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Safety Precautions
- Only fully vaccinated people will be allowed to attend the dance.
- We will check your vaccination card when you enter. We will be retaining the information so we will not need to check your card at each subsequent dance.
- All in attendance must remain masked during the event while indoors, except when actually drinking water.
- COVID Policy (updated 8/28/2022)
Band: Celtonauts
Jeremy Wegner, Ken Sokolov, Sean Shanahan, and Chip Cohen are long-standing fixtures on the Eugene folk music scene. Jeremy plays mandolin and guitar with, among others, the Sugar Beets, the Wingnuts and the Laura Kemp Trio. Ken, best known as a drummer/percussionist, is also an accomplished bouzouki player. Chip plays fiddle as a soloist and has worked with numerous bands including the Conjugal Visitors and the Holy Modal Rounders. Jeremy, Ken, and Chip are members of klezmer band the Klezmonauts, and play Irish music as the Celtonauts. For the contra dance they will play a mix of Celtic and old-time tunes. Joining them on bass will be Sean Shanahan. http://www.chipcohenmusic.com/
Caller: Gordy Euler
Gordy Euler has been calling contra dances for ten years up and down the West Coast and has also written some dances. He likes to orient newcomers gently and with humor, teach succinctly, present a program with a variety of dances, and have the dancers dance to the music as much as possible.. As a musician and dancer, Gordy knows all sides of the dance community and has a great instinct on communicating effectively with bands and dancers.
- Admission: $12-$20 non-members; $10-$20 for EFS members; $8 students
- Beginners lesson starts at 7:00pm (experienced dancers welcome). Each dance is taught.
- Dance starts at 7:30pm. No partner necessary (it’s traditional to dance each dance with a different partner)
- Calling will use gender-neutral terminology
- Find out more about attending at the Eugene Contra page.
- Potluck: Potlucks are not being planned at this time..
- Dance held at The Village School,
Two Rivers Morris
No one knows exactly when Morris dancing began, but what we do know for sure it began long ago in rural England and today it it happens in Lane County and all over the globe.
Two Rivers dances border-style English Morris, wearing a traditional kit of bells, tatters, hats and sticks.
We usually practice Mondays from 6:15-8:15 at the Garden Club at 1645 High St., Eugene, and we welcome new dancers who would like to try out Morris dancing. Practice is done in street clothes while we wear our kit when performing.
Parking is available in the lot directly across the street. (do not park in the lot of the next-door business). We enter at the door just to the left of the large front door. After practice you may find some of us at a local pub enjoying a pint of good ale.
We invite you to come try Morris dancing and perhaps join us!
Interested or have questions? Contact us at morris@eugenefolklore.org
Scottish Country Dancing – Wednesday Practice – Please contact scottishdance@eugenefolklore.org for more information
The Eugene Scottish Country Dance group holds weekly classes from 7:00 to 9:00 on Wednesday evenings. If you would like to come and try Scottish Country dancing, please contact us for more information, class location, and our current COVID policy.
- Beginners are welcome
- No partner necessary
- Dress: Comfortable clothes, soft-soled shoes (to prevent leaving marks on the hard-wood floor)
Cost: First night is free
Individual Rates: $6/night OR $20/month
Family Rates: $10/night OR $30/month (2 or more people from the same household)
Two Rivers Morris
No one knows exactly when Morris dancing began, but what we do know for sure it began long ago in rural England and today it it happens in Lane County and all over the globe.
Two Rivers dances border-style English Morris, wearing a traditional kit of bells, tatters, hats and sticks.
We usually practice Mondays from 6:15-8:15 at the Garden Club at 1645 High St., Eugene, and we welcome new dancers who would like to try out Morris dancing. Practice is done in street clothes while we wear our kit when performing.
Parking is available in the lot directly across the street. (do not park in the lot of the next-door business). We enter at the door just to the left of the large front door. After practice you may find some of us at a local pub enjoying a pint of good ale.
We invite you to come try Morris dancing and perhaps join us!
