Contradance Calling Schedule
Tina Fields calls contra dances, singing squares, community “barn” dances, simple medieval dance, and sacred circle dances, with the goal of creating maximum joy for all. Unless otherwise requested, she uses gender-neutral terms.
Dancers and musicians say Tina is known for her “effervescent sparkle, great sense of timing, clear enunciation, singing style, calm patience with new dancers, collaborative way of working with bands, and comfortable humor.” Her day job skills (years of serving as a professor) help make her dance teaching clear, concise, and accessible to different kinds of thinkers.
Tina is also a versatile singer, ceremonial facilitator, and storytelling orator. Based in the Front Range of Colorado, she has been on staff for dance/music camps in several states as both contradance caller and songleader.
Along with our area’s scheduled contradances, she is available to call private dances for weddings, birthday parties, harvest festivals, schools, and the like, including arranging an excellent band and sound engineering.
Upcoming Contradance Calling Schedule
For details about the Boulder, Denver, Zesty, and Hands Across contra dances, see CFootMad.org. For Fort Collins contradances, see FoTD.org.
August 9, 2025
Washington Park Boathouse, Denver CO: Private birthday party dance, with Cieran Morden (fiddle), Rodney Sauer (keyboard & accordion), & Ed Secor (clarinet & sax).
August 15, 2025
Arts at Altitude Music Fest: BBQ & Contra Dancing with the Cleveland Pops Ensemble & Rodney Sauer. “Grab your boots and get ready to dance! Enjoy a full BBQ dinner with live music and contra dancing fun.” YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park center. 6 pm, $20.
August 22, 2025
International Club, Denver CO: Private birthday party dance, with Rodney Sauer (keyboard & accordion), Joel Hayes (fiddle), & Ed Secor (clarinet & sax).
September 5, 2025
Boulder, CO contra in the magnificent Avalon Ballroom, with Corwin and Grace. (Role terms: Larks/Robins)
October 31, 2025
Hallowe’en Dance! Fifth Friday Hands Across (gender-neutral) contra dance, Boulder, CO. Co-call with Sam Smith to music by TBA. Much fun will be had. (Role terms: Larks/Robins)
December 5, 2025
Boulder, CO contra, with the Rhythm Rangers (Barb Kirchner – keyboard, Ed Secor - woodwinds, & Mark Brissenden – fiddle)
Past events
Dance & Music Camps or special events that Tina has called &/or led song for include:
Boo Camp contradance weekend, Jemez Springs, New Mexico
Stellar Days and Nights 4-day contradance camp, Buena Vista, CO (dance calling, dance workshops, and Bawdy Ballads songleading)
Colorado ROOTS Music Camp, Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp, Divide, CO
Allemande Joy month-long contradance tour in New Zealand
Fall Has Sprung – 12 hour contradance in Grass Valley, CA
Queer Contra Dance Camp, Monte Toyon, Aptos CA (songleading)
BACDS Family Week Dance Camp. Foothill Horizons Outdoor School, Sonora CA. (contradance calling & workshop, and a week-long singing class)
BACDS English Week Dance Camp. Mendocino Woodlands Camp, CA (songleading of chants, rounds, old English ballads, pub songs & sea shanties)
Colorado Mountain Moon Festival, Gold Hill, Colorado (dance calling, workshops in dance calling & rounds singing)
Solabration! Denver, Colorado (dance calling)
No Snow Ball, Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension, Oakland CA (calling)
Just Because It’s June! Doug von Koss’ midsummer evening event, Berkeley, CA (guest songleader for ~150 people)
Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend, Durham, NH. (Emerging caller spot, 2009)
Articles Tina has written about traditional dancing:
Square Dancing in the Rural West: An Oral History (CD+S Online)
Leading a Contra Dance Role-Swapping Workshop (with co-author Erik Erhardt), (Journal of the Country Dance & Song Society – excerpts, with full text available on CD+S Online)