Always on Sunday meets every Sunday, year round, from 7:00 to 10:00 PM at the Masonic Lodge, 11 South Main Street, West Hartford CT. Click for directions.
Most evenings we dance to recorded music. From 7:00 to 8:00, we walk through the dances. Several times a year we schedule a 6-week series of formal teaching sessions, held during this first hour, at no additional cost. After 8:00, we present a good mix of dances: easy and difficult, fast and slow, circle and couple, Balkan and non-Balkan, talked-through and not talked-through.
Several times a year we dance to live music. These evenings attract a big crowd. People bring refreshments to share and we have a fine party. Our parties are alcohol-free, and attract families with children, as well as singles. Bands that have played for us include the Vlado Mahovlich Orkestar, 9 Olives, Kumpania Aksak, XOPO, Flying Tomatoes, and Panharmonium, as well as local bands, Hijaz, Dunya, and A Different Village. See this season's events calendar.
Among the guest teachers who have appeared at Always on Sunday in recent years are: Yves Moreau (Bulgarian), Jaap Leegwater (Bulgarian), Michael Ginsburg (Balkan), Ahmet Luleci (Turkish), Steve Kotansky (Balkan), Bianca de Jong (Bulgarian, Dutch), Tineke van Geel (Armenian, Balkan, Dutch), Marianne Taylor (International), David Skidmore (Balkan), Helen Davenport (English), Marie Wendt (French), Willa Horowitz (Klezmer and Israeli), Jennifer Brosius and Laine Harris (Scandinavian).
Always on Sunday welcomes new and experienced dancers alike. Partners are not required. On regular dance evenings, we request a donation of $7 per person (no charge for children under 16). For special events with guest teachers or live music, we request a $12 donation.
Always on Sunday has been in operation since the 1970s. Since 1994, the group has functioned as a non-profit cooperative, managed by a steering committee.