Hi, I use this one of the Brattleboro Dawn Dance:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8642400794835819168 For people I know, or those that ask me where they can find more info, I refer them to, or loan them my own copies of: "Together in Time: A Story of New England Contra Dance Music and Dance", by Steve Alves. DVD available from Great Meadows Music and CDSS. Contra Connections: "Paid To Eat Ice Cream" and "What's Not to Like?", by David Millstone, DVD available from Great Meadows Music and CDSS. They are all on my web page: www.karenscontracorner.com Hope that helps! Karen Fontana Jerome Grisanti <[email protected]> wrote: Hello All, I'm trying to start a contra dance series 90 miles from the nearest regular contra dances. When someone asks me what contra dance looks I know that verbal descriptions can only go so far, and even snapshots don't really tell the story. One person has trusted me enough to make the 90-mile drive, but I know most folks aren't willing to do that. What I'd really like is to point them to a contra video that is simple and clean, showing one line from a caller's perspective. A contra with good lighting, good music and simple calling. And I'd love for that video to be freely available on the Internet. I've found a few contra videos on YouTube, but most are shot from the floor and so it's very hard to get a feel for the set. The few I've seen shot from a balcony have a very jerky, hand-held feel. I know I may be asking for something that does not exist, in which case perhaps a contest could be held for a video that "captures" contra for a person who has never seen or danced contra. Any suggestions? -- Jerome Grisanti 660-528-0858 660-528-0714 http://www.jeromegrisanti.com _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list [email protected] http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers <>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<> Karen Fontana www.karenscontracorner.com [email protected] (H) 650-691-9663 <>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>
