Shapes and Momentum Experienced ECD | DX Friday April 21, 10:00pm to 0:00am, [Show on Grid] |
Exceptional English Country Dance for experienced and highly attentive dancers. When does the pattern we make require abrupt movement? When do we elongate the forms to be smooth and curved? Explore the delightful contrasts in this ever-developing form. |
Early American Cotillions | TS Saturday April 22, 1:00pm to 1:50pm, [Show on Grid] |
French cotillions were the original square dances, the ancestor of today's, enjoyed by everyone from Jane Austen to George Washington. Basics of the cotillion form and specific American dances! |
Dances of Ted Sannella (Contras, Sqs) | DS Saturday April 22, 2:00pm to 2:50pm, [Show on Grid] |
Contras, squares, and triplets by a great 20th-century caller/choreographer. |
Evolutionary Contras | DS Sunday April 23, 12:30pm to 1:20pm, [Show on Grid] |
Experience contras that borrow figures evolved from English Country Dance. |
Allemande:The Couple Dance | TB Sunday April 23, 2:00pm to 2:50pm, [Show on Grid] |
Not just a hand turn! Once upon a time, the allemande was a couple dance that inspired many of the beautiful waltz movements we use today. Learn basic figures and transitions of the 18th century allemande. |