Hi Sarah,

              You could start by looking at some Contradanza on YouTube.  Country Dance was taken by French immigrants to South America; they called it Contre Danse; It ended up as Contradanaza.

              If you look at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mrjVwJMxvE you will see that in some of the dances you can recognise all the figures!

            Happy dancing,                         

                   John                                  

John Sweeney, Dancer, England   john@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574                         

http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive Events & DVDs                               

http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent

From: trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com Sent: 02 November 2018 00:08
To: trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [trad-dance-callers] Latin American Dances?

Hello Folks,

I am a caller in Minnesota, and I also happen to be a Spanish teacher. I am embarrassed to say that I don't teach dance to my students. Does anyone have any great resources that they would recommend that would help me delve into the world of Latin American dance? I am aware that traditional dance varies quite a bit regionally, but I'm willing to start anywhere that's accessible and fun to do in a mixed group!