5+ hours each evening of old-time participatory old-time dancing (squares, contras, Cajun) at the Florida Folk Festival, with live music and callers.
Florida Folk Festival is at Stephen Foster State Park in White Springs, FL (just over an hour east of Tallahassee) from Friday May 26 through Sunday May 28. There is music and other activities all day every day, but in the evening from about 5:30 to 11:30 pm each day there is dancing to live music with a caller on the Heritage State. Most sessions are billed as contra dances, one as a square dance, and one as Cajun dancing. Come dance to the best bands in northern Florida, with all your ... view more »
Florida Folk Festival is at Stephen Foster State Park in White Springs, FL (just over an hour east of Tallahassee) from Friday May 26 through Sunday May 28. There is music and other activities all day every day, but in the evening from about 5:30 to 11:30 pm each day there is dancing to live music with a caller on the Heritage State. Most sessions are billed as contra dances, one as a square dance, and one as Cajun dancing. Come dance to the best bands in northern Florida, with all your favorite callers. The schedule follows:
Friday May 26
4:00 pm Beginners Contra Dance Instruction with Vicki Morrison and Jackson Creek
4:30 pm Beginners Contra Dance with Jackson Creek, Vicki Morrison Calling
6:00 pm Square Dance with The Deux Francois Band, Richard Hopkins Calling
7:30 pm Contra Dance with the Hot Pepper Steppers and Smokey Hollow Stringband, Tom Greene Calling
9:00 pm Contra Dance with Lloyd Baldwin & Friends, Andy Kane Calling
10:30 pm Techno Contra Dance
Saturday, May 27
5:00 pm Cajun Dance Instruction with Dance Fever and Gumbo Limbo Cajun Band
5:30 pm Cajun Dance with Gumbo Limbo
7:00 pm Family Contra Dance Instruction with Andy Kane and Jackson Creek
7:30 pm Family Contra Dance with Jackson Creek, Andy Kane Calling
9:00 pm Techno Contra Dance
10:30 pm Contra Dance with Upsala, Richard Hopkins Calling
Sunday, May 28
6:00 pm Contra Dance with Lloyd Baldwin & Friends, Tom Greene Calling
7:30 pm Contra Dance with Briar Pickers, Vicki Morrison Calling
9:00 pm Contra Dance with Mourning Glories, Andy Kane Calling
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