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Boone County Dancers Call All to the Apple Barn

July 6, 2012. Looking for fun? Are you 16-years-old, 37, 85 or somewhere in between? Contra is a mixed-age community dance, and there will be a lesson before the dance so you can learn. Great live music is always a part of the Apple Barn scene.

The Boone Country Dancers are hosting a Contra Dance at the Apple Barn on Saturday July 14 and every second Saturday of the month. Noah Grunzweig is the caller for this dance and Bob Kogut and Friends are the band. All dances are taught, no partner is required and everyone is welcome. Beginners Lesson at 7:30 p.m, dance at 8 p.m. Admission is $7.

Contra dances are arranged in long paired lines of couples. A pair of lines is called a set. Sets are generally arranged so they run the length of the hall, with the top or head of the set being the end closest to the band and caller. Correspondingly, the bottom or foot of the set is the end farthest from the caller.

The Apple Barn is in Valle Crucis just off Hwy 194, 1 mile from Valle Crucis School. If you have questions or need directions call  828-406-0580 or visit www.boonecountrydancers.org.

Here’s a clip of a Contra dance with Dean Snipes calling and Appalachian Storm providing music at the Apple Barn:

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