# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Family Dance & Contra with BIDA Open Band and Steve Zakon-Anderson
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Come join us for an evening of contra dance following a family dance and potluck!

Sunday Dec 21st, at 1950 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA.

Live music: BIDA Open Band led by Rosemary Powell with Tory Horner
Calling: Steve Zakon-Anderson

5:30-6:30	Family dance (mask-optional)
6:30-7:30	Potluck (mask-optional)
7:00-7:30	Beginner's Lesson (mask-required)
7:30-10:30	Evening dance (mask-required)

Jeff Kaufman will lead an open band for the family dance.

The dance is $5-20 sliding scale, as you're able. Bring someone new to Contra to the intro session and you both get passes for free admission to a future dance! Share the love. 

BIDA needs new volunteers! If you are interested in being more involved with making BIDA the dance we all love, please reach out to us.

This dance is high filtration mask required, vaccination not required. We are alternating between mask required and optional dances. For more, read our blog post: https://blog.bidadance.org/2023/06/some-mask-optional-dances.html

Sign up for BIDA mailing lists to hear about the updates you’re interested in here: https://www.bidadance.org/join

See you there!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cambridge/family-dance-and-contra-with-bida-open-band-and-steve-zakon-anderson/200029381125011
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, food-drinks, potluck, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 31

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Cambridge
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: BIDA Events
- **lat**: 42.38957
- **long**: -71.12043
- **full address**: BIDA Events, 1950 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140-2102, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Family Dance & Contra with BIDA Open Band and Steve Zakon-Anderson being held?
  - **A:** Family Dance & Contra with BIDA Open Band and Steve Zakon-Anderson takes place on Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm at BIDA Events, 1950 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140-2102, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Family Dance & Contra with BIDA Open Band and Steve Zakon-Anderson?
  - **A:** Family Dance & Contra with BIDA Open Band and Steve Zakon-Anderson is organized by BIDA Events.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Family Dance & Contra with BIDA Open Band and Steve Zakon-Anderson is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Cambridge, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Family Dance & Contra with BIDA Open Band and Steve Zakon-Anderson sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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