The Living Tradition

I first heard about Contra Dancing from a girlfriend freshman year back in college in MA. She went all the time and simply adored it. Fast forward to years later, and I have added WCS, Argentine Tango, and Square Dancing to my dancing list, and then happened upon The Living Tradition folks here in SoCal during a demo night just before an Irish contemporary folk group’s concert in the summer months’ public concert series at Chapman University.
They are very friendly and welcoming to everyone. Straight and LGBT friendly. «You wanna dance? Great to see you,» is their attitude. Plus ALL ages.
Note: Beginners Welcome Year Round at Each Dance
What is so very nice about dancing with them each month is that you can be brand new to Contra anytime during the year, and go and you’ll be fine. They have a mini-​dance class at the start of the Saturday evening. Then there is a Contra Dance Caller for the evening. S/​he will always instruct for what are the steps you will do in the next Tip/​Dance, so you’re fine as a beginner as well as an experienced Contra Dancer.
This is fantastic exercise.
They dance monthly on the 4^th SAT in downtown Anaheim in the Downtown Community Center (
). There is abundant free parking, and the building is well A/C’d. If you’ve ever danced in SoCal in the summertime, you know what a LOVELY feature this is.
Pricing: Unless otherwise noted at their website, $ 10 per person; $ 8 for Anaheim residents, Living Tradition members, seniors, and full-​time students. Children under 18 FREE with paid adult. Seriously, all ages dance here.
Bring a bottle of water and remember to sip and hydrate between contra tips.