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Nobody Puts Jane Austen in a Corner

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

It’s Friday night, and I’m sweating on the dance floor. Am I at some chic nightclub? Not exactly. Instead of a techno beat, the sounds of fiddles, guitars, recorder, dulcimer, and banjo hang in the air. Okay, I confess: I love Contra dancing. It’s a rowdy mix of square and line dancing. The constant swapping […]

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