I am super excited about this as I too have been looking for material that meets this kind of crowd need!
Thank you :) Emily in Ottawa On Fri, Jan 27, 2023 at 12:00 AM < contracallers-requ...@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Send Contra Callers mailing list submissions to > contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or > body 'help' to > contracallers-requ...@lists.sharedweight.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > contracallers-ow...@lists.sharedweight.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Contra Callers digest..."Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: dances in that space between community and beginners > (Meg Dedolph) > 2. Re: dances in that space between community and beginners > (John Sweeney) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Meg Dedolph <meg.dedo...@gmail.com> > To: "Tepfer, Seth" <la...@emory.edu> > Cc: Contra Callers <contracall...@sharedweight.net> > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 09:01:32 -0600 > Subject: [Callers] Re: dances in that space between community and beginners > Thanks, Seth. I agree there’s a shortage of repertoire in that sweet spot > around Family Contra/ Jefferson and Lincoln, etc, so I’ll be trying these > dances out soon. > Meg > > On Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 10:15 PM Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers < > contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Hello Callers >> >> Last Saturday I found myself at a dance that had a large number of first >> time dancers (50+) and a fair number of experienced dancers. This is a >> fascinating place to be - more than Galopede, but pre-Chain in teaching. >> Family Contra by Sherry Nevins is the canonical dance. ( >> https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=10422) >> >> I was inspired to come up with 3 others. Have you seen any of these >> before? Are they simply re-writes of existing dances? >> >> Title: untitled >> >> Author: Seth Tepfer >> >> Formation: Improper >> >> Date: 1/21/2023 >> >> A1: Circle Left; Neighbor Swing >> >> A2: Long Lines (8); 1s DSD (8); >> >> B1: 1s ‘lady round two, gent drop thru; gent round two, lady drop through’ >> >> B2: 1s balance and swing >> >> >> Title: Dahlonega Cozy >> >> Author: Seth Tepfer >> >> Formation: improper >> >> Date: 1/21/2023 >> >> A1: N DSD (8); neighbor swing (8) >> >> A2: Down the hall, come back cozy >> >> B1: cloverleaf 3 places (8); partner swing (8) >> >> B2: Circle left 3/4 (8); bal ring (4), pass thru (4) >> >> >> Title: Dahlonega ContraFlow(tm) and Weave >> >> Author: Seth Tepfer >> >> Formation: Sicillian >> >> Date: 1/21/2023 >> >> A1: [weave left, weave right] x2 >> >> A2: N DSD (8); neighbor swing (8) >> >> B1: larks allemande left 1.5 (8); partner swing (8) >> >> B2: bal ring 2X (8); circle right 3/4, weave right >> >> >> >> Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his) >> Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center >> _______________________________________________ >> Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >> > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: John Sweeney <j...@modernjive.com> > To: "'Contra Callers'" <contracall...@sharedweight.net> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:44:40 -0000 > Subject: [Callers] Re: dances in that space between community and beginners > > Hi, > > I work with many groups that aren’t skilled in contra, so I > wrote these. I hope some of them help. > > > > http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/ChainnHey.html > > http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/CheekboneCity.html > > http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/Dopeca.html > > http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/FindingYourBalance.html > > http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/GirlsofOakhill.html > > http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/GrapevineJig.html > > http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/Pestchye.html > > http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/TrainingWheels.html > > http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/BalancingAct.html > > http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/TheMadGypsy.html > > > > > > Happy dancing, > > John > > > > John Sweeney, Dancer, England j...@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 > 940 574 > > http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >
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