Contra Dance Calling

Author : Tony Parkes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963288035
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Rickey Holden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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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:

Author : Betty Casey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781574411195
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Dudley Laufman
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 0736076123
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Phil Jamison
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252097327
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hoedowns, Reels, and Frolics written by Phil Jamison and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Hoedowns, Reels, and Frolics, old-time musician and flatfoot dancer Philip Jamison journeys into the past and surveys the present to tell the story behind the square dances, step dances, reels, and other forms of dance practiced in southern Appalachia. These distinctive folk dances, Jamison argues, are not the unaltered jigs and reels brought by early British settlers, but hybrids that developed over time by adopting and incorporating elements from other popular forms. He traces the forms from their European, African American, and Native American roots to the modern day. On the way he explores the powerful influence of black culture, showing how practices such as calling dances as well as specific kinds of steps combined with white European forms to create distinctly "American" dances. From cakewalks to clogging, and from the Shoo-fly Swing to the Virginia Reel, Hoedowns, Reels, and Frolics reinterprets an essential aspect of Appalachian culture.

Author : Margot Gunzenhauser
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Tony Parkes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963288042
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Peter Amidon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990671619
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Mary McNab Dart
Publisher : Garland Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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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

Author : Hugh Stewart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780951919316
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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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: