DanceFlurry Organization

Albany Sacred Harp (Shape Note) Singing
2025-09-27 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-09-20 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-09-13 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-09-06 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-08-30 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-08-23 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-08-16 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-08-09 13:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates | St. George’s Episcopal Church, 30 N. Ferry St., Schenectady, NY, 12305, United States
Sing four-part harmony with others and make a sound unlike anything else on earth..without auditions, rehearsals, or a commitment. Just singing for joy! All are welcome! We sing out of the Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition. Loaner books are available.

Most Saturdays* 1:00 to 3:30 pm

“Haunting ancient harmonies…Gregorian chant meets bluegrass” —NY Times“the heavy metal music of the 19th century” —J. Hauff

We are an informal, friendly group of people from the greater Albany, N.Y., area who sing Sacred Harp music together. Sacred Harp is traditional, a cappella, community harmony singing. All our events are free of charge and open to newcomers, all ages, all voices, and all levels of musical (in)experience. Loaner books and explanations are available at the singings. Please explore our website (or contact us) and find out more about us and the music.

Yes! We will have everything you need… * a warm welcome * a tunebook to borrow * a cup of tea * explanations/instruction as you may require.

* Please note that there may be changes to the schedule for particular weeks. Please check the Facebook page or the website albanysacredharp.org for the most up-to-date information.

We sing in the Great Hall of St. George’s Episcopal Church in the Schenectady Stockade. The church’s address is 30 N Ferry St 12305, but direct your GPS to 214 Green St for the parking lot. There is a door leading directly from the parking lot to the Great Hall, on your right just before you go down the stairs to the church. (No stairs involved: wheelchair accessible!)

Parking lot off Green St. (GPS “214 Green St 12305”) – a door opens directly from the lot to the hall. Check online or FB for other special dates.

COVID-19 Protocols: We sing together each Saturday, in person and indoors, mask optional. Please do not attend in the case of possible symptoms or exposure to COVID or other illness. Sacred Harp Singing is an Affiliate Event of the DanceFlurry Organization, and its Covid safety policies are determined by the event organizers and the venue, not the DFO. Please note that some special events have individual COVID protocols.

Tri-City Folk Dancers
2025-09-19 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-09-12 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-08-29 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-08-22 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-08-15 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-08-08 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-08-01 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-07-25 19:30 - 22:00 and 2 more dates | Scotia Methodist Church, 201 North Ten Broeck, Scotia, 12302, New York, United States
Most Fridays 7:30-10:00Occasional “Daylight Dances” on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Check calendar or FB.
New Location beginning July 5: Scotia United Methodist Church, 201 N Ten Broeck St, Scotia, NY 12302
International Folk Dancing includes the traditional dances of many countries and cultures done to authentic music in a variety of formations (long and short lines, circles, broken circles, and a few duos, trios, and individual). Our group is particularly fond of dances from the Balkan countries (Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Croatia and Serbia), Romania, Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Israel, Brittany, French Canada and other countries. We mostly dance to recorded music but have live music events a few times a year.
We welcome all ages and genders, and no partner is necessary, as most dances do not involve couples. We welcome beginners and children who are interested in dancing. We encourage those to come early in the evening when instruction is emphasized and tailored to newer dancers. Typically, the level of difficulty increases as the evening progresses, and we move on to dances requested by the group.
Comfortable clothing and clean, soft-soled shoes are recommended.
Parking is free, and we enter the building from the door nearest the parking lot. We ask a donation of $8, as you are able.
Questions? Want to be added to (or deleted from) our email list? Contact Barb or Bob at (518) 452-1154, or email Barb at macleanbarb@aol.com.

DFO/Flurry/Members' Picnic
2025-09-14 13:00 - 17:00 | NY
Sunday, September 14, 20251-5 pmPeebles Island State Park, Cohoes NY

We hope DFO members will join the DanceFlurry Organization board, Flurry Festival planning committee, event organizers, volunteers, and their families/friends and spend the afternoon at this beautiful riverside location connecting with friends from across our community. Bring your instruments, games, frisbees, etc, and plan for a relaxed afternoon catching up with the DFO & Flurry community!GRILLING OPTIONS & POTLUCK We’ll be grilling, along with a potluck, and request your RSVP and grill preferences by September 7 for planning. After your RSVP is recorded, please click “View Invitation” to return to this page, where you will be able to scroll down and select your choice of DFO-provided grill options, as well as sign up to help with grilling or bring a potluck item. To provide more detail about food, add a note to your RSVP. Your RSVP will also help us notify you in event of weather-related changes. No alcohol is allowed in the park. Park entry is free, the pavilion is covered, and there are walking trails nearby and a lawn. WEATHER: In case of severe weather, information on the backup location will be emailed to those who have RSVP’d. Updates will also be posted at facebook.com/danceflurry For up-to-date information contact Shira at 518-268-3780 or Lorraine at 518-926-0538, or emailadmin@flurryfestival.org LOCATION & PARKING: Peebles Island State Park is at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, and offers terrific views of rivers and rapids. Parking is on the west side of the road; cross the road to find the pavilion by the water. Find a detailed map and trails at https://parks.ny.gov/documents/parks/PeeblesIslandTrailMap.pdf.

North Berkshire Community Dance
2025-09-13 19:30 - 22:00 | First Congregational Church, Williamstown MA, 906 Main Street, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 01267, United States
* At the Williamstown location *

Jeff Walker will call, music by Kathy and Jeff Walker. Gents and ladies role terms.

Admission is pay-as-you-can: $5 – $15, or barter equivalent, suggested.

As a community dance in a small college town, we welcome people of all ages and backgrounds into the ever-changing tradition of New England contra dance. Contra dancing is the contemporary face of a living tradition; some of the dances are hundreds of years old, some are recently composed. Some of the dances are hundreds of years old, some are recently composed; all are good fun and a pleasurable occasion for meeting and interacting with people both new and familiar.

Everyone is welcome. New dancers and families with children are encouraged to arrive at 3:30 for an introductory lesson. Come with or without a partner; most people change partners for each dance throughout the evening.

Covid Policy: Masks are optional, and we are no longer checking vaccination status.

For more information, Visit www.northberkshiredance.org or the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/northberkshiredance/.

UPCOMING DANCES

We send a quick email reminder once a month before each dance. If you would like to be included, you can subscribe here.

For more information, visit www.northberkshiredance.org, see the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/northberkshiredance/, or contact doonemackay@gmail.com.

Albany Contra Dance
2025-09-12 19:45 - 23:00 | Albany Elks Lodge, 25 South Allen Street, Albany, NY, 12203, United States
Melanie Axel-Lute calling for Here on the Hill: Tory Horner (fiddle), Annie McDougall (fiddle), Rose Powell (guitar)

Here on the Hill is a dynamic contra trio from Boston featuring Tory Horner, Annie McDougall, and Rosemary Powell. With Tory and Annie’s soaring fiddles and Rose’s driving guitar, the trio brings a mix of classic New England contra tunes, modern gems, and original tunes to dance floors across the Northeast. Since meeting in the fall of 2024, they have been playing as many dances as they can, and they are excited to be embarking on their first big tour in November.

Albany Contradances are held every second and some fifth Fridays of the month, September through June, in the large ballroom of the Albany Elks Lodge, located at 25 S Allen St, Albany, NY.

Dancing starts at 8pm, with a beginner lesson at 7:45pm. Now is a great time to be a beginner! Please share this event with anybody who may be interested, regardless of experience level!

Contra dancing has its roots in English country dancing, and may feel familiar to square dancing. Albany Contra uses the gender-free calling terms Larks and Robins.

As we’re living in a world with Covid-19:– Masks are optional– We request that if you have symptoms or have recently been exposed to Covid, please stay home.

In partnership with the DFO, we would like to remind all attendees that consent is vital to a safe and inclusive dance experience. Be polite when asking for dances, gracious if rejected, and always ask before trying to dip, lift, or twirl your partner. If someone at the dance causes you to feel uncomfortable, please speak with an organizer or Dance Ambassador, who will be wearing a button. More information can be found at https://www.danceflurry.org/about-us/culture-of-consent/

In our ever-continuing work to welcome more people to the dance floor, we are implementing a sliding pay scale. Please plan to pay what you comfortably can, from $8 for those that need extra communal support to $25 for those who are able to give our newly reborn dance a financial boost.

Contact us with any questions or to volunteer at albanycontras@danceflurry.org

Events this season

September 12th: Melanie Axel-Lute calling for Here on the Hill: Tory Horner (fiddle), Annie McDougall (fiddle), Rose Powell (guitar)

October 10th: Isaac Banner calling for the Star Charters: Cecilia Vacanti (fiddle), Jess Newman (fiddle), Mark Price (guitar). NOTE: No 5th Friday dance on Halloween

November 14-15 – Albany ContraFest [performers TBA but will include the Gaslight Tinkers]

December 12: Mo Brachfeld and Rinde Glick calling for TBA

January 9, 2026: TBA calling for Kingfisher: Cecilia Vacanti (fiddle), Jeff Kaufman (piano, mandolin, drums, synths)

January 30, 2026: TBA calling for TBA [*unofficiallythere are tentative plans for Stove Dragon: Oliver Scanlon (fiddle, mandolin, feet, vocals), Rose Jackson (fiddle, vocals), Sam Zakon-Anderson (piano), Max Newman (guitar)]

February 2026: No dance — see you at the Flurry!

March 13, 2026: TBA calling for TBA led by Oliver Scanlon

April 10, 2026: Qwill Duvall calling for TBA

May 8, 2026: TBA calling for TBA

May 29, 2026: TBA calling for TBAJune 12, 2026 TBA calling for TBA

Beginners' Workshop in English Country Dancing -- FREE
2025-09-07 14:00 - 16:00 | St. John’s Episcopal Church, 146 1st Street, Troy, 12180, United States
The workshop will introduce the basic steps and forms of English Country Dancing. No partner is needed! This type of dancing is often depicted in Jane Austen movies and other early 19th century. The workshop is sponsored by Capital English Country Dancers and will be taught by Don Bell. (The session will use recorded music.)

The location is at the St. John’s Episcopal Church, 146 1st Street, Troy, New York, 12180. Admission is free, although donations are welcome.

We have a beautiful wood dance floor. Please wear clean, flat, soft-soled dance shoes.

St. John’s ECD Workshop

Our COVID PolicyPlease stay home if you feel sick or have symptoms of CoVid or flu. CECD will notify all attendees if someone reports a Covid diagnosis within a week after a dance.

Tri-City Folk Dancers - Daylight Dance
2025-09-06 14:00 - 16:30 | Scotia Methodist Church, 201 North Ten Broeck, Scotia, 12302, New York, United States
Special Daytime Dance!!
Therefore, no dance on Friday night
Saturday from 2 to 4:30 pm
Scotia United Methodist Church, 201 N Ten Broeck St, Scotia, NY 12302
International Folk Dancing includes the traditional dances of many countries and cultures done to authentic music in a variety of formations (long and short lines, circles, broken circles, and a few duos, trios, and individual). Our group is particularly fond of dances from the Balkan countries (Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Croatia and Serbia), Romania, Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Israel, Brittany, French Canada and other countries. We mostly dance to recorded music but have live music events a few times a year.We welcome all ages and genders, and no partner is necessary, as most dances do not involve couples.
We welcome beginners and children who are interested in dancing. We encourage those to come early in the evening when instruction is emphasized and tailored to newer dancers. Typically, the level of difficulty increases as the dance progresses, and we move on to dances requested by the group.
Comfortable clothing and clean, soft-soled shoes are recommended.
Parking is free, and we enter the building from the rear. We ask a donation of $8, as you are able.
Questions? Want to be added to (or deleted from) our email list? Contact Barb or Bob at (518) 452-1154, or email Barb at macleanbarb@aol.com.
Tri-City FolkDancers is an Affiliate of the DanceFlurry Organization and a member of Country Dance and Song Society.

Albany 1st Friday Swing Dance
2025-09-05 19:00 - 22:30 | Albany Elks Lodge, 25 South Allen Street, Albany, NY, 12203, United States
Annie and the Fur Trappers

And a performance by Sarrah’s Swinging Pandas + Shim Sham, Bus Stop & Snowball

Young, inventive and competition winner Sarrah Aliewie will instruct the 7pm lesson in East Coast Swing and DJ. Get a new slant on your dance moves. Sarrah’s performance group, The Swinging Pandas will do a demo at the break to Let’s Twist Again. We’ll also do a Snowball, a SHIM SHAM and a Bus Stop at the break.

Dress up to celebrate the end of Summer: Nice light slacks or dress shorts, summer dresses, etc. Don’t miss.

* 7-8pm – Swing Dance Lesson. No partner needed. Beginners welcome!!

* 8-10:30 pm – Dance

Cost: $20 General, $15 Student, 65+ Senior, DFO Member

Albany Elks, 25 S Allen St, Albany, NY 12208 (1 block south of Rt. 20 Madison/Western)

Spacious, attractive A/C hall (plus new large fans) with large wooden dance floor.

Covid/Flu: Stay home if you feel sick, or were in close contact with someone who is contagious. Thank you for taking precautions to keep our wonderful dance community safe. Proof of vaccine is no longer required.

Volunteers needed! Please contact us if you’d be interested in being on the Albany 1st Friday Swing Dance committee and helping with the dance, especially with take down.Ambassador Program: The DFO has established this program to welcome all people, especially beginners, to our dances. For more information, please ask at the front desk. All of you, men AND women, can help by asking everyone to dance, especially newcomers and those sitting down. <<<<<

Every 1st Friday except July and August

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North Berkshire Community Dance
2025-08-09 19:30 - 22:00 | NY
* At the summer location in North Adams *

Caller TBA – Music by mixer bands facilitated by Eric Buddington.

The dance will run in the Community Hall of the All Saints Episcopal Church, 59 Summer St., North Adams. Admission is pay-as-you-can: $5 – $15, or barter equivalent, suggested.

