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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. If ...

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 ...

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 ...

A free, family-friendly community contra dance will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave.

The contra dance series at Christ Episcopal Church has been cancelled until the end of 2020, organizer John Coffman said, one of the latest victims of COVID-19. Judy Bradley brought the contra style ...

Though the prefix "contra-" may mean against or opposite to, the members of Louisiana Contras & Squares have found plenty of common ground and formed a community with each other. At least one Saturday ...

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The Contra Rebels, shown with Henry Korezky on guitar, Todd Clewell and Barb Schmid on fiddles, will return to the Fine Arts Fiesta on Sunday to play for a contra dance. There are several ways to ...

Contra Dance Sun Jan 21. Jacqui Grennan & the Rosin Sniffers 6:30-9:30pm with a free lesson for anyone interested in Contra Dance at 6:10pm at the Carrillo Ballroom with the sprung floor (easy on the ...