The Contra Connection was a series of 24 articles for organizers and beginning callers by Larry Jennings, Dan Pearl, and Ted Sannella, published in the Country Dance & Song Society News between 1988 and 1995.
- #1, January-February 1988
- #2, May-June 1988
- #3, September-October 1988
- #4, January-February 1989
- #5, May-June 1989
- #6, September-October 1989
Appropriate Movements and Calls for Contras
by Ted Sannella, Dan Pearl, and Larry Jennings
- #7, January-February 1990
- #8, May-June 1990
How Long Should a Caller Let a Contra Run?
by Larry Jennings, Dan Pearl, and Ted Sannella
- #9, September-October 1990
- #10, January-February 1991
Should Contra Terminology Be Standardized?
by Dan Pearl, Larry Jennings, and Ted Sannella
- #11, May-June 1991
- #12, September-October 1991
- #13, January-February 1992
- #14, May-June 1992
- #15, September-October 1992
- #16, January-February 1993
- #17, May-June 1993
- #18, September-October 1993
- #19, January-February 1994
Providing Feedback to Callers and Musicians
by Larry Jennings, Dan Pearl, and Ted Sannella
- #20, May-June 1994
- #21, September-October 1994
- #22, January-February 1995
- #23, May-June 1995
- #24, September-October 1995

Thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their generous support.
Isaac Banner
Seth Tepfer
Christa Torrens
Ellie Shogren
Sharon Green
Dilip Sequeira