Fifth Reel Music and Dance
Your source for live music and dance in Grand Junction, Colorado
Our New Dance Venue: The Moose Lodge, 567 25½ Road, GJ
Fifth Reel
Tea For Two
Fifth Reel and Friends
Fifth Reel has been playing for traditional dances such as contra dance and English Country dance, events like Robert Burns Suppers, weddings, parties, and St. Patrick's Day celebrations since 1996.
Consisting of piano, fiddle, bodhran and vocals, Fifth Reel is the heart of the Grand Junction Traditional Dance Society. We can perform as a trio and are often joined by our musical friends for dances and for various musical events.
Fifth Reel and Friends is a good way to see us as a larger and more versatile musical group. We add uilleann pipes, flute, guitar and vocalists to give you an outstanding Celtic experience in addition to many other forms of music including jazz, klezmer, pop, gypsy and more. Dances, yes, but almost any other musical entertainment is in our repertoire. Please consider us for your future musical event.
Tea For Two is our duo with piano and fiddle. Variety is our middle name so we'll serenade you with lots of styles including pop, jazz, Celtic, gypsy and classical. Ideal for more intimate settings, we also entertain in larger venues. We can add drums for a more varied experience.
Our Next Dance
Community/Contra Dance
Saturday, May 2
7:00 Dancing begins
Welcome to the final dance of our 2025/2026 season!
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This is a dance for all preferences and skills. Various dance forms are scattered throughout the evening, so that contra, English Country, international and other styles will be called. All the dances will be easy enough for every dancer but lots of fun as well.
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As our last dance we will try to include goodies to help celebrate the season.
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Please plan to join us at the Moose Lodge!
Grand Junction Traditional Dance Society
Contra dancing in the Grand Valley of Western Colorado has been in the capable and talented hands of the Grand Junction Traditional Dance Society for twenty-five years. Contra dance has great tradition yet is easy to learn and makes for an invigorating evening.
In recent years we have added English Country Dances and, more recently, International Folk Dances. The response has been overwhelmingly positive and we will continue to offer these new forms of dance to our patrons. As with contra dances, English Country and International Folk dances are both easy to learn and invigorating while offering a new perspective to traditional dance.
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As with other community organizations, none of this could happen without local sponsors who provide funds and refreshments for the dances. By all means, read about them on the Sponsors page.
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Please check our Dance Calendar and set aside those dates for your dancing enjoyment!