Re: [Callers] Ralph Page Style

Hi Neal, Thanks. But I don't understand what Ralph's smoother style was. To me, modern contra dancing is beautifully smooth. Larry Jennings defines the style in Zesty Contras as "zesty, purposeful, extroverted, smooth, meticulously phrased, strongly connected, vigorous, New England, contra dancing" and goes on to define "Smooth: Refers both to the way the dancers carry their bodies and to the flow from one figure into another." If anything I would say that modern choreography has made much smoother dances; many of the Chestnuts have disjointed flows. Happy dancing, John John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent Neal Schlein said: This might shed some light on the subject - https://www.library.unh.edu/find/archives/collections/ralph-page-dance-legac y-weekend Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend The Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend (RPDLW) is held every January at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. It takes its name from the man who was perhaps the single most important figure in the preservation of traditional dance in New England and was conceived to keep his legacy alive. Begun in 1988, the RPDLW celebrates the music and dance of New England: contras, squares, and more. From the beginning, the emphasis has been on preserving the smoother style of dancing that Ralph Page favored.