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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Swing your partner, and do-si-do down your way to St. Albans City Hall. On Jan. 23, Rail City Indivisible is hosting a ...

More millennial New Yorkers are choosing to spend their Friday and Saturday nights dancing in circles with strangers. Their discovery: the centuries-old tradition of contra dancing. Photo: Cassandra ...

PORT ANGELES — Dance caller Jean Gorrindo and the Country Capers band will supply the live music — and a bit of guidance — for an all-ages contra dance at the Black Diamond Community Hall, 1942 Black ...