[Callers] contras for modern square dancers

[Tom Hinds via Callers]

Sets in Order published a teaching manual for teaching contras.  Sorry I can't remember the exact name.  For sure it has the kind of material you're looking for.  My guess is that it's out of print and you'd have to find a used copy.



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> On Jul 18, 2017, at 10:40 PM, Jeanette Mill via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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> Hi Judy
> 
> I called a couple of contras at a square dance festival here in Australia, and found that I needed to keep calling all the way through, as they were used to calls being varied through the dance, so would stop dancing if I faded out the calling. This may not be common to all codes of square dancing.
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> cheers
> Jeanette
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> Jeanette Mill
> Contra dance caller, musician, workshop facilitator
> Canberra, Australia
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> On Wednesday, 19 July 2017, 12:28, Judy Greenhill via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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> 
> Hi everyone,
> I have undertaken to teach some modern square dancers how to contra dance, and I’m wondering if anyone has experience with this and has any dances to recommend? I’m a square dancer myself but most of my contra repertoire is for modern contra dancers- 2 swings, lots of Balance and swing, etc. I’d like more dances with MWSD moves in them and possibly without any, or only 1, swing, and they don’t need to have a partner swing. The dancers I am teaching are all either plus or advanced, so they will tire pretty quickly of the usual simple glossary contras I would normally do in a teaching situation. They can do the moves; it’s the formation that is new to them.
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> Thanks,
> Judy
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