Mary Wesley

Montpelier Contra Dance
2025-03-29 19:45 - 23:00 UTC
Music by the Young Tradition Vermont Touring Group!
Lesson at 7:45 pm
Admission is $12 for adults, $5 for kids or low-income, $20 for dance supporters–choose the right price for your budget!

Surry Contra Dance
2025-03-08 19:00 - 22:00 | The Surry School Auditorium, 754 North Bend Rd, Surry, ME, United States
Brief beginners lesson at 7pm. All ages welcome and no experience is necessary! All dances are taught & no need to bring a partner.

Music by the Gawler Family Band ❤️

Belfast Flying Shoes First Friday Dance
2025-03-07 20:00 - 23:00 | First Church in Belfast UCC, 8 Court Street, Belfast, ME, 04915, United States
Friday Evening Schedule
6:00 pm ~ All Comers Band warms up
6:30 pm ~ Community Dance with music by the All Comers Band and calling by Chrissy Fowler and Lisa Newcomb
7:30 pm ~ Social Break
8:00 pm ~ Contra Dance!

St. Johnsbury Contra Dance
2025-02-23 17:00 - 20:00
Music by Black Woods, a captivating Celtic music duo from Bethlehem, NH. Renée Blacken (fiddle) and David Van Houten (guitar/cittern.)

We’ll have a 30 minute break for a potluck supper, so bring something to share if you’re able. Plan to bring clean, soft-soled shoes to change into once you arrive.

Admission is by donation, with suggested amounts of $15 per adult for regular admission and $20 per adult for admission as a supporting patron.

St. Andrew’s church is located at 1265 Main Street (between the Armory and the Colonial Arms apartments).

The Flurry - Leading Balfolk
2025-02-14 16:00 - 2025-02-16 18:30 | Saratoga Springs, NY, United States
Leading balfolk and Breton dances with Malvenn! Calling some squares, too 💃🏻
The Flurry Festival is one of the largest traditional dance and music festivals in North America. It takes place over President’s Weekend in February in Saratoga Springs, NY, and typically draws roughly 4,500 attendees and 400 performers.

UVM Balfolk Dance
2025-02-08 18:45 - 21:00 | Mann Hall – UVM Campus, 208 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT, 05401-4513, United States
Live music by Wheezer & Squeezer (Tim Cummings & Jeremiah McLane). Lesson at 6:45, dance at 7:00. All dances taught.
Co-hosted by UVM Contra Club, UVM’s School of World Languages & Cultures, and UVM’s French & Italian Program!

Montpelier Contra Dance
2025-01-18 08:00 - 23:00 | Capital City Grange, 6612 VT Route 12, Berlin, 05602, United States
Music by Aaron Marcus and Joanne Garton

The Dancing Fish of Lake Santa Fe
2024-12-06 - 2024-12-08 | The Dancing Fish of Lake Santa Fe, 24800 FL-26, Melrose, 32666, United States
A weekend of dancing on beautiful Lake Santa Fe in Melrose, Florida.
Gaye Fifer & Mary Wesley + Kalos & Hot Coffee Breakdown. 3 days * 2 Great Bands * 2 National Callers * 16 hours of Dances!

Friday 6-10 pm
Saturday 12-4 pm
Saturday 6-10 pm
Sunday 11 am-3 pm

Burlington Balfolk Party!
2024-11-01 19:30 - 22:00 | Arts Riot, 400 Pine Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, United States
Join us for a Burlington Balfolk party! This participatory dance form is fun and easy to learn, especially with friendly instruction and hypnotic live music. All dances are taught by local dance leader Mary Wesley; no partner or prior experience needed.
“Balfolk” refers to the recent revival of popular social dances from Western Europe, with an emphasis on traditional “folk” dances from France. Bourrées, an dros, gavottes, mazurkas, waltzes, scottishes — a mix of partner dances, group dances, entrancing chain dances.
Hailing from Vermont and Québec, our band, Triton, offers music rooted in the traditional dance repertoire of Northwestern Europe, moving body and soul alike.
Curious about balfolk? Check out this great video introduction.

UVM Contra Dance
2024-10-26 19:00 - 21:30 | Mann Hall – UVM Campus, 208 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT, 05401-4513, United States
The UVM Contra & Folk Dance Society hosts this dance. Live music from Tom MacKenzie and friends!
