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 ...

Contra, an ancestor to square dancing, is a social dancing style that emerged in the 17th century and migrated to America, ...

After dancing several contra dances onstage at the Dallas Harvest Festival on Sunday afternoon, the Wyoming Valley Contra Dancers came to an area in front of the stage to end their session with a ...

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 ...

Contra dancers form a circle during a Wyoming Valley Contra Dance at St. Faustina’s Parish Center, 520 Hanover St., Nanticoke. The Parish Center will be the setting for a dance from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday ...

Today, there is a lively group of young folks throughout Bozeman re-engaging with contra dance, attending events hosted by the Bozeman Folklore Society and at the Labor Temple.

Country Dance New York will present A Day of Waltz, Contra & English Country Dance on Saturday, March 7, 2026, with live and lively music by three stellar musicians: Danny Elias, clarinet; Sam ...