17 Feb
2025
17 Feb
'25
9:23 p.m.
About Pour Parler:
"In the past we have learned dances from many traditions including Balkan,
Mexican, East Asian, Central Asian, Scandinavian, Israeli, French, English
Country, square dancing, contra dancing, sword dancing, line dancing,
Maypoles, old-time couple dancing, singing games, and many others. We
discuss teaching techniques, repertoire, costuming, music, school curricula
and self-employment."
"Pourparler is a yearly gathering of dance and music educators from North
America who are dedicated to teaching folk/ethnic/world/traditional dance
in schools and/or community events. The brainchild of Sanna Longden,
internationally respected dance educator from Evanston, Illinois, this
weekend is a unique blend of dance and song sharing, discussion and
networking. Experts in the field, teachers and musicians known across the
continent, join with relative newcomers to share their best dances and tips
for successful school residencies, family dances and other events that
build community through cross-cultural dancing. Pourparler is a gathering
of colleagues, where we are all leaders and participants, and there are no
hired “experts.” "
Rob
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Robert Matson
Cell: (917) 626-2675
On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM Harris Lapiroff via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I recently saw a recommendation for Pourparler,
happening in DC this year (
https://nfo-usa.com/pourparler/). I've never been (though I'm considering
it now), but I understand the focus there is broader than contra and it
seems to be more about dance sharing than a *course* per se. But if your
community is almost all beginners, I somewhat think you may want to do a
lot of barn dances and similar things rather than starting with full
evenings of duple minor contras, which can be challenging in a largely
beginner crowd, in my experience.
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 Wed, Feb 12, 2025, at 4:31 PM, Brian Roberts via Contra Callers wrote:
Long time dancer, first time caller.
Anyone know of any courses / workshops to improve my calling (in person or
online)? I'm willing to travel for the right course. (E.g. Meet Me in St
Louis had a calling workshop in 2024, but the schedule isn't out yet for
2025.)
My wife and I were long-time Boston-area contra dancers who are now trying
to bring the tradition to our adopted city in Austria. Almost all the
dancers are new, I'm a new caller, and I believe it would help me to attend
a class to learn more and get feedback on my technique.
Thanks,
Brian
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Bringing contra dance to Graz, Austria https://contradance.at/
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