What other activity builds strength and endurance, burns calories, reduces stress and provides prime opportunities to flirt and make those important social connections? While Allentown may be going ...

An eclectic crowd of 200 Contra dancers floods the floor as rich Celtic-style music energizes the gym. A funky-hatted female caller announces moves and dancers of all shapes and sizes begin swinging ...

Contra dancing has been around since the 1700s. If you don't know it — it's kind of like square dancing but with long lines of dancers. The dance is having a renaissance around the country thanks to a ...

I enjoyed the March 17 article about couple dancing in the Lehigh Valley. I would like to suggest two more forms of dance that are available; contra dancing and international folk dancing. Both are ...

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, ...

Contra dancing, for those who aren’t aware, is social folk dancing comparable to country dancing with more swinging, waltzing and way more twirling. The dancing is always accompanied by live music ...

Michele Norris reads from listeners' e-mail about a conversation with Chester Reed — who retired from the U.S. Postal Service at 95 — and about our story on the growing popularity of contra dancing ...

Try some dancing — old-school. Each Friday, the Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center is the site of an Emerald City Contra Dance, from 7:30 to 10 p.m., and a 30-minute beginner’s workshop at 7 p.m. The ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Contra dancing is hundreds of years old, but still pretty obscure to many Americans. The dance form includes a live band, and a room full of spinning and swinging. Contra ...