[Callers] Re: Contra Callers Digest, Vol 118, Issue 5

2024-05-11 Thread Lissa Bengtson via Contra Callers
A secret contra/ECD dance that can't be shared. That's too bad. Maybe the author could share it? Patricia. our local dancers do "The Source" which is a dance I learned at Pourparler (when it was in Vermont before the most recent Vermont PP.) If I recall correctly it's a Navajo dance but I learn

[Callers] Seeking new Techno Contra recorded music

2022-12-02 Thread Lissa Bengtson via Contra Callers
I have some great Techno Contra music I purchased in 2018 from a super Washington DC DJ. But I’m wondering if there are some newer mixes, using recent artists, that I could purchase in time to get used to them before our January 14 TechnoContra? (I’ll be one of the callers.) Please contact me if y

[Callers] Re: Paperless Calling

2021-07-28 Thread Lissa Bengtson via Contra Callers
I enjoy teaching dances I have memorized, certainly! However all the ones I have memorized are folk dances where the tune is always the same, such as Levi Jackson Rag, several Scottish Country Dances and ECD and dozens of international folk dances. Modern Contras elude me because of the lack of a

[Callers] Re: Caller's Insurance?

2021-04-11 Thread Lissa Bengtson via Contra Callers
I get insurance and music license through Callerlab. Lissa Bengtson On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 5:53 PM Luke Donforth via Contra Callers < contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Hello all, > > In a regular year, this is about when I'd be signing up for my annual > caller's insurance through

[Callers] Re: Distance "contra" dance choreo?

2020-07-20 Thread Lissa Bengtson via Contra Callers
I have some experience with pool noodles (teaching aqua aerobics) and the dollar-store kind are pretty wiggly and would not withstand the weight of a magnet, nor be manageable. There are stronger noodles available from exercise websites, which are not cheap but are tougher and would withstand use