Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) refers to a folk dance, similar to a square dance, except instead of the square formation, it is danced in lines of couples, with every other couple facing up or down the hall. It has mixed origins from English country dance, Scottish, French dance styles in the 17th century, with strong African influence from Appalachia. Sometimes described as New England folk dance or Appalachian folk dance, contra dances can be found around the world and have much popularity in North America and the United Kingdom where weekly or monthly dances and annual dance weekends are common. According to the Contra Dance Links website, contra dancing can be found in all 50 US states (except for South Dakota).
Considered a social dance that one can attend without a partner, but is danced in pairs, contra dancing is danced in long lines of couples/pairs formed starting from the stage and down the dance hall. Throughout the course of a dance, couples progress up and down these lines, dancing with each other couple in the line. The dance is led by a caller who teaches the sequence of figures in the dance before the music starts. Callers describe the series of steps called "figures", and in a single dance, a caller may include anywhere from 6–12 figures which are repeated as couples progress up and down the lines. Each time through the dance takes 64 beats, after which the pattern is repeated. For more details, see Contra dance form.
Folklore Society of Greater Washington Contra Dance
The Folklore Society of Greater Washington presents contra dancing every Sunday evening at the Spanish Ballroom, built in 1933, at Glen Echo Park, Maryland.
The dance caller is Cis Hinkle from Atlanta, and the band is Moving Violations from New England.
published: 13 Jul 2010
Contra Dance Basics
published: 17 Jun 2016
Contradance "Życie jest piękne"
Produkcja WWW.RESPECTMEDIA.PL
published: 28 Oct 2010
1953 Contra Dancing!?
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Debbie Reynolds
Bobby Van
Barbara Ruick
Bob Fosse
Hanley Stafford
Hans Conried
1953: The Affairs of Dobie Gillis - Jazzy Square Dance - 1950's Contra Dancing?
Starring Debbie Reynolds and Bobby Van. Debbie caught the eye of Hollywood after winning the Miss Burbank Beauty Contest in 1948.
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
published: 01 Oct 2018
Contradancing at the Dance Flurry Festival, City Center, Saratoga Springs NY. Feb.15, 2020
Contradancing in the Paul Rosenberg Hall, Dance Flurry Festival, Saratoga Hilton and City Center, Saratoga Springs NY. Caller: Lisa Greenleaf, Band: Polaris. Feb.15, 2020
Contra Dancing Knoxville - Cabin Fever - Darlene Underwood & Gigmeisters - Dance Gypsy 'A'
Dance Gypsy A & B
Tunes:
Jew from Montreal
Evit Gabriel, by Daniel Thonon
Evil Diane, by Sam Bartlett
A has the first & second tunes
B has the second & third tunes
Darlene Underwood has been calling Contra and Squares for over 20 years and calls Cincinnati her home.
Knoxville Contra Dancers
“Cabin Fever: An annual dance event held the 2nd weekend in February and hosted by the Knoxville Contra Dance group (www.knoxvillecontra.org)”
Gigmeisters
The Gigmeisters are a DC-based band playing music for contras, squares, swing dance, waltz, and other couple dance. It features
Alexander Mitchell: fiddle and mandolin
Paul Oorts: fretted strings and accordion
Dave Wiesler: piano and guitar
Ralph ...
published: 17 Feb 2023
Contradance | Excerpt from How To Dance Through Time, Vol 4 The Elegance of Baroque Social Dance
Contradance, an influential French Baroque Court dance, is performed by professional dancers. This is an excerpt from the DVD: How To Dance Through Time Vol. 4
Get the DVD:
http://dancetimepublications.com/products/how-to-dance-through-time-volume-iv/ Dancetime Titles are now available on iTunes: http://georiot.co/dancetimeyt
published: 12 Mar 2009
Contradanza - La libertad - Asociación cultural Rikchariy Llaqta de Uchiza - Uchiza - 2024
I concurso de danzas “Uniendo tradiciones” organizado por el programa de estudio secretariado ejecutivo V ciclo del IESTP Francisco Vigo Caballero - Uchiza
The Folklore Society of Greater Washington presents contra dancing every Sunday evening at the Spanish Ballroom, built in 1933, at Glen Echo Park, Maryland.
...
The Folklore Society of Greater Washington presents contra dancing every Sunday evening at the Spanish Ballroom, built in 1933, at Glen Echo Park, Maryland.
The dance caller is Cis Hinkle from Atlanta, and the band is Moving Violations from New England.
The Folklore Society of Greater Washington presents contra dancing every Sunday evening at the Spanish Ballroom, built in 1933, at Glen Echo Park, Maryland.
The dance caller is Cis Hinkle from Atlanta, and the band is Moving Violations from New England.
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Debbie Reynolds
Bobby Van
Barbara Ruick
Bob Fosse
Hanley Stafford
Hans Conried
1953: The Affairs of Dobie Gillis - Jazzy Square Dan...
