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 Sent from my iPad > On Aug 8, 2017, at 2:00 PM, Tony Parkes via Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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? > > Thanks… > Tony > > Tony Parkes > Billerica, Mass. > www.hands4.com > New book! Square Dance Calling: An Old Art for a New Century > (to be published real soon) > > > > From: Callers [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Ric Goldman - Letsdance via Callers > Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 2:44 PM > To: 'Dugan Murphy' <[email protected]>; 'Callers List Serve' > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] Waltz-Time Contra Choreography > > 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 > > From: Callers [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Dugan Murphy via Callers > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 11:02 AM > To: Callers List Serve <[email protected]> > Subject: [Callers] Waltz-Time Contra Choreography > > 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. > > Thank you in advance for sharing some choreography! > > Dugan Murphy > Portland, Maine > dugan at duganmurphy.com > www.DuganMurphy.com > www.PortlandIntownContraDance.com > www.NufSed.consulting > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net
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