As a community dance in a small college town, we welcome people of all ages and backgrounds into the ever-changing tradition of New England contra dance. Contra dancing is the contemporary face of a living tradition; some of the dances are hundreds of years old, some are recently composed. Some of the dances are hundreds of years old, some are recently composed; all are good fun and a pleasurable occasion for meeting and interacting with people both new and familiar.

Everyone is welcome. New dancers and families with children are encouraged to arrive at 3:30 for an introductory lesson. Come with or without a partner; most people change partners for each dance throughout the evening.

Covid Policy: Masks are optional, and we are no longer checking vaccination status.

For more information, Visit www.northberkshiredance.org or the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/northberkshiredance/.

UPCOMING DANCES

We send a quick email reminder once a month before each dance. If you would like to be included, you can subscribe here.

For more information, visit www.northberkshiredance.org, see the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/northberkshiredance/, or contact doonemackay@gmail.com.

Buhrmaster Barn Dance
2025-07-20 17:00 - 21:00 | Pruyn House, Buhrmaster Barn, 207 Old Niskayuna Rd., Loudonville, NY, 12110
Bob Isaacs calling with music by Spare Parts

Contras and Squares danced in the Barn on the grounds of the c. 1830 Pruyn House and garden. Enjoy Sundays this summer even more!

All Dances Taught Friendly People Everyone WelcomeNo Partner Needed, Come Alone or with a Friend or Three

GATHER FOR POTLUCK DINNER at 5 pm | DANCING at 6 – 9 pm

$20 General Public $17 DFO Members & Seniors $6 Students

COVID Considerations: Masking is optional and vaccination is strongly encouraged and appreciated.

Download the 2025 flyer.

Last date for 2025 season: August 10 – Katy Heine calling with DFO Megaband, directed by George Wilson

Directions from Exit 5 of Northway (I-87):Northbound: Go right onto Rt. 155. Turn left onto Old Niskayuna Road (just before overpass).Southbound: Go left onto Rt. 155, go under overpass, turn right onto Old Niskayuna Road.The Buhrmaster Barn is 1⁄2 mile on left, behind the Pruyn House at 207Old Niskayuna Road, Colonie, New York.

North Berkshire Community Dance
2025-07-12 19:30 - 22:00 | NY
* At the summer location in North Adams *

Liz Nelson will call. Music by mixer bands facilitated by Eric Buddington and Seamus Connor.

Calling workshop in afternoon (3-5 pm) preceding dance (7:30PM). Larks and robins role terms.

The dance will run in the Community Hall of the All Saints Episcopal Church, 59 Summer St., North Adams. Admission is pay-as-you-can: $5 – $15, or barter equivalent, suggested.

As a community dance in a small college town, we welcome people of all ages and backgrounds into the ever-changing tradition of New England contra dance. Contra dancing is the contemporary face of a living tradition; some of the dances are hundreds of years old, some are recently composed. Some of the dances are hundreds of years old, some are recently composed; all are good fun and a pleasurable occasion for meeting and interacting with people both new and familiar.

Everyone is welcome. New dancers and families with children are encouraged to arrive at 3:30 for an introductory lesson. Come with or without a partner; most people change partners for each dance throughout the evening.

Covid Policy: Masks are optional, and we are no longer checking vaccination status.

For more information, Visit www.northberkshiredance.org or the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/northberkshiredance/.

UPCOMING DANCES

We send a quick email reminder once a month before each dance. If you would like to be included, you can subscribe here.

For more information, visit www.northberkshiredance.org, see the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/northberkshiredance/, or contact doonemackay@gmail.com.

Buhrmaster Barn Dance
2025-07-06 17:00 - 21:00 | Pruyn House, Buhrmaster Barn, 207 Old Niskayuna Rd., Loudonville, NY, 12110
Fern Bradley calling with Gigue-A-Bit

Contras and Squares danced in the Barn on the grounds of the c. 1830 Pruyn House and garden. Enjoy Sundays this summer even more!

All Dances Taught. Friendly People. Everyone Welcome. No Partner Needed, Come Alone or with a Friend or Three

COVID Considerations:

Masking is optional and vaccination is strongly encouraged and appreciated.

GATHER FOR POTLUCK DINNER at 5 pmDANCING at 6 – 9 pm

$20 General Public $17 DFO Members & Seniors $6 Students

Download the flyer and share with others!!

Remaining dates for 2025 season:

July 20 Bob Isaacs, caller, music by Spare Parts

August 10 – Katy Heine calling with DFO Megaband

Directions from Exit 5 of Northway (I-87):Northbound: Go right onto Rt. 155. Turn left onto Old Niskayuna Road (just before overpass).Southbound: Go left onto Rt. 155, go under overpass, turn right onto Old Niskayuna Road.The Buhrmaster Barn is 1⁄2 mile on left, behind the Pruyn House at 207Old Niskayuna Road, Colonie, New York.

Burhmaster Flyer 2025 singleDownload
