Join us for a dance featuring the NYC debut of the Scottish influenced duo, Ravenswing, with calling from Harris Lapiroff.
Lesson for new and newish dancers at 4:30 PM.
Ravenswing is a band that plays like they're dancing, weaving together the brilliance of Scottish repertoire with the gritty drive of New England contra dance rhythms. While Abi Sandy and Crystal Zhu grew up playing music across New England and New York, the duo came together in Scotland while traveling with the Edinburgh University Folk and Traditional Music Society, bonding over their shared love for community through music and dance on both sides of the Atlantic. Since then, their joyful arrangements and compositions have energized concert halls and dance floors across New England, the Midwest, and the UK. Their love for the places they have been and the people they have played with shines through every set they play.
Harris Lapiroff is a caller hailing from Somerville MA. He's worn many hats through many locales in the dance community; he was an organizer of Youth Dance Weekend for 6 years and is currently on the boards of Cambridge MA's local contra dance BIDA and Pinewoods Camp. He strives for an efficient, friendly calling style that gets dancers moving as quickly as possible and then gets out of the way.
New to Contra Dancing?
Lesson for new and newish dancers at 4:30 PM.
Read our tips for new dancers here.
Dancing Starts at 5pm, Afters from 8pm-late at Logan’s Run on 5th Ave.
Admission
$15 for Regular Admission, $9 For Students, Free for Children under 12
Tickets available at the door or in advance here.