A Contra dance event is scheduled for 6-9 p.m. Sunday Sept. 9 at the Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front St. Contra dance is a traditional New England style of folk dancing, in which each dance is ...

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 ...

What does it take to break a Guinness World Record? First, a big idea. Second, perseverance. Just ask Eric Smith. The 52-year-old Cuttingsville resident aims to break the world record for longest ...

The North Berkshire Contra Dance is set to return to the First Congregational Church this Saturday, March 14, continuing a monthly tradition of community-focused ...

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 ...

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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 ...

PA Live co-host Chris Bohinski greets his fellow co-host Rachel Malak with a courtly bow as the two encounter each other during a short contra dance that was part of their April 25 show. Bohinski and ...

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 ...

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 ...

That’s the simple conclusion of most participants in local contra folk dancing gatherings. “It’s funny. You go there and the first dance makes you smile. The next thing you know you have smiled all ...