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 ...

The contra is coming to Danbury and dance fans are shaking out their skirts and lacing up their soft-soled shoes. A blend of folk-style dancing from several cultures, contra's roots reach back through ...

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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, ...

Along with formal court dancing, parlor dancing, square dancing, hoedowning, flatfoot dancing and jigging, contra dancing has survived in the Eastern USA for generations, and Birdsboro is an epicenter ...

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 ...

Henry Koretzky, Todd Clewell and Barb Schmid, also known as the Contra Rebels, will provide live music for a contra dance May 21 on Wilkes-Barre’s Public Square as the annual Fine Arts Fiesta nears ...

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 ...

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