By Aurora Green Ā  The locality, organization, and intimacy of contra dancing mirror the values of sustainability. Friends and strangers carpooling to distant barns to spin and do-si-do through the night. What could better embody Maine’s rural community spirit? Many dances in contra are performed ā€œin the roundā€ (i.e. orbitally). To me, these formations echo read more Dancing in the Round, We Move Forward