I am super excited about this as I too have been looking for material that meets this kind of crowd need!

Thank you :)
Emily in Ottawa

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      (John Sweeney)



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From: Meg Dedolph <meg.dedolph@gmail.com>
To: "Tepfer, Seth" <labst@emory.edu>
Cc: Contra Callers <contracallers@sharedweight.net>
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Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 09:01:32 -0600
Subject: [Callers] Re: dances in that space between community and beginners
Thanks, Seth. I agree there’s a shortage of repertoire in that sweet spot around Family Contra/ Jefferson and Lincoln, etc, so I’ll be trying these dances out soon. 
Meg

On Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 10:15 PM Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hello Callers

Last Saturday I found myself at a dance that had a large number of first time dancers (50+) and a fair number of experienced dancers. This is a fascinating place to be - more than Galopede, but pre-Chain in teaching. Family Contra by Sherry Nevins is the canonical dance. (https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=10422)

I was inspired to come up with 3 others. Have you seen any of these before? Are they simply re-writes of existing dances?

Title:  untitled

Author: Seth Tepfer

Formation: Improper

Date: 1/21/2023

A1: Circle Left; Neighbor Swing

A2: Long Lines (8); 1s DSD (8); 

B1: 1s ‘lady round two, gent drop thru; gent round two, lady drop through’

B2: 1s balance and swing


Title:  Dahlonega Cozy

Author: Seth Tepfer

Formation: improper

Date: 1/21/2023

A1: N DSD (8); neighbor swing (8)

A2: Down the hall, come back cozy

B1: cloverleaf 3 places (8); partner swing (8)

B2: Circle left 3/4 (8); bal ring (4), pass thru (4)


Title:  Dahlonega ContraFlow(tm) and Weave

Author: Seth Tepfer

Formation: Sicillian

Date: 1/21/2023

A1: [weave left, weave right] x2

A2: N DSD (8); neighbor swing (8)

B1: larks allemande left 1.5 (8); partner swing (8)

B2: bal ring 2X (8); circle right 3/4, weave right




Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his)

Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center
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From: John Sweeney <john@modernjive.com>
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Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:44:40 -0000
Subject: [Callers] Re: dances in that space between community and beginners

Hi,

              I work with many groups that aren’t skilled in contra, so I wrote these. I hope some of them help.

 

http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/ChainnHey.html

http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/CheekboneCity.html

http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/Dopeca.html

http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/FindingYourBalance.html

http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/GirlsofOakhill.html

http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/GrapevineJig.html

http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/Pestchye.html

http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/TrainingWheels.html

http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/BalancingAct.html

http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/TheMadGypsy.html

 

 

            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            

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