http://www.cdss.org/ HERE'S THE COUNTRY DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY WEB
PAGE..MIGHT BE SOME MORE INFO HERE..
WE HOLD CONTRA DANCES HERE MONTHLY...SOON TO BE TWICE MONTHLY..
some say it is new england contra...some say contra is a contraction
of country....and some say it refers to the 2 lines of dancers facing each other...contrary..wise.http://www.sbcds.org/contradance/whatis/