Here is a spot that will give you about 150 to choose from....about 400 if you want to extend it to English, squares and Morris... ;-) Hope some of these are useful... http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern.
Good luck, Bob Green On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Leslie Gotfrit <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm a new contra caller who does community/family dances, kitchen parties > and one night stands. I'm calling a dance for about 60 adults, almost none > of whom have even heard of contra dancing, but they do know each other. The > organizers have asked for a YouTube that would convey the fun of contra > dancing, without scaring off newbies. I've looked at dozens and can't find > one where 1. The calls and music are heard (otherwise they'll really wonder > what they are paying me and the band for) 2. People are having fun (but not > twirling and flourishing so much people will think they need to be experts > 3. The dancers look a bit "cool" and aren't all on the other side of middle > aged (it's a young adult crowd and most people in my (red)neck of the woods > only know about western squares,/retired couples in costumes) 4. The > quality of the filming and music recording is good or great (again, to > avoid the hokey label). 5. Does all of that in under five minutes. > > I know it's a tall order. Any suggestions? I'll take 4/5. > > Leslie > > > > Sent from my iPad > > On 2013-01-02, at 7:00 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Send Callers mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [email protected] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Callers digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Alternate Role Terms (Jeff Kaufman) > > 2. Re: Alternate Role Terms (Perry Shafran) > > 3. Re: gender (Perry Shafran) > > 4. Re: Square Dance Tunes (rich sbardella) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 10:38:09 -0500 > > From: Jeff Kaufman <[email protected]> > > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Callers] Alternate Role Terms > > Message-ID: > > <CAK36jCOM7L2=QKdobJXzm3MJrxYvzt=fx-vdzk7vn-sq_id...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Chrissy Fowler <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> It does seem that some women dancers depend on leadership > >> from the gent role, and some men dancers feel pressure to direct > >> the non-gent role dancers. But I don't think there's any lead/follow > >> component inherent in the contra dance form. > >> > > > > To some dancers the lead/follow aspect of contra dance is central > > while to others it's a minor component or an unwelcome intrusion. > > Viewing it as lead/follow is more common among younger dancers, more > > frequent dancers, and varies by dance series (in MA it's common at the > > Scout House and Greenfield, rare at Medway and Northboro.) > > > > Jeff > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 08:08:35 -0800 (PST) > > From: Perry Shafran <[email protected]> > > To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Callers] Alternate Role Terms > > Message-ID: > > <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > It would be interesting to know why some of these younger folks view it > as a lead/follow dance.?? Is it the flourishes/dips that do indeed have a > lead/follow aspect to the dance, becoming the focal point of why they > dance?? Or is it something else?? Contra by its very nature is a community > dance, and while it does have some couple aspects, I find it difficult to > see where it could bring someone to view it as lead/follow.? In an evening > of dance, both men and women usually have their opportunities to "lead" a > move.? Even the swing is an equal move - both dancers move around a common > point and are both expected to carry their own weight, whereas in a couples > dance the lead does indeed guide the follow on where to go.? > > > > Perry > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Jeff Kaufman <[email protected]> > > To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 10:38 AM > > Subject: Re: [Callers] Alternate Role Terms > > > > On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Chrissy Fowler <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> It does seem that some women dancers depend on leadership > >> from the gent role, and some men dancers feel pressure to direct > >> the non-gent role dancers.? But I don't think there's any lead/follow > >> component inherent in the contra dance form. > >> > > > > To some dancers the lead/follow aspect of contra dance is central > > while to others it's a minor component or an unwelcome intrusion. > > Viewing it as lead/follow is more common among younger dancers, more > > frequent dancers, and varies by dance series (in MA it's common at the > > Scout House and Greenfield, rare at Medway and Northboro.) > > > > Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 08:12:42 -0800 (PST) > > From: Perry Shafran <[email protected]> > > To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Callers] gender > > Message-ID: > > <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > There are several issues