[Callers] Calling to a square dance crowd

Rich Sbardella via Callers callers at lists.sharedweight.net
Mon Feb 22 07:59:58 PST 2016


The Don Armstrong book is actually called "The Caller/Teacher Manual for
Contras...With 101 Ready-To-Call Contras".
Rich

On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 10:35 AM, Rich Sbardella <richsbardella at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Tom and Joseph,
> The organization Tom referred to is called ContraLab.  It still exists,
> but is quite small.  Several of the contra callers at last summer's
> National Square Dance Convention, in Massachusetts, were ContraLab members.
> One book by Don Armstrong is called "Contras...with 101 Ready to Call
> Contras".  It was published in 1973 by Sets in Order.
> Rich Sbardella
> Stafford, CT
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 9:08 AM, Tom Hinds via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Joseph,
>>
>> Everyone's given you great advice.
>>
>> If I were doing this I would use music that they're more used to for the
>> first evening.  And I'd use dances that they can more easily relate to (see
>> below).  That might make for a easier transition and more acceptance (and
>> therefore more enjoyment).
>>
>> I don't know about now but at one time there was a western contra dance
>> movement.  I'm sure the dances they used would be perfect for your group.
>> One source for material is a book on contras put out by Sets in Order.  You
>> want my copy?  And Don Armstrong put out a collection of dances.  Sorry I
>> don't recall the name of the book.  I think a good number of the dances in
>> both collections have no or little swinging and also include many of the
>> moves they are familiar with like flutterwheel etc.  Maybe google western
>> contra.
>>
>> As far as I can tell the music they use(d) is recorded but phrased farily
>> well.
>>
>> Tom
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