Mount Washington Stompers Square Dance Club meets Mondays

The Mount Washington Stompers Square Dance Club, founded in 1982, meets 6:45-9 p.m. every Monday night from September through May, taking off a few months in the summer, at the American Legion on Tasker Hill Road in Conway. You don't need special clothing or shoes or even a partner; there are plenty of singles in the club. No one sits out dances unless they wish to. Dress is casual (wear your jeans and sneakers). All are welcome and encouraged to bring friends and family, no matter their ages.  There are no age limits or abilities required. Our club has dancers as young as 10 and as old as 90-plus. The cost is $5 per person. Contact Arthur King, 447-5527; Barbara Wilkins, 356-5546 or Diane Sawyer, 356-0332, or email Diane at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.


Tamworth Contradances

The next Tamworth Contradance will be held on New Year's Eve and will feature Dudley & Jacqueline Laufman and the "Two Fiddles" band. Dancing begins at 8 p.m. and goes until 11 p.m. at the Tamworth Town House on Main Street in Tamworth Village (across from the Tamworth Congregational Church). All dances are taught and beginners and families are most welcome. The cost is $7 per person; $3 for children 15 and under. The Tamworth Outing Club has been sponsoring square and contradances in Tamworth for over 60 years, and holds weekly contradances in July and August, as well as other dances throughout the fall, winter and spring. Proceeds from the dances benefit ski and baseball programs for Tamworth children. For more information call 323-8023. See the website  https://sites.google.com/site/tamworthoutingclub/ for dates.

Conway Contradances

Conway Contradances are held at Tin Mountain Conservation Center's hall at 1245 Bald Hill Road in Albany, with a potluck supper at 6:30 p.m., followed by the dance starting promptly at 7:30 p.m. and running through 9:30 p.m. Admission will remain at $7 for adults, $3 for children under 12, and $15 for families. All dances are taught. Dances are scheduled on the third Saturdays of the month through next May. Call (603) 447-2295 or (207) 625-3334 or visit the website: www.tinmountain.org for more information.


Ossipee Contradances

Global Awareness Local Action (G.A.L.A.) is continuing its winter contra dance series starting in January, with a change of venue and occuring on the fourth Saturday of the month until April. The dances will be held at Ossipee Town Hall in the gymnasium, at 55 Main Street, Center Ossipee, from 7 to 10 p.m. All levels of dancer and all ages welcome. Cost: Adult: $7, Student: $5, Youth: $3. For more information visit the website www.galacommunity.org or call Global Awareness Local Action (G.A.L.A.) at (603) 539-6460.