Goshen Community Contra Dancing

09/19/2026

Looking forward to having Deep Roots back in Goshen on October 3rd with Dwayne Johnson calling.
Here's just a sample of the great live music you'll get to dance to.

09/05/2026

We're all looking forward to the start of our 25th season contra dancing in Goshen TOMORROW NIGHT. Saturday September 5th.
Beginners workshop at 6:30
Dance 7:00-10:00pm.
Dress for the warm weather.

07/28/2026

Just a reminder that we take the months of July and August off.
We'll be back dancing on September 5th with the band Waterbound and calling by Carol Steiner.
See the full schedule for our 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON at:

Goshen Community Contra Dancing Contras, Squares, Circles & Waltzes! No experience or partner needed. Dances led by experienced callers. Live music by local & regional bands. Celebrating our 25th Season dancing in Goshen Time Beginners’ workshop: 6:30 - 7:00 pm EST Contra Dance: 7:00 - 10:00 pm ES...

06/07/2026

We had a great final dance of our 24th season.
We hope to see you all on September 5th for the beginning of our 25th season.
Have a safe, happy summer!
Go Dancing!

05/18/2026

Looking for a band or caller for a party or private event? We would love to help get you in touch.
We have contact info for several at https://godancing.org/about/, or email us at [email protected].

About Us Who are those folks and what’s their purpose, anyway? We first described ourselves as follows: “GO Dancing! is a collaborative effort of dancers, callers, musicians, and the people supporting them in and around Goshen, IN.” We’re a bit more formal now. The information below is from ...

05/04/2026

We had a great turnout for the penultimate dance of the 2025-2026 season. Calling by Casey Mullaney and music from the Hoosier Recruits.
Join us on Saturday June 6th for the last dance of the season.

05/03/2026

New caller Laura Polhemus calling a dance with music by the Hoosier Recruits.

05/03/2026

The Hoosier Recruits were great tonight!!
Mark, Peter, Laurie, and Hilda are all excellent musicians and are a lot of fun to dance to.

05/02/2026

We had a fun time passing out info at Downtown Goshen First Fridays last night.

We hope to see you tonight at 7:00
Goshen First Church
Live music from Hoosier Recruits and Casey calling.

04/19/2026

Manny thanks to our instructor, Barry, our musicians, Kate and Patricia, and the dancers who supported us in hosting a new callers workshop this evening.
It was a lot of fun as we just started to scratch the surface of the knowledge and skill required to be a successful caller.