The Looking Glass Music & Arts Association Invites You!

NYE Potluck and Dance Party

December 6, 2025

2026 is nearly here! Make plans to join us at Central United Methodist Church - 215 N Capitol Ave in Lansing - for a New Year’s Eve Contra and Square Dance. Music will be provided by The Sligo Creek Ramblers and Liz Burkhart will be our caller.

The evening begins with a potluck at 6:30pm. Please bring food to share - a note card listing ingredients would be great- and your place setting. Not dancing much these days? Come join us for the potluck. It is fun to catch up with old friends and share great food.

Please note that we do not have access to the kitchen at the Church - please plan your potluck contribution accordingly.

There will be a dance intro at 7:30pm with the evening dance getting underway at 8pm. We’ll take a break midway for nice holiday desserts. Then we’ll dance until just before midnight. We’ll pause, count in the New Year, share a fizzy (non-alcoholic) toast and dance together in 2026!

Admission will be on a sliding scale $5- $30. $20 suggested if that is comfortable for you.

Our 2025-2026 Season

August 30, 2025

Dancing will resume on September 20th, kicking off our 2025-2026 season. The dance schedule has been posted and will be updated with callers and bands as they become available.

Welcome!

Hi There! We sure miss you all!

The Looking Glass hosts contra and square dances, workshops, and other traditional music and arts activities for adults, teens, and families. We're a volunteer non-profit family-friendly organization. Everyone is welcome, regardless of age, color, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression. You don't even need to bring a dance partner! Please join us on the dance floor soon!

  • Where? Most often at the Central United Methodist Church in downtown Lansing, sometimes at an alternate location. See Regular Dances for individual dance details.
  • How much?We have adopted a pay-what-you-can model for our dances. We suggest between $5 and $25 per dancer. Special events may have alternative pricing.
  • When? The first and third Saturday evenings September through May, from 7-10pm, with a new dancer lesson at 6:30pm. If you're new or want a refresher, come to the 6:30pm lesson!

Dancing in Lansing News
Julie Levy-Weston publishes Dancing in Lansing Thursdays before each dance. She gives updates on upcoming dances, and from around Michigan and the Midwest. Want the skinny on those amazing dance weekends? Where are the best dance bands playing next? Subscribe to the D‑in‑L, and you'll always know! Click here to read!

See below? That's us having a blast!

CarolDancing
If you haven't tried this yet, we encourage you to come to a dance soon. It truly is a great time, as you will see, because everyone is smiling! Come at 6:30pm for the lesson. Plus, the caller walks us through every dance before we start, to show us the steps. And we always help each other. Then be ready to have a blast with us!


For more information call 1-517-896-8665 or write LGMAA at
P.O. Box 1403 E. Lansing MI 48826
or email the Looking Glass Dance Committee.
We'd love to hear from you!