Contra dancing originated in English court dances way back in the 1500s and it’s still danced today in Seattle, in some ways ...

Then fiddle, guitar and cello players began to pluck and groove, opening the evening of contra dancing. Soon the room started to buzz with the sound of shuffling and stomping feet and whoops of ...

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.

A father and daughter tell StoryCorp about their love for contra dancing. It's a folk dance similar to square dancing. And now it's time for StoryCorps - today, a family that shares a love of dance.

Twice a month, community members come together to hear fiddles, the voice of a caller and join hands in a traditional folk dance dating back to the 1700s — contra dancing. In Urbana, this traditional ...

Anyone willing to dance in public, however, should get an A for effort. WHAT: Durango Contra Dance with The Fractal String Band. WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday. WHERE: Durango/La Plata Senior Center ...

You can expect a similar scene this Sunday, April 6, at St. Faustina’s. Music for the contra dance will be provided by Henry Koretzky, Barb Schmid and Todd Clewell, calling themselves The Contra ...

The next contra dance at St. Faustina’s is set for March 2. Contra dances are filled with simple patterns of movement, including the occasional instruction to duck under an arch formed by other ...

Someone’s grandparents always seem to remember one, and sometimes you can still find the scuffs and scrapes of shoes and boots on the floors. But where’d those hoedowns go?

Each week features a different style of folk dancing, like Irish and English cèilidh nights, New England contra dancing, Cape Breton step dancing, Middle Eastern dancing, and international folk ...

POCATELLO — There will be a community contra dance May 10 at the Assemble Learning and Event Center, 820 E. Young St. in Pocatello. Beginners’ instruction/warm-up will be held 7 p.m., and the ...