Moondance (this coming weekend) was just cancelled. They posted the message below on Facebook. Please be patient for news. Even dancers who have power may not be able to get internet nor to learn what's going on in the dance venues for some time. Many have much bigger concerns than dancing right now. Homes and lives were lost. No doubt there will be calls for donations to repair beloved structures and support our community members in need. --jh-- Dear Moondancers, It is with a heavy heart that we have made the decision to cancel Moondance this year due to the effects of Tropical Storm Helene on this region. We are still dealing with power and internet outages, stranded talent, vendor loss of power, flooded roads, committee members who have lost a house, etc. Table Rock State Park provided us this update on Sunday morning: The power grid in the highway 11 area has been destroyed. Blue Ridge Electric has told us they have identified 200 power poles in our area that will have to be replaced and their engineers expect that number to rise. They are telling us right now that it could be another 7-10 days. Without power we do not have water or bathrooms. Have to have power for our lift stations and well pump. We did a preliminary survey of Carrick Creek trail and we have 40 trees down just on that trail. We have already cut about 40 off the roads. This storm has been devastating and we fared much better than some of our fellow parks. All ticket holders will receive full refunds through Eventbrite as soon as we are back online, hopefully within the next one to two weeks. We ask for your patience as we don't know when power and internet will be fully restored. If you have a campsite reservation, please call 866-345-7275 to receive a full refund. You will need to provide your reservation number. If you have questions, please email Moondancesc(a)gmail.com. We hope that all of you in the affected areas are safe and wish you all the best as you recover from this disaster. Our hearts are with you. For those who would like to help those in need, here is a link to an article that lists disaster relief organizations to whom you can donate. Please mark your calendars for October 3-5, 2025 - we'd love to see you all next year at Moondance! Take care and dance on, Moondance Committee Co-Chairs Jenn Davis Theresa Pizzuto Tamara McGovern Duncan Cottrell On Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 6:25 PM Jerome Grisanti via Contra Callers < contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote:

Orlando was unaffected. Both of Tampa's venues had their floors flooded. They held a work party this weekend but I have not heard a report back since then. --jh-- On Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 3:44 PM Robert Matson via Contra Callers < contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote:

Hi Rick, I like this simple contra, gender free and progression is both fun and difficult to mess up. Spin til you Grin Improper A1 Balance the ring and spin right (Petronella) Balance the ring and spin right (Petronella) A2 Neighbor allemande left 1+ (With a room full of energetic teens, 2+ might be more fun) Couple 2 allemande right 1 1/2 B1 Other neighbor allemande left 1 1/2 Couple 1 swing in center B2 Down the hall lines of 4 Put it in reverse, back up the hall, 1's arch, sling the 2's thru (Without turning around, lines back up.) On Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 8:33 AM Rick Mohr via Contra Callers < contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote:

Hi Rick, I do a petronella variant that is great for role free. No swings, if that matters: Duple Minor, can be proper or improper A1/2: Petronella x 4 (From place, no diamonds) B1: Ones down the center, turn alone, return, cast off or hand cast with neighbor. B2: R/L Through across and back Notes: There are a lot of alternative possibilities for B2, provided people remember to progress the ones by the end (if the cast off is done, anything that returns people to place) In B1, Ones could also turn as couples, which would swap their places each time through; something of a novelty. On Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 9:33 AM Rick Mohr via Contra Callers < contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote:

Hi Rick, I find that the cross-hand hold doesn’t provide good connection, takes up too much space and encourages leaning back. I always teach the Forearm Swing for this type of group – see https://contrafusion.co.uk/SwingWorkshop.html#Linked – that is very quick to teach and works really well. It also flows very nicely into a Promenade Hold by just sliding the right hands down the arms. There are lots of great dances for this type of group in the top half of https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLITfllSO9aV0DNCtcgAQdCDctl2rn6OZg – they all have instructions – contact me if you need more. Easy Contras: https://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/CheekboneCity.html https://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/DixieDoo-Dah.html (change men/ladies to first/second corners in any dance) https://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/Duck.html https://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/FindingYourBalance.html https://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/LifeisButAMelancholyFlower.html (a little harder) https://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/SlithyDance.html (do B2 as Grand Petronellas for the whole set) https://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/TrainingWheels.html There are more at https://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances.html if you don’t mind Ladies’ Chains. Happy dancing, John John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574 http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent