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Bob Isaacs and Frenzy

December 4 @ 6:00 pm - December 5 @ 9:00 pm EST
Contra caller Bob Isaacs

Bob Isaacs and Frenzy

Bob Isaacs calls contra dances at The Dancing Fish.
Bob Isaacs calls contra dances at The Dancing Fish.

Bob Isaacs is a legendary contra dance caller and choreographer, celebrated for clear, concise teaching, flowing contras, inventive choreography, and his exhilarating grid squares. Based in Princeton, New Jersey, he has shaped the modern contra repertoire with creative dances called across the country, while bringing calm authority, wit, and musical precision to the microphone. Dancers value Bob for the rare combination of technical brilliance and welcoming ease that makes even sophisticated dances feel natural, social, and fun.

Frenzy is:

  • Eden MacAdam-Somer on fiddle;
  • Sam Bartlett on guitar; and
  • Pokey on percussion

Schedule:

  • Friday 7-10 pm Contra Dance
  • Saturday 12-3 pm Contra Dance
  • Saturday 4:30 pm Potluck Dinner
  • Saturday 6-9 pm Contra Dance

Potluck Dinner Saturday afternoon

Potluck dinners at The Dancing Fish 2026

All are welcome at our potluck dinner Saturday between dances. We gather about 4:30. We will have plenty of salmon coming off the grill about 5 pm. Y’all have been bringing great food to share for all diets. Crockpots are welcome too.

Admission

  • Adults
    • 1st weekends: $20-30 per dance session or $40-60 for weekend pass
    • 3rd Saturdays: $10-20
  • Youth (under 26)
    • 1st weekends: $10-15 per dance session or $20-30 for weekend pass
    • 3rd Saturdays: $5
  • Children under 16 admitted free when accompanied by an adult
  • Payment should be made online whenever possible (in advance, or the day of, or the day after, or …)
    If this doesn’t work for you, come to the dance regardless, and talk to Joe.

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