It's NOT (too) girly!

Why should men be interested in dancing? Isn't that a girl thing?

Contra dance gives men a chance to practice leadership skills, which is hard, and it gives girls a chance to practice following, which is possibly even harder. It may not be obvious to a beginning dancer what the differences in the men and woman's parts are and what their effect may be, but have seen a big change in both my ability to take charge and my ability to listen to other people since I started teaching dance. Some of this may be attributed to growing older and maturing, but something has to make us mature and I'll say that dancing has helped me.

I also advocate everyone try dancing both parts, although I guess that'd be awkward for guys.