Port Angeles Contra Dance
At the Black Diamond Community Hall
Fall 2026 Dance Schedule
August 20 (Thursday)
Special dance at Gardiner Community Center
The Contra Kings
David Thielk calling
September 18 (Friday)
Dawn Chorus
Lindsey Dono calling
October 3
Springtide
Victoria Beauchesne calling
November 10 (Tuesday)
Ice Cream Truckers
George Marshall calling
December 5
The Contraband
Elisabeth Monica calling
Join us at the
Black Diamond
Community Hall
1942 Black Diamond Road,
Port Angeles, WA 98363
1st Saturday of every month
(no dances in summer)
Lesson begins at 7 pm
Dance 7:30–10:30 pm
Sliding Scale Admission
Adults $10–20 (cash only)
Under 18: ½ price
Special Port Angeles/Port Townsend Dance:
Thursday, August 20
**This dance will be held at the Gardiner Community Center**
The Contra Kings are a collection of skilled local musicians that play old time fiddle tunes that blend perfectly with the figures of the dances to create a sense of freedom, liberty, and fun. Andrew Norcross on fiddle and Emmett Pritchard on mandolin lead the melody while Jonathan Schenefeld on guitar and Frank Lowenstein on upright bass keep the rhythm moving.
Dave Thielk, who heads up the Port Townsend dance, has called dances from Alaska to San Diego, and from Port Townsend to Wisconsin. His style developed from years of calling in barns, community halls, living rooms, bars, parks and more. He’ll call an array of Contras, Square Dances, and Sicilian Circle Dances. (Don’t know what a Sicilian circle dance is? Come find out!)
Friday, September 18
Held at our regular location, Black Diamond Community Hall
Dance with Dawn Chorus, Lindsey Dono calling
Other Contra Dances in the Region:
- Port Townsend Community Dance: Contact Dave Thielk for details.
- Victoria: Dancing across the water in BC! See link for schedule.
- Olympia: Dancing at South Bay Grange the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month.
- Bellingham: Dancing at Fairhaven Library the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Saturdays (Sept–June)
- Seattle:
- Lake City Contra Dance at the Seattle Latvian Center every Thursday
- Emerald City Contra Dance at the Phinney Neighborhood Center every Friday
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