Yeah, they did have a floor the times we went... we didn't know they did swing, but then again, I guess we never asked! Either way, I remember wondering where all the swing action was the year we went (except for the literal Swing Camp, which is awesome in it's own way), and Contradance was kind eno...

UPDATE!

Here's the event info:
http://playaevents.burningman.org/2015/ ... ent/13773/

"Beginners dance lesson, 8pm, open dance and social (all levels), 9-11pm. No partner or experience necessary!"

Yay!

...that there's cool things you can sign up ahead of time to volunteer for and it's super fun. If you missed the signups you can also sometimes walk-in. Lamplighting is super cool and doesn't require signing up ahead of time.

Whoa, y'all are AWESOME. Thanks for all of the info and the tips! It really *does* feel like Burning Man for the other 51 weeks here. I'm feelin' the love. Ratty--thanks for sharing your experiences with candy hand outs, too. Super helpful hints. Would not have thought about documenting! Oh hey, Boy...

I agree with BoyScoutGirl--Fixxer, such an awesome gift! Plus, I'm happy to hear about the bluegrass scene -- know there is at least one other person wanting to know BSG's question about active times. :) Also, I hope you don't mind me asking some repair questions before getting to the playa ,but... ...

Jovankat -- thanks for tracking down the info for me! Much appreciated.

And dang, yes, what an amazing and specialized gift. Ah, burning man!

I was wondering if anyone had tips for taking care of my new but loved stringed instrument in the playa so it doesn't disintegrate slowly, or whatever happens to infiltrating dust.

Thanks!

Will candy canes melt into goey messes out there, or will they still be Christmassy, bright sticks of peppermint wonder? I tried searching eplaya for the answer to this, and while I happily found that there are some real Christmas fans out there, I'm left in the dark about this issue. Background inf...

Thanks for the helpful question AND the responses here! We have ~4.5 ft open bottoms to let the air through our dome, but no top air vent... perhaps that would make the difference. Not sure we have enough time to implement it this year, but these are great things to keep in mind! We're also thinking...

Sup neighbors! Though we're not a sound camp, Time Colony will be up in your hood 2:15 and A, serving waffles and *sonic* screwdrivers to from 10am-12pm Monday - Sunday, and doing some other fun stuff. Come over and hang out! Electric Gypsy Coffee Oasis--I guess they wanted to put the wafflers toget...

Yahoo! Excited to dance! Good call on figuring out shoe packing. Re: the floor-- According to their website, http://www.burningmancontradance.com/h : "We dance on a 28’x60’ (seamless, smooth wood) dance floor, under a 30’x60’dance tent (NEW this year)" ! They do lots of turns/spins in contradance to...

I've found out that there have been a number of burners in the swing communities that I'm a part of, in the past have not found a place to swing dance, so in case anyone else out there is googling/searching for it, THIS YEAR IT'S HERE! Contradance Camp will be hosting swing dancing on Tuesday and Th...