If you’ve never heard of contra, it’s best described analogously: like square-dancing, with a “caller” serving as emcee, announcing each beat in any given dance. Like swing dancing, with one role ...

In the last 30 years, I've been contra dancing a grand total of seven times — and yet it is one of my absolute favorite things to do. I like the big, crowded boisterous version of a contra dance. If ...

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 ...

This activity is “happy-making,” promises Laura Mé Smith as she heads for the North Olympic Peninsula. Smith is a contra-dance caller, a woman determined to put a spring in your step and a swing in ...

The members of the band Blarney Pilgrim didn't know what to expect the evening of their first dance. Would people's perception of the event be as cool as the November temperatures outside? Had anyone ...

Wednesday dances: First, third and fifth Wednesdays of the month. Dances begin with a newcomer session at 7:15 p.m. followed by a dance from 7:30- 9:30 at the Woman’s Club Hall, 1428 W. Ninth Ave.

Tucson Swing Dance Club Weekly Dance — Dream Dance, 405 E. Wetmore Road. Volunteer instructors. 7 p.m. beginner West Coast Swing lesson; 7:30 p.m. fundamentals ...

The Wyoming Valley Contra Dancers will bring out their dancing shoes Saturday, beginning their 24th season after a summer break. But if you want to join them on Saturday evening at the Church of ...

Scottish Country Dancing classes — Rhythm Industry Performance Factory, 1013 S. Tyndall Ave. Learn the social dancing of Scotland that includes reels, jigs, and slow strathspeys. Ages 8-88. Please ...