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LCFD Dance Camp:
April 30-May 2, 2010
Callers: David Millstone (contras), Christine Robb (English), and Mariale Celimen (Latin)
Live band: Tidal Wave
October 22-24, 2010
Callers: Carol Ormand (contras)
Live band: Loco Mojo
SFQCD Dance Camp: Fri, Apr 9 to Sun, Apr 11, 2010
Boston Gender Free Contra Dance: Sat, Feb 13, 2010
Boston Gender-Free English: Tue, Feb 9, 2010
Boston Uncommons: Sun, Feb 14, 2010
Long Island All Together: See us next season.
New York City Lesbian and Gay Contra Dancers: Fri, Feb 12, 2010
San Francisco Bay Queer Contra Dance: Sat, Feb 20, 2010
Western Mass. Gay and Lesbian Contra Dancers: Sat, Feb 27, 2010
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Here are the next dance events for each club:

Boston Gender Free Contra Dance(Contra dancing)
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Sat, Feb 13, 2010
7:30 to 11:00 pm· Valentine's Dance Party
Beth Parkes calls with music by Becky Miller - fiddle, Cathy Mason - fiddle, Steve Arkin - banjo, Tom Randall - guitar/piano
A special treat for Valentines Day! Wear your Red and get ready to fall in love with this great band and caller combination!


Boston Gender-Free English(English country dancing)
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Tue, Feb 9, 2010
7:30 to 10:00 pm· Chris Ricciotti calls with music by Recorded Music

Boston Uncommons (Modern Square Dancing)
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Sun, Feb 14, 2010
4:00 to 7:00 pm· ACDC http://www.dclambdasquares.
reserve the date
The Epiphany School will be closed. Join us in DC or next week


Long Island All Together(Contra dancing)
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(Stay tuned for next season's events!)
New York City Gay and Lesbian Contra Dancers(Contra dancing)
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Fri, Feb 12, 2010
6:30 to 9:45 pm· Dan Black calls with music by Fingerplay

San Francisco Bay Queer Contra Dance (Contra dancing)
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Sat, Feb 20, 2010
7:00 to 10:00 pm· Road trip to Santa Cruz!
Tina Fields calls with music by Noel Cragg & Chris Knepper

Western Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Contra Dancers (Contra dancing)
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Sat, Feb 27, 2010
7:00 to 10:00 pm· Lisa Sieverts calls with music by Brendan Taaffe and Friends

QuickSilver Country Dancers&em;Atlanta (contra)
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News page

News and Articles

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3/14/2009: Sun Assembly's DanceFest March 14-15 at the Ark, Duke U Campus!

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2/12/2009: CDSS summer camp catalog

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1/9/2009: Long Island All Together Dance Series a Success!

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11/27/2008: LCFD 2009 Calendar

*** Can't We All Just Dance Together?
*** Gender-free dancing caller's manual and history
*** Square Dancer Goes to Dance Camp
*** Contra Dancing 101
*** Dancing in Boston LGBT Pride, 2002
*** Tell us what's happening with your club! ( )

Gender role free links

Links to other gender role free dance clubs & events

Central US
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AACTMAD Gender-role free contra dances
Ann Arbor, MI: Fourth Sunday


International
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Equality dancE
Worlds first Ballroom Dance magazine (only in Dutch langauge) for female couples and male couples, the Danskalender and the Dansgids, are published by Equality dancE, an independent Dutch dance-association which is looking after the interests of female couples and male couples.

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International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs
The IAGSDC is an umbrella organization supporting gay and lesbian Modern Western Square Dance clubs in the United States, Canada, Japan and Denmark. All IAGSDC clubs dance the Callerlab specified levels of Modern Western Square Dancing.

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The Gay Gordons
London's LGBT Scottish country dance club. Members dance twice weekly at Unity Church Hall in Islington. The Gay Gordons is a straight-friendly group.

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The International Association of Gay/Lesbian Country Western Dance Clubs
The International Association of Gay/Lesbian Country Western Dance Clubs coordinates the activities of its member clubs and serves as a central source of information about the Gay & Lesbian Country Western dance scene.


Northeast US
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Albany Gender-Role-Free Contra Dancers
Contra dancing in the capitol area. Meets irregularly.

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Amherst Assembly
Amherst, MA: English Country Dancing

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Boston Uncommons
Boston: Modern Western Square Dancing

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Gay Blades
Boston: Blade dance troupe

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Gays For Patsy - Community Dancing in Boston
Boston: Country and western two-step, line dancing

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NoHo Squares
This will be a gender-free club - all are welcome! No partner necessary and no special attire required, though you might want to wear comfortable shoes. The club will eventually dance up thru plus level.

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Syracuse Country Dancers
Weekly contras, with gender-role-free dances on the occasional fifth Saturday.


Southeast US
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Sun Assembly English Country Dancers
Come Enjoy the Fun, Beauty, and Community of English Country Dancing in Durham, North Carolina. Gender-free calling.


Western US
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Contra Caller's Collective Gender Free Dance
Multiple callers practicing new material, mixed (straight/gay) crowd, recorded music, air conditioned hall, smooth vinyl tile floor, $1 donation recommended. 4th Sunday of the month at 2:00 PM at the Augustana Lutheran/Gentle Shepherd MCC Church Hall. (Click on “Click Here to Learn More!” for the contra information.)

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Queer Jitterbugs
San Francisco’s only non-profit and first ever all-queer dance studio run by and for queer folk. Swing, salsa, ballroom, couples dances.

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The Heather and The Rose
Oregon: English and Scottish Country Dance



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