Swingin' Tern❤️Michael Karcher💙Rhythmic Heart💜September 3rd💛Air Conditioned!

Michael Karcher

Rhythmic Heart

This Saturday, September 3rd

If Morris County remains at the Yellow/Moderate rating, one dance line will be Mask Required and one line will be Mask Optional. The county rating is updated on Thursday evening--more Covid info below.

Saturday, September 3rd 7:30pm—10:30pm

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

Michael Karcher & Rhythmic Heart

Anna Bosnick on fiddle, Norma Castle on flute and percussion, Doug Healy on guitar, banjo, and djembe, and Robin Russell on keyboard.

Admission $15 [students $5]

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

Vaccination Required. Mask policy depends on county status.

I got rhythm, I got music,

I got contras

Who could ask for anything more?

I got Michael and Rhythmic Heart

Tunes for dancin’

Who could ask for anything more?

Ol’ Man Trouble I don’t mind him

You never find him ‘round our floor.

I got dancing, I got sweet swings

I got good friends

How could Tern do anything more?

Michael Karcher

Michael Karcher has been having the time of his life calling dances and weekends around North America since 2011. He has honed a warm and concise style of teaching and calling, to the delight of dancers across the continent.

Rhythmic Heart

Rhythmic Heart mixes old-timey, jazz, Celtic, and New England traditional tunes with occasional notes of new age and rock. Rhythmic Heart features Anna Bosnick on fiddle, Norma Castle on flute and percussion, Doug Healy on guitar, banjo, and djembe, and Robin Russell on keyboard.

Rhythmic Heart at Tern

Our dancers love our new

dance hall in Chatham!

Get a feel for our wonderful new hall with this video from our June dance. The hall has a lovely wood floor and it’s air-conditioned!!

Our new home is 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 are many restaurants within two blocks of the dance on Main Street: Indian, Soul, Italian, Pakistani, Chinese, Mexican, and American cuisines.

The view from the parking lot behind the church. Walk back to left for the main dance hall entrance. An elevator is available if needed through the door shown in this picture. 50 parking spaces are available in the church lot. A municipal lot may be accessed from Bowers Lane directly across Main Street from the church. The large train station parking lot is two blocks away. Street parking is available.

Large windows are on all four sides of the dance hall providing excellent ventilation. Air conditioning will be available for the summer.

The wood floor is well-worn with great percussive qualities! We can't wait to hear those balances! The kitchen, bathrooms, large foyer, and terrace are just off the dance floor.

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 Statio n 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.

Covid Protocol

Proof of Covid Vaccination is required.

Our mask policy is based on the current rating for Morris County from the CDC. There will be two lines at this Saturday's dance on September 3rd--one line will be Mask Required and one line will be Mask Optional. The current level for Morris County will be posted by 8pm on the Thursday before each dance. Please bring your own N95 equivalent or surgical mask—we’ll have extra masks at the ticket desk if you forget.

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.

Upcoming Dances at Tern

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.

September 17 - Dave Rupp & Strings on Wings

Good Things to Know

Contra dancing is aerobic. Wear comfortable, cool clothing. To protect our wooden floor, please bring non-marking, non-street shoes to change into.

Volunteers are what makes our dance run. Click the volunteer email link below to help out and get free admission to a future regular dance.

Make a gift to Tern by sponsoring a dance which is a great way to celebrate your special occasion. Click the Sponsor email link below.

Hungry before or after the dance? There are several restaurants within two blocks of the dance on Main Street: Indian, Soul, Italian, Pakistani, Chinese, Mexican, and American cuisines

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