As the sun sets in the town of Nelson on Monday night, a crowd of people meander into Town Hall with instruments and water ...

Youth Flock To Contra Dancing Contra dancing has been around since the 1700s. If you don't know it -- it's kind of like square dancing but with long lines of dancers.

Welcome to the Old Farmer's Ball Contra Dance, held Thursday nights at Fairview Community Center, south of Asheville. For scores of regulars, the weekly dance is a beloved ritual. "If you can walk, ...

In a beginning level or a community Contra Dance that's just starting up, they will run six to eight minute sets and that's quite a bit longer in a more sophisticated more advanced Contra Dance ...

Contra dancing, which has its roots in New England and is a close cousin to English country dancing, nearly faded to oblivion following World War II.

The Surry Contra Dance will take place outside at the Surry Elementary School on Saturday, July 12, if the weather is clear.

In the last 30 years, I've been contra dancing a grand total of seven times — and yet it is one of my absolute favorite things to do. I like the big, crowded boisterous version of a contra dance.

The atmosphere is family friendly and encouraging to newcomers at the monthly contra dances put on by Valparaiso Oldtime Dance, as dancers found out on a recent Saturday night at the Banta Senior ...

Contra dancing, a social dance with English, Irish, Scottish and French influences, has been a part of Maine life since Colonial days, waxing and waning over the decades.

Contra dance is a folk dance made up of long lines of couples. Throughout the course of a dance, couples progress up and down those lines, dancing with other couples in the line.