Contra bliss

I went to a contra dance with my friend Leeann last weekend, as part of my 29th (the horror!) birthday celebration. I'm getting to really enjoy the local contra group - it's small but a lot of fun. Plus some guy told me I was a good dancer last week, which may have been the only time those words have ever been uttered about me. He's good, too, so I was very flattered! I must be improving!

Contra dancing is hard to describe, but I've often explained it to people as a mix between english country dance (think the movie Emma, but hillbilly style) and square dance, done to Irish, Scottish, or American jigs and reels (uptempo fiddle music). Here's a picture from Doug Plummer's website, used by permission.