John - Alan's answer would fit the Midwestern part of America as well. There
are people with renewed energy here trying to expand the "acceptable"
repertoire, but if you asked a dancer who attends only contra dances about
any of this, he/she would want only longways, duple sets with standard
moves,
Alan provides a good list of alternatives to duple improper dances. At the
various dances here in New Hampshire, we will always do at least one of those
alternatives at every dance, and more often 3 or 4 or more.
Chorus Jig is the favorite proper dance (happens every Monday night at the
Nelson
Thanks for the answers, Alan.
Alan wrote "If you play it like a contra dance tune, you won't get an
English dance out of it."
Ah - but I don't want an "English dance" - I just want a dance that is
fun :-) so I would ask the band to funk it up or play any tune they
like.
And I have no objection t
John wrote:
> In a recent post I defined a contra dance as:
> - longways for as many as will
> - first couples Improper, or Becket formation
> - flowing choreography
> - no-one stationary for more than 16 beats (e.g. First Couple Balance &
> Swing, finish facing down to make Lines of Four)
> - con
On 8/13/2011 6:20, John Sweeney wrote:
In a recent post I defined a contra dance as:
- longways for as many as will
- first couples Improper, or Becket formation
- flowing choreography
- no-one stationary for more than 16 beats (e.g. First Couple Balance&
Swing, finish facing down to make Lines
In a recent post I defined a contra dance as:
- longways for as many as will
- first couples Improper, or Becket formation
- flowing choreography
- no-one stationary for more than 16 beats (e.g. First Couple Balance &
Swing, finish facing down to make Lines of Four)
- containing at least one swing
