The North Berkshire Community Dance will hold its monthly contra dance on Saturday, April 11. The caller, Hannah Johlas, will ...

Contra, an ancestor to square dancing, is a social dancing style that emerged in the 17th century and migrated to America, ...

As the sun sets in the town of Nelson on Monday night, a crowd of people meander into Town Hall with instruments and water bottles in hand. It’s not long before cheering, stomping and the twang of ...

Fifty years ago, Scott Russell and his girlfriend, Susan Davis, saw an ad in Creative Loafing for international folk dancing at Garden Hills Recreation Center. They decided to attend and joined about ...

Contra Dance is always done to live music, which is something I really love about it and when we moved to Bemidji, goodness a little over 20 years ago, we looked around and said "Oh I hope we can ...

Today, there is a lively group of young folks throughout Bozeman re-engaging with contra dance, attending events hosted by the Bozeman Folklore Society and at the Labor Temple.

The College of the Atlantic Class of 2026 invites all to a community contra dance on Sunday, April 19, from 3–5 p.m. The ...

A renowned musical group from Massachusetts will perform at a special contra dance Friday in Yakima. The dance featuring the Great Bear Trio, which is on tour, takes place from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at ...

With caller Bob Nicholson offering instruction, contra dancers form a circle in the hall at St. Faustina Parish Center in Nanticoke last fall. The next contra dance at St. Faustina’s is set for March ...

With caller Bob Nicholson offering instruction, contra dancers form a circle in the hall at St. Faustina Parish Center in Nanticoke. You can expect a similar scene this Sunday, April 6, at St.

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Dancing is exercise. You put yourself on a dance floor and surrender your body to the sounds of the band or the D.J. providing the audio motivation for your movement, and unless you’re mimicking an ...