Saturday, April 18th 3:45pm—10:30pm

[Beginners’ Workshop 7pm]

ADINA GORDON & OAO: OLIVER ALEX OWEN

Oliver Scanlon—fiddle, feet; Alex Fortier—piano; Owen Morrison—guitar

3:45 – 5:45 pm **Afternoon Advanced Contras $20 adults/$5 students*

5:45 – 7:00 pm Dinner Break at the many walkable Chatham restaurants

7:00 – 7:30 pm Beginners’ Workshop

7:30 – 10:30 pm All-Level Evening Dance $20 adults/$5 students*

*Combo ticket for Afternoon & Evening Dances $35 adults/$10 students

We now accept Apple/Google Pay and credit cards

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 200 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928

Promo video: https://youtu.be/gZL7jS8yGpA

Advanced tickets, pics, and videos at https://ticketscandy.com/.../swingin-tern-double-dance...

Tickets will be available at the door.

CALLER: ADINA GORDON

Adina Gordon finds an outlet for her loves of travel, music, dance and silliness by calling and dancing throughout the U.S. and Canada, facilitating joy and minor chaos wherever she goes. Combining a voice that makes you WANT to do what she says with a commitment to using that power for good and not evil, Adina calls dances both old and new that cause spontaneous eruptions of joy on the dance floor. She counts it as a job well done whenever anyone says, “I don’t really like squares, but they’re fun when you call them.”

BAND: OAO -- OLIVER SCANLON, ALEX FORTIER, AND OWEN MORRISON

OAO combines the talents of three amazing musicians who synergistically prove that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts!

USEFUL INFORMATION:

• Newcomers are welcome to come at 7pm for an introductory lesson on the basics of contra dancing before the evening dance. No partner is necessary. All dances are taught with a “walk-through” by the caller.

• **The Afternoon Advanced Contras session is for Experienced Contra Dancers only. You should be familiar with heys, petronellas, Rorey O’More, pass the ocean, orbits etc., with minimal prompting. If not, please join us for the evening dance.

• For the dinner break visit one of the 17 walkable restaurants within two blocks of the dance: Restaurant List.

• Vaccination and Masks Optional.

• All dances at Swingin’ Tern are called to the gender-neutral terms Larks & Robins. Dance whatever role you’re comfortable in.

• We are in an air-conditioned hall along with the option for open windows on three sides.

• Our dance is two blocks from the Chatham station on the Morris/Essex line out of Penn Station, NYC.

• We welcome contributions of home-baked [or not] goodies to share at the break.

• Please bring your own water bottle. Water bottles may be filled at the orange Igloo cooler.

• Wear comfortable clothing. Contra dancing is aerobic. We prefer you carry in your shoes.

• We are a friendly, inclusive group. Pack plenty of smiles!