[Organizers] Elevator pitches for contra

[Harris Lapiroff via Organizers]

I often tell people it's like English dancing that they might see in a
Pride and Prejudice film adaptation but if it stopped in France, came to
the US, and got a lot faster and more spinny.

On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Walker Sloan via Organizers <
organizers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> "Contra has many of the same moves as square dance, but it's done with two
> couples instead of four couples.  And the two couples are part of a long
> line with other sets of couples.   Every half a minute, the couples move
> onto other couples.  So at the end of the ten minute dance you've danced
> with your partner 50% of the time, and with every other opposite role
> person in the line the other 50%.  Then you change partners for every dance.
>
> How fun is contra?  Highschoolers will go to contra dances with their
> parents."
>
> In my experience, everyone knows what a do-si-do is, and know that square
> dance involves lots of swinging and swirly skirts.  It's an adequate
> reference.
>
> If you can show people on a computer, my absolute favorite video is Doug
> Plummer's "Crowfoot in Tacoma".  Perfect picture, including overhead shots
> for a clear picture of the patterns.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1cPyJWm-g4
>
> Mac Sloan
>
>
> On 8/4/15 19:52, Marie-Michèle Fournier via Organizers wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone!
>>     This is something I am trying to develop and I was wondering if
>> anyone had some that they like to use. I like the "if square dancing and
>> swing dancing met in a bar, you'd get contra", but as someone pointed
>> out to me, if the person you are talking to doesn't really know what
>> square dancing is like it's not very helpful.
>>
>> What are your favorite elevator pitches? How do you describe contra to
>> friends, family or potential new dancers?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Marie
>> Communications for ContraMontreal
>>
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