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 ...

An eclectic crowd of 200 Contra dancers floods the floor as rich Celtic-style music energizes the gym. A funky-hatted female caller announces moves and dancers of all shapes and sizes begin swinging ...

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 ...

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 ...

At first glance, a room full of contra dancers looks like mildly organized chaos. But look more closely, and patterns emerge: Four dancers with right hands touching create a spinning star. Long lines ...

Formal and informal dancing has been a part of American society since before we transformed into United States, and one group in Savannah has kept those early traditions of dance alive. The Savannah ...

An English Country Dance will be held as part of a continuing group class on Saturday, Feb. 24 from 4-6 p.m. at Brainerd United Methodist Church’s Lundy Hall Gym, 4315 Brainerd Road in Chattanooga.

WOLFEBORO — The Community Contra Dance Series hosted by Global Awareness Local Action (G.A.L.A.) kicks off 2016 on Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Wolfeboro Town Hall’s newly renovated “Great Hall." Dances ...

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 ...