flaming dancersBurning Man Contradance
not an official website of, nor affiliated with Burning Man or Black Rock City LLC

A community effort by dancers to make

              contradancing
 
                             a part of

                                     Burning Man 
                                                     every year
building on the success of 2010 and 2011


here for more about  
very easy to learn  
and for videos with music  

If (in 2013) you want to camp with us (food, water, etc) you will need to go here.  But your first order of business is to buy a ticket to get into Burning Man.  If tickets sell out - if you set yourself up to be alerted when they become available on Craignslist  (here are two ways) you may still be able to get some - also check with me and I might be able to help you.  Avoid scams and check tickets for embossing etc. 

Breaking news:  There will be at least one contradance at Burning Man 2012 Wednesday 1:00 - 3:00 SparkleSpaz HoboTron - 4:15 & E http://www.facebook.com/events/169848003151131/ music by Max Newman (guitar & mandolin)Gary Newman(ditto) Pat Webb (acoustic & electric fiddle)Collin Stackhouse (ditto) calling by Mary Wesley
We have had to cancel the camp for 2012.  Like most camps we got only a small fraction of the tickets we needed in the initial ticket lottery and did not have enough seniority to get 'directed tickets' reserved for the theme camps.  Too many of us made other plans before other ticket possibilities came along.  Hopefully Burning Man will revert to the old system now that BLM has raised the cap.  One way or the other we are planning to be back stronger than ever in 2013 (join the mailing list and/or the facebook page for news).
 
Our bands next year/2013: 
        TBA soon
    
Our callers next year/2013:
   TBA soon
go here for more video (with sound) and a report on our 2010 camp (2011 coming soon)
here & here & youtube vids for Burning Man 'the most spectacular show on Earth' 'a convention of mad geniuses' 'a city that feels like a small village hosting the biggest party on the planet '
 
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Burning Man
a week-long festival of extreme art in an extreme environment 
For 20+ years it has attracted a very diverse crowd, with up to 53000 participants and over 800 theme camps.  

In 2010  we started a theme camp for the many 'burners' who are contradancers, and for the many contradancers who have long been tempted to make the 'pilgrimage to the Playa', and for whom a contradance there will be the push they need to finally do it.  

But Burning Man is also a great venue to introduce contradancing to a large, all-ages but heavily under 30, sympatico crowd.    

And it is the perfect place to explore new moves, new music and otherwise extend this already very playful and innovative art form,  creating 
a contradance week as outrageous, as sensuous, as magical as 
 Burning Man   
Nights are cool in the high desert typically with perfect dance 
temperatures during our sunset-to-midnightish dances.
We have a 3000 sq ft wood dance floor and a dance tent.

Ways you can help (will be updated for 2012 soon) (which we very much appreciate whether or not you attend):
☀Working from this example send email to your friends and dance groups (and if you are able, some from this list).
☀Print out flyers and put them on the table at your local dances.
☀Buy a T shirt.
☀Visit our  Facebook page, become a fan, and click the Facebook 'Like' and Google '+1' buttons on this page and the
introduction to contradance page.
☀Visit the volunteers/contributors/performers/campers page if you are coming to Burning Man and want to help or to camp with us (and follow any of the links to the form).
☀Sign up to help with the planning discussion group (the form on the left below or go here). Or else sign up to just get announcements (form on the right or go here).   (Both groups get the announcements so there is no need to join both.  Long periods of inactivity within the group reflect the fact that we often revert to planning by email and phone. )    
                                                      Contact us: mkstowegnv@gmail.com