Thanks to everyone that attended. It was a fabulous weekend.
Save the dates – September 25-27 2026
Click here to see the 2025 schedule
The Silver Bay Inn
ADK is an all inclusive weekend and includes:
- Housing (Friday & Saturday nights)
- Meals (dinner on Friday through lunch on Sunday)
- All dancing & workshops
The dance building
- dancing in two halls all day
- workshops & jam sessions mixed in throughout the day
- three dance parties on Friday & Saturday night: contra, English country & Balfolk
The William Boyd Center
- Dining hall on the first floor
- Rooms and dance hall on the second floor
The Boathouse & Inn
Additional activities
- kayaking
- canoeing
- swimming
- hiking
- archery
- tennis & pickleball
- disc golf
Here’s our staff from 2025
Will Mentor is a contra and square dance caller from Northern Vermont known for his clear teaching, upbeat wit, and relaxed stage presence. He loves to choreograph weekends with a variety of dances and tempos that at times surprises but always delivers, all the while keeping intact his guiding principle as a caller: “It’s about the dancers!”
Luke Donforth is a contra caller and choreographer based in Burlington, VT. He brings a warmth to the mic and focuses on facilitating everyone in the hall joyously moving to the music.
He’s a founding member of the Mad Robin Callers Collective, and calls everything from family dances to festivals. Luke is a prolific writer of dances, and you can expect new and classic compositions to keep your feet flying.
River Road featuring Sarah-Hadley Yakir on fiddle, Kristen Planeaux on piano, flute, and accordion, and Jesse Ball on mandolin, guitar, accordion, and foot percussion. While they are geographically divided by the Connecticut river, an aptly named River Road connects them to create an energy that is highly sought after in the contradance scene.
Lighthouse is Audrey Jaber on fiddle https://www.audreyknuth.com/, Max Newman on guitar, Stuart Kenney on bass & banjo. From bluesy to high energy, they will rock the contra hall.
Gaye Fifer hasn’t stopped dancing since she found contras in 1979. She has been traveling to call and dance contra and English country for the past 25 years. She is also a passionate teacher and dancer of waltz. Gaye will be leading English country and teaching waltz.
Miller/James/Schwab – Catherine Miller, McKinley James & Jacqueline Schwab will play for English country dancing. Catherine, on violin, plays for English, Scottish and contra dance https://www.catherine-miller.com/. McKinley, playing cello, has been playing for English, and most recently for Balfolk dance https://mckinleyjamescello.com/. Jacqueline, on piano, has been a major driving force behind English country dance music for over 40 years https://www.jacquelineschwab.com/.
Eloise & Company is Rachel Bell on piano accordion and Becky Tracy on fiddle. Together they bring sheer joy, exuberance & virtuosity to their playing. They will join us to play for Balfolk dancing. https://www.rachelbellmusic.com/
Lynn Baumeister will teach our Balfolk workshops and lead the dance parties. We are excited to welcome Lynn back to ADK Weekend. She has been attending festivals in France for many years, and brings a wealth of teaching experience, presented with grace & great warmth.
Dereck Kalish & Oliver Scanlon will be running our sound this year. Dereck has provided sound for a wide variety of events, as well as calling for contra and English country dance. Oliver has played with Pete’s Posse, the Clayfoot Strutters and his current band Stove Dragon https://www.fiddlescanlon.com/. Tom Medve & Adam Goodman will also be running sound for our new Balfolk dance hall.
Questions? reach us at adirondack@danceflurry.org or call (518) 441-3667