Folk dancing in New Hampshire

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These listings show the regularly scheduled social dance series of recreational folk dance groups in New Hampshire. Check each group’s link or contact for updates, special events, and cancelations.
 
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English country dance in New Hampshire

Lists:
Country Dance Society, Boston Centre
Various programs and events in Greater Boston;
link to a PDF listing all English country dances in MA plus NH, RI, and VT for the current month

Concord:
New Hampshire English Country Dance Society
6-9 pm on 2nd Sundays,
West Street Ward House, 41 West Street, Concord, NH

Monadnock Region:
Dance Around Monadnock (603-762-0235)
2-5 pm on 3rd Sundays, January-May,
various locations in Dublin, Keene, Nelson, and Peterborough, NH

Family dance in New Hampshire

Keene:
Family Dance (603-352-0157)
6:30-8:30 pm on 1st Fridays, November-May,
Heberton Hall at Keene Public Library, 60 Winter Street, Keene, NH

Irish set dance in New Hampshire

Durham:
Seacoast Set Dancers (603-749-1038)
7:00 - 9:00 pm on Wednesdays,
Durham Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 20 Madbury Road, Durham, NH
(updated Sept. 2023)

New England contra and square dance in New Hampshire

List:
New Hampshire Contra Dance, Square Dance, and Waltz Schedule
List of traditional dance series, camps, weekends, and special events in New Hampshire

Boscawen (formerly in Concord):
Concord, NH Area Contra Dance (603-225-4917)
8-11 pm on 3rd Saturdays, September-June,
New location: Boscawen Town Hall (basement of Boscawen Congregational Church), 12 High Street, Boscawen, NH

Deerfield:
Marianne Taylor Legacy Contra Dance at Deerfield (603-679-1915)
7:30-10:30 pm on 1st Fridays, October-June,
Deerfield Town Hall, 6 Church Street (formerly Old Centre Road), Deerfield, NH

Durham (formerly in Dover):
First Thursday Durham Dance (603-664-2513)
8-10:40 pm on 1st Thursdays,
Durham Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 20 Madbury Road at Woodman Road, Durham, NH

East Derry (formerly in Manchester):
Mill City Contra Dance (603-595-4484)
8-11 pm (instruction at 7:30) on 3rd Fridays
First Parish Church UCC, 47 East Derry Road, East Derry, NH

Exeter:
Exeter Contra Dance (609-679-1915)
8 pm (instruction at 7:30) on 2nd Saturdays, year round,
First Unitarian Society of Exeter, 12 Elm Street, Exeter, NH

Londonderry:
Londonderry Contra Dance (603-529-1586)
8-11 pm (instruction at 7:30) on 2nd Fridays, year round (except November),
Londonderry Senior Center, 535 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, NH

Nelson:
Nelson Monday Night Dance (603-352-8616)
8-10:30 pm every Monday,
Nelson Town Hall, 7 Nelson Common Road, Nelson, NH

Newfields:
Seacoast Contra (603-463-0451)
7:30-10:30 pm (instruction at 7:30) on last Fridays,
Newfields Town Hall, 65 Main Street, Newfields, NH

Peterborough:
Peterborough First Saturday Contra Dance (413-369-4369)
8 pm (instruction at 7:30) on 1st Saturdays,
Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove Street, Peterborough, NH

Tamworth:
Tamworth Second Saturday Contra Dance Series (603-651-5800)
7:30-10 pm on the second Saturday of every month, as well as New Year’s Eve.
Tamworth Town House, 27 Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth, NH

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Scottish country dance in New Hampshire

List:
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Boston Branch
List of classes sponsored by RSCDS-Boston and others in New Hampshire

Greenland:
RSCDS Boston, Seacoast Dancers (call to confirm: 207-409-9050, 603-501-9488)
7:15-9:15 pm on Tuesdays, October-June,
Greenland Parish House, 44 Post Road/Route 151, Greenland, NH

Lancaster:
Scottish Country Dancing (802-751-7671)
7:30 pm on Fridays, September-June,
Lancaster Town Hall, 25 Main Street/Routes 2 and 3, Lancaster, NH

Nashua:
RSCDS Boston, Nashua Class (603-891-2331)
7-9 pm on Wednesdays, August-June,
Church of the Good Shepherd, 214 Main Street, Nashua, NH

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