On 1/23/13, Bob Green <bobgr...@swbell.net> wrote:
> Here is a variant...The Duke of Ellington's Waltz....
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxaHiOgkS48 ;-)
>
> On 1/22/13, kan...@triton.net <kan...@triton.net> wrote:
>> Hello Hanny,
>> There are two called waltzes that I’ve used at contra dances: Circle
>> Waltz, and Duke of Kent’s Waltz.
>>
>> Circle Waltz is a wonderful way to begin.
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwLsJ6JIYqw>
>> and <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w682qG7aG-M>
>> both show the choreography I enjoy teaching the most because the couples’
>> waltzing time is only 8 beats, and can be done as a two hand turn, which
>> feels doable for anxious or beginning waltz learners.
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuYmJ48IezY> In this video, the Circle
>> Waltz goes into an open waltz at the end.
>>
>> < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivg4OsR3OeI> is a fine model for
>> teaching. This video echoes my own recent experience. Although I did
>> begin
>> the teaching letting the ladies know they step forward on the right foot,
>> and the gents on the left foot, I never mentioned it again. I encouraged
>> people who were learning to waltz to let go of thoughts of where their
>> feet needed to be, and to notice the pattern of the moves, to let the
>> music [Ashokan Farewell is lovely and clearly phrased] come into their
>> bodies and arms and feet. Dancers could choose to ‘step–2–3, step-2-3’,
>> or
>> just move forward and back. We did spend a few moments on ladies
>> three-step roll and the gentle-manly assistance with a little weight in
>> the handholds, but just a brief description; we went one time through the
>> dance, moving, then once through the dance, imagining the moves to calls,
>> and then began with the music. In this video, Peter Amidon sets the pace
>> and the mood with bows and sighs. Choose words, make suggestions that
>> seem
>> appropriate to the group you are with. And Peter is absolutely right
>> about
>> what happens when the caller no longer speaks; I teared up as the circle
>> became full and round and rhythmic and the room was quiet but for the
>> swish of dancing and the lovely tune.
>>
>>
>> Duke of Kent’s Waltz is an elegant tune worth seeking out, but the dance
>> can go with any contra dance waltz tune.
>> This video is well done and beautifully demonstrates the historical
>> dance:
>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=KOL-TwoMMGs>
>> You can hear the caller’s cues here: <
>> http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/ecd/playford/333-duke-of-kents-waltz.html>
>> and this pdf gives you the historical description:
>> <http://www.folkdance.com/LDNotations/DukeofKentsWaltz2010LD.pdf>
>>
>> Because the enjoyment of the dancers has been so favorable, I’ve begun
>> collecting other called waltzes that might be friendly to contra dancers.
>> If you are interested, I will be happy to send you online sources.
>>
>> Karin Neils
>> West Michigan
>>
>>
>>> Many contra events have a couple waltz during intermission or at the
>>> last dance. BUT does anyone ever due a contra (duple or triple minor) in
>>> waltz time?
>>> Hanny
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