[Callers] Holiday contras - BEG/EASY

David Harding via Callers callers at lists.sharedweight.net
Sat Dec 3 14:20:02 PST 2016


I'm interested in familiar holiday tunes that work for contras. I know 
I've danced to Jingle Bells a couple of times (as Alan suggested), and 
think I remember doing a mixer to Gloria in Excelsis Deo.  Any other ideas?

David


On 12/2/2016 6:10 PM, Winston, Alan P. via Callers wrote:
> Claire --
>
> In my experience, choosing dances because their titles fit a 
> particular theme isn't the best way to make programs.
>
> For Christmas holiday dances I'm used to bands slipping familiar 
> holiday tunes into their regular sets. (Jingle Bells fits in nicely as 
> a bouncy tune.  Several carols can be played as waltzes.) You can also 
> playfully alter the names of dances you'd want to call anyway to make 
> them fit the theme.
>



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