To attract new dancers, a “new dancer punch card” will be offered at the next Surry Contra Dance, which will take place at ...

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 ...

Her parents were visiting from Connecticut, and they’d brought her 90-year-old grandfather along. What kind of entertainment would three generations enjoy on a Saturday evening? “I like to meet new ...

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With caller Bob Nicholson offering instruction, contra dancers form a circle in the hall at St. Faustina Parish Center in Nanticoke. You can expect a similar scene this Sunday, April 6, at St.

The North Berkshire Contra Dance will hold its monthly community contra dance on Saturday, Oct. 11, with live fiddle music, ...

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 ...

The contra dance series at Christ Episcopal Church has been cancelled until the end of 2020, organizer John Coffman said, one of the latest victims of COVID-19. Judy Bradley brought the contra style ...

Dancing is exercise. You put yourself on a dance floor and surrender your body to the sounds of the band or the D.J. providing the audio motivation for your movement, and unless you’re mimicking an ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Saturday series of contra dancing continues at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at Whittier School gymnasium ...

POCATELLO — A community contra dance is set to be held from 7 to 10 p.m. March 8 at the Assemble’ Learning and Event Center, 820 E. Young in Pocatello. An instructional session will begin 7 p.m. to ...