There is contra dancing in every major city in Florida! Many of these are within about two hours’ drive of UCF:
Dancing Fish ballroom (private residence), Melrose, Florida
Tampa Friends of Old-Time Dance, Tampa area, Florida
Space Coast Contra Dance, Cocoa, Florida
Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society, Gainesville, Florida
South Florida Contra Dance, Boca Raton, Florida
There is a big annual festival, too:
Florida Snowball, Gulfport, Florida, last weekend in January