9 Aug
2017
9 Aug
'17
11:25 a.m.
Of course you are correct that it is a "regular" contra. There is nothing that
forces the dance to be done in waltz time, only my intent makes it a waltz contra. I give
a little of the back story in this video of the maiden voyage of the dance.
http://youtu.be/PXwAAASyrSE
I don't have any of the teach in the video, but like Ric, I had them practicing the
swing in waltz time. I demoed how to do it with alternating feet, so yes, it added about
a minute and a half to the walk-through. I will sometimes do it as the last dance of the
first half with the instruction, "Find a partner for a waltz and line up for a
contra". The last time thru at the end of the partner swing, the call is, "Free
waltz with your partner!"
Here is the dance done to a 4/4 tune:
http://youtu.be/Xgbw3ID-RBU
Sometimes you push her envelope.... ;-)
Bob Green
St. Louis
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On Aug 8, 2017, at 2:00 PM, Tony Parkes via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Ric, that looks more like a normal contra than a waltz contra to me. Can you share your
experience of swinging, or teaching a swing, to waltz music?
Thanks…
Tony
Tony Parkes
Billerica, Mass.
www.hands4.com
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(to be published real soon)
From: Callers [mailto:callers-bounces@lists.sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Ric Goldman -
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Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 2:44 PM
To: 'Dugan Murphy' <dugan(a)duganmurphy.com>om>; 'Callers List Serve'
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Subject: Re: [Callers] Waltz-Time Contra Choreography
Hi Dugan,
One of my favorites is Bob Green’s Alison Wonderland, (improper):
A1 1-8 Nbrs balance + swing
A2 1-4 Circle L ¾
5-8 Ptnr swing
B1 1-4 Gents star promenade 1x*
5-8 Butterfly twirl
B2 1-4 Women chain to Nbr
5-8 Long lines fwd + back
* Consider gents linking elbows to get into this.
Thanx, Ric Goldman
From: Callers [mailto:callers-bounces@lists.sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Dugan Murphy
via Callers
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 11:02 AM
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Subject: [Callers] Waltz-Time Contra Choreography
Do you have a favorite contra dance written to fit a waltz tune? I danced one once many
years ago and haven't thought much about it since, though it was pretty special.
Thank you in advance for sharing some choreography!
Dugan Murphy
Portland, Maine
dugan at duganmurphy.com
www.DuganMurphy.com
www.PortlandIntownContraDance.com
www.NufSed.consulting
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