The notion of hosting a variety of dances to please varied audiences resonates
here too. For several years, I've been leading weekly contra sessions (sort of
like classes, at a local dance studio) and for some of the participants that
scene is preferable to our monthly contra. But I'm still
Thanks to all who have replied to my original e-mail. I'm particularly
interested in your report about Sautee, Heitzso. In fact, my organization has
just decided to experiment with a one-off "easy-peasy contra" event, in
response to a few requests for slower-paced dances more friendly to
I always tell people about my one of my favorite dance partners when I was 23
and just starting to dive into contra dancing. He was about 7 decades my
elder. Paul Kanaly---one of the sweetest people in the world, a former
cross-country champion, and a verrry slow moving dancer. But gosh,
