Columbia Traditional Music and Dance - ContraCola

05/18/2026

Live music by The Outsiders. Gretchen Caldwell calling using role terms Ladies & Gents. No partner or experience needed. More info at https://ContraCola.org.

04/21/2026

Caller Victor Gascon (Ladies & Gents). No partner or experience needed! More info at https://ContraCola.org

03/23/2026

Live music by ContraCola Open Band. Caller Stephanie Marie (Larks & Robins). No experience or partner needed! More info at https://ContraCola.org.

02/17/2026

Live music for Feb 21 by Sherlock’s Meow. Caller Dianne Palmer-Quay using role terms Larks & Robins. No partner or experience needed. More info at https://ContraCola.org.

01/30/2026

CANCELLED! Due to weather conditions, the January dance, originally scheduled for Jan 24 and rescheduled to Jan 31, has been cancelled. Next dance will be in February. Stay warm. See You in February!

01/22/2026

ALERT! - Due to weather conditions, we have rescheduled our Jan 24 contra dance in Columbia, SC to Jan 31. Hope to see you then!

12/09/2025

Live music for Dec 13 by ContraCola Open Band. Caller Tom Macklin using role terms Ladies & Gents. No partner or experience needed. More info at http://ContraCola

11/16/2025

Live Music by The Outsiders. Caller Victor Gascon, using role terms Ladies & Gents. No partner or experience needed. More info at https://ContraCola.org.

10/24/2025

Live Music by The McKenzies. Caller Dianne Palmer-Quay using role terms Larks & Robins. No partner needed. No experience required. More info at https://ContraCola.org.

01/22/2025

Sorry to report that there will be no ContraCola contra dance in January 2025. But starting in February, we'll be dancing at Arsenal Hill (1800 Lincoln St) in Columbia, SC, generally on 4th Saturdays. For up-to-date info and late-breaking news, signup at ContraCola.org for our newsletter and text messages. Hope to see you on the dance floor soon!

Until then (and for future reference), remember that you can find other contra dances and contra dance weekends by entering a zip code at trycontra.com. Another good resource is the CDSS event calendar.

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12/26/2024

Join us for 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻' 𝗨𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀, 𝘈 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 on Sunday, January 5 from 7PM-11PM. We'll have an Old Time String Band with a Dance Caller! For the latter half of the night we will have a jam session. Soup Beans and Cornbread will be available while they last! 

Tickets available in advance at the link in our bio and at the door. $5 for members and $10 for non-members. 

We hope to see you there!