 2026
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.01
Band: Kittiwake
Caller: Grace Hendrickson-Jones
Saturday, May 30, 2026
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room TBD
Band: TBD
Caller: TBD
Special event: Callers' workshop with Mary Wesley
Sunday, June 07, 2026
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Patro Villeray Room TBD
Caller: Mary Wesley
Sunday, June 07, 2026
2:30pm – 5:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.01
Band: Here on the Hill
Caller: Mary Wesley
Saturday, June 20, 2026
6:30pm – 9:30pm
Patro Villeray Room 1.01
Band: TBD
Caller: TBD
