Though unknown to many people, contra dancing is practiced with great devotion and abandon throughout the United States by fans of this lively dance form. What’s striking is that a remarkably high ...

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. The dance is having a renaissance around the country thanks to a ...

Dancers enjoy the techno scene at a contra dance in Surry. Typically, techno contras are reserved for special occasions. Courtesy of Alice Slater Few things are more traditional than a New England ...

The welcoming, talented caller and dance instructor Gaye Fifer will teach the afternoon waltz workshops and, in the evening, walk everyone through the patterns of each contra and English country dance ...