[Callers] Waltz-Time Contra Choreography

[Robert Green via Callers]

Of course you are correct that it is a "regular" contra. There is nothing that forces the dance to be done in waltz time, only my intent makes it a waltz contra. I give a little of the back story in this video of the maiden voyage of the dance. 

http://youtu.be/PXwAAASyrSE
I don't have any of the teach in the video, but like Ric, I  had them practicing the swing  in waltz time. I demoed how to do it with alternating feet, so yes,  it added about a minute and a half to the walk-through. I will sometimes do it as the last dance of the first half with the instruction, "Find a partner for a waltz and line up for a contra". The last time thru at the end of the partner swing, the call is, "Free waltz with your partner!"

Here is the dance done to a 4/4 tune:
http://youtu.be/Xgbw3ID-RBU

Sometimes you push her envelope....  ;-)

Bob Green
St. Louis


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> On Aug 8, 2017, at 2:00 PM, Tony Parkes via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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> Ric, that looks more like a normal contra than a waltz contra to me. Can you share your experience of swinging, or teaching a swing, to waltz music?
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> Thanks…
> Tony
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> Tony Parkes
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> From: Callers [mailto:callers-bounces at lists.sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Ric Goldman - Letsdance via Callers
> Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 2:44 PM
> To: 'Dugan Murphy' <dugan at duganmurphy.com>; 'Callers List Serve' <callers at sharedweight.net>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Waltz-Time Contra Choreography
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> Hi Dugan,
>  
> One of my favorites is Bob Green’s Alison Wonderland, (improper):
> A1           1-8          Nbrs balance + swing
> A2           1-4          Circle L ¾
>                 5-8          Ptnr swing
> B1           1-4          Gents star promenade 1x*
>                 5-8          Butterfly twirl
> B2           1-4          Women chain to Nbr
>                 5-8          Long lines fwd + back
> * Consider gents linking elbows to get into this.
>  
> Thanx, Ric Goldman
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> From: Callers [mailto:callers-bounces at lists.sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Dugan Murphy via Callers
> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 11:02 AM
> To: Callers List Serve <callers at sharedweight.net>
> Subject: [Callers] Waltz-Time Contra Choreography
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> Do you have a favorite contra dance written to fit a waltz tune?  I danced one once many years ago and haven't thought much about it since, though it was pretty special.
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> Thank you in advance for sharing some choreography!
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> Dugan Murphy
> Portland, Maine
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> www.PortlandIntownContraDance.com
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