For me: 116-120: normal, hard to go wrong 110-122: usually fine, depending a bit on the dance and crowd 104-126: possible with the right dance and crowd, but on the edge of undanceable <104, >126: almost never a good idea
Younger or more athletic crowds generally do better with another couple bpm, and vice versa. This also varies some by community: some areas historically have had faster or slower music and those communities have many people who've adapted their dancing to the typical music. As a musician, if I'm playing too fast or slow for the dancers I'm happy to be given real-time correction! A caller watching the whole hall has a better sense of how well the tempo is going over than a group of musicians who are able to give the hall less of their attention. Jeff On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 12:35 PM Roberta Kogut via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Just wondering what tempos your bands are playing for contra dancers. > > Thank you! > > Roberta Kogut > Western North Carolina > > Get TypeApp for Android > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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