Name: Square & Contra Dance with African American Dance Caller Pathways
Start: 2026-01-04T16:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-01-04T18:00:00-06:00
Location: Amphibian Stage

Square & Contra Dance with African American Dance Caller Pathways

Learn squares and contra dances and the rarely-taught African American culture within each tradition.
This is a free event, but an RSVP is required. 50 spaces available.
African American Dance Caller Pathways is a pilot initiative connecting experienced instructors to a cohort of African American-identified aspiring dance callers to teach dance calling technique and the Black cultural and historical roots of traditional square and contra dance.
Workshop instructors: Dr. Clover Washington, Phil Jamison, Becky Hill
Callers in Training: Audra Scott, Briar, Carol July
African American Dance Caller Pathways is an initiative under the Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival, a program of Decolonizing the Music Room.