Bob Isaacs

Blue Jersey

This Saturday, December 3rd

Saturday, December 3rd 7:30pm—10:30pm

[Beginners’ Workshop & Check-In at 7pm]

Bob Isaacs & Blue Jersey

Louise McClure on fiddle, Frank Ruck on mandolin, Ellen Ruck on guitar, and Ed Jankiewicz on bass

Admission $15 [students $5]

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 200 Main Street, Chatham, NJ

Vaccination Required. Masks Optional.

The chatter in Chatham is that Blue Jersey is the talk of all the towns. Bob’s Collingswood be enough, but with a band to Rockaway the night, you’ll Wanaque up in the center line. Ewing seen nuthin’ yet as those born to be Wildwood go Alloway over Andover. So Ironia your Oxford, use your Gillette, put on your Cologne and grab a guy from Manville, a Lacey lady of Verona or your Palmyra. If life Hazlet you down, you’re crying Mahwah and you’ve given up Hope, come say Ho Ho Kus you’ll Sea Bright talent at the Summit of entertainment for just a Little Silver. Orange you glad Swingin’ Tern will have you saying thank you Allamuchy as you land in Pleasantville?

If Morris County remains at the current Green or Yellow rating, all dance lines will be Mask Optional. Proof of Covid Vaccination is still required. More Covid info below.

15 Restaurants within

Two Blocks of the Dance

Make it a full evening out with dinner before the dance at any of the 15 restaurants within two blocks of the dance.

Street numbers below are along MAIN STREET, Chatham.

Mass Transit from NYC and beyond

We are thrilled to once again have our dance easily accessible by mass transit. The Chatham train station is just two and a half blocks from the dance hall. Use New Jersey Transit from Penn Station in NYC and take the Morris & Essex line terminating at Morristown or Dover. Convenient train times to Chatham are lv 5:11/ar 6:15pm or lv 6:11/ar 7:15. Return trips leave Chatham at 10:35 and 11:35.

Our dances are held on the first and third Saturday year-round, plus NYE. Regular dances run from 7:30 to 10:30pm with a beginners' lesson at 7pm.

Click here for complete information on our upcoming dances.

December 17 - Donna Hunt & Smash the Windows HOLIDAY PARTY after the Dec. 17 dance

January 7 - 39th ANNIVERSARY DANCE with Bob Isaacs & Co. & Squirrel's Chair

January 21 - Michael Karcher & Torrent

Proof of Covid Vaccination is required.

Our mask policy is based on the current rating for Morris County from the CDC. When the county rating is at the current Green or Yellow Level, Masks will be optional in all dance lines. The current level for Morris County will be posted by 8pm on the Thursday before each dance.

If the county level is raised to Orange/High, Masks will be required in all dance lines [N-95 equivalent or surgical masks]. We will have extra masks at the ticket desk.

Remember to bring your vaccine card to show at the ticket desk. You will be turned away if you do not have a CDC Covid Vaccination card or approved record indicating you have been fully vaccinated for more than two weeks. Boosters are recommended.

We are maintaining a roster of dancers that have been vaccinated to speed admission at future dances. If you aren’t already on our vaccine list, you may expedite entry by sending an image of your Covid Vaccination card in advance to Doug at dheacock@aol.com. We will add your name to the roster. We are asking for email addresses should there be a need to contact you about an issue at the dance.

Please arrive early. We ask for your patience at check-in.

We will have some individually wrapped snacks for the break. You are welcome to bring your own snacks—if you plan to share, please make sure they are individually wrapped.



Please bring your own water bottle with your name on it [which can be refilled at the kitchen sink]. We will not be providing a punch bowl.

Check out our dance hall:

Get a feel for our wonderful new hall with this video from our October dance. The hall has a lovely wood floor with excellent ventilation with windows on all four sides.

We moved into our new home this past May at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 200 Main Street, Chatham, NJ. Enter from Main Street and park behind the church. Return under the portico and enter up the wide steps. There 15 restaurants within two blocks of the dance on Main Street: Indian, Italian, Pakistani, Chinese, Malaysian, Mexican, and American cuisines.

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