Re: [Callers] Irish Contra Dances

Hi Don, As has been said, you really need to find out what they think they mean and what they are hoping for. As an example: Irish people dancing Waves of Tory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsDw57nqUrk English people dancing Waves of Tory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1qtN-kw6Mg Note how the timing, styling, speed are all completely different, especially on the Dip 'n' Dive - the Irish take their time, the English rush through it. You need to know which they are aiming for! Even the waltzing is different. I did a gig for an Irish group recently, The older ladies kept demanding higher speeds - their idea of waltz was 50% faster than the average at a contra dance! Good luck! Happy dancing, John John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net