print email comment close What is Contra Dancing? URL: http://www.sbcds.org/contradance/whatis/ Description: Contra dancing requires lively music, a caller, partners moving through a series of figures in opposite lines spinning and twirling, with locked-eye contact, and exchanging partners frequently. The site provides a definition and links to other resources including searchable indices for contra dance locations, bands, and callers. Site is hosted by the Santa Barbara County Dance Society. Author: Shapiro, Gary D Publisher: Santa Barbara County Dance Society Library of Congress Subject Headings: Country-dance Dance LII Database Information: Record 8615 created by Julianna Hamann on 10/09/2002 Last modification on 10/15/2002 Published: 10/09/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8615