It's been maybe 10 years since I went - I learned to dance with Dudley Laufman in South Amherst in the mid-70's, but I was so disappointed with the Nelson dance. For an outsider, the center set syndrome was in full force, and the sides filled with new dancers getting more coaching from me than from the local dance leadership.
However, I loved the hall and the town, and I'm so glad to have been there - I haven't rushed back, and wish I wanted to. I know it is an institution in contra history and I honor it as such. I also am relieved to see that even such institutions are "human", faced with all the normal issues of dance communities and undoubtedly struggling to solve them just like the rest of us. Dorcas Hand Houston TX -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Hart Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 11:30 PM To: Caller's discussion list Subject: [Callers] Nelson, NH dance memories Hello, The Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend is approaching very quickly. Please consider joining us at the University of New Hampshire, January 13-15, next month. Details can be found at http://ralphpage.neffa.org/ This year the retrospective will focus on the dances in the Nelson, NH town hall. If you have ever attended or participated at a Nelson dance, I'd like to hear your memories and reflections. You may be quoted at the Ralph Page weekend, so please let me know what impressed you and what has stuck in your mind. Why do you think that we are still dancing in the Nelson town hall? We have our own answers to that question, which you will hear at the Ralph Page weekend, I'd like to add your thoughts, as well, if you have ever joined us for an evening of dance in the Nelson town hall. Thanks a lot, Rich Hart, Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend Committee. _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list [email protected] http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
