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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

The sounds of live fiddle and banjo music instantly transported me back in time as I strolled into South Pasadena War Memorial Hall on a Friday night. I was there to experience my first contra dance, ...

That’s the simple conclusion of most participants in local contra folk dancing gatherings. “It’s funny. You go there and the first dance makes you smile. The next thing you know you have smiled all ...

Dancing is exercise. You put yourself on a dance floor and surrender your body to the sounds of the band or the D.J. providing the audio motivation for your movement, and unless you’re mimicking an ...