"Ad Vielle," by Erik Weberg, was written for "Oddville Cupola," the 3-part contra dance tune by Claude Ginsberg.
Ad Vielle (Oddville) Erik Weberg Duple, improper Start in wavy line across, Larks in middle by R, partner by L A1 Wave of 4 balance forward & back (all drop hands, walk to new waves) New wave balance, forward & back, Allemande Left ~ ¾ A2 Partner balance & swing B1 Circle Left ¾, pass through Neighbor swing B2 Robins allemande Right 1 ½ Partner allemande Left 1 ¼ to wave across (larks in center) "I wrote this dance in February, 2005 because I needed an accessible, interesting dance to fit the tune Oddville Cupola by Claude Ginsberg of the Seattle contra dance band KGB (www.kgbmole.com/kgb). The Portland Megaband has played Oddville Cupola for the last couple years and this dance has been very pleasing to dancers when danced to that tune. Of course, it will work with any 32-bar tune, but that one is special. Thanks, Claude! " -Amy Wimmer On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 8:02 PM Don Veino via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > I'm looking for recommendations for contras written to specifically match > a given tune, square or crooked. Obviously, there's singing squares, the > Chestnuts and some well known examples like David Kaynor's Cherokee > Shuffle. I'm looking for other examples of excellent "modern era" dances > perfectly crafted to fit an outstanding or unusual tune - such that it > surpasses the standard "pick the dance, then a suitable tune" approach to > foster dance floor joy. > > I've written a few such dances but would love to augment my repertoire > with others. > > Thanks, > Don > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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