John Sweeney wrote: > > that the term [contra dance] is not well defined and is used by > anyone running a dance to mean what they want it to mean >
I don't think that's true. There is /some/ variety in what you'll find at a dance advertised in the united states as a "contra dance", but not that much. Usually people running a dance who want a term that they can have mean what they want it to mean choose a different term. Perhaps: "barn dance", "hoedown", "community dance", "family dance", "technocontra". Jeff
