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 ...

North Berkshire Community Dance will host its monthly contra dance this Saturday, Jan. 10, at the First Congregational Church ...

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 ...