Download or read book Contra Dance Calling written by Tony Parkes and published by . This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the first comprehensive entry-level book on contra dance calling, newly revised and updated for the Internet age. Every aspect of the caller's work is dealt with clearly and thoroughly: music, timing and phrasing, voice technique, dance notation, teaching, programming, sound equipment, event management, and working with special groups. The book includes an in-depth discussion of the basic movements (such as do-si-do), a selection of easy-to-call dances, a complete glossary, and a Resources section listing dance titles, tunes, books, recordings, videos, software, organizations, retailers, dance events, and websites.
Download or read book The Complete Book of Square Dancing and Round Dancing written by Betty Casey and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Square dancing is friendship set to music," says author Betty Casey. Just take four couples, old or young, put 'em on a good floor, turn on the music, and you're all set. Whether you've done it before or you're just starting out, this book tells you everything you need to know--85 basic movements used all over the world, the spirited calls unique to square dancing, the costumes and equipment that are best, and music (from "Red River Valley" to "Mack the Knife") that will set your feet in motion. Down-to-earth details and anecdotes give a taste of the good times in store for you. Find out how native folk dances grew out of European quadrilles, jigs, and fandangos. Open this book and get ready to: "wipe off your tie, pull down your vest, and dance with the one you love best." This book includes: 50 basic movements, 35 advanced movements, variations, dances that are a part of the American heritage, Contra and Round Dances, polkas and reels, and calls, past and present.
Download or read book The Contra Dance Book written by Rickey Holden and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Traditional Barn Dances with Calls Fiddling written by Dudley Laufman and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2009 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grade level: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, i, s.
Download or read book Contra Calling Made Easy written by Stew Shacklette and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Square Dance and Contra Dance Handbook written by Margot Gunzenhauser and published by McFarland. This book was released on 1996 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide to traditional style square and contra dancing, sometimes referred to as country dancing, covers both music and style and gives background information on various dance types and calling techniques. Ninety dances, presented in chapters according to type (mixers, progressive circles, contra, Southern mountain style, squares and others), in a wide variety of formations are described with drawings and diagrams for many of the movements. A glossary of terms, a directory of addresses (organizations; vendors of books, recordings and audio equipment; and dance camps), and an annotated discography and bibliography are also provided.
Download or read book Chimes of Dunkirk written by Peter Amidon and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2010 revision of New England Dancing Masters' classic collection of 20 traditional dances for children. First published in 1991, the editors have improved and updated the dance descriptions, and added several sections on teaching dance to children including tips on calling a dance and various strategies for choosing partners with children. Includes simple longways dances, circle dances, square dances and contra dances. Ideas for teaching dance successfully in schools, a glossary of dance terms and transcriptions of the dance tunes are included. CD recording features some of New England's finest dance musicians playing all the music needed to teach the dances. The revised CD includes three new recordings. Reels, jigs, polka and waltz are played dance length. The two square dances include singing calls on the recording.
Download or read book Square Dance Calling written by Tony Parkes and published by . This book was released on 2017-07 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide to the technical skills of calling traditional square dances, together with call charts for over 50 figures and breaks, a full glossary of terms, and reviews of other square dance books and recordings.
Download or read book Contra Dance Choreography written by Mary McNab Dart and published by Garland Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines changes in the choreography over the past 20 years of the country dance style that was imported from the British Isles during the colonial period and developed into a popular entertainment in the US. Based on interviews with contra dance composers and leaders, describes how a dance is created, the factors that make it good and influence its reception, and how the recent trends parallel changing interests and priorities of the dancers. Revised from a Ph.D. dissertation for Indiana University in 1992. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Elements of English Country Dance written by Hugh Stewart and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Queer Dance written by Clare Croft and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queer Dance challenges social norms and enacts queer coalition across the LGBTQ community. The book joins forces with feminist, anti-racist, and anti-colonial work to consider how bodies are forces of social change.
Download or read book Calling Contra Dances for Beginners by Beginners written by David A. Kaynor and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Goldcrest Collection written by Joseph Pimentel and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly composed American contra and English country dances with accompanying tunes.
Download or read book Thirty Contras from New England written by Dudley Towle Briggs and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Woodstock Nation written by Abbie Hoffman and published by New York : Vintage Books. This book was released on 1969 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Abbie Hoffman, Yippie non-leader, notorious dope addict and up-and-coming rock group (the WHAT), is currently on trial with seven others for conspiracy to incite riot during the Democratic Convention. When he returned from the Woodstock Festival he had five days before leaving for Chicago to prepare for the trial. Woodstock Nation, which the author wrote in longhand while lying upside down, stoned, on the floor of an unused office of the publisher, is the product of those five days. Other works by Mr. Hoffman include Revolution for the Hell of It and Fuck the System, which he describes as a "tender love epic"."-- Back cover.
Download or read book Come Dancing written by Daniel Clark and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This little book contains over sixty new contra, circle and square dances, along with notes on performance dancing and contra dance classes.
Download or read book Balance and Swing written by Lucia B. Allosso and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "'Balance and swing: contra dancing and music in Nelson, NH' is a senior project about the tradition of contra dancing ... Throughout this project, I have reflected on the importance of the contra dance as a physical, social, and emotional activity; the significance of being a member of that community has had for me; and the joy, connection, and relationships that have grown out of the Nelson contra dance ... For ten weeks, I interviewed callers, musicians, and dancers to learn about what the contra dance in Nelson means to them. I also studied the history of the dance and the town, learned and practiced contra dance calling, and also photographed the weekly dances"--Leaf 3.
