Should not be a problem - NAFTA is good for US musicians/callers, but bad for
Canadian ones. Few restrictions that I know of unless you're going to make
thousands of dollars. In any case, I usually just say that I'm going to perform
for a folk dance in a church basement and they tend to lose
As a caller and a dance musician who sometimes plays jazz standards for contra
dances, I have found that dances that are a bit marchy (down-the-halls, single
promenades, etc) and bouncier dances (lots of balances) seem to work best with
swing tunes. And of course, some square dances are written
Thanks for the comments, everyone. Very helpful, especially the tip about
promenading into the proper formation.
I noticed no one has responded yet to the question about whether a large number
of contra dances could be run as Sicilian circles. I'd be curious to hear what
others say, but my
Hello group, It's been a while since I called a Sicilian Circle, but I may soon
- two questions:
1. Typically, one couple isn't considered the "ones" and the other "twos",
right?
2. If there are ones and two, which couple would be considered the "ones" -
CW or CCW?
3. If there are not
So I've been experimenting with the new ChatGBT program, mainly to determine
whether my job as an English teacher is in danger of becoming obsolete (it's
not). While I was at it, I decided to see if it could write a functional contra
dance. This is what I entered, and what it produced.
Write a
With a little experimentation and technical know-how, you can actually create
some cool medleys of pre-recorded tunes in Garageband or other music editing
program. It's fun and helps achieve the variety that dance DJs sometime need.
I'd be happy to share 1-2 that I've created if anyone wants
Hey all, What are your favorite square dances for older teenagers in a
one-night-stand setting? These could be Southern, New England, or other.
Looking for a few new options...
Less interested in non-squares (circles, mixers, etc.), but if you have
something you really like in one of those
