The Chattanooga Traditional Dance Society is an all-volunteer organization whose main purpose is to hold contra dances. They will host a contra dance at Culture Fest, and everyone is invited to participate! It's a great opportunity to learn how some basic dance steps and have a great time.
What is Contra Dance? Ask a group of contra dancers to describe contra dancing and you will probably get many different answers. Basically, contra dancing is a high-spirited dance that can be elegant, lively and most importantly, fun!
Based upon Old English and New England country dancing, with some aspects of American square dancing blended into it, the dances are danced to Irish, Celtic, Old English, Early American and modern 'traditional' tunes that are played by live bands.
