Hi,
We are sadly lacking in contra in my neck of the world, and I don't
have the experience of others on the list (who I'm thoroughly enjoying
learning from), but I've taught a few easy ones to our IFD group to
introduce the idea, and these worked well (I think they were all from
the New England Dancing Masters "Chimes of Dunkirk" book:
Jefferson & Liberty
Haste to the Wedding
Broken Sixpence
A non-contra easy dance that's gone over well with both our IFDers and
mixed public is the quadrille "The Carding" from Dudley Laufman's
"Sweets of May". Lively and you don't need even numbers of couples as
in a square.
Snowy Cheers,
Sue Robishaw
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
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