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| Contra Dancing at the Harrisburg Area Contra Dance |
After teaching for about five years, I had an epiphany: why am I teaching folk dancing if I don't participate in the local dance community?
A discussion with a friend at a Bulgarian folk dancing class let me to my local contra dance. My eyes were suddenly opened to a whole new world: dancing with people who are not music teachers! They were dancing because they enjoyed it, and not to look for new materials for their classroom. It was joyful and vibrant and wonderful!
Contra dance is an American form of folk dance where partners perform a dance with a neighbor couple and then progress to dance with a different neighbor couple. While most dances are still called using the gendered terms "ladies & gents," the roles themselves can be danced by whomever is willing.
If you would like to try contra dance, check out this website: Contra Dance Links. Here you can find links to dances in every state, except for South Dakota.
Happy dancing!
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