Belfast Flying Shoes

Building community and cultivating well-being through the joy of traditional music and dance for people of all backgrounds & identities in Midcoast Maine.

Blog

  • BFS By the Numbers 2024

  • You helped BFS soar into our 20th year! Wahooooo! Are we ever grateful to the 207 contributors of all ages, from pre-teens to 90s, who gave a collective $22,953 to […]

  • Donate to BFS in 2024

    Dear Friends, I’m writing about Belfast Flying Shoes (BFS) and our annual fundraising appeal. BFS’s unique nonprofit mission is to build community and cultivate well-being through the joys of traditional […]

Programs

School Residencies

Participatory music and dance programs to build community among students, staff, and families in preK-12 schools.

Flying Shoes Radio Hour

Highlighting the contra dance music we love, here in Belfast and beyond; the musicians who play it with and for others; and the dancers of all ages that it inspires.

Older Adults

Community-building, music, song, and movement programs for older adults.

All Comers Band

The All Comers Band rocks the Community Dance on First Fridays!

Special Programs

Outdoor Events

Music and dance programs in public parks, including collaborations with Searsmont Town Library, Makers Guild of Maine, and Bagaduce Music

Special Dances

Dance programs that are a little bit different than our usual fare

Workshops

Programs to support dancers, musicians, callers, and organizers.

BFS programs are …

Inclusive

(open for anyone to join)

Adaptable

(easily modified to meet individual needs)

Accessible

(no special skills are required)

Nonhierarchical

(reflecting the attitude that we’re all in it together)