If you're a newcomer to contra dancing, square dancing, English country dancing and other forms of social dance, we hope you'll find some helpful information here.
An Open Letter to a New Dancer
A friendly note of encouragement from an 'old timer'
On Becoming a Wonderful Dancer
How to become a great dancer in five enjoyable steps
Contra Dance Videos
Folks at the Chattahoochie Country Dancers in Atlanta have produces a series of short videos that explain contra dancing in several easy steps - two-person figures, four-person figures, forming sets, right up to going through a dance. Click here and scroll about halfway down the page to find links to the videos. They are also posted on YouTube if you prefer.
The Top Ten (plus) Things That Make a Good (Contra) Dancer
A list of 15 qualities that you will find in great dancing partners
Everything you Ever Wanted to Know About Folk Dancing
The NEFFA linkfest: a well-organized collection of website links
Where to Find More Dancing in North America
The danceDB and The Dance Gypsy
Traditional Dance as A Living Tradition in the US
The Country Dance and Song Society
More on the subject of Contra Dancing
Wikipedia: contra Dancing