25 Jan
2024
25 Jan
'24
6:22 p.m.
Hi Maia,
I have vague memories of having done this once in the mists of time. As I
recall the medley went from English to contra, starting with one of the
swoopy stately ECDs, working to something more punctuated like Childgrove,
a 'old style' proper contra chestnut and ending with some popular barn
burner contra at the time. Worked just fine. It also dealt well with the
potential issue of moving between proper and improper dances. The ECD was
all proper so there was only one transition from proper to improper about
2/3 of the way through. The idea is well past due for a modern retake!
Greg
On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 12:38 PM Maia McCormick via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hello hivemind,
I’m thinking again about an ECD/contra Medley — presumably where you
switch from one style to the other every time you change dances, though I
am of course open to other ideas. Does anyone have thoughts here? Have you
seen the unsuccessfully? Tips on what to avoid or common pitfalls?
Thanks for your insights!
Maia
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