BELFAST – Let your shoes fly on Friday 6 September at the monthly Community Dance and Contra Dance, an evening of socialising and music presented by Belfast Flying Shoes.

The intergenerational and chemical-free evening begins at 6pm when the All Comers Band warms up and selects pieces of music. The band is open to all ages, instruments and skill levels; pieces of music are posted on belfastflyingshoes.org. The easy-to-learn community dance, led by Chrissy Fowler and Lisa Newcomb, begins at 6:30pm. Families, new people and long-time dancers whirl around the dance floor.

This month’s Contra Dance at 8 p.m. features the music of Spintuition with Maine caller Maggie Robinson. In addition to being a talented dance leader, Robinson also teaches fiddle at the Maine Fiddle Camp and the 317Main Community Music Center.

“The Spintution trio consists of talented young musicians from northern New England. Silas Hamilton, Samuel Foucher and Willy Clemetson from Belfast will bring the dancers into a state of joy,” said a press release from Flying Shoes.

The First Church is located at 8 Court Street, Belfast.

Admission is $15-20 (or $1 for children and $2 for adults participating in the community dance only).

For more information, First Friday FAQs and BFS Community Care guidelines, visit www.belfastflyingshoes.org or contact [email protected].

Belfast Flying Shoes is supported by the Green Store, Searsport Shores Oceanfront Camping, Belfast Community Co-op and First National Bank, as well as other local sponsors, grantmakers and individual donors. Founded in 2005, Belfast Flying Shoes promotes community and wellness through the joy of traditional music and dance for people of all backgrounds and identities in Midcoast Maine. Its diverse programs also include arts residencies in local schools.