13 Oct
2008
13 Oct
'08
6:38 p.m.
I took a brief trip to a dance in Montreal when visiting New England earlier this year, to
indulge my passion for French Canadian music. A band called Revellions was playing -
awesome music. The dancers were having a great time, and helped me through with the French
calls - but it was fascinating to note that much of the terminology was identical (chain,
dos-a-dos, swing, promenade all seem to have their roots in French).
Does anybody have instructions for any simple Quebecois dances they would be happy to
share with me?
Cheers
Jeanette
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15 Oct
15 Oct
10:26 a.m.
Does anybody have instructions for any simple Quebecois
dances they would
be happy to share with me?
two places to start:
If you don't have Marion Rose's book(s) of family/community dances
already, get them. ANYONE that calls weddings should own these -- they're
the "New England Dancing Masters" compilations for Canada. Take an
especially good look at the Lancers, the one with the over/under arches
and the poussette - this is one of THE most foolproof/rewarding dances I
have EVER taught. You can also find the (maniacally cheerful) tune in
Laurie Hart's collection, and in Ralph Sweet's notebook under the name
"AmCF". The Ralph version is especially accessible for US-type contra
bands.
Try googling the name "Luc Laroche" and contacting him through his
(French) website. He does Q-cois dance/song/storytelling residencies in
France and probably knows of collections we stateside people don't. When
he lived in Quebec he called with the folks that later became the band
"Domino." He's quite the character.
Cheers,
Amy
8:22 p.m.
>Does anybody have instructions for any simple
Quebecois dances they would
>be happy to share with me?
two places to start:
If you don't have Marion Rose's book(s) of
family/community dances
already, get them. ANYONE that calls weddings should own these -- they're
the "New England Dancing Masters" compilations for Canada. Take an
especially good look at the Lancers, the one with the over/under arches
and the poussette - this is one of THE most foolproof/rewarding dances I
have EVER taught. You can also find the (maniacally cheerful) tune in
Laurie Hart's collection, and in Ralph Sweet's notebook under the name
"AmCF". The Ralph version is especially accessible for US-type contra
bands.
Try googling the name "Luc Laroche" and
contacting him through his
(French) website. He does Q-cois dance/song/storytelling residencies in
France and probably knows of collections we stateside people don't. When
he lived in Quebec he called with the folks that later became the band
"Domino." He's quite the character.
I would add to this, see if you can get hold of Dudley Laufman's
pamphlet "Brandy", which is a collection in English of French-Canadian
dances.
-- Alan
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