Madison's Tuesday Night Dances--Fostering Talent for More Than Twenty Years.

The article features a weekly Tuesday night contra dance in Madison, Wisconsin which is open band and open mic. The Tuesday night dances' success based on the author's perspective as a caller and musician are attributed to experienced dance musicians who anchor the band, the band's short accessible set list, and the band's cultivation of an ethos of playing for dancers. The contra dance's success is also credited to the commitment of a cadre of callers and to a community of dancers.