New Year's Eve
(Only
days to go)
Registration is now open for our New Year's Eve dance and potluck.
$20/person. Monday Club Doors open at 8, and dancing begins at 9. Potluck snacks in the back room.
Register at the check-in desk for any of our regular dances,
or you can send it to Mac via Venmo (Please put "NYE" and your name(s) in the Notes field)
High Tea English Dance Weekend Approaches
Visit the High Tea Page for online registration and all the details
Briefly: Who we are and What we do.
Dances usually cost $10 for adults; half price for students. Cash, Check, Venmo, or PayPal.
No experience necessary. No partner necessary; the culture suggests changing partners for each dance.
It is similar to square dancing, but usually done in long lines instead of groups of 4 couples. And no lessons or special clothes needed.
Each dance takes about 15 minutes to teach and to dance.
Dances have live music, except the rare Techno contras. All dances have a caller/prompter/teacher to guide us through the choreography.
As for dress: Comfortable. Wear shoes that are good for jogging, bowling, or other indoor activities. It can be aerobic; expect to sweat.
Contradance uses more energy, less thinking (once you know the basics). English Country Dance can be stately or vigorous, simple or complex, changing dance by dance.
Covid Policy
We still strongly suggest keeping up with vaccinations.
Focal Point Queer Contra: Still require proof of covid vaccines and Masks.
If you don't have your own mask, they are available for free (donations accepted) at check-in
Link to current StL County covid rates.
Upcoming Dances
English Country
$10
at The Monday Club in Webster GrovesCaller: Keith Tuxhorn
Band: Ragged Robin: Billy Boyer, keyboard, Martha Edwards, violin
Contra Dance
$10
at The Monday Club in Webster GrovesWorkshop at 6:30, learn the basics, or hone your skills
Caller: Mac McKeever
Band: Possum Consume (Michael Banvard, Lukas Simson, Blake Korte, Andrew Bond)
Contra Dance
$10
at The Monday Club in Webster GrovesWorkshop at 6:30: Learn the basics, or hone your skills
Caller: Open Calling on First Sundays
Band: Keith Dudding & Friends
Contra Dance
$10
at The Monday Club in Webster GrovesWorkshop at 6:30, learn the basics, or hone your skills
Caller: Sarah Kaiser
Band: Cambia (Alyssa and Rinn)
Queer Contra Dance
$10
at The Focal Point, 2720 Sutton Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63143, USALike regular contra dances, but with gender-free calling.
See covid policies at this link
Caller: Lo Peckman
Band: 3 Crooked Men
See the FaceBook group Saint Louis Queer Contra for more information.
Contra Dance
$10
at The Monday Club in Webster GrovesSee covid policies at this link
Workshop at 6:30: Learn the basics, or hone your skills
Caller: John Coffman
Band: Chris Talley &Friends
Calling Party at Martha's
at 433 Marford Dr, Creve Coeur, MO 63141, USAPotluck and social workshop with dancing at Martha's house.
Great opportunity for first-time callers to give it a try... Contra or English Country.
We also need inexperienced dancers to come and help us.
Bring your cards, bring your questions, just come to dance and socialize.
English Country
$10
at The Monday Club in Webster GrovesCaller:Karen Jackson and Jill Horn
Band: Ragged Robin: Billy Boyer, keyboard, Martha Edwards, violin
Contra Dance
$10
at The Monday Club in Webster GrovesWorkshop at 6:30, learn the basics, or hone your skills
Caller: Dale Wilson
Band: Possum Consume (Michael Banvard, Lukas Simson, Blake Korte, Andrew Bond)
High Tea Dance Weekend
at The Monday Club in Webster GrovesCallerJoanna Reiner Wilkinson
Band:MARBelous (Martha, Alyssa, Rinn, and Bill)
See https://childgrove.org/hightea for details
Contra Dance
$10
at The Monday Club in Webster GrovesWorkshop at 6:30: Learn the basics, or hone your skills
Caller: Open Calling on First Sundays
Band: Mound City Slickers
Queer Contra Dance
$10
at The Focal Point, 2720 Sutton Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63143, USALike regular contra dances, but with gender-free calling.
See covid policies at this link
Caller: Sarah Kaiser
Band: Cambia (Alyssa and Rinn)
See the FaceBook group Saint Louis Queer Contra for more information.
Contra Dance
$10
at The Monday Club in Webster GrovesWorkshop at 6:30, learn the basics, or hone your skills
Caller: Karen Jackson
Band: 3 Crooked Men
Calling Party at Martha's
at 433 Marford Dr, Creve Coeur, MO 63141, USAPotluck and social workshop with dancing at Martha's house.
Great opportunity for first-time callers to give it a try... Contra or English Country.
We also need inexperienced dancers to come and help us.
Bring your cards, bring your questions, just come to dance and socialize.
Contra Dance
$10
at The Monday Club in Webster GrovesSee covid policies at this link
Workshop at 6:30: Learn the basics, or hone your skills
Caller: Mac McKeever
Band: Driftwood Jam Band (So many musicians on one stage!)
For events after Sep 22, 2025, or to merge our calendar with your own: Visit the Full Google Calendar
See entire year in this format, or past year's dances
Please Contact
CONSIDER DONATING
If you would like to help us meet our ongoing rent expense or (even better) help our callers and band musicians who count on this income to stay afloat, please consider donating! Some of us are sending in the amount we would normally use to pay to go dancing as the basis for our donations. (It's a thought...)
If you would care to make a donation to Childgrove (in any amount) here's the place:
