On a chilly Saturday evening, around 50 people put on their most comfortable shoes and made their way to Goshen First Church.

Take hands with your neighbor, bounce and swing; women, chain across and back to your neighbor, circle to the left two places. For a contra-dance beginner, such instructions can be as daunting as ...

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Santa Cruz Contra Dance will host a dance event from 6-9 p.m. Sunday at the Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front St. Lynn Ackerson calls to tunes by Rodney Miller and Daniel Steinberg. Contra dance ...

PORT ANGELES — Contra dances don’t typically happen on weeknights here. But with one of the country’s best-known dance callers in the area this coming week, the Black Diamond Community Hall hosts ...

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 ...