What does contra dance mean?

What does contra dance mean?

Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) is a folk dance made up of long lines of couples. … The dance is led by a caller who teaches the sequence of figures in the dance before the music starts.

What does contra dance look like?

Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) is a folk dance made up of long lines of couples. … Callers describe the series of steps called "figures", and in a single dance, a caller may include anywhere from 6–12 figures which are repeated as couples progress up and down the lines.