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#contradance

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Sam Whited

I just applied for a scholarship to the John C. Campbell Folk School for their traditional dance callers week. Not something I had on my bingo card for this year, but apparently I was recommended for it by someone in the local contra scene and invited to apply, so why not? I've always thought it would be fun to learn to call properly (I've only ever done it at open-mic type dances and workshops)!

folkschool.configio.com/pd/310

folkschool.configio.comDance Callers' WeekFor beginning to intermediate callers, enjoy a supportive environment designed to help you discover your strengths and explore new ideas. Topics include teaching techniques, recognizing good choreography, planning a program, leading effective walk-throughs, improving performance presence and vocal skills, and working with musicians. Gain direct experience as you practice calling and teaching actual dances with live musicians. Coincides with Dance Musicians' Week; includes nightly dances.
#Contra#ContraDance
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Harris Lapiroff

Many contra dance callers use The Caller’s Box, a phenomenal dance choreography database from Chris Page and Michael Dyck. For those of us who primarily call gender free dances, though, using it requires mental translation from gendered role terms to gender neutral ones. I’ve created a browser plugin, Caller’s Box Configurator, to fix this.

#ContraDance #TradFolk #DanceCalling

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Harris LapiroffCaller's Box Configurator
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Sam Whited

"Flow" by Countercurrent is out! I went to the pre-release listening thing for this a few days ago and was excited to hear that the band included a couple of labor songs on the release! "I Am The Fox" and "Six Workers" are great and I'm trying very hard not to let myself splurge on this album (I did have a job interview a few days ago… that's close enough to actually having a job again, right?!)! Give it a listen if you're so inclined:

countercurrentmusic.bandcamp.c

CountercurrentFlow, by Countercurrent15 track album
#Contra#Music#ContraDance
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