Re: [Callers] Waltz-Time Contra Choreography

Dugan -- Over in English-country-dance land there are a zillion longways duple minor waltz-time dances. Some of them have contra figures. Gary Roodman's "Winter Dreams Waltz" to Jonathan Jensen's tune starts off with a leisurely unassisted 1s cast down and face up while 2s lead up and face

Re: [Callers] Waltz-Time Contra Choreography

Ric, that looks more like a normal contra than a waltz contra to me. Can you share your experience of swinging, or teaching a swing, to waltz music? Thanks… Tony Tony Parkes Billerica, Mass. www.hands4.com New book! Square Dance Calling: An Old Art for a New Century (to

Re: [Callers] Waltz-Time Contra Choreography

Hi Dugan, One of my favorites is Bob Green’s Alison Wonderland, (improper): A1 1-8 Nbrs balance + swing A2 1-4 Circle L ¾ 5-8 Ptnr swing B1 1-4 Gents star promenade 1x* 5-8 Butterfly

Re: [Callers] Waltz-Time Contra Choreography

Dugan Murphy wrote: > Do you have a favorite contra dance written to fit a waltz tune? The one popular waltz contra of the 1945–1960 square dance revival was Hills of Habersham, written in I think 1955: http://www.lloydshaw.org/uploads/3/4/2/3/3423313/hills_of_habersham.pdf The Lloyd Shaw

Re: [Callers] Waltz-Time Contra Choreography

On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 14:02:07 -0400, Dugan Murphy via Callers wrote: > Do you have a favorite contra dance written to fit a waltz tune? Depends what you class as a contra! Here's one of mine - at least it's longways duple improper. http://colinhume.com/instl.htm#HeidisWaltz Colin Hume

[Callers] Waltz-Time Contra Choreography

Do you have a favorite contra dance written to fit a waltz tune? I danced one once many years ago and haven't thought much about it since, though it was pretty special. Thank you in advance for sharing some choreography! Dugan Murphy Portland, Maine dugan at duganmurphy.com www.DuganMurphy.com