Upcoming Contra Dances

Generally the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturday of every month!

• Saturday – October 31st – 6:30 to 10pm
  • Location:  S. AZ Dance Center 4801 E 29th (map)
  • Band: Mighty Open Band
  • Caller: Abbie Sorg
  • $10 Admission Fee (under 25, $5)
  • Click here to volunteer!
• Thursday – November 5
  • Dance in the Desert Appetizer featuring Rodney Miller and the String Rays and more DitD musicians and a cavalcade of callers
  • Doors open: 5:00 pm
    Pot luck dinner: 5:30 pm
    Dance: 6:45 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Southern Arizona Dance Center, 4801 E. 29th St., Tucson (map)
  • $20 Admission Fee (under 25, $10)
• Friday November 6 through Sunday November 8
  • Dance in the Desert
  • Voyager RV Resort, 8701 S Kolb Rd, Tucson (map)
  • Full Weekend and Saturday Only reservations available.
  • PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED.
  • Registration closes 11/1/26 at 12:01 am MST
  • Click here for more info.

• No First Saturday Dance!

  We will not have a dance at the Southern Arizona Dance Center on Saturday November 7. See us at Dance in the Desert and the Appetizer dances.

• Saturday November 14
  • FREE Demo Dance

  • Where: The Hacienda at the Canyon, 3900 N. Sabino Canyon Rd., Tucson (map)

  • Featuring:

    • Band: Dan Levenson and the Cat Mountain Rounders

    • Caller: Abbie Sorg

  • This is a free dance to introduce residents of the Hacienda at the Canyon to contra dance. Experienced dancers can help introduce contra and have a lot of fun.

  • Special Notes:

    • Guest Sign-In: We ask all guests to sign in at the Concierge desk. The Concierge team will direct attendees to the nearby Event Plaza.
    • Parking Availability: Parking may be tight for a large number of vehicles, but guest spaces are available in the front near the main lobby or in any non-reserved space.
    • Overflow Parking: Overflow parking will be available at the Incarnate Word Novitiate on the right as you enter our campus from Sabino Canyon Road.

  • Saturday November 21st – 6:30 – 10:00 pm

    • Where: Southern Arizona Dance Center, 4801 E. 29th St., Tucson (map) 

    • Band – Rave Review

    • Caller – Suze St. John

    • $10 Admission Fee (under 25, $5)

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