Of course you are correct that it is a "regular" contra. There is nothing that
forces the dance to be done in waltz time, only my intent makes it a waltz
contra. I give a little of the back story in this video of the maiden voyage of
the dance.
http://youtu.be/PXwAAASyrSE
I don't have any of t
I think the distinction between a contra dance and other longways set
dances is actually a pretty blurry line that is primarily a function of
time, place and convention. By our current convention, contras have become
primarily longways dances 64 counts long, usually danced to 32 bar reels or
jigs.
Here's one I'm fond of. One could argue whether this is a Contra, ECD, or...
Linda’s Gifts (of Time) – Longways Duple Proper in Waltz Time – Don Veino
20160818
*Type:* Longways Contra or English Dance, Duple Proper
*Status:* Public, Proven
In grateful recognition of Linda Leslie’s investments of
Now that Bob pointed out that waltz tunes would be 32 bars = 96 beats, I might
add more to this dance one day, so it could be danced to AABB waltzes. Alan
Winston wrote and helped me understand that this dance should be written like
this instead:
Google Waltz
by Claire Takemori
* DI couples
