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What Is Contra Dance?
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" What Is Contra Dance?
Answering that question since February 1995
Created and maintained by Gary Shapiro
Although it's fun beyond words, we explain it in several ways.
My personal favorite is #0 .
But wait: is this too much for you? Here's a shorter Contra Dance Primer .
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Definitions of contra dance
Definition 0: the only real definition
Definition 1: an earnest attempt
Definition 2: what contra dance is not
Definition 3: whimsical
Definition 4: analytical
Definition 5: an analogy
Other topics
Learning to contra dance
Regarding dizziness
Why the name 'contra dance'?
Why can't I find a full-tilt multimedia description of contra dance here?
Other Web pages of possible interest
Credit and thanks
Change history of this document
Definitions
Definition 0: the only real definition
The only real answer to the question "What is contra dance?" comes when you try it. Check out Charlie Seelig's Contra Dance Links to find a dance in your neighborhood.
Definition 1: an earnest attempt
A caller, usually working with a group of live musicians, guides new and experienced dancers alike through a variety of dances.
A dancer and his or her partner dance a series of figures, or moves, with each other and with another couple for a short time. They then repeat the same figures with another couple, and so on. The figures are similar to those of old-time square dancing. The figures are combined in different ways for each different dance.
The caller teaches each dance before it is actually done to the music. This gives everyone an idea of what to expect so the movements can be easily executed. The caller leads the dances while they are being done to music, so dancers are able to perform each movement"
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