7 Jul
2008
7 Jul
'08
12:39 a.m.
When you wear orthodics, or need inserts, 'normal' shoes need not apply. It can
become a real issue. In these cases you make do with what works as a good supportive shoe
and - adapt the sole for dance.
Laurie
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Stacy,
Depends what you like - I tend to like flatter shoes with
little heel
(the 1/2" heel), other women like more of a heel (say
1 1/4"). Both
sorts can be found in the Square and Round Dance category,
quite
contra apropos. I have a whole raft of the Mary Janes
because you can
special order them in multiple colors and in WIDE
widths!!!! And you
can get the Mary Jane's either as dance shoes, with the
leather sole,
or as street shoes with a hard sole, and I have a bunch of
those for
non-dance as well. On the other hand, if you want a Ginger
Rogers-
esque shoe for that New Year's Eve contra, you can
check out the
ballroom group, or get funky with the mint-colored or
two-tone Lindy
Hop series, or go country with boots. Oh, and did I say
that they are
comfortable? It's a smorgasbord of terpsichorean
delight. And a
variety of nice and comfy shoes for men, too.
Martha
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Martha - this looks like a great resource. Of the
different styles,
which
are conducive for contra dancing?
Thanks,
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> I recommend TicTacToes - check out all the dancing
shoes they have
> available at TicTacToes.com - I've bought
quite a few pair from them,
> and they are comfortable and have great
suede/leather soles and all
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> women - they have them for all kinds of
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> don't slip well I end up tweaking my
right
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>>> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:01:58 -0400
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>>> Hi,
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>>> I am considering
buying my first pair of shoes
bought expressly for
>> contra
>> dancing. What do you recommend? What do you
think of suede
>> soles? I need
>> good arch support. Whatever I buy would also
need to be acceptable
>> to dance
>> organizers in need of protecting their
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>>> I need to wear orthotics in my every day shoes
for arch support.
>>
>>> So when I buy new
shoes, I take the old pair,
one that accommodates
>> the
>> orthotics, to a shoe clinic. I ask for
"dance leather" (suede)
>> to be
>> affixed to the bottoms of the shoes, but only
from the toe to the
>> arch
>> (not the heel). This way I have support and a
great surface for
>> swinging. Costs me about $30.00. and I
keep
updating my dance
>> shoes as
>> I purchase new regular wear ones. (I wear SAS
shoes. I used to
>> have a
>> pair of Rockports with which I did the same
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>>> I sent an earlier message off list -
>>
>>> Same goes for me.
>>
>>> In my case I buy a
good supportive tennis
shoe, but I have swede
>> put on the bottom of the whole shoe. It
just
works for me. And it
>> also costs about 30-40 depending on who
you go
to.
>>
>>> I have in the past
put leather on a vinyl
bottomed shoe.
>>
>>> Of course, if you
have a pair of shoes that
work for you - old
>> sneakers, just put duct tape on them. I
did
that for nine years.
>>> It worked just fine.
>>
>>> Laurie
>>> GR
>>
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>>> I need to wear orthotics in my every day
shoes for arch
>>> support.
>>>
>>> So when I buy new shoes, I take the old
pair, one that
>>> accommodates the
>>> orthotics, to a shoe clinic. I ask for
"dance
>>> leather" (suede) to be
>>> affixed to the bottoms of the shoes, but
only from the toe
>>> to the arch
>>> (not the heel). This way I have support
and a great
>>> surface for
>>> swinging. Costs me about $30.00. and I
keep updating my
>>> dance shoes as
>>> I purchase new regular wear ones. (I wear
SAS shoes. I
>>> used to have a
>>> pair of Rockports with which I did the
same thing.)
>>>
>>> Jo Mortland
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There's a great video online from the weekend at
http://whipperstompers.org/ That and Adina's
description of the
weekend makes me wish that I had been able to
make it
(though I'm not
sure I would have survived the heat....)
Definitely
interested in
going next year though if they have it again.
From a
callers
perspective it sounds like just what I would have
hoped it would be
and none of what I had worried it might be.
