In a beginning level or a community Contra Dance that's just starting up, they will run six to eight minute sets and that's quite a bit longer in a more sophisticated more advanced Contra Dance where ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Country Dance*New York will present A Day of Waltz & Contra Dance on ...

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Jan. 10. Never, in his long playing life, has Jay Finkelstein gone to a contra dance in a library. But he’s ready for the first time tonight as his band, ...

Country Dance New York will present a day of waltz workshops and dancing on March 7 in NYC, featuring instruction by renowned teacher Gaye Fifer and live music by Trip to Brooklyn.