can someone explain what goes on at an American contradace evening? I'd always sort of imagined it would be like English country/barn/ceilidh dancing, but jigs are used all the time for this sort of thing, the parallel lines and square dances. what's the difference with American contra dances, if jigs arent suitable your side of the pond now? Old American dance and tune books seem to be full of jigs, just like in England. This thread gets more and more interesting.