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Tonight: Contra Dancing Under the Stars

Rachel Silberstein

Jul 24, 2012

Hands four, ones cross over! Dancing Under the Stars is back, and tonight, it’s contra dance.

At 6pm, Rolie Polie Guacamole will be getting the party started with kid-oriented high-energy tunes. Then at 7, the littlest Slopers cede the floor to Carl Levine and The Backyard Boys, who’ll be playin’ and callin’ an evening of traditional contra. So channel your inner 70s back-to-the-lander, grab your peasant skirt, and head to 5th Ave and 4th Street.

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