That’s because the shouting bit wasn’t in the original dance.  Someone did it and it caught on.

            Happy dancing,

                   John                      

John Sweeney, Dancer, England   john@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574

http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent

From: Kyla Wargel via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>
Sent: 24 June 2024 14:08
To: Luke Donforth <luke.donev@gmail.com>
Cc: contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] Re: [External] Looking for a contra dance where dancers raise their fists and shout hey

Thank you all!

I think it was indeed Beneficial Tradition. I now vaguely remember there being a wavy line in the dance, so that must be the one! I'm glad to learn of the triplet and XYZ dances as well. It was hard to search for the dance since the shouting bit isn't always mentioned in the written choreography.

Thanks for your help,

Kyla