Contra Dance Workshop

Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) refers to a folk dance, similar to a square dance, except instead of the square formation, it is danced in lines of couples, with every other couple facing up or down the hall. It has mixed origins from English country dance, Scottish, French dance styles in the 17th century, with strong African influence from Appalachia. Sometimes described as New England folk dance or Appalachian folk dance, contra dances can be found around the world and have much popularity in North America and the United Kingdom where weekly or monthly dances and annual dance weekends are common.

The CDSS-Country Dance and Song Society whose  mission is to spread joy and build community through dance, music, and song, has chosen Halifax as a stop in their Centennial Tour — a major project CDSS has been planning for their Centennial this year, when they celebrate 100 years of dance, music, and song, and the CDSS role in it. We are so fortunate to have had them come to our school on September 29th to do a workshop with our grade 5 and 6 students! It was a lot of fun!  

Thank you to Mme Linda Davis, French Teacher in the Girls' High School, who helped to bring this workshop to Sacred Heart!