Ken Gall calls to music by Celtic Myst. In recent months Ken’s traveled to and called in Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ireland, Oregon, Washington, and more!

Gypsy Moon Ball 2011 is almost entirely at Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ (site of 2010’s Friday night dance).

Susan Moffett and Kathy Anderson will call contra dancing there Friday night, Saturday afternoon & night, and Sunday afternoon, to music by Changeling and the Coffee Zombies.

We also have a large hall for snacking, jamming, and socializing, a beautiful wood floor classroom for Saturday afternoon workshops, multiple restrooms for changing and . . . and a balcony with space for a dress swap, vendors, and watching the dancers!

Saturday afternoon sessions include advanced/experienced contra, Lindy Hop, beginning & intermediate waltz, and a music leader session on open bands, jamming, and how to add special touches, like alternate chord progressions.

On Sunday morning, we’ll waltz at Earth House, site of our weekly contra dances, just a couple of blocks from Zion.

Zion is just across the street from the Murat Theatre (now officially Old National Theatre); we’ve rented the entire church parking lot (except for Sunday morning) so there’s no competition with theater-goers. Just tell the attendant that you’re there for Gypsy Moon Ball.

Registration, directions, and other info are on our GMB 2011 page.

Tuesday, October 11, we start the evening at 7 p.m. with music by Entwyned, for couple and other dancing. They might play a bunch of waltzes. They might play Hambo, swing, or everybody Polka! Then at 8 we contra dance with caller Bob Duffy.

Coffiee Zombies, along with Changeling, will play for Gypsy Moon Ball 2011.

What’s Gypsy Moon Ball?  Well, every fall Indy Contra hosts a dance weekend, with contra dancers from around the midwest (and farther) coming to dance with us, Friday night, all day Saturday & Saturday night, and Sunday to about 3 p.m. It’s mostly contra, but there are sessions for waltz and other dance styles, and several hours of waltzing & other couple dances. We’ll have at least 150 “dance gypsies,” who love to contra dance so much they’re driving from Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, and maybe even farther.

The complete schedule of workshops and special Saturday afternoon sessions will be released about October 11th.

We’re recruiting Indianapolis area dancers to help with planning and preparation, making buttons (for nametags) and signs, preparing homemade sweet & salty snacks, shopping for supplies, helping with registration, setup, and cleanup; and hosting dancers from out of town. Just thirty or sixty minutes of your time would help a lot!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCNQQ2G63vg

October 4th, we start the final quarter of 2011 with calling by Dugan Murphy, and music by  the Hoosier Hill Boys.

Friday, September 30th, 8pm – 11pm, a concert, not a dance, featuring one of our regular,  favorite bands, Edge of Erin (Dianna Davis, Sam Stelting and Robyn Ton) playing at 9 Irish Brothers (EAST) in Lafayette IN: 3520 St. Rd. 38 E. Info @ http://www.nineirishbrothers.com/event/west-edge-erin

Saturday, October 1st, 6 pm, a house concert, featuring another of our regular, favorite bands, Iron Curtain Meltdown, presented by the Flying Cat House Concert Series. An international smorgasbord of folk music! Eastern European, Celtic, French-Canadian, Americana, and more. Dianna Davis: accordion, clarinet, foot percussion, and vocals; Maggie Davis: fiddle and vocals, Mario Joven: guitar and vocals; Samantha Stelting: bass, viola, fiddle, and vocals.

Unlike our dances, and unlike Friday’s concert, RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED Saturday night! To reserve your spot, contact the concert venue via E-MAIL at FlyingCatHouseConcerts@comcast.net or 317-466-7953. (Please note that you can RSVP via Facebook just for fun if you want, but you will ALSO need to contact them directly in order to receive a confirmation with the street address, directions, and other details.)

-Suggested Donation: $10 per person all proceeds go to the performers
-Guests are invited to bring a dish for a casual, “cocktail party” style buffet of light snacks, finger food, and sweets. Bottled water will be provided, and you may bring wine, beer, etc.
-No small children please

Seating is limited – so make your reservation today!

Join Juliet & Barry at 7 p.m. this week, for all your contra questions answered. They’ll cover whatever people want to learn, or get better at.

Join us on September 27th as two of our newer callers share the evening! Vickie Stohl and Trevor DeWitt will call, with Edge of Erin playing.

Registration is open for Gypsy Moon Ball 2011, with savings through October 13 (postmark date). Although not at the scout camp, we have a full weekend in downtown Indianapolis, with many nearby restaurants & cultural events. And parking! And t-shirts!

Join us at 8 p.m. Tuesday (7:40 if you’re new or want help getting more comfortable dancing) to contra to music by LEDfoot with Ken Gall calling.

You’re also welcome at our Board Meeting, 6:30 in Earth House Cafe. (For fall 2011 we’re meeting 3rd Tuesdays instead of 2nd Tuesdays.)