Hi all,
I’ve been asked to call a Bridgerton-themed wedding dance. Part of what makes the
Bridgerton theme is the music… So I’m wondering if anyone has experience (of either the
successful or unsuccessful variety) of calling dances to music that isn’t our normal dance
tempo (these sound a little faster than normal contra tempo) and aren’t in our standard
AABB pattern. Some of the music examples I'm trying to work with are below (I’ll be
using recorded music)
The event is normal wedding fare- not experienced dancers. Which will either mean
everything falls apart or they won’t mind the dance being sloppy because they’re just so
excited by dancing and the cool music.
The dances I’m planning to use are very basic (Galopede, LaBastringue, a scatter mixer,
some version of duke of Kents waltz etc.)
So if you have related experience: Have people been into the music so much they don’t mind
that they’re finding it hard to dance with the phrase and remember the dance? Are you
able to keep them together just by your calling? Do they kind of figure it out? Other
ideas?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCIG6nbyiUM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKTnO9fOcE8
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qi1ApgkdCo
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qi1ApgkdCo>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMU1RZVX5mQ
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMU1RZVX5mQ>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZhzFE2C-_w
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZhzFE2C-_w>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un4SsyvnKH4
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un4SsyvnKH4>