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The Eighth Step and Old Songs are organizations that sponsor both contra dances and concerts in the Albany area.

Are you new to contra dancing?  If you've never been to one, then you might like to look at this explanation of what a contra dance is, or go to Rich Futyma's Dance Page for more links to information on contra dancing.

Learn the answer to the question "How is Contra dancing different from football?"

Links to information on other dance series and folk arts sites in New York State and New England and beyond:

• Mid-Hudson Valley swing dances
  
  
• Mid-Hudson Valley contradances
  
  
• Hudson Valley Community Dances (swing, contra, and English country dances)
  
  
• Syracuse Country Dancers
  
  
• Bennington, Vermont contradances
  
  
• Swing Dances in Vermont
  
  
• Syracuse International Folk Dancers
  
  
• Dance Around Western New York (Rochester and nearby)
  
  
• Queen City Country Dancers in Buffalo
  
  
• The Dance Gypsy - for information on dances in western New England
  
  
• Capital District Swing Dance Calendar
  
  
• Ballroom Dancing in the Capital District and Western Massachusetts
  
  
• The National Dance Grid - for schedules of contradances and English country dances across the country
  
  
• Dawn Dances in Brattleboro, Vermont
  
  
• Charlie Seelig's Contra Dance Links
  
  
• The Story Circle of the Capital District