...@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Dan Pearl
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2011 11:26 AM
To: call...@sharedweight.net
Subject: Re: [Callers] When did pre-dance beginners' workshops start in YOUR
area?
The first contra dance I ever attended was in 1979 at the CDS Boston Tuesday
night dance at the Brimmer
The first contra dance I ever attended was in 1979 at the CDS Boston Tuesday
night dance at the Brimmer and May School in Chestnut Hill, Mass. The pre-dance
workshop was handled by none other than Al Olson. Later, when Al moved to
Chicago, I was one of the people who took responsibility for
There were about 100 people in the lesson at Glen Echo last night, about
50 of whom were there for the 1st time.
Michael Barraclough
www.michaelbarraclough.com
On Sat, 2011-09-03 at 13:26 -0400, Read Weaver wrote:
> In the late '80s/early '90s, the JP (Boston) Contra dance had a
> beginners'
In the late '80s/early '90s, the JP (Boston) Contra dance had a
beginners' session from 7:30-8:00, and charged a lower admission
during that time to encourage everyone, new and experienced, to come.
That stopped some time while I was away ('93-'00), not sure when.
Now, If we happen to know
I started dancing in the early 1980's in Chicago, at the Old Town
School of Folk Music. The folks there called the dances "Barn Dances",
and I believe they still do (I moved to New England in 1988). There
were no introductory sessions; I do remember that Al Olson was my
first partner (for
care of during those crucial first dances and
thru the evening.
Mavis L McGaugh
510-814-8118 (answering machine-leave message)
--- On Fri, 9/2/11, Hanny Budnick <kyr...@cavtel.net> wrote:
> From: Hanny Budnick <kyr...@cavtel.net>
> Subject: [Callers] When did pre-dance be
I have encountered these pre-dance introductions only outside of New England.
When I reintroduced contra dancing in Philadelphia in the early seventies, we
did only traditional dances which are - in my opinion - very beginner-friendly
anyway and didn't need extra introductions, not even the
