Don Flaherty

Rhythmic Heart

This Saturday, April 1st

Saturday, April 1st 7:30pm—10:30pm

[Beginners’ Workshop at 7pm]

Don Flaherty & Rhythmic Heart

Anna Bosnick—fiddle; Norma Castle—flute, percussion; Doug Healy—banjo, guitar; Robin Russell—keyboard

Admission $15 [students $5]

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

Vaccination and Masks are now Optional.



Only an April fool would bypass this cardiac event as Rhythmic Heart pumps out chamber music to raise your blood pressure. Calling arresting contras worthy of a coronary, Pacemaker Don will lead us in the systolic stomp. Don’t let your life be in vein, come hear the murmur of the crowd and join the fibrillation.

Bringing Back the Baked Goods

In an effort to make our dances more tasty, we welcome the return of home-baked goods to share at the break—contributions are welcome! Please bring your own labeled water bottle which can be refilled at the kitchen sink.

Updated Covid Policy

Proof of Covid Vaccination and Masking is no longer required.

New Covid Admissions have dropped over 80% since January placing Morris County solidly in the Green level. As long as Morris County remains at the current Green/Low [or Yellow/Moderate] case level, we will no longer be checking vaccination status. Although vaccines are recommended, they are no longer required. Masks are optional in all dance lines.

When Morris Country is at the Orange/High level, proof of vaccination and masks [N/K95 or surgical] will be required.

The current level for Morris County will be posted by 8pm on the Thursday before each dance at https://www.cdc.gov/.../201.../science/community-levels.html

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.

April 15 - Michael Karcher & Kingfisher

May 6 - Peter Stix & French Toast

May 20 - Sue Gola and Christie Reihl & Contra Rebels

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.

Check out our January dance:

In case you missed it, here is the video from our January dance with Torrent & Michael Karcher.

Our Dance Home in Chatham

Everyone loves our new home in Chatham. 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.

The wood floor is well-worn with great percussive qualities! Raise the roof with those balances! The kitchen, bathrooms, large foyer, and terrace are just off the dance floor.

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