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Contra Dance Basics Ch 3 - Four Dancers or Hands Four
Formerly Contra Dance Training. This publication is funded in part by The Country Dance and Song Society. Continuing the traditions. Linking those who love them. www.cdss.org
The CCD (Chattahoochee Country Dancers at www.ContraDance.org) of Atlanta gives dance instructions for new or beginning Contra dancers. Callers Rob Harper and Susan Davis (just off screen) teach basic lessons or moves for a group of four Contra dancers while experienced dancers demonstrate the group movements on screen. This instructional dance video shows a few basic steps of how to contra dance in a small group of four dancers. DVD version containing all updated chapters and more can be found at www.ContraDance.org under What’s Contra Dancing.
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June 24th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Thanks for the …
Thanks for the comment. I guess default is the better terminology. At CCD and locally the default seems to be as shown in our video, however, we are occassionally asked by our Callers to do a square pattern. Both patterns are known and used. Regionally (down here) is seems that “hands across” is the understood star pattern and “square” is the star pattern used when specifically called for by the Caller. Regional differences do make it interesting when you dance in different communities.
June 24th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
In the Northeast,, …
In the Northeast,,the default for a star is the square pattern. The form shown in this video is called a “hands-across” star and would be specifically called that way.
June 24th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
You’re right. I …
You’re right. I dance near Washington DC and we do it both ways–but I’ve been to dances in other states where they only do one of the star styles.
June 24th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
At the contra dance …
At the contra dance in our club I want to think a star involved everyone holding each other’s wrists with their left hand, making a kind of a “square” pattern. I live in VT…are there regional variations on the star move, or am I just mixed up? (I’ve only gone to one dance so far, so I may just be wrong.)