Events & Workshops
NEXT EVENTS:
2026
Sunday 18 Oct 2026 - 16:00 - 19:00h
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Mini Barn Dance Ball: Barn Dances - (mixed contras, circle, silly dances) With LIVE MUSIC: Fiddler Tom Freudenreich. Caller: Rebecca Sass. Location: Zieglersaal (Akropolis Restaurant, Baumeister Str 18, Karlsruhe)
2027
Friday 19 Feb 2027 - 19:00 - 23:00h
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Contra Dance Ball with Live Music. Workshop & Dance in the Zieglersaal. (Akropolis Restaurant, Baumeister Str 18, Karlsruhe).
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Band and Caller TBD
Saturday 10 Apr 2027 - Contra Dance Workshops and Ball (afternoon & evening)
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Afternoon workshops (timing to be posted) and Evening Contra Dance (19-23h) with Live Music. Location: Zieglersaal. (Akropolis Restaurant, Baumeister Str 18, Karlsruhe).
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Band: Tom Freudenreich (FR), Caller: Rebecca Sass (DE)
Saturday 2 Oct 2027 - Contra Dance Workshops and Ball (afternoon & evening)
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Afternoon workshops (timing to be posted) and Evening Contra Dance (19-23h) with Live Music. Location: Zieglersaal. (Akropolis Restaurant, Baumeister Str 18, Karlsruhe).
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Band: Larry Unger & Elke Baker (US), Caller: Charlie Turner (UK)
Was heißt:
"Family Barn Dance"
"Contra Dance"
"Clogging"?
What is:
"Family Barn Dance"
"Contra Dance"
"Clogging"?
Our Regular Events
We host Family Barn Dances and Contra Dances
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No experience necessary
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Fun for all ages
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Eclectic selection of recorded traditional music. Occasionally with live music too. Check the schedule!
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All dances us gender-free role names
About our Events & Workshops
Family Barn Dance
Family fun for EVERYONE. Simple enough for the littlest dancers but fun for the big ones too. Enjoy a multi-age community dance.
Contra Dance
New England and French Canadian long-ways dances. Fun for all levels. No experience necessary. Kid from about age 8 can easily follow along with a grown-up partner.
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Karlsruhe is driving distance from places such as Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Mannheim, Heidelberg, Strassbourg. Come dance!!
English Country Dance
Dances from the era of John Playford. Think: Bridgerton/Jane Austen. Elegant dances from the 1700s as well as modern ECD.
Legales
Aus rechtlichen Gründen weisen wir darauf hin, dass die Teilnahme an unserem Event auf eigene Gefahr erfolgt. Der Veranstalter übernimmt keinerlei Haftung für Verletzungen, Schäden, Verlust von Wertsachen, Gaderobe etc. Eltern haften für ihre Kinder.
Participation in our events is at your own risk. The organizer claims no responsibility for injury, damage, loss of property etc. Parents are responsible for their children.
Karlsruhe Contra Dance
Termine 2026 & 2027
Jeder ist willkommen, allein oder als Paar. Diese lebendige Contra- oder Gassentänze sind für alle von 8 bis 108 geignet. Anfänger sind auch immer willkommen - kommt gleich am Anfang für unser Workshop!
Alle Tänze werden angeleitet und zusammen erlernt.
euer Karlsruhe Contra Dance Collective,
Rebecca, Lauren, & Lydia
Weitere Infos: karlsruhecontradance@gmail.com