BELFAST – On Friday, Nov. 7 take a spin on the dance floor and let your shoes fly at the First Friday Community Dance & Contras. The intergenerational program begins at 6 p.m., when the All Comers Band warms up and chooses tunes with Maisie Newell. The band is open to all ages, instruments, and skill levels; a collection of tunes is posted at belfastflyingshoes.org. Chrissy Fowler calls the easy-to-learn Community Dance starting at 6:30 p.m. This first hour is great for new dancers, families with kids, singles, and longtime enthusiasts who love the joy of simple folk dances to tunes by an exuberant megaband.
This month’s 8 p.m. contra dance features four performers new to the Flying Shoes series: caller Qwill Duvall and Jess Newman, Mark Price & Grace Hendrickson-Jones of the band Cojiro. Belfast’s own Lincoln Clapp will provide sound.
The First Church is at 8 Court St. in Belfast. Admission is $15-25 for the whole evening. For just the first hour’s Community Dance, admission is $1 kids/$2 adults. First Friday FAQ, BFS Community Care Policy and other information at www.belfastflyingshoes.org
Support for Belfast Flying Shoes comes from the Belfast Community Co-op, Belfast Bay Fiddlers, Colburn Shoe Store, GO Logic, the Green Store and Terra Firma PE. Contributors also include grantors, individual donors, and other local sponsors. Founded in 2005, Belfast Flying Shoes builds community and cultivates well-being through the joy of traditional music and dance for people of all backgrounds and identities in Midcoast Maine. Among the nonprofit’s diverse programs are participatory arts programs in local schools.