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Debbie Reynolds
Bobby Van
Barbara Ruick
Bob Fosse
Hanley Stafford
Hans Conried
1953: The Affairs of Dobie Gillis - Jazzy Square Dance - 1950's Contra Dancing?
Starring Debbie Reynolds and Bobby Van. Debbie caught the eye of Hollywood after winning the Miss Burbank Beauty Contest in 1948.
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Debbie Reynolds
Bobby Van
Barbara Ruick
Bob Fosse
Hanley Stafford
Hans Conried
1953: The Affairs of Dobie Gillis - Jazzy Square Dance - 1950's Contra Dancing?
Starring Debbie Reynolds and Bobby Van. Debbie caught the eye of Hollywood after winning the Miss Burbank Beauty Contest in 1948.
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
Contradancing in the Paul Rosenberg Hall, Dance Flurry Festival, Saratoga Hilton and City Center, Saratoga Springs NY. Caller: Lisa Greenleaf, Band: Polaris. Fe...
Contradancing in the Paul Rosenberg Hall, Dance Flurry Festival, Saratoga Hilton and City Center, Saratoga Springs NY. Caller: Lisa Greenleaf, Band: Polaris. Feb.15, 2020
Contradancing in the Paul Rosenberg Hall, Dance Flurry Festival, Saratoga Hilton and City Center, Saratoga Springs NY. Caller: Lisa Greenleaf, Band: Polaris. Feb.15, 2020
Contra Dancing Knoxville - Cabin Fever - Darlene Underwood & Gigmeisters - Dance Gypsy 'A'
Dance Gypsy A & B
Tunes:
Jew from Montreal
Evit Gabriel, by Dani...
Contra Dancing Knoxville - Cabin Fever - Darlene Underwood & Gigmeisters - Dance Gypsy 'A'
Dance Gypsy A & B
Tunes:
Jew from Montreal
Evit Gabriel, by Daniel Thonon
Evil Diane, by Sam Bartlett
A has the first & second tunes
B has the second & third tunes
Darlene Underwood has been calling Contra and Squares for over 20 years and calls Cincinnati her home.
Knoxville Contra Dancers
“Cabin Fever: An annual dance event held the 2nd weekend in February and hosted by the Knoxville Contra Dance group (www.knoxvillecontra.org)”
Gigmeisters
The Gigmeisters are a DC-based band playing music for contras, squares, swing dance, waltz, and other couple dance. It features
Alexander Mitchell: fiddle and mandolin
Paul Oorts: fretted strings and accordion
Dave Wiesler: piano and guitar
Ralph Gordon: bass
(Paul was unable to attend this weekend.)
Contact information: davewiesler.com
Jamie Platt - Audio Tech - dancingplanetproductions.com/sound
Jim Crawford Videography - YouTube Channel/Videos - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChYJngkH8ZBaMIxPpLc1JIA
Contra Dancing Knoxville - Cabin Fever - Darlene Underwood & Gigmeisters - Dance Gypsy 'A'
Dance Gypsy A & B
Tunes:
Jew from Montreal
Evit Gabriel, by Daniel Thonon
Evil Diane, by Sam Bartlett
A has the first & second tunes
B has the second & third tunes
Darlene Underwood has been calling Contra and Squares for over 20 years and calls Cincinnati her home.
Knoxville Contra Dancers
“Cabin Fever: An annual dance event held the 2nd weekend in February and hosted by the Knoxville Contra Dance group (www.knoxvillecontra.org)”
Gigmeisters
The Gigmeisters are a DC-based band playing music for contras, squares, swing dance, waltz, and other couple dance. It features
Alexander Mitchell: fiddle and mandolin
Paul Oorts: fretted strings and accordion
Dave Wiesler: piano and guitar
Ralph Gordon: bass
(Paul was unable to attend this weekend.)
Contact information: davewiesler.com
Jamie Platt - Audio Tech - dancingplanetproductions.com/sound
Jim Crawford Videography - YouTube Channel/Videos - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChYJngkH8ZBaMIxPpLc1JIA
Contradance, an influential French Baroque Court dance, is performed by professional dancers. This is an excerpt from the DVD: How To Dance Through Time Vol. 4
...
Contradance, an influential French Baroque Court dance, is performed by professional dancers. This is an excerpt from the DVD: How To Dance Through Time Vol. 4
Get the DVD:
http://dancetimepublications.com/products/how-to-dance-through-time-volume-iv/ Dancetime Titles are now available on iTunes: http://georiot.co/dancetimeyt
Contradance, an influential French Baroque Court dance, is performed by professional dancers. This is an excerpt from the DVD: How To Dance Through Time Vol. 4
Get the DVD:
http://dancetimepublications.com/products/how-to-dance-through-time-volume-iv/ Dancetime Titles are now available on iTunes: http://georiot.co/dancetimeyt
I concurso de danzas “Uniendo tradiciones” organizado por el programa de estudio secretariado ejecutivo V ciclo del IESTP Francisco Vigo Caballero - Uchiza
I concurso de danzas “Uniendo tradiciones” organizado por el programa de estudio secretariado ejecutivo V ciclo del IESTP Francisco Vigo Caballero - Uchiza
I concurso de danzas “Uniendo tradiciones” organizado por el programa de estudio secretariado ejecutivo V ciclo del IESTP Francisco Vigo Caballero - Uchiza
The Folklore Society of Greater Washington presents contra dancing every Sunday evening at the Spanish Ballroom, built in 1933, at Glen Echo Park, Maryland.
