Except for the fact that it's actually in Durham, not Chapel
Hill!! <good natured grumbling about Durham always getting left out
and forgotten>. That was a great dance though!!
Jack Mitchell
Durham, NC
At 06:04 PM 2/5/2007, you wrote:
There's a brief clip of a contradance in Chapel Hill, NC, on the Dancing
Bears' website:
http://main.nc.us/drumdance/bears/tunes.htm
The music is kind of "swingy" and you can't really hear the calling, so it
may not be exactly what you're looking for. But it does give some of the
flavor of what we do.
~Barbara
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerome Grisanti" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 12:18 PM
Subject: [Callers] Any Good Contra Videos on the Internet?
> 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
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