Hello All,I have come up with a preliminary program for my dance in East Sandwich on December 18th. This turned out to be fairly difficult since I haven't collected very many easy dances. I spent a lot of time with my nose in "Give and Take" and the other books I have. The crowd will be fairly unpredictable with regards to the balance of beginner and experienced dancers since it is right before a holiday and people will be visiting from out of town or looking for an excuse to escape their families.
I know that there are parts of the program that aren't optimal, but I feel like there is a progression in teaching figures and a lack of repetition (except for Long Lines early in the program, but I didn't know how to get away from that). I have included a couple of moderately more difficult dances that I can substitute in the program if I feel like there are enough experienced people to carry them.
See the attached PDF file for the dance cards for this program. I have made some minor changes to a couple of the dances to fit the program and the crowd.
Marian's Delight (with mods) La Bastringue The Carousel Forgotten Treasure The Baby Rose The Second Time Around (Alt: Mary Kay's Reel) Judah Jig ----- Waltz ----- Break ----- Hambo ----- Midwest Folklore Another Nice Combination (Alt: Chorus Jig) Zoe and Me Bertha's Landfall Al's Safeway Produce (mod)I would love to get feedback from people about what they think. Am I being too ambitious in certain places?
Thank you! Chris
Nov_18_contra_dance_cards.pdf
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