Santa Cruz Contra Dance will host a dance event from 6-9 p.m. Sunday at the Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front St. Lynn Ackerson calls to tunes by Rodney Miller and Daniel Steinberg. Contra dance ...

What does it take to break a Guinness World Record? First, a big idea. Second, perseverance. Just ask Eric Smith. The 52-year-old Cuttingsville resident aims to break the world record for longest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

You’ve heard of square dancing and you’ve heard of line dancing, but did you know the granddaddy of partnered folk dance is called ‘contra’? While modern square dancing comes out of a 1920s American ...

MAYBE I WAS the problem. Each time someone asked me to dance at the Emerald City Contra Dance at the Phinney Center on Phinney Ridge, I inquired all friendly-like if he was a regular. In turn, he ...

The caller – Ridge Kennedy – patiently taught the group with demonstrations. He reminded everyone that it’s ‘easy to get started with [contra dancing]’ and that if they kept coming back, eventually, ...