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Contra dance. Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) is a folk dance made up of long lines of couples. It has mixed origins from English country dance, Scottish, French dance styles in the 17th century, with strong African influence from Appalachia.
A Contra Dance Primer that I recommended way up at the top of this page. Wikipedia's definition (quite extensive) A good starting page to help you find a contra dance near you. A History of Contra Dance by Heiner Fischle. A page that answers the question, What Is English Country Dance? and another page About English Country Dance. What is Irish Set Dancing?