Contra dancing is the most fun you can have while keeping all your clothes on. Actually, it's similar to square dancing (many of the same moves) only it's a progressive dance. You start with your partner on your side, part of a line of dancers facing another line of dancers. A caller calls the moves, you dance the group of moves with one other couple, then move on and dance the same set of moves with the next couple, etc. The lines move in "contra" to each other. There is much dizzy swinging of your partner, who sometimes is NOT your partner :) and everyone has the silliest grin!

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