Interested or have questions? Contact us at morris@eugenefolklore.org
Scottish Country Dancing – Wednesday Practice – Please contact scottishdance@eugenefolklore.org for more information
The Eugene Scottish Country Dance group holds weekly classes from 7:00 to 9:00 on Wednesday evenings. If you would like to come and try Scottish Country dancing, please contact us for more information, class location, and our current COVID policy.
- Beginners are welcome
- No partner necessary
- Dress: Comfortable clothes, soft-soled shoes (to prevent leaving marks on the hard-wood floor)
Cost: First night is free
Individual Rates: $6/night OR $20/month
Family Rates: $10/night OR $30/month (2 or more people from the same household)
Safety Precautions
- Only fully vaccinated people will be allowed to attend the dance.
- We will check your vaccination card when you enter. We will be retaining the information so we will not need to check your card at future dances.
- All in attendance must remain masked during the event while indoors, except when actually drinking water.
- COVID Policy (updated 8/28/2022)
Band: Joyride
Joyride is a Portland Oregon contra dance band known for fun, skilled play, tunes fit to dance figures, and ringing, rocking, gorgeous melodies that make you want to move. George Penk’s rich and lively fiddle, Erik Weberg’s nimble flute, harmonica and bombarde, Sue Songer’s pulsing piano, and Jeff Kerssen-Griep’s percussive guitar energy breathe big life into modern and traditional tunes for dances, weekends, and festivals.
Caller: Jean Gorrindo
Jean hails from the Central Coast of California, living in a little coastal town near San Luis Obispo called Los Osos. She began calling quite some time ago at the encouragement of Jim and Amber Mueller of the Growling Old Geezers, Arroyo Grande, and MIchael Gutin of Santa Barbara. A few years ago she extended her calling sphere and started branching out to other dances in California. The more she called, the more she really liked it and got better at it, and now she is calling for dances all over the US!! Her strong teaching and musical skills, combined with her musical and rhythmic vocal quality, help her deliver dances that are flowing, challenging, and fun! She has a particular knack for collecting dances with exceptional choreography designed to enhance the connectedness between us all. In her mind, that feeling of connection is what it is all about!
- Admission: $12-$20 non-members; $10-$20 for EFS members; $8 students
- Beginners lesson starts at 7:00pm (experienced dancers welcome). Each dance is taught.
- Dance starts at 7:30pm. No partner necessary (it’s traditional to dance each dance with a different partner)
- Calling will use gender-neutral terminology
- Find out more about attending at the Eugene Contra page.
- Potluck: Potlucks are not being planned at this time.
- Dance held at The Village School,
Two Rivers Morris
No one knows exactly when Morris dancing began, but what we do know for sure it began long ago in rural England and today it it happens in Lane County and all over the globe.
Two Rivers dances border-style English Morris, wearing a traditional kit of bells, tatters, hats and sticks.
We usually practice Mondays from 6:15-8:15 at the Garden Club at 1645 High St., Eugene, and we welcome new dancers who would like to try out Morris dancing. Practice is done in street clothes while we wear our kit when performing.
Parking is available in the lot directly across the street. (do not park in the lot of the next-door business). We enter at the door just to the left of the large front door. After practice you may find some of us at a local pub enjoying a pint of good ale.
We invite you to come try Morris dancing and perhaps join us!
Interested or have questions? Contact us at morris@eugenefolklore.org
Scottish Country Dancing – Wednesday Practice – Please contact scottishdance@eugenefolklore.org for more information
The Eugene Scottish Country Dance group holds weekly classes from 7:00 to 9:00 on Wednesday evenings. If you would like to come and try Scottish Country dancing, please contact us for more information, class location, and our current COVID policy.
- Beginners are welcome
- No partner necessary
- Dress: Comfortable clothes, soft-soled shoes (to prevent leaving marks on the hard-wood floor)
Cost: First night is free
Individual Rates: $6/night OR $20/month
Family Rates: $10/night OR $30/month (2 or more people from the same household)