Just like clapping after a Petronella. I blame the musicians. If they didn’t play such lively music the dancers wouldn’t be inspired to be so joyous. Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 24, 2024, at 10:05 AM, John Sweeney via Contra Callers <[email protected]> wrote: That’s because the shouting bit wasn’t in the original dance. Someone did it and it caught on. Happy dancing, John John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574 http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent From: Kyla Wargel via Contra Callers <[email protected]> Sent: 24 June 2024 14:08 To: Luke Donforth <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: [Callers] Re: [External] Looking for a contra dance where dancers raise their fists and shout hey Thank you all! I think it was indeed Beneficial Tradition. I now vaguely remember there being a wavy line in the dance, so that must be the one! I'm glad to learn of the triplet and XYZ dances as well. It was hard to search for the dance since the shouting bit isn't always mentioned in the written choreography. Thanks for your help, Kyla _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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