Re: [Callers] Folk Festival - Easy Contra dances to teach Beginners

So Bill - Are you the dance author ?? So glad to know if you are so I can credit you !! I use this at weddings, Kids gigs, community gigs, and at beginner dancers and it is ALWAYS my go to to see if I can progress into contras or if whether it is a longways set/circle/sq kind of night ! Thanks Cheryl Joyal clmjoyal(a)gmail.com clmjoyal(a)aol.com 630-667-3284 (cell) On Jul 24, 2018, at 7:20 PM, Bill Baritompa &lt;bill.baritompa(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: Hi Cheryl and all, I'm glad you like the dance, it's called Easy Progressive Contra 3 http://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers-sharedweight.net/2012-July/… <http://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers-sharedweight.net/2012-July/013022.html> I don't specify how much to move the circles or stars in A1 and A2 but just say to move for 8 beats. I tell them they will end of back where they started because moving both directions cancel out each time. Also I didn't specify the type of stars but stress the A1/A2 transition is to keep moving and put your 'inside' (left) hand in. This is to get them to learn to move the stars first and make the grip on the move. Also they don't need to know which hand is left, as they should use the hand closest to the center. If the dancer look up to it, I suggest the option to communicate with your Nbr in B2 and choose to allemand 1x or 2x. Cheers, Bill On 25/07/2018 11:33 a.m., Cheryl Joyal via Callers wrote: