Name: Learn to Waltz at Brooklyn Contra's Holiday Ball!
Start: 2025-12-21T16:00:00-05:00

Sunday, Dec. 21st, learn to waltz with Brooklyn Contra at our annual Holiday Waltz and Contra Ball! There will be live music from Cozy Socks and all dances taught by Chloe Levine.Waltz Lesson at 4pmContra Lesson at 4:30pmDancing from 5pm to 8pm
Contra is the perfect social dance to get new dancers started, with a 30-minute free lesson all you need to enjoy the next three hours of dancing.
Contra is an easy-to-learn folk dance (similar to square dancing with some swing dance flair) that comes with a free lesson and amazing live tunes! Originating in northern Appalachia based on English and French formal dances, contra is now danced around the country by multi-generational communities. Bringing a partner isn't necessary as folks switch partners between each dance.

Local Event: Learn to Waltz at Brooklyn Contra's Holiday Ball!

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Miranda Levingston

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Learn to Waltz at Brooklyn Contra's Holiday Ball!

Sunday, Dec. 21st, learn to waltz with Brooklyn Contra at our annual Holiday Waltz and Contra Ball! There will be live music...

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Isabel Hagen (The Tonight Show)
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Lineup subject to change

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