[Callers] Challenging Contras

[Luke Donforth via Callers]

One thing you can do for variety is simple dances as no-walkthroughs. Line
'em up and getting them dancing. Even when they say they want advanced
dances, they still want the joy of successfully dancing to music.

It's easier to write a challenging dance than it is to write a good simple
dance; and I've written many challenging dances. If you're looking for
variety, a 6 facing 6 might be up your alley:
http://www.madrobincallers.org/2014/02/26/6-facing-6-contra-dances/
"2 out of 3 ain't bad" is the only one I've actually run with dancers
There are loads more complex ones on my site (anyone remember the
Greenfield formation contest?), but I'd stick to the ones that have been
field tested.

I hope you have a tight group of dancers to practice on before hand; as
these types of dances benefit even more from testing and discussion in
small groups so you can pick apart where the trouble spots lie. It's hard
to get enough folks though to test larger formations, or end effects.

Have fun.


On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 2:31 PM, Bradley Smith via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Hello all! I'll be calling a session of challenging contras at a dance
> weekend next month, and find myself lacking in the aforementioned
> challenging contras. I want to keep the session balanced, with a mix of
> dances that are mind-bending or heavily technical as well as some dances
> that are a step or so below that but that still have something interesting
> or unique. Would any of you be so kind as to share some of your favorite
> challenging dances? Thank you in advance!
>
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