About
While Frannie’s first exposure to contra dancing was being reluctantly dragged to an event by her sister, Frannie quickly fell in love with contra dancing. In 1998, she began teaching contra dances to her elementary school students as a vehicle to expose them to new and fun dances. After calling exclusively to children for 10 years, Frannie debuted to rave reviews at a regularly scheduled Los Angeles contra dance and was strongly encouraged to keep on calling. Since 2008, Frannie has been calling regularly, traveling from coast to coast, and has appeared in over a dozen states at some of the biggest name venues with some of the hottest and most popular contra dance musicians.
Frannie, let me extend my great thanks and appreciation for making our fifth birthday celebration memorable for all! You really had the crowd in your hand and people really enjoyed the opportunity to, as you said, join in a COMMUNITY DANCE! We'd love to have this happen again.
Highlights of Past Appearances
- New Years Eve 2016 Pasadena, CA with Syncopaths
- Contra-copia Dance O’Plenty 2016 Philadelphia, PA with The Gaslight Tinkers
- Dance in the Desert 2016 Oracle, AZ with Contra Sutra, Privy Tippers and Adobe Bros.
- Fall Ball 2016 Pinellas Park, FL with Lift Ticket
- BURNING MAN CONTRA CAMP 2016 Black Rock City, NV
- Folk Madness 2016 Socorro, NM with STEAM! and Nova
- A NEFFA Session 2016 Mansfield, MA
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Queer Camp 2016 Monte Toyon, CA with the Syncopaths and Switching Protocols
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Corvallis Dance Camp 2016 Corvallis, OR with Great Bear Trio and Contra Sutra
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Dancing Fool 2016 Seattle, WA with Elixir and Riptide
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Florida Snow Ball 2016 Gulfport, FL with the Syncopaths and The JEMS
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12 Hour Twirl 2015 Hayward, CA with Contra Sutra
- BURNING MAN CONTRA CAMP 2015 Black Rock City, NV
- A FOLKLIFE session 2015 Seattle, WA
- Dancing Fool 2015 Seattle, WA with Stringrays and Mean Lids
- New Year’s Eve 2014 San Diego with Bill Tomczak, Karina Wilson, & Larry Unger
- Balance the Bay 2014 San Francisco, CA with Latter Day Lizards and Uncle Farmer
- Catapult Showcase! 2014 Atlanta, GA
- A NEFFA session 2014 Mansfield, MA
- Epicenter 2014 San Rafael, CA filled in at the last moment for Lisa Greenleaf with Latter Day Lizards and Blue Ribbon Dance Band
- Dancing Fool Fall Fool 2013 Seattle, WA with Great Bear and Crowfoot
- A FOLKLIFE session 2013 Seattle, WA
- Cascade Contras 2013 Eugene, OR with Contra Sutra and The Sevens
- Mt. Baldy 2013 Mt. Baldy, CA with Bonnie, Emil and Rich
- Fall Has Sprung 2012 Grass Valley, CA 12 hour dance with KGB and Hot Cider
- A NEFFA session 2012 Mansfield, MA
- Pasadena 2012 12 hour dance with Celtic Spring and Avant Gardeners
- Harvest Moon 2011 Santa Barbara, CA with Notorious and The Sevens
- Ghost Town Chill Down 2010 Jerome, AZ with Perpetual eMotion
Frannie is definitely one of my favorite callers! She’s friendly, clear, and because she frequently contra dances, her choice of dances rocks. She knows what the dancers want!