here.? One is the terminology that is used to > > differentiate the two dance roles and second, whether we will ever move > > contra dancing to a completely gender-free system. > > > > I think that > > we all have to understand that everyone has their own comfort zone.? > > Some people do NOT want to dance with a same-gendered person no matter > > how much you prod them, shame them, or even force them to do so.?? Some > > are willing to try it from time to time, others enjoy it a lot, and > others want to make all > > contra dances completely gender free regardless of whether or not it > > will chase some members from the community.? > > > > It is a strong > > uphill battle to at least move from a heteronormative way of thinking.? > > Just recently it was suggested that the way to get someone to contra > > dance (a man) was to tell him that a > > new woman will be thrown into his arms every 30 seconds.? Reason being > > that most people are heterosexual and might be drawn to dance thinking > > he's going to dance with women.? I suggested that this was a bad idea > > due to the fact that in most dances you'll see men dancing with men, > > women dancing with women, and people switching roles.? > > > > I think > > that the best compromise is to continue with the gents/ladies > > terminology, but emphasize that these are merely titles of traditional > > roles, but anyone can play them regardless of physical gender.? That is > > what I say in my workshops, and it's usually generally understood.? Any > > new terminology that you use will force people to translate which means > > "man" and which means "woman".?? However, I do understand the baggage > > that these gender-loaded terms do bring.?? > > > > > > Perry > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: JoLaine Jones-Pokorney <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 9:23 AM > > Subject: [Callers] gender > > > > In reply to Read who said "When gendered terms are used, people are more > > likely to sort themselves by gender. Newcomers are unlikely to even > > consider the possibility of not doing so." > > I disagree.? When I teach the introductory workshop I say, "You will see > > women dancing the men's role and men dancing the women's role."? They see > > this happening immediately, even in the introductory workshop.? In our > > community, men dancing the women's role is less common, but it will > happen > > at least once at each dance so newcomers are seeing it. > > We often get new women who want to dance the men's role so that they can > > dance with their women friends that they came with.? Of course this > isn't a > > great plan since they're all newbies, but my point is that they don't > > hesitate to switch roles. > > I find that the long-time contra dancers are often the ones who are less > > willing.? At a dance just a few days ago, I asked a woman to dance.? > Right > > beside us were two men dancing together.? She declared that it was silly > > for two men to dance together when there were women available to dance > > with.? Another time I asked a woman to dance and she said she would if > she > > couldn't find a man to dance with.? Another time I was lined up with my > > woman partner when two men came running over and declared "We know you'd > > rather dance with us!" and one of them grabbed my partner away and the > > other one grabbed me.? These are long time dancers who are operating > under > > the notion that a couple equals one man and one woman and anything else > is > > only to be tolerated if the ideal cannot be had. > > So perhaps a non-gendered term would help the long-time dancers more than > > the new dancers!? I notice that in this conversation thread - no one has > > actually proposed another option.? I've thought it ought to be something > > totally random like "blue" and "yellow" but a shift that drastic just > > wouldn't happen I don't think. > > I'm reminded of the time I was asked to call a gender-free dance where > > where they were using "bands and bares."? I spent a tremendous amount of > > time practicing calling bands and bares and getting dances I felt > > comfortable calling that way.? IN the introductory workshop, I was > passing > > out bandanas for the bands and one man was asking his friend what I meant > > by the "bands."? She said to him - "She means the mens part."? I thought > > why did I just bother to learn bare and band when they're just thinking > > women and men? > > > > -- > > JoLaine Jones-Pokorney > > > > "We are as gods and might as well get good at it!" > > - Stewart Brand > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 08:33:37 -0800 (PST) > > From: rich sbardella <[email protected]> > > To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Callers] Square Dance Tunes > > Message-ID: > > <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > > > > > Hello folks! > > I am interested in finding some good modal tunes for squares.? Any > suggestions? > > Rich Sbardella > > Stafford, CT > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > > > > End of Callers Digest, Vol 101, Issue 4 > > *************************************** > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
