[Callers] Re: Favorite Challenging Contras?

Some dances that stretch dancers’ skills in ways that aren’t necessarily complex choreo: * Will Mentor’s Lethbridge Contra alternated with James Hutson’s Culver City Contra (alternating right and left thru, right hand chain vs left and right thru, left hand chain) * Jeremy Korr’s The Digital Divide (similar concept) * Yoyo’s Zhou’s Waxmyrtle (the choreo here is not hard, the “challenge” is in doing a contra to slipjig time. Note that you will need to check with the band in advance if they have a slipjig to play and ensure it’s the right length) * Gene Hubert’s Fan In The Doorway (also slipjig, same note as above, longer than the one above and more complex) Harris Lapiroff (he/him) Dance Caller and Organizer Boston Intergenerational Dance Advocates Board (Cambridge MA) Pinewoods Camp, Inc Board (Plymouth MA) https://chromamine.com/contra/ On Tue, Jun 17, 2025, at 12:55 PM, Mary Keith Eustis via Contra Callers wrote: