Re: [Callers] Beginner Contras & barn dances

Message: 1 Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:48:46 -0500 From: Sue Robishaw <sue(a)manytracks.com> Subject: [Callers] Beginner Contras To: callers(a)sharedweight.net Message-ID: <47D887FE.9040700(a)manytracks.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Hi, We are sadly lacking in contra in my neck of the world, and I don't have the experience of others on the list (who I'm thoroughly enjoying learning from), but I've taught a few easy ones to our IFD group to introduce the idea, and these worked well (I think they were all from the New England Dancing Masters "Chimes of Dunkirk" book: Jefferson & Liberty Haste to the Wedding Broken Sixpence A non-contra easy dance that's gone over well with both our IFDers and mixed public is the quadrille "The Carding" from Dudley Laufman's "Sweets of May". Lively and you don't need even numbers of couples as in a square. Snowy Cheers, Sue Robishaw Upper Peninsula of Michigan -- * * * * * * * * * * Sue Robishaw ~ [1]sue(a)manytracks.com ~ 906-644-2598 770N Fox Rd, Cooks MI 49817 ~ ~ ~ [2]www.ManyTracks.com "At the heart of this story, I think , is a simple, abiding belief: it is possible to live wisely on the land, and to live well. And in behaving respectfully toward all that the land contains, it is possible to imagine a stifling ignorance falling away from us." Barry Lopez ~ "Arctic Dreams" * * * * * * * * * * References 1. mailto:sue@manytracks.com 2. http://www.ManyTracks.com/