Shepherdstown Music and Dance PO Box 1293, Shepherdstown WV 25443 or email Driving Directions below. Click box for forecast Practice is on Tuesday nights. May Day parade & Maypole dancing; generally first weekend in May unless there's a 5th Saturday in April 8pm, August to March Most are at Frank Center, Shepherd College, west end of town (Alternate website for us & for dances around the country) 8pm, 1st & 5th Saturdays of each month 1st Saturday has 7:30pm free beginners' workshop 5th Saturday is occasional, is for more experienced dancers & has no workshop At Men's Club (War Memorial bldg) center of town Click for Dance Notes for both new & experienced dancers Shoes or bare feet: Shepherdstown is distinctive in that many dancers dance barefoot, though the majority wear soft leather soles to slide easily on the floor. Click for photos of past dances Driving Directions: From Central Maryland: Take I-270 or I-70 to Frederick. Take 340 past Harpers Ferry.* Take 230 to Shepherdstown. In town, turn Right on King St (which is 2 blocks after O'Hurley's General Store). Library is 2 blocks ahead in the middle of the street, and close to it are Men's Club (War Memorial Bldg.), Reynolds Hall & Lutheran Church. For concerts at Frank Center, turn Left at library and go half a mile to entrance on right. From Northern Virginia Beltway: Take 267 toll road 25 miles West to Leesburg. Take route 7 five miles West to route 9. Take 9 ten miles West to route 671/Harpers Ferry Rd. Take 671 to the end of the road. Turn Left (West) on 340 and go past Harpers Ferry.* Take 230 to Shepherdstown, and follow in-town directions, above. From the west: From I-81, take 45 to Shepherdstown. Frank Center is on Left just before town. Or keep straight and Library is on Right. Other venues are around the Library.* *Harpers Ferry Middle School, for some concerts is a dozen miles south of Shepherdstown, at the west end of Harpers Ferry on Washington St, near the Tourist Center |
