If she has any budget at all, I really recommend the New England Dancing Masters books: http://www.amidonmusic.com/books-cds-store/new-england-dancing-masters <http://www.amidonmusic.com/books-cds-store/new-england-dancing-masters> which I learned about from David Millstone. I especially like Chimes of Dunkirk and Sashay the Donut. They’re FULL of the kinds of dances she’s looking for!
> On Jul 14, 2015, at 6:34 PM, Cary Ravitz via Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I received this note a couple of days ago. I am not qualified to answer it, > but I know there are many people here who could help. I gave her a limited > response and offered to help her out with SharedWeight - she asked me to post > here for her. You can email her directly or I will forward any posted > responses. Thanks, Cary Ravitz > > " > My name is Sr. Mary Joseph and I am Catholic Sister who is very new at > calling dances. I'm not sure if the dances I do know are even contras > technically. I am pretty much working with the families who come here to > Mass and am looking to add to the ten or so dances that they already know. > Here are a few of our dances. > > -The Virginia Reel > - The Bridge of Athlone > - Heel & Toe Polka > - Oh Suzanna > > I have had success learning dances off a few YouTube videos especially the > set from Mark Geslison and Geoff Groberg. I have a very hard time > deciphering dances that are simply written out on some web sites. If I knew > the jargon a little better, I'm sure that would be a huge resourse. Right > now, I think I need to see it. > > Because you have a much better idea about the world of contra dancing/ folk > dancing than I do, I was hoping you could point me in the right direction. > Do you know of any websites that have lots of videos of the dances? I could > probably invest in a set of DVD's if I new it was going to be helpful. Is > there someone I could call with my questions? > > I unfortunately do not have much time to dedicate to developing this skill, > but I figure a little improvement would be better than none. Thank you for > your time. May God bless you. > " > > Sister Mary Joseph <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > -- > Cary Ravitz > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net <>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<> Delia Clark PO Box 45 Taftsville, VT 05073 802-457-2075 [email protected]
