This page shows regular and special dances, in order of increasing approximate drive times from our normal location at Earth House. (Several IndyContra dancers attend most of these; ride shares welcome!) It notes bands and callers who have recently or will soon also be in Indy. For more dances, weekends, and festivals, see Contra Corners (state by state then city by city listings of regular dances), or Charlie Seelig's directory organized by date, location, and name, Ted Crane's day of the week & month schedule, or or Dance Gypsy

Bloomington, Indiana
approximately 1 hour southwest
EVERY Wednesday night (neither rain, nor sleet...) and fifth Saturdays (canceled very rarely, due to nearby dance weekends)
Swing into Spring April 2010 open mic calling and open mic bands - Walk-Ins Welcome!
Sugar Hill August 2010 with open mic calling and open mic bands - Walk-Ins Welcome!

Fort Wayne, Indiana
approximately 2 hours northeast
third Saturdays

Louisville, Kentucky
approximately 2 hours south
Mondays and third Saturdays
Potato Run, mid-May 2010.

Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
approximately 2 hours west
First and third Fridays
Jan Jam First weekend of every year. - Walk-Ins Welcome!
.English & American weekend (with a little ballroom, hambo, Scottish, etc.), March 19-21, 2010, Walk-Ins welcome!

Cincinnati, Ohio
approximately 2 hours east
Mondays and (usually) second Saturdays
New Year's Eve Dance
Pigtown Fling March 26 - 28, 2010, walk-ins welcome

Dayton, Ohio
approximately 2 hours east
First Fridays of Sept., Oct., Nov., Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr., & May

Vincennes, Indiana
approximately 2 1/2 hours southwest
Two Fridays each month;
free!

Columbus, Ohio
Big Scioty & All Soles
approximately 3 hours east
Fridays & Saturdays
Winter WarmUp early December 2010; walk-ins welcome if space available - 2009 filled up, so check before going!
May Apple Stomp, in Athens, May 2010, walk-ins welcome
English/American/Scottish weekend with Bare Necessities, probably October 2010

Lexington, Kentucky
approximately 3 hours south
First Saturdays and second Fridays
Swing Shift - swing, contra, Cajun, January 22 & 23, 2010, in Lexington & Berea.
Dance Trance June 11 - 13, 2010 - pre-register early, especially women. No walk in.