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Malden English Country Dance

Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026, 3–5 PM
Voluntary donations to help support the event are welcome.
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After a brief hiatus, English dancing resumes this Sunday. This is a monthly event on the third Sunday of each month.
For anyone interested in trying out some English Country Dancing, a group of people at Bay State Cohousing in Malden have generously decided to host a series of dances in their dining hall. These dances form the main basis for the New England square and contradances that we do today. We will mix in some easy barn dances to appeal to a wider group of participants.

We do easy, well-taught dances. Anyone wishing to play music for this event is welcome to follow along as best they can (sheet music is available).

There is no admission, but we gratefully accept donations from those who can afford to help these events continue. Parking is available on Pleasant street across from the Beebe school and on side streets in the area. The Orange Line T stop is easy walking distance (~2 blocks away).

There is nothing fancy or polished about this event. It is a fun community gathering and we invite any who wish to give it a whirl, to join us on 3rd Sunday afternoons.

English Dances we have done at Bay State Cohousing to date: 

Picking Up Sticks
Prince William
Rufty Tufty
Saint Margaret’s Hill
Sellenger’s Round
Siege of Limmerick
Upon a Summer’s Day
Well Hall
Zephyrs and Flora

The 48th Annual Thanksgiving Contradance in Melrose MA

Thursday evening, Nov. 26, 2026, 6–10 PM
Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church, 70 West Emerson St, Melrose MA
Cammy with family and friends providing instruction, prompting, and music
No admission (donations accepted)

FORTY EIGHT years ago, Tod Whittemore hired a family band from western MA to play on Thanksgiving for his Thursday series at the Cambridge MA, YWCA. The Fourgone Conclusions (including four Kaynors) was just crazy enough to make the trek out from the CT river valley.

A few years later, Tod handed it off to me and we have continued to entertain the Boston region on Thanksgiving night every year since!

Serendipitously, the Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church “Fellowship Committee” wanted to host an after dinner community gathering for all ages on Thanksgiving. We’ve joined forces to provide a community dance event for all in Melrose MA, starting at 6PM so that anyone with an early bedtime can still join us.

As usual, Cammy will lead the dancing — traditional and contemporary Squares, Contras, circles, and couples dances — accompanied by a large band of family, friends, and sit-ins. It is guaranteed to be fun!