Odd Sock at Tacoma Contra Dance
Matt Temmel
Greetings, Dancers,
Please join us next Sunday afternoon, January 18, for contra dance music by “Odd Sock” and calling by Elisabeth Monica. Workshop at 3:00, dance 3:30 to 6:00 at Normanna Hall, 1106 South 15th Street, Tacoma.
Odd Sock, based in Olympia, weaves together old and new fiddle tunes and popular music to create a foot-stomping contra extravaganza. The players are Michael Arslanian on mandolin, bouzouki, and guitar; Kathy Brown on fiddle; Henry Plewa on fiddle and guitar; and Billy Simmons on keyboard.
The band is really good! I heard them at Folklife last May—and hired them almost on the spot to play our dance next Sunday.
Your caller, Elisabeth Monica, will start us off with a workshop for newcomers. If you are new to contra dancing, be there by 3:00 for the workshop. This is a great way to learn the basics of contra dance in a fun atmosphere. We then dance from 3:30 to 6:00.
Admission to the dance is $15 - $30. Pay what you can afford. An average of $19 or $20 will let us cover our costs.
The band is wonderful. See you Sunday on the dance floor.
Matt