Hi Nancy,
My current favorite may be
Family Contra
Sherry Nevins
(a longways contra that can be danced proper or improper, and gender doesn't
matter either.)
A1 balance ring twice
circle left 1x
A2 balance ring twice
circle right 1x (face your neighbor)
B1 do-si-do neighbor (face your partner)
do-si-do partner
B2 (face neighbor, take inside hands with partner)
do-si-do as a couple 1 1/2x
(to face new neighbors)
If the dancers tend to get through the B2 too soon you could try telling
them to make the couples do-si-do a bit larger. The progression in this
dance is very easy for even inexperienced dancers to understand.
Let us know what works.
Rickey Holt.
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nancy Turner
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 8:33 PM
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Subject: [Callers] Seeking a contra dance with an smooth and slow flow
Hi All,
I am calling a dance this coming weekend for a 40th birthday party.
Since the group is mostly non-dancers, I have prepped a number of
simple dances. I am looking for an easy contra that has a smooth and
slow flow... almost English Country dance in the pace/tone. Any ideas
for me? It would also help if you could suggest how you might
describe this dance to the musicians so that they could play tunes to
match.
Thanks very much,
Nancy Turner
Waitsfield VT
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