Contra Dancing at The Grass Valley Elks Lodge Historic Ballroom:
NOTE: For September and October of 2025, we will be at a different hall: The Nevada City Odd Fellows Lodge (212 Spring St, upstairs ... same block as the National Exchange Hotel)
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The Grass Valley Elks Lodge is at 109 S. School St., Grass Valley, CA at the corner of W. Main St., across from the Center for the Arts in downtown Grass Valley. Street parking and public lots within 2-3 blocks.
Hear ye: The Lodge was designated a Nevada County Historical Landmark in April, 2025!
What is a Sprung Floor?
A sprung (aka "floating") floor is how it sounds -- springy, but with a solid floor still there. Such floors are often used for dance halls, gyms and other places where lots of physical activity takes place. Here is more information for the curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprung_floor
The Grass Valley Elks Lodge ballroom reportedly has the oldest sprung floor west of the Mississippi, but it is still full of life (and tales to tell, no doubt)! The Lodge dates back to 1912.
We enjoy dancing on this historic floor, because it is kinder to your knees, feet, etc. Don't worry, you will not be catapulted into space, just launched into Contra Nirvana!