Find contra dancing on Long Island
Quick Read"You really get a sense of exercise doing it, because each dance is probably 10 minutes long," says veteran dancer, Greg Monske, 52, of Southampton. "In that time, you've done a lot of spinning."
Photo credit: Randee Daddona | Swinging a partner during contra dancing is good fun and exercise participants say. There are dances in Water Mill and Smithtown. At this dance, more than 75 people -- from 8 to 88 years old -- filled a hall on a cold evening. (Dec. 4, 2010)
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Contra Dancing in Water Mill
'Do-si-do your partner! And promenade them home!" David Harvey instructs from an elevated stage - slightly ahead of the band playing fast-paced fiddle, guitar and mandolin notes.
Below the stage festooned with golden lights, men, women and children in circles of eight complete dance moves prompted by Harvey, aptly called "the caller."
On a recent Saturday evening, more than 60 people...