The dance caller is Cis Hinkle from Atlanta, and the band is Moving Violations from New England.
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Debbie Reynolds
Bobby Van
Barbara Ruick
Bob Fosse
Hanley Stafford
Hans Conried
1953: The Affairs of Dobie Gillis - Jazzy Square Dance - 1950's Contra Dancing?
Starring Debbie Reynolds and Bobby Van. Debbie caught the eye of Hollywood after winning the Miss Burbank Beauty Contest in 1948.
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
Contradancing in the Paul Rosenberg Hall, Dance Flurry Festival, Saratoga Hilton and City Center, Saratoga Springs NY. Caller: Lisa Greenleaf, Band: Polaris. Feb.15, 2020
Contra Dancing Knoxville - Cabin Fever - Darlene Underwood & Gigmeisters - Dance Gypsy 'A'
Dance Gypsy A & B
Tunes:
Jew from Montreal
Evit Gabriel, by Daniel Thonon
Evil Diane, by Sam Bartlett
A has the first & second tunes
B has the second & third tunes
Darlene Underwood has been calling Contra and Squares for over 20 years and calls Cincinnati her home.
Knoxville Contra Dancers
“Cabin Fever: An annual dance event held the 2nd weekend in February and hosted by the Knoxville Contra Dance group (www.knoxvillecontra.org)”
Gigmeisters
The Gigmeisters are a DC-based band playing music for contras, squares, swing dance, waltz, and other couple dance. It features
Alexander Mitchell: fiddle and mandolin
Paul Oorts: fretted strings and accordion
Dave Wiesler: piano and guitar
Ralph Gordon: bass
(Paul was unable to attend this weekend.)
Contact information: davewiesler.com
Jamie Platt - Audio Tech - dancingplanetproductions.com/sound
Jim Crawford Videography - YouTube Channel/Videos - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChYJngkH8ZBaMIxPpLc1JIA
Contradance, an influential French Baroque Court dance, is performed by professional dancers. This is an excerpt from the DVD: How To Dance Through Time Vol. 4
Get the DVD:
http://dancetimepublications.com/products/how-to-dance-through-time-volume-iv/ Dancetime Titles are now available on iTunes: http://georiot.co/dancetimeyt
I concurso de danzas “Uniendo tradiciones” organizado por el programa de estudio secretariado ejecutivo V ciclo del IESTP Francisco Vigo Caballero - Uchiza
Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) refers to a folk dance, similar to a square dance, except instead of the square formation, it is danced in lines of couples, with every other couple facing up or down the hall. It has mixed origins from English country dance, Scottish, French dance styles in the 17th century, with strong African influence from Appalachia. Sometimes described as New England folk dance or Appalachian folk dance, contra dances can be found around the world and have much popularity in North America and the United Kingdom where weekly or monthly dances and annual dance weekends are common. According to the Contra Dance Links website, contra dancing can be found in all 50 US states (except for South Dakota).
Considered a social dance that one can attend without a partner, but is danced in pairs, contra dancing is danced in long lines of couples/pairs formed starting from the stage and down the dance hall. Throughout the course of a dance, couples progress up and down these lines, dancing with each other couple in the line. The dance is led by a caller who teaches the sequence of figures in the dance before the music starts. Callers describe the series of steps called "figures", and in a single dance, a caller may include anywhere from 6–12 figures which are repeated as couples progress up and down the lines. Each time through the dance takes 64 beats, after which the pattern is repeated. For more details, see Contra dance form.
On Nov ... The event will feature.. • 4-8 p.m. ... Contra dance with music by the Northern New EnglandEnsemble. This event will be held in Fisher Hall, where participants can continue bidding on items, enjoy refreshments, and join in a contradance ... ....
POCATELLO — There will be a community contra dance 7.30 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Assemble Learning and Event Center, 820 E. Young in Pocatello. A beginners' instruction/warm-up will be held 7 p.m ... .
1 let your shoes fly at the monthly community dance & contra dance, an evening of incredible social connection and music, presented by BelfastFlyingShoes... contra dance features exciting special guest musicians from County Clare in Ireland.
... hall as a home for celebrations and programs.” Today this is expressed in gamer nights, workshops, meetings, Repair Fairs and Monday NightContraDance — where my neighbor is a regular.
will be Dancing Well, and event which brings the healing power of music, dance and community to veterans and families affected by PTSD... A contra dance will follow from 5.30-7 p.m.