That being said, the dance that Charlotte is calling
in the video
looked like a good one, and is one that I
don't
have. Anyone
recognize it? What I got from the video is:
Becket
A1 P Gypsy and Sw
A2 L Chain
LHS 1x
B1 New N B&S
B2 Gents chain
1/2 Hey (gents start by left shoulder)
Thanks!
Jack
At 02:20 AM 7/3/2008, you wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> Sorry it took me a week to respond about the
> Whipperstomper. Lindsay, thanks! I'm so glad
you enjoyed it that
> much! It was great to see you there.
>
> I went into the weekend with some reservations.
Who would
> come? What would the general attitude be?
Would
there be trouble
> with 100 teens and 20-somethings in a state
park
for the
> weekend? Were people open to learning?
Would
groups mix? Was it
> going to be pro-youth, or anti-age?
>
> Short answers: Everybody. Positive. Almost
> none. Yes! Yes. Pro-youth. I'm so
impressed by what happened
> there I almost can't describe it.
>
> The general attitude of the weekend, coming from
the organizers and
> effectively transmitted to the dancers, was
that
young dancers can
> be a positive force in their communities. We
talked about and
> worked on style, dance-floor safety,
encouraging
and helping each
> other, calling, playing for dances, and
community
> involvement. There was more intentional learning
and discussion
> than at other weekends I've been at --
the
purpose wasn't only to
> dance and have fun, but to build community,
both
with other young
> dancers and with the wider community.
>
> Dancers came from all over -- the majority from
North and South
> Carolina, but also from Virginia, Maryland,
New
York, Massachusetts,
> Vermont, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and I think
a
couple other
> states. New England was well-represented.
As
Lindsay mentioned,
> especially on Friday night folks danced
mainly
with people they
> already knew, but by Sunday it was a typical
dance
weekend
> love-fest. I was looking at the leaders of
tomorrow's dance
> community meeting each other, making
connections,
and becoming
> friends, and I left feeling really good about
the
future of
> Anglo-American folk dance.
>
> Lindsay mentioned both the heat & lack of
fans, and the passion he
> saw. Those are interrelated.
>
> There were supposed to be huge box fans for the
dance hall, borrowed
> from the Old Farmers Ball in Asheville, NC.
Unfortunately, 2 weeks
> before the Whipperstomper the ceiling
collapsed in
Bryson Hall at
> Warren Wilson College, where the OFB weekly
dance
is held and the
> fans are stored.
(http://www.oldfarmersball.com/bryson_update.htm
> for more information.) Truly miraculously,
no-one
was injured in
> what could have been a devastating
catastrophe;
school had ended a
> week earlier and the collapse happened a few
hours
before a
> dance. Bryson was quarantined, so there was
no
way to get the fans
> out. Hence the passion Linsay mentioned: In
the
sweltering
> heat -- it was an uncooled hall in 90-some
degree
weather, without
> fans -- there were no complaints or early
check-outs, and the
> dancers danced nonstop for hours.
>
> And -- holy cow! What dancing! I've never
seen such great dancing
> in one place, and I say that as a dance gypsy
and
itinerant dance
> caller. I've never called to a better
group,
anywhere. These kids
> can DANCE! (--and do it safely, and on
time!)
>
> Watching the organizers through the process, from
last fall til now,
> was exciting. They did a great job, really
matured in the process,
> and became even better leaders. They came to
see
that their
> responsibility within the dance community
doesn't end with age x;
> we're all in this together. I'm
enormously proud of them! Keep in
> mind that the main organizer, who drove the
entire
process, turned
> 21 that weekend. He showed incredible
initiative
and drive to make
> it happen, learned much more than he had
anticipated in the process,
> and did a better job than most people
probably
would have
> expected. For the future of the entire dance
community, that
> experience was priceless.
>
> Having Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, the CDSS Youth
Projects Intern, at the
> weekend was a real boon. Some of the young
dancers hadn't heard of
> CDSS, and Ethan added a lot in outreach,
information, and helping
> make connections. Hopefully it will
translate
both to more CDSS
> memberships and more participation in CDSS
programs in the future.
