Thanks, Seth. I agree there’s a shortage of repertoire in that sweet spot around Family Contra/ Jefferson and Lincoln, etc, so I’ll be trying these dances out soon. Meg
On Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 10:15 PM Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello Callers > > Last Saturday I found myself at a dance that had a large number of first > time dancers (50+) and a fair number of experienced dancers. This is a > fascinating place to be - more than Galopede, but pre-Chain in teaching. > Family Contra by Sherry Nevins is the canonical dance. ( > https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=10422) > > I was inspired to come up with 3 others. Have you seen any of these > before? Are they simply re-writes of existing dances? > > Title: untitled > > Author: Seth Tepfer > > Formation: Improper > > Date: 1/21/2023 > > A1: Circle Left; Neighbor Swing > > A2: Long Lines (8); 1s DSD (8); > > B1: 1s ‘lady round two, gent drop thru; gent round two, lady drop through’ > > B2: 1s balance and swing > > > Title: Dahlonega Cozy > > Author: Seth Tepfer > > Formation: improper > > Date: 1/21/2023 > > A1: N DSD (8); neighbor swing (8) > > A2: Down the hall, come back cozy > > B1: cloverleaf 3 places (8); partner swing (8) > > B2: Circle left 3/4 (8); bal ring (4), pass thru (4) > > > Title: Dahlonega ContraFlow(tm) and Weave > > Author: Seth Tepfer > > Formation: Sicillian > > Date: 1/21/2023 > > A1: [weave left, weave right] x2 > > A2: N DSD (8); neighbor swing (8) > > B1: larks allemande left 1.5 (8); partner swing (8) > > B2: bal ring 2X (8); circle right 3/4, weave right > > > > Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his) > Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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