[Callers] Holiday contras - BEG/EASY
David Harding via Callers
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Sat Dec 3 14:20:02 PST 2016
I'm interested in familiar holiday tunes that work for contras. I know
I've danced to Jingle Bells a couple of times (as Alan suggested), and
think I remember doing a mixer to Gloria in Excelsis Deo. Any other ideas?
David
On 12/2/2016 6:10 PM, Winston, Alan P. via Callers wrote:
> Claire --
>
> In my experience, choosing dances because their titles fit a
> particular theme isn't the best way to make programs.
>
> For Christmas holiday dances I'm used to bands slipping familiar
> holiday tunes into their regular sets. (Jingle Bells fits in nicely as
> a bouncy tune. Several carols can be played as waltzes.) You can also
> playfully alter the names of dances you'd want to call anyway to make
> them fit the theme.
>
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