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 ...

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 ...

The Traditional Dancers of Santa Cruz are hosting a contra dance from 6-9 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front St. Contra dance is a traditional New England style of folk dancing, ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...