Intermediate/Advanced Contra Workshop and Dance with Joe Harrington

Fri Aug 29 2025 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm UTC-04:00

1425 Twin Oaks Cir, Oviedo, FL 32765-7328, United States | Oviedo

Intermediate\/Advanced Contra Workshop and Dance with Joe Harrington
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We have a 5th Friday in August, so we're holding a special workshop in our usual time slot at a DIFFERENT VENUE.
On August 29 we have a workshop for intermediate and advanced dancers designed to level up your dance while having a blast! We'll do complex dances, learn some advanced moves and concepts, and play contra games. About half the event will be dancing, half exercises and teaching. We will dance around 3-6 complex dances, each carefully taught.
We're hosting this workshop and dance at our home (1425 Twin Oaks Cir, Oviedo, FL), NOT our regular venue. Joe Harrington will call, DJ, and lead the workshop.
6:45 pm Doors open
7:00 pm Intermediate/Advanced Workshop and Dance
10:00 pm End
We can fit 16 dancers comfortably, but must have 12 dancers to hold the workshop.
Admission is $10, which supports live music at the regular dances. Students and out-of-work dance free.
We can offer hospitality to a few dancers coming from afar. Message Dancer Joe.
It's open to dancers who can dance basic contra confidently. You should be able to do a chain with a courtesy turn, a hey, and a California twirl, all while arriving at the next move on time. If in doubt, DM Dancer Joe.
The workshop will cover twirls and other styling, nonverbal communication with your partner, dance and body flow, and topics you request in the comments. We'll work on swing dynamics, stability, communication, and safety, and then cover some trick swings like you might see at festivals.
In one contra game, we divide into 4 groups. Each group gets 1/4 of the dance. We start the music and try to figure out the order of the phrases...without talking. It actually works, and it's a lot of fun!
We'll workshop butterfly whirls, contra corners, and reverse progressions. We'll do dances where EVERYONE switches roles. We'll break down and workshop swinging in both roles, which really improves your preferred-role swing. It's all low stakes and high fun!
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Questions, suggestions, requests? Message Dancer Joe or use the comments!
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