Tuesday Contra Dance at The Trolley Barn

Social dancing means dancing with people in an improvised fashion, and not for people in performance or competitive situations.

We do not teach choreography, but if you get good enough at improvising sometimes it will look choreographed.

Lead and follow are the two roles in most social dancing situations.

If you are selecting the movements you are called the lead, if you are interpreting the movements of a lead then you are called the follow.

These roles are not gendered. Traditionally men would lead and women would follow but these days it's normal for someone to take an opposite role or to learn both.

At this location we only do contra dancing and waltz. At our other locations we do a huge variety of other dances.

That's totally fine! You don't need to have any experience to attend. Even if you think you are unable to learn, most anyone can be taught.

No, you do not need a partner and if you do come with one we're still going to make you be part of the rotation. Dancing with different people is essential to improving — and it’s a great way to meet new friends.

Everyone attending the class must be part of the rotation. Even if you come as a couple we expect you to participate and dance with different partners during the class session.

In our experience, couples who do not rotate do not learn as quickly or meet as many people in the class so they don't have as much fun.

If you absolutely must stay with your partner you can just come and observe the lesson from the side and practice the movements with your date. We're totally okay with you doing that and you don't have to pay for tickets this way!

Wear whatever is comfortable. Your feet may get stepped on so don't wear new white shoes. You'll find people wearing any number of things ranging from jeans and dress pants, to shorts and skirts.

Even though we're teaching dance you won't be dancing the whole time. No need for athletic clothing unless you feel like it. Also our air conditioning is amazing, you're more likely to be chilly than sweaty.

There is tons of street parking at this location, and a few big lots nearby that allow us to park for free--

·  10 spots in our parking lot on the west side of the Barn 

·  10 spots across the street in the Justice Center parking lot

·  35 spots available in the Inman Park Church on the corner of Edgewood and Elizabeth, less than a block away

Yes! All ages are welcome. Bring your children and we'll teach them how to dance. They have to be able to understand the lesson and rotate like everyone else, though. We suggest 11 and up.

We need volunteers to collect tickets, take pictures/videos, and set up/clean up. If you want to participate in exchange for services like this please reach out to wilder@reframed.market.and we'll work it out!

This event is BYOB (bring your own beer) but that only extends to beer and wine. Please drink responsibly.

You can email wilder@reframed.market or come to the lesson and meet Wilder personally.