Monthly Archives: March 2013

Westford PCA Barn Dance 3/23/2013

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Don

Tonight I’m calling a Barn Dance at the Westford, MA Parish Center for the Arts (PCA), working with the house band OH, CONTRAire! Despite being called a Barn Dance, I confirmed with the organizer that they are looking for/happy with … Continue reading →

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Concord Monday Contras 11/26/2012

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Don

A great night at my home dance in Concord! I got to work with musicians I like this evening, including: David Kaynor (fiddle), Debby Knight (piano), Jack O’Connor (mandolin, banjo, percussion) & Cal Howard (bass). My called program: Broken Transcription … Continue reading →

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Gardner Contra Dance 11/24/2012

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Don

A fun dance! The crowd was filled with a large proportion of first time dancers, so I significantly revised my planned program below. As I did that on the fly and spent a lot of time down on the floor … Continue reading →

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Sweet Scent of Sage – Contra Dance

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Don

I’ve been toying with a very partner-centric dance I’ve named for my wife Sage. Below is the original (successfully tried) and two new variations I hope to try out soon. The AFAIK unique A1 Mad Robin to A2 slide left … Continue reading →

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