Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) is a form of folk dancing made up of long lines of couples. It has mixed origins...

"contra dance" is most commonly used today to refer to a specific American genre called contra dance. Country dances began to influence courtly dance in...

who prompts dance figures in such dances as line dance, square dance, and contra dance. The caller might be one of the participating dancers, though in...

Look up Contra, contra, or contra- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contra may refer to: Contra, Virginia Contra Costa Canal, an aqueduct in the U...

main Contra dance article. Contra dance choreography specifies the dance formation, the figures, and the sequence of those figures in a contra dance. The...

Contra dance form describes the arrangement of dancers into contra dance sets and minor sets. There are various forms, and each dance's choreography specifies...

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dances, folk dances, barn dances, ceilidh dances, contra dances, Playford dances, etc. These dances appear in over 100 different formations, of which...

irish stepdance Irish set dancing, an irish Country dance in groups of eight or four dancers, derived from the French quadrille A kind of contra dance...

International folk dance includes Balkan dance, Middle Eastern dance, contra dance, Hungarian dance, polka, Chinese dance, and Japanese dance. Clubs featuring...

Dance is an art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance...

Promenade is a basic dance move in a number of dances such as English Country Dance, contra dance, and square dance. The name comes from the French word...

also start by passing left and falling back right. Called a do si do in contra dance (and dos-à-dos in France). balance A single, generally found in pairs...

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phrase, as in contra dance choreography. Improvisational scores typically offer wide latitude for personal interpretation by the dancer. Planned choreography...

version of the dance originated at the times when Cossacks of the Russian tsar army were stationed in Paris. There was a German contra dance triolet recorded...

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(born 1930) is an American contra and barn dance caller and musician widely credited with helping spur the revival of contra in the 20th century. Laufman...

rapper dancing. Some choreographed dances such as contra dance, Scottish highland dance, Scottish country dance, and modern western square dance, are called...

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and begins attending middle school. In the fall, Janet takes Lacy to a contra dance, where she freely moves between partners while Lacy watches from a distance...

allowed climbing of Katahdin in the rain. Warren is a contra dance caller, organizer, and dancer. Notably, he produces the Contradancers Delight Holiday...

barn dance can also feature square dancing, contra dancing, English country dance, dancing to country and western music, or any other kind of dancing, often...

dances are dances that have social functions and context. Social dances are intended for participation rather than performance. They are often danced...

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form and a type of contradanse in a Scottish style – a Scottish country dance at least in name – that was popular in France and Great Britain at the end...

South Dakota Great Bear Wilderness area in Montana Great Bear (band), a contra dance band Great Bear (Radium line) a tugboat built and operated by the Radium...

Great Bear was a North American contra dance band composed of brothers Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand, their mother Kim Yerton, Chris Miller, Rebecca Bosworth-Clemens...

country dance (and related to contra dance). English ceilidh has many things in common with the Scottish and Irish social dance traditions. The dance figures...

Contra Waltz (Freeform Waltz), included in most contra dance evenings, uses both open and closed positions, and incorporates moves from other dances such...