Kalmar ''contra dance'' (wani lokaci ana rubuta "contradance") tana nufin nau'in raye-rayen jama'a da ake yin su bibiyu, yawanci a cikin dogon layi biyu suna fuskantar juna. Rawar tana da nau'ikan matakai da motsi waɗanda ake yin su a cikin tsari mai maimaitawa zuwa yanayin kiɗan da ƙungiyar kiɗan kai tsaye ke kunna ko rikodin kiɗan.A cikin raye-rayen contra, abokan hulɗa yawanci suna hulɗa da juna. kuma tare da sauran masu rawa a cikin kishiyar layi, tare da kowane maimaita tsarin rawa. Matakai da motsin da ke cikin raye-rayen contra sun bambanta dangane da takamaiman salo da yanki na rawa, amma yawanci sun haɗa da swings, promenades, do-si-dos, allemandes, da ma'auni.Kalmar "contra" " an samo shi daga kalmar Faransanci "contre," ma'ana "a" ko "kishiya," kuma yana nufin gaskiyar cewa masu rawa suna fuskantar juna a cikin layi biyu. Kalmar "danse" shine kawai kalmar Faransanci don "rawa."