5 Sep
2024
5 Sep
'24
10:33 a.m.
I collected some stats on this, in the northeast US:
https://www.jefftk.com/p/contra-dance-lengths
What I found matches my impression as a musician that 8-9 minutes (15 or 17
times through) is what's most common here, and in the other parts of the US
where we've played. Because the dances are equal-turn there's no need to
give everyone an opportunity to be ones or to dance with every other couple.
Jeff Kaufman
Somerville MA
On Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 9:40 AM John Sweeney via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Larry Jennings:
“I have noticed that every caller, when asked, believes that every other
caller allows dances to run too long, while they themselves are the only
exception.”
:-)
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802
940 574
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
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