Pay What You Wish Contra Dance!

An excellent and affordable opportunity to try something new! If you were to cross square dancing and Jane Austen Dancing, you’d get contra dancing!  Easy, fun, welcoming, and as one dance says “the most human thing I do!”

Join Country Dance New York for a special contra dance with Brooklyn Swing Ensemble and Alex Deis-Lauby.

Contra dancing is having a renaissance around the country, thanks to a thriving youth scene; the dance’s lively, uplifting acoustic music; and its joyful, fast-paced, aerobic dancing. Contra dancing started in New England in the 1700s, but the modern version is a far cry from the Virginia Reel-type dancing done in schools years ago. The current dancing is done in lines of dancers facing their partners and moving briskly in patterns to live music, dancing with a partner and also with others they meet in the course of a dance.

Admission: This is a special “Pay What You Wish” dance! We want to spread the joy of contra dance, increase inclusivity, and bring new people to the dance. We hope this special event encourages you to give it a try.  Our regular admission is a sliding scale of $20-25 for the general public, and $15-$20 for CDNY members, $10 students.