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     Contra Dancing - Beginners Lesson - Deanna Palumbo

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     Contra Dancing and Why We Contra Dance

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2. www.cdss.org › wp-content › uploadsCalling Contras: The Basics - Country Dance & Song Society

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   techniques of this take a look at the books on calling. Before you try to teach and call a dance to a room full of dancers, put on a CD of contra dance music at home. Learn to recognize the different parts of the music (A1, A2, B1, B2) and how they fit with a given dance. Practice calling in time with the music.

3. hands4.com › contra-dance-calling-a-basic-textContra Dance Calling: A Basic Text – Hands Four Productions

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   Part One: The Theory and Practice of Calling. 1: Getting Started ( Read the First Chapter) 2: What Is a Contra Dance? (a little history, the basic formation, the contra progression, neutral couples and the change of roles) 3: Music – the Cornerstone (tune structure, rhythm, timing, phrasing) 4: Delivering the Calls (voice technique, fitting ...

4. www.youtube.com › watchPositional Calling for Contra Dance with Louise Siddons

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   This workshop is intended to introduce participants to positional calling — sometimes described as global terminology — for contra dancing. Discover how the ...

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5. www.dance.ravitz.us › callingNotes on Calling Contra Dances by Cary Ravitz

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   But what filters down to the dance floor is what drives me. For Beginning Callers Caller Jobs Choose the dances. Get people lined up. Teach the dances. Call the dances. Cue the band - start, two cycles to go out at the start of B2, one cycle to go out at the start of B2. Facilitate connection - people, music, dance.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Contra_danceContra dance - Wikipedia

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   The Contra Dance (Doug Plummer's 3 minute slide + video set, with Ed Howe's fiddle music from May 2019) Contra dance in Glen Echo, Maryland with music by Elixir and calling by Nils Fredland, Contrastock 4, 2014. Contra dance in Pinellas, Florida with music by ContraForce and calling by Charlotte Crittenden, 2017) Example Contra Dance Lesson ...

7. www.biteyourownelbow.com › contramuContra Dance Music: A Working Musician's Guide

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   A musician's guide to contra choreography by Andrew VanNostrand: in this invaluable article, Andrew discusses the types of contra dance figures, the kinds of dances (bouncy, smooth, symmetrical, etc.), building sets around the choreography of contra dance, and working with callers. The minimum requirements for contra dance music by Jeff Kaufman ...

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   How do I become a contra dancer?

   • Calling for contra dances is a fine art and a science, with subtle skills that can take a lifetime to master. It's also easy to get started; all you need is a collection of simple dances, an understanding of the basic figures, and a sense of how they fit together to match the timing of the music.

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   Where do musicians play for a contra dance?

   • Musicians play for a contra dance at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina. Almost all contra dances are danced to live music. The music played includes, but is not limited to, Irish, Scottish, old-time, bluegrass and French-Canadian folk tunes.

   Contra dance - Wikipedia

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   What is contra dance?

   • Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) is a form of folk dancing made up of long lines of couples. It has mixed origins from English country dance, Scottish country dance, and French dance styles in the 17th century.

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   What kind of music do contra dance musicians play?

   • Since then, contra dance musicians have typically played tunes in sets of two or three related (and sometimes contrasting) tunes, though single-tune dances are again becoming popular with some northeastern bands. In the Celtic repertoires it is common to change keys with each tune.

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9. www.cdss.org › wp-content › uploadsPlaying for Contras: The Basics - Country Dance & Song Society

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   Contra dance music is a very diverse style. There is a wide range of music that will work for contra dancing. Numerous musicians and bands, including amateurs and professionals, and people of all ages, are inventing new sounds and exploring old forms all the time. You