Below is the 2025 Hey Fever! schedule, as a sample. The 2026 schedule will be posted closer to the dance weekend. It will be similar to the 2025 one, though workshops and some dance themes will be different. Of course we’ll still have the costume dance on Saturday night!
Friday
| Time | Session | Band | Caller | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 – 8:00 PM | Welcome and registration | |||
| 8:00 – 9:30 PM | Welcome Contra Dance | Good Company | Mary Wesley | Main Hall |
| 9:30 – 9:45 PM | Break, with snack, in the Main Hall | |||
| 9:45 – 11:15 PM | Welcome Contra Dance | River Road | Will Mentor | Main Hall |
Saturday
| Time | Session | Band | Caller | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:45 – 10:45 AM |
Callers’ Workshop | N/A | Will Mentor | Town Hall – Upstairs |
| 10:15 – 11:00 AM |
Morning Waltzes | Good Company | N/A | Main Hall |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
New Contras | Good Company | Will Mentor | Main Hall |
| 12:00 – 1:30 PM | Lunch at local restaurants or in the Main Hall (if you purchased ours or brought your own) | Main Hall or Out |
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| Dance organizers’ lunchtime Meet & Greet (bring purchased or own lunch) | Town Hall – upstairs | |||
| 1:30 – 2:30 PM | Completing transitions between figure | N/A | Will Mentor | Town Hall – Upstairs |
| Also, 1:30 – 3:30 PM |
Heys for Hey Fever! Contras | River Road | Mary Wesley | Main Hall |
| 3:30 – 4:00 PM | Break, with snack in the Main Hall | |||
| 4:00 – 5:00 PM | Giving weight/sharing the lead | N/A | Mary Wesley | Town Hall – Upstairs |
| Also, 4:00 – 5:30 PM |
Challenging Contras & Squares | Good Company | Will Mentor | Main Hall |
| 5:00 – 5:30 PM | Town Hall room is open to chill or chat | Town Hall – Upstairs | ||
| 5:30 – 7:30 PM | Dinner at local restaurants or in the Main Hall (if you brought your own) | Main Hall or Out |
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| Town Hall is open for music jamming | Town Hall – Upstairs | |||
| 7:30 – 9:00 PM | Dress Up Contra Dance (with a costume parade) | River Road | Will Mentor | Main Hall |
| 9:00 – 9:15 PM | Break, with snack in the Main Hall | |||
| 9:15 – 11:15 PM | Dress Up Contra Dance | Good Company | Mary Wesley | Main Hall |
REMINDER: Clocks go back one hour while we are sleeping!
Sunday
| Time | Session | Band | Caller | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 – 10:45 AM |
Morning Waltzes | River Road | N/A | Main Hall |
| 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM |
Shadow contras | River Road | Mary Wesley | Main Hall |
| 12:00 – 1:30 PM | Lunch at local restaurants or in the Main Hall (if you brought your own) | Main Hall or Out |
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| 1:30 – 2:30 PM | Farewell Contras | Good Company | Will Mentor | Main Hall |
| 2:30 – 2:45 PM | Break in Main Hall | |||
| 2:45 – 3:45 PM | Farewell Contras | Both Bands | Will and Mary | Main Hall |
Session Descriptions
| Session | Description |
| Callers’ Workshop: Calling with the Music | From patter-calling to lilting, come learn how to be a caller who works with the music in this workshop! All experience levels welcome. |
| New Contras | Some recently developed contras |
| Workshop 1 | Completing transitions between dance figures |
| Heys for Hey Fever! | Dances that play with the hey figure |
| Workshop 2 | Giving weight and sharing the lead: how to be everyone’s favorite partner |
| Challenging Contras and Squares | |
| Dress Up Contra Dance | Come dance dressed up either fun or fancy! There will be a costume parade during the 7:30-9 PM session. |
| Shadow contras | Dance with your shadow contras |
