[Organizers] Dance history, incl films

For those interested in dance documentaries, the full video produced by Great Meadow (of which that YouTube is an excerpt) has some interesting perspectives and theories. I saw the "opening" at the Peterborough NH Town Hall, back in the day. David Millstone has made several excellent dance-related videos, especially ones about influential leaders (callers, musicians, etc). I highly recommend all of them, including the sweet one about his local dance scene in the Upper Valley of NH/VT. https://davidmillstonedance.com/video There's also a lovely video about the Coos Bay Oregon scene, made by Doug Plummer, and featuring organizer and leader, Stacy Rose. https://takehandsfilm.com/ And newly out (and by all accounts excellent) film by Larry Edelman about Jere & Greg Canote: https://thecanotetwins.com/ And of course there's Phil Jamison's excellent book, which offers thoroughly-researched historical context. http://www.philjamison.com/hoedowns-reels-and-frolics/ Cheers, Chrissy Fowler Belfast ME <><><><><><> chrissyfowler.com<http://www.chrissyfowler.com> dance leadership westbranchwords.com<http://www.westbranchwords.com> academic transcription belfastflyingshoes.org<http://www.belfastflyingshoes.org> participatory dance & music ________________________________ From: Heitzso via Organizers &lt;organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 8:18:25 AM To: organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net &lt;organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; Subject: [Organizers] Re: Attracting young dancers That drop in contra dancing after the Civil War is nicely documented in "A Short History of Contra" on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG6vVoiFT9c If you haven't watched that video I strongly (!!!) recommend watching it. Yes, contra has survived, but it went through several rough patches. I had lived on a commune (hippy) and, coming back to Atlanta, found contra dancing something I could make sense of. (That sentence will make sense after watching the video.) :) Heitzso _______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list -- organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net