Since no one has mentioned it yet, Paul Rosenberg's book Peel The Banana is another excellent source.
I'll be getting in touch with Sister Mary Joseph after I get back home tomorrow.
Jacob
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From: "P. Campbell via Callers"
Date:07/15/2015 9:33 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: Colin Hume
Cc: Sister Mary Joseph ,Callers List
Subject: Re: [Callers] Help for a caller
I agree - the dances she's leading are what I call "community dances" and I've also emailed her separately with some suggestions of mainly whole set dances and circle, square, & other formations that are family-friendly.
Marion Rose also has some great books with CDs; the series is called Step Lively (Canadian).
Patricia
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> On Jul 15, 2015, at 9:00 AM, Colin Hume via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:34:10 -0400, Sister Mary Joseph wrote:
>> I'm not sure if the dances I do know are even contras technically.
>> I am pretty much working with the families who come here to Mass
>> and am looking to add to the ten or so dances that they already
>> know. Here are a few of our dances.
>>
>> -The Virginia Reel
>> - The Bridge of Athlone
>> - Heel & Toe Polka
>> - Oh Suzanna
>
> No, they're not contras; they're English Barn Dance repertoire -
> though I'm not saying they're all dances from England; Bridge of
> Athlone comes from Ireland and Virginia Reel comes from America though
> the original was Sir Roger de Coverley which comes from England.
> Every Saturday night hundreds of callers in England will be teaching
> these at Barn Dances to people who may never have danced before:
> school PTAs, Weddings, Scout or Guide parents, etc.
>
> I recommend http://barndances.org.uk/ where Thomas Green which gives
> lots of good advice and instructions for lots of good dances.
>
> To find out what the terms mean, I recommend Hugh Stewart's book
> "Elements of English Country Dance" which you can find online at
> http://round.soc.srcf.net/dances/elements.htm
>
> Colin Hume
>
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