>
> I call the Whipperstomper was a huge success, in
numerous ways. It
> was terrific fun, a new generation got
immersed in
organizing, the
> future leaders of our community made
connections
they'll have for
> the rest of their lives, and quite a few of
those
southern dancers
> will be making the trip to Vermont for the
Youth
Dance Weekend in
> September. We started something good, and
round 2
is sure to be
> even better!
>
> Please note that though the Youth Dance Weekend
Sept. 12-14
> (http://youthdanceweekend.org/) is targeted
at
dancers under 35, it
> is not age-restricted. Those over 35 are
welcome
to attend, with
> higher pricing. The goal is to encourage
younger
dancers, and as
> younger people often have lower (or no)
earnings,
one suggestion is
> that older and more financially stable
dancers
consider paying the
> admission of a younger dancer. If you're
over
35 and still want to
> attend the weekend there are options
available for
you.
>
> Lindsay also mentioned the wonderful facilities at
Table Rock State
> Park, in South Carolina. Harvest Moon's
annual dance weekend,
> Moondance, is also held there, Sept 5-7 2008.
A
wonderful
> weekend!
http://www.harvestmoonfolk.org/moondanc.htm for more
> information. Space is still available.
>
> Thanks for asking about the weekend, Chris. I
should add one more
> thing -- I'm reporting this from the
perspective of one of 8 or 10
> people there over the age of 35, not one of
the
under-35
> in-crowd. It was a real honor to call
there.
>
> - Adina
> ---------
> Adina Gordon
> http://www.adinagordon.com/
>
>
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>> Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:08:56 -0400
>> From: "Chris Weiler (home)"
>> <chris.weiler(a)weirdtable.org>
>> Subject: [Callers] Any Whipperstompers out
there?
>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>
>>> Anybody attend the
Whipperstompers weekend a
couple
>> of weeks ago in South Carolina? I talked
with
Adina
>> Gordon last night about it and she had
some
good things
>> to say. Adina, that's your cue to let
us
know how it went
>> and your impressions about what the
organizers
and
>>> attendees took away from it. ;)
>>
>>> Anyone else attend
and want to share their
experiences?
>>
>>> Adina and I found out
that we're both
planning on
>> attending the Youth Dance Weekend in
Vermont
in
>>> September. Anyone else going to be there?
>>
>>> Happy Dancing,
>>> Chris Weiler
>>> Goffstown, NH
>>
>>>
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>>
>>> Date: Fri, 27 Jun
2008 10:28:46 -0400
>>> From: Lindsay Morris
<lindsay(a)TSMworks.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Any
Whipperstompers out
there?
>>
>>> Whipperstompers was
great!
>>
>>> Adina was great -
dance games were esp cool! -
the band was
>> excellent, and the people were very fun.
>> A lot of Brasstown kids hung together; a
couple of people
>> felt a little excluded by them, but when
you've got all
>> that history, yeah, it's hard not to
bond
even more....
>>
>>> Hot - some big box
fans would have been
great...
>>
>>> I wish I had camped -
beautiful campsites
close together.
>>> Table Rock is a great facility.
>>
>>> <rant>
>>> Groups that meet for primarily social reasons
die (or might
>> as well). Groups that share a passion
for
something grow.
>>> </rant>
>>
>>> When I sat out and
just watched the dancers at
>>> Whipperstompers, wow! Lots of passion there.
Big
>>> buckets of gotta-dance just overflowing.
>>
>>> Our contra-dance
language continues to morph
and grow,
>> beautifully. Lots of contact-improv and
swing
creeping in.
>> Outright theatrics, ending just in time
to
meet the next...
>>
>>> Many of these kids
youngsters dancers grew
up sleeping on
>> the corner of the stage, reels seeping
into
their
>> motion-fibers from age 1. So it's no
wonder they move
>>> at such a high level. Beautiful to watch.
>>
>>> We ARE part of a
golden age, as someone said
recently.
>
>
>
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Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 18:31:42 -0700
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On 7/3/08, Jack Mitchell
<jamitch3(a)mindspring.com> wrote:
> That being said, the dance that Charlotte is
calling in the video
> looked
> like a good one, and is one that I don't have.
Anyone recognize it?
The Broken Mirror by Bill Olson.
http://full.pamweeks.com/mirror.html
-Chris Page
San Diego
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