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Mara Shea and Jonathan Jensen with Orly Krasner @ St. Charles, IL
Mara Shea and Jonathan Jensen with Orly Krasner @ The Baker Community Center
Oct 3 – Oct 5 all-day
Harvest Moon Dance Weekend 2025 Our ninth Harvest Moon Dance Weekend will be held October 3 – 5, 2025, again at the beautiful Baker Community Center in St. Charles, Illinois. We are pleased to bring back Mara[...]
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Ravenswing with Dylan Simpson @ IAHC 7:00 pm
Ravenswing with Dylan Simpson @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Oct 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Ravenswing plays for us tonight, with Dylan Simpson calling. We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom. Vaccines are not required and masks are optional. Attendance will be registered at all dances for contact tracing.
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Baba Yaga's Stew with Andrea Craft 2:00 pm
Baba Yaga's Stew with Andrea Craft @ Pottawattomie Park
Oct 11 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Free Dance.  Baba Yaga’s Stew plays and Andrea Craft calls.  There will be a lesson beginning at 1:30pm. Sponsored by the Chicago Park District. Visit the Park Districts web page for this event here.
Hoosier Recruits with Wren Eisenhauer 7:00 pm
Hoosier Recruits with Wren Eisenhauer @ Trinity Lutheran Church
Oct 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
We dance in the Fellowship Hall of Trinity Lutheran Church (201 N. Washington St., Valparaiso, IN). There is plenty of parking at the Trinity Lutheran Church parking lot behind the church, off of Lafayette St.[...]
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TBA with Paul Watkins @ IAHC 7:00 pm
TBA with Paul Watkins @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Oct 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Paul Watkins calls this evening.  Not sure yet who’s playing. We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom. Vaccines are not required and masks are optional. Attendance will be registered at all dances for contact[...]
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English Country Dance with Cheryl Yenter @ Glenview 6:30 pm
English Country Dance with Cheryl Yenter @ John’s Park Field House
Oct 16 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Join us for Chicagoland North English Country Dance (ECD) from 6:30-9 p.m. in Glenview at John’s Park Field House. English Country Dance is social and pattern-based, with a caller guiding each dance—similar to Contra and[...]
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The Resurrection Marys with Dylan Simpson @ 2nd Unitarian 6:30 pm
The Resurrection Marys with Dylan Simpson @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Oct 18 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Bring your friends to experience this uniquely queer, inclusive dance at the Second Unitarian Church, 656 W Barry Ave. Band: The Resurrection Marys Caller: Dylan Simpson Beginner lesson at 6:30-ish Dance goes from 7:00 to[...]
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International & English Country Dance with Mady Newfield & Tammy Bretscher @ Glen Ellyn 1:00 pm
International & English Country Dance with Mady Newfield & Tammy Bretscher @ Grace Lutheran Church
Oct 19 @ 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join us for International Folk Dance & Chicagoland West English Country Dancers (ECD) from 1–6 p.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church in Glen Ellyn. Come for either one or both parts of the afternoon. No[...]
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TBA with TBA @ IAHC 7:00 pm
TBA with TBA @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Oct 20 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Not sure yet who’s playing or calling. We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom. Vaccines are not required and masks are optional. Attendance will be registered at all dances for contact tracing.
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Baba Yaga's Stew with Andrea Craft 2:00 pm
Baba Yaga's Stew with Andrea Craft @ Broadway Armory Park
Oct 25 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Free Dance.  Baba Yaga’s Stew plays and Andrea Craft calls.  There will be a lesson beginning at 1:30pm. Sponsored by the Chicago Park District. Visit the Park Districts web page for this event here.
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Baba Yaga's Stew with TBA @ IAHC 7:00 pm
Baba Yaga's Stew with TBA @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Oct 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Baba Yaga’s Stew plays tonight; not sure yet who’s calling.  Baba Yaga’s Stew is Lucia Thomas (fiddle), Dianna Davis (keyboard, accordion, clarinet) and Mehtab (percussion). We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom. Vaccines are[...]
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