World Music & Dance Institute

Sound calendar 2024

1/7: High Drive, Waltztime

1/14: Wiesler, Weinberg, and Rose with Gaye Fifer, Dancing Planet Contra

1/20: Oksana Mukha and Oleksandr Bozhyk, Benefit concert, St. Andrews Ukrainian Church

1/21: Larry Unger and Friends: Waltztime

1/26-28: Nova, Kingfisher, Janine Smith and Will Mentor, Florida Snowball, Gulfport

2/2: Rachel Eddy and friends, Friday Night Dance

2/9-11: Baba Yaga’s Brew, Hot Coffee Breakdown, Tim Klein, Cabin Fever, Oakridge, TN

2/16: Aubrey and Pilzer, Friday Night Dance

2/19: Concert, Estonian Society,  Latvian Church, Rockville.

2/23: Kingfisher, Friday Night Dance

2/25: Dam Beavers with Janine Smith: Dancing Planet Contra

3/3: Private Event: Melwood

3/6: Baba Marta Party with Lyuti Chushki, Glen Echo Folk Dancers

3/13: Private event with Daryl Davis Band

3/17: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. – 2024 Talent Hunt

3/22: Dead Sea Squirrels, Friday Night Dance

3/24: Rhys Jones and friends w Will Mentor, Dancing Planet Contra

3/29: Are We There Yet? Friday Night Dance

4/5: Open Band, Friday Night Dance 50th Anniversary

4/7: Djangolaya Trio, Waltztime

4/13: Svetlana and the Delancey 5, Gottaswing, Glen Echo

4/14: Barn Dance, FSGW

4/19: Froghammer, Friday Night Dance

4/20: Benefit Dance, Claggett Center

4/23: Setup for musical

4/27: Carousel Day, GEPPAC

4/27: Strauss Ball, Waltztime

4/28: The French Connection, Balfolk and Contra: Dancing Planet Contra

5/5: Balkan Festival, Glen Echo Park

5/12: Djangolaya, Ballroom Dance, Glen Echo Park

5/18: Tnek Jazz, GEPPAC Gala

5/19: Callithump, Waltztime

5/19: Tango Orquestra La Tipica Messiez at Glen Echo

5/24: Cojiro, Friday Night Dance

5/25-27: English Trifle Dance Weekend

5/31: Boneshakers, Friday Night Dance

5/31: Airport 77, Glen Echo

6/2: Ruben Moreno and the Zydeco Re-evolution, Glen Echo Park.

6/8: Private event, Melwood

6/9: Go Figure, Waltztime

6/13: Clarence Turner Blues Band, GEPPAC concert

6/14: Ginatones, Friday Night Dance

6/16: Alexander Mitchell and friends with Michael Karcher, Dancing Planet Contra

6/20: Charm City Junction, GEPPAC concert

6/22: Rachel Eddy and Em Hammond: Pride Day Celebration, GEPPAC

6/23: Machaya, private event

6/28: Coracree, Friday Night Dance

6/29: private event

6/30: Heritage Voices, I&I Rittim, Maryland Heritage Day, Glen Echo Park

7/4-7: Latter Day Lizards, Toss the Possum w Will Mentor, Gaye Fifer, Emily Rush, Roanoke Railroader

7/11: La Musica da Vida, GEPPAC concert

7/12: Glen Echo Open Band, Friday Night Dance

7/14: FSGW Picnic/Barn Dance

7/18: Nowhere Men, GEPPAC concert

7/21: Valse Impressions, Waltztime, Glen Echo

7/25: James Bazen Big Band, GEPPAC concert

7/26: Playing With Fyre, Friday Night Dance

7/28: Playing with Fyre with Timothy Klein,  Dancing Planet Contra

8/4: Devine Comedy, Waltztime

8/9: The Orphans, Friday Night Dance

8/15: Ruthie and the Wranglers, GEPPAC concert

8/17: Halley Schoenberg Revival Jazz Band, Swing dance, GEPPAC

8/18: Gigmeisters, Waltztime

8/22: Zedicus, GEPPAC concert

8/24: Ukrainian Independence Day event

8/25: High Drive with Scott Higgs, Dancing Planet Contra

8/31-9/1: Labor Day dance event: GEPPAC

9/6: Wombat Crossing, Friday Night Dance

9/8: Barn Dance, FSGW

9/13: Glen Echo Open Band, Friday Night Dance

9/15: Starling with Mary Wesley, Dancing Planet Contra

9/20-22: Dam Beavers, Hotpoint, Bob Isaacs, Emily Rush, Feet Retreat, NC

9/27: Joy Factor, Friday Night Dance

9/29: Echo Arts Festival, GEPPAC

10/4: Sycamore, Friday Night Dance

10/6: Djangolaya Trio, Waltztime

10/13: Nova, Private event

10/19: DanceSports Waltz Ball, Glen Echo Park

10/20: Engine Room, Dam Beavers, Handspring, Will Mentor, Beth Molaro, Scott Higgs, Contrastock, Glen Echo Park.

10/25: private event

10/27: Froghammer w Caroline Barnes, Dancing Planet Contra

11/15: Are We There Yet?  Friday Night Dance

11/17: Dennis Stroughmatt, GEPPAC dance

11/20-23: Musical, Our Sisters of Mercy School

11/24: Waverly Station, Dancing Planet Contra

11/29: Roundtuit, Friday Night Dance

12/6-8, Notorious, Hollertones, Will Mentor, Winter Warmup, Worthington, OH

12/13: Wombat Crossing, Friday Night Dance

12/14:  Transcendental Light Orchestra, concert, Glen Echo Park

12/15: Karen Ashbrook and friends, Celtic Christmas Concert

12/22: Karen Ashbrook and friends, Celtic Christmas Concert

12/26-31: Berea Christmas Country Dance School

2025

1/12: Dancing Planet Contra, Handspring with Janine Smith calling

1/19: Djangolaya, Waltztime

1/24-26: Elixir, Playing with Fyre, Nils Fredland, Beth Molaro, Florida Snowball

2/7-9: Ice Cream Truckers, Spintuition, Claire Takimore, Cabin Fever, Oakridge, TN

2/14: Contra Intuitive, Friday Night Dance

2/21: Kingfisher, Friday Night Dance

2/23: Dancing Planet Contra

2/28: Sugar Beat, Friday Night Dance

3/7: Stern, Kuhar, Murray, Friday Night Dance

3/9: Dancing Planet Contra

3/14: Open Band, Friday Night Dance

3/16: Gigmeisters, Waltztime

3/22: Midwinter Festival, FSGW

3/30: TBA, Waltztime

4/4: Stove Dragon, Friday Night Dance

4/20: TBA, Waltztime

5/3: Carousel Day, GEPPAC

5/3: Strauss Ball, WaltzTime

5/4: Dancing Planet contra

5/17: English Ball

5/30-6/1: English Trifle

6/13-5: Summer Soiree, NC 

6/22: Dancing Planet contra

9/7: Contrastock, FSGW

9/19-21: Feet Retreat, Ellerbe, NC

9/28: Echo Arts Festival, GEPPAC

10/19: Washington Folk Festival, FSGW