David, I do so hope I can get to your dance sometime! ~ Becky Nankivell Tucson, Ariz. & Long Beach, Calif.
David wrote: > My home dance bills itself as a contra dance, but I think of it as a country > dance, and that term in my mind encompasses more than long lines. Even within > the strict contra designation, there are proper and improper dances, duple and > triple minors, and I believe that each has a valid place in a program. I > remember a dancer who started at our local dances and then, after several > years, > went cautiously out into the broader world, to one of the more distant hot (or > cool) venues. She reported that she had had a great time and then added, > "There > one thing I don't understand. All they did, the whole evening, was hands four > improper or Becket dances. The whole night!" > > David Millstone > Lebanon, NH > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > End of Callers Digest, Vol 83, Issue 9 > ************************************** >
