With respect to music and the contra - certainly with great music a program that is
otherwise uninspiring will still be lots of fun (like one with a lot of repetition and
glossary moves), and if the music is poor the best program and caller will have a hard
time overcoming that. You can see that in the fact that if you have a great band, you can
let a dance run longer than you might normally, because the energy is higher and the
dancers aren't tiring of it - they'll be disappointed if it ends too soon. With a
less inspiring band, the dancers may enjoy gaining mastery of the dance and executing it
well, but won't want to do it as long, so I find I might call more dances in the
program than with a great band in order to keep the variety and interest level up.
,
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From: Ron Blechner <contraron(a)gmail.com>
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I have experienced this as a dancer.
On Apr 24, 2013 8:16 AM, "Tom Hinds" <twhinds(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
I always thought that high energy comes from the
music and how a caller
uses his/her voice. Could a really fun contra flop because the music is
really boring?
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Absolutely.?
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I always thought that high energy comes from the music and how a?
caller uses his/her voice.? Could a really fun contra flop because?
the music is really boring?
T
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From: "John Sweeney" <info(a)contrafusion.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: [Callers] How do you balance? (Was High-energy dances)
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There have been a number of references to balances always involving a
stomp.
I was under the impression that there were lots of ways to balance, many
of which don't involve a stomp. I usually teach "balance to the
right-2-3, to the left-2-3".
I did notice more stomping than I was familiar with at The Flurry this
year, just step right, stamp left, step left, stamp right.
Is stomping now the standard across America?
What do YOU teach as the footwork in a balance?
See
http://www.izaak.unh.edu/dlp/NorthernJunket/pages/NJv05/NJv05-01/NJv.05.
01.p13.htm for 50 variations of the balance.
Thanks.
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
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