Countryside Contra Dancers
Contra dance fun in Central Pennsylvania
Dance Schedule
Always the 2nd Saturday
Nov. 14 Terry Bachmann Strath Hanna
Dec. 12 Ted Crane Strath Hanna
Jan. 9 Mike Smith Unbowed
Feb.13 Terry Bachman Celtic Wood and Wires
March 13 Bob Nicholson TBD
April 10 Ted Crane Contra Rebels
May 9 Bob Nicholson OCD* Band *Open Contra Band
Snacks shared by dancers at breaks are always welcome.
Donald Heiter Center
100 N. 5th Street
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Admission: $10 for adults; under 16 free;
$5 for students with current ID
(Under 16 must be accompanied by a guardian)
An introduction to contra dancing
starts at 7 PM.
The dance ends at 10 PM.
All dances are called and are danced to live music that has influences from bluegrass to old-time Appalachian and from Irish to French Canadian and swing.
If you can walk, you can contra. Come find out for yourself the fun of contra dancing.
Contra dance-fun for all ages
Contra Dancing & Why We Dance
Chattahoochee Country Dancers
What is contra dancing?
Contra dance is a social activity for folks of all ages. There is live music each month and a “caller” who will introduce you to contra dancing at 7:00 PM. The “caller” teaches each contra dance of the evening and helps you have fun dancing. Contra Dance uses figures/patterns that are similar to square dancing but unlike square dancing, any even number of people can dance because Contra Dancing is done in long lines of two people instead of squares of 8 people. If you can walk, you can contra. Come find out for yourself the fun of contra dancing.Dancers enjoy a waltz before the break and at the end of the evening.
Contra Dances are held around the county.
In Pennsylvania you can dance with:
Birdsboro Contra Dance in Birdsboro https://birdsborocontra.org/
Valley Contra Dance in Bethlehem https://valleycontradance.org/
Lancaster Contra Dance in Lancaster https://www.lancastercontra.org/
Harrisburg Contra Dance in Mechanicsburg https://www.harrisburgcontra.org/
State College Contra Dance https://www.facebook.com/groups/StateCollegeContra
Philadelphia Thursday Night Contra https://thursdaycontra.com/
Philadelphia 3rd Saturday Dance https://cdss.org/event/3rd-saturday-contra-dance-in-philadelphia/2025-11-15/
Wyoming Valley Contra Dance in Nanticoke https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083321862273
Pittsburgh Contra Dance https://pittsburghcontra.org/
There may be more- let us know.
