It’s Tuesday night and a group of adults from many backgrounds head to the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center for a weekly Contra Dance — a form of folk dancing said to have originated in the 17th century.

I am, at heart, a partner dancer. I primarily do two-step and lindy hop. I’ll line dance if the song is right, but it has never moved me the way two people dancing hand in hand does. This past winter, ...

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In 1918, the Spanish flu spread across the world, killing millions and isolating masses of people. Two years later, the Roaring Twenties began in the United States — money flowed, music blasted and ...

Ali Moxley For the Chronicle Mar 24, 2026 Mar 24, 2026 It’s a busy night at the Bozeman Senior Center as an unexpected group gathers together for a weekend of contra dancing. Long lines form on the ...

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 ...

Jeanette and Mark Geslison demonstrate a right-arm swing. Jeanette wore a mic to help her voice carry. (Melissa Een) There is an old A-frame chapel down East Center Street, Provo, just below the ...

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 ...

Ellensburg community contra dances will continue for their 28th season this weekend at the Hal Holmes Community Center. The next dance is 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. The event features live music and ...

The duo joins Kal Penn, Booboo Stewart and Nicole Elizabeth Berger in the directorial debut for the Emmy-nominated producer Artisha Mann-Cooper. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief They join Kal Penn ...

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 ...

POCATELLO — The Pocatello Second Saturday Contra Dance will return Sept. 13 at the Assemble’ Learning and Event Center, 820 E. Young St. in Pocatello. The event will run from 7 to 10 p.m. Attendees ...