Contra dance with caller Bob Isaacs and Friends, music by The Star Charters

Admission: $15 per adult, $5 with student ID, cash at the door.
Times: Beginner's lesson at 7:00 PM. Dance from 7:30-10:30 PM, first and third Saturdays.

Welcome notes for new dancers: No experience or partner is required. The beginner's workshop at 7:00 will get you dancing in no time. Throughout the evening, we mix around with new partners at the start of each dance. The music is live, and the steps are called/prompted. People of all ages attend, and our events are alcohol-free. Dancing is aerobic: Dress lightly and bring a water bottle. Flat-soled shoes are best; heels or flip-flops are not recommended. Home-baked goods or other snacks to share at the break are welcome.

Tonight's talent: Featuring BOB ISAACS, a renowned national caller and prolific choreographer whose creative dances are enjoyed throughout the country. To celebrate Swingin' Tern's 41st anniversary, Bob will organize a terrific program with a variety of other callers who all started calling on our stage.

Cecilia Vacanti (of Kingfisher) and Jess Newman and Mark Price (of Cojiro) are teaming up to play contra dances in a high energy, dynamic trio known as THE STAR CHARTERS. With Cecilia and Jess on fiddle and Mark holding down rhythm on guitar, The Star Charters bring to the stage a rock-solid groove and level of technical prowess that is complemented by their combined versatility, lyrical twin fiddle harmonies and joyful, off-the-cuff improvisation. This bopping team-up will send dancers over the moon!

Hungry before the dance? Chatham has many restaurants offering a variety of cuisines all within two blocks of our location on Main Street.

There is ample parking in the lot behind St. Paul's and the adjacent municipal library. The Chatham train station is just two and a half blocks away. Use New Jersey Transit from Penn Station in NYC and take the Morris & Essex line terminating at Morristown or Dover. Convenient train times to Chatham are lv 5:11/ar 6:15 PM or lv 6:11/ar 7:15. Return trips leave Chatham at 10:35 and 11:35 PM.

Swingin' Tern dances are held on the first and third Saturdays of the month and are presented by The Folk Project. Join our email list here to get dance announcements, and check out our Facebook page. Our dance is run by volunteers. Sign up to lend a hand at a future dance and get a free pass for that evening!