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



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From: Heitzso via Organizers <organizers@lists.sharedweight.net>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2023 8:18:25 AM
To: organizers@lists.sharedweight.net <organizers@lists.sharedweight.net>
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




> Purely for amusement, I offer this article from 1895 titled "Decline in
> Dancing"
> https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40820357/an_1895_analysis_of_the_decline_in
>
> Dave
>
>
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