Mary Wesley

Sutton Contra Dance
2026-03-29 14:30 - 17:30 UTC | Royal Canadian Legion, 2 Rue Curley, Sutton, QC, J0E 2K0, Canada
Contra dancing in the beautiful village of Sutton, QC!

Royal Canadian Legion – Sutton
2 Rue Curley, Sutton, QC J0E 2K0 (map here!)
Music from Tristan Henderson and Willy leMaistre

Treewild - Masque Ball or... Bal masqué: a balfolk dance
2026-04-10 19:00 - 21:00 | TBD
This evening will be an EVENT – dress as fabulously as you can imagine, and bring or make a mask.
Dances will be from the French balfolk tradition – think of contra or swing dancing with a lot of freedom and improvisation.
Music by MALVEN
Dances called and taught by Mary Wesley
All dances will be taught in the first hour, and the rest of the night is for kicking up your heels and finding a joyful freedom in the music!
This evening is an official Prom-Alternative. All friends are welcome, with all kinds of fabulous outfits, gender nonconforming celebrated.

Spring Dance Romance
2026-04-24 - 2026-04-26 | Carrboro Century Center, 100 N. Greensboro St, Carrboro, NC, 27510, United States
Triangle Country Dancers invites you to join us for Spring Dance Romance 2026, our annual spring weekend!
Dates: Friday, April 24th – Sunday, April 26th, 2026
We’ll be dancing to:
Spintuition: Samuel Foucher, Willy Clemetson, and Silas Hamilton (contra)
Potato Factory: Audrey Jaber, Brian Lindsay, Alex Sturbaum, and Ness Smith-Savedoff (contra)
Karen Axelrod and Molly Tucker (English)
With calling by:
Janine Smith (contra), Mary Wesley (contra), and Gaye Fifer (English)
We’re dancing in Carrboro again this year! In addition to our usual full weekend of contra dancing, we have a lovely English Country Dance program, with evening ECD in our second space both Friday and Saturday evenings as well as some workshops throughout the day Saturday.

Greenfield Contra Dance
2026-05-15 20:00 - 23:00 | Guiding Star Grange, 401 Chapman St, Greenfield, MA, United States

Breton- and Balfolk-themed concert & dance in celebration of Fête de la Saint-Yves
2026-05-19 18:30 - 21:30 | MA
What: Breton- and Balfolk-themed concert & dance in celebration of Fête de la Saint-Yves
When: Tuesday, 19 May 2026 — 6:30pm (doors), 7pm (45min. concert), 8pm (90min. dance)
Where: Richmond Free Library, 201 Bridge Street, Richmond, VT 05477
Who: Open to the public, all ages welcome. Musicians will be Jeremiah McLane (accordion), McKinley James (cello), Timothy Cummings (pipes & whistles); all combining with Mary Wesley (meneuse de danse) for the guided dance.
Cost: $15-$25 sliding scale
Crêpes?: YES! Homemade crêpes for sale before (6:30) and following (7:45) the concert set!

Peterborough Spring Blossom Ball
2026-05-24 17:00 - 23:00 | Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove St, Peterborough, NH, United States
Two bands – two callers – so much fun!
Mary Wesley & Adina Gordon
Music from River Road and The Mean Lids

Montreal Contra Dance
2026-06-07 18:30 - 21:30 | Patro Villeray, 7355 Av Christophe-Colomb, Montreal, QC, Canada

Cascade of Music and Dance at Kweebec (Family Dance Camp Week)
2026-08-17 - 2026-08-23 | Camp Kweebec, 157 Game Farm Rd, Schwenksville, PA, 19473, United States
Cascade at Camp Kweebec, located north of Philadelphia, is a full week of music, art, and community for adults and families, celebrating the living traditions of song and dance. Program director Stefan Amidon will lead a cast of thousands.
Learn more and register here.

Rocky Mountain Rendezvous - Boulder, CO
2026-09-04 - 2026-09-07 | Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe, Boulder, CO, United States
The Rocky Mountain Rendezvous is a fun-filled, 4-day contra dance event held each Labor Day Weekend at the lovely Avalon Ballroom in Boulder, Colorado. It is hosted by Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance.

Music by River Road and The Dam Beavers. Calling by Mary Wesley and Jeremy Korr.

Montpelier Contra Dance
2026-11-07 08:00 - 23:00 | Capital City Grange, 6612 VT Route 12, Berlin, 05602, United States
With music from Colin McCaffrey and Geordie Lynd
