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"O body swayed to music, O brightening glance, How can we know the dancer from the dance?"

- William Butler Yeats, "Among School Children"

"Any problem in the world can be solved by dancing."

- James Brown

Who are we?

Triangle Country Dancers (TCD) is a nonprofit organization which promotes the enjoyment, preservation, and study of contra dancing and other English and American traditional and historic dance, music, and song. TCD is a group affiliate of the Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS).

What is contra dance?

When do we dance?

Check the schedule.

Second Fridays at Carrboro Century Center - by TCD
Fourth and fifth Fridays at Reality Center - by TCD
Community dances some Saturdays at Binkley Baptist Church - by TCD

Other dances

First Fridays at Central Orange Senior Center - by Friends of the Senior Center
First Saturdays at Carrboro Century Center - by Footloose/Contrazz
Third Fridays at Carrboro Century Center - by Carolina Song and Dance Association

Get involved!

Join the TCD Facebook group. Join the Triangle Contra Yahoo group. Your dance group is a volunteer organization. If you would like to get involved, click here.

Become a member!

You can become a Triangle Country Dancers member and save on dance admission. Members save $2 on each dance! Another benefit of membership is our newsletter "The Hey!" which is published 6 times a year. Read more about membership.

"To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak."

- Hopi Indian saying

"Dancers are the athletes of God."

- Albert Einstein

"Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music."

- George Carlin

NPR's All Things Considered: Youth Flock To Contra Dancing

Carrboro Century Center with the Elftones

Reality Center with Swallowtail

Carrboro Century Center videos videos.

Pleasant Green videos videos.