Before you even walk into Nelson Town Hall on any given Monday night, you feel what's happening inside. Stomp, stomp, clap. A fiddler picks out a tune in the background, but it's almost incidental.

Twice a month, community members come together to hear fiddles, the voice of a caller and join hands in a traditional folk dance dating back to the 1700s — contra dancing. In Urbana, this traditional ...

Contra, an ancestor to square dancing, is a social dancing style that emerged in the 17th century and migrated to America, ...

PORT ANGELES —Food, conversation and a beginners’ workshop will warm people up for a wide-open contra dance at the Black Diamond Community Hall this Saturday evening. The Country Capers duo will ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Country Dance*New York will present A Day of Waltz & Contra Dance on ...

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 ...