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 ...

GOSHEN — On a chilly Saturday evening, around 50 people put on their most comfortable shoes and made their way to Goshen First Church. They were there for fellowship, fun, exercise and, most ...

On Saturday, Feb. 14, North Berkshire Community Dance will hold its monthly contra dance with calling (teaching) by Steve ...

Sunday May 6th at 2pm, Pontine Thetre presents Dudley Laufman's Contra Dancing in New Hampshire: Then & Now. Thanks to grant support from New Hampshire Humanities, this program is open to the public ...

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.

The sounds of live fiddle and banjo music instantly transported me back in time as I strolled into South Pasadena War Memorial Hall on a Friday night. I was there to experience my first contra dance, ...

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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Contra dancing is hundreds of years old, but still pretty obscure to many Americans. The dance form includes a live band, and a room full of spinning and swinging. Contra ...

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 ...

They wear the anxious smile you get when you’re dragged to a party where you don’t know anybody. You might have fun, or end up hiding in a corner talking to a houseplant. Or in this case, stepping on ...

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The Lava Meltdown Contra Dance Weekend is scheduled to run from Feb. 27 to March 1 at the Lava Senior Center & Community Center, 150 N. Center ...