Lessons at 7:00pm, Dancing at 7:30pm

Judson & Moore and Local Universe present Contra Dance Night, a summertime residency for this called dance. Music by Mulefoot and calling by Andrea Craft. Lessons included in ticket price and start at 7pm, music & dancing starts at 7:30pm.

ABOUT CONTRA DANCE
Contra is a social dance, meaning you don't need a partner, that originated from English & Scottish country dances but was reinterpreted by New England and Appalachian folk styles.

The dancers form couples, and the couples form sets of two couples in long lines starting from the stage and going down the length of 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 moves, called "figures," in the dance before the music starts. In a single dance, a caller may include anywhere from six to twelve 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. The essence of the dance is in following the pattern with your set and your line; since there is no required footwork, many people find contra dance easier to learn than other forms of social dancing.