17 Sep
2023
17 Sep
'23
10:34 a.m.
My band frequently requests that callers do this when we play, at least
once or twice in a night. We'll be doing that this coming Friday at Glen
Echo, with Greg Frock calling. Gives us a chance to play our hornpipe /
48-bar-jig / slip jig, or whatever, sets. If you'd like, I'd be happy to
put you in touch with some of the callers who have accommodated that
practice. Some contra dancers complain if it's more than a dance or two in
a night, but most of them enjoy it, particularly if you don't tell them
it's not a contra dance. They're certainly not any more liable to complain
about a ceilidh mixer than about any other mixer.
On Sun, Sep 17, 2023 at 10:27 AM Rich Goss via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Does anyone slip in a ceilidh style dance at a contra?
Some of the
mixers work well at contra dances. Also, it’s an opportunity to give new
dancers brains a break. I suspect this practice is more common in the
UK. Colin, feel free to chime in.
Rich
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