You meet some interesting people dancing. Baby boomers aren't the only audience. And these venues aren't limited to the Northeast. John Cooley, who alternates between homes in Unadilla and Asheville, N.C., has been dancing for 20 years. They do it two or three times a week.
People get addicted to it.
For its fans, the lure of contradancing lies in its social nature. First-time contradancer Denise Freeman of Walton was skeptical when her husband, Mike, suggested they venture out to the West Kortright Center to go contradancing. But we love to try different things. After dancing for only a half hour, she was impressed. It's a wonderful way to get out and meet people.