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Contra Dance Club Spring Dance with Stove Dragon!
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$15 visitor, FREE all students! Pay @ door with cash or Venmo.
Registration through CampusGroups is primarily used for tracking types of attendees and ensuring event waivers are signed. Reach out with any questions or concerns!
No experience or partner is required. If you'd like an example of what a very well-attended contra dance such as we hope to host looks like, check out a video from a festival earlier this year!
Contra at NW Folklife 2024: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT2A-ZhcKZE
Contra is a form of folk dancing, where each individual has one partner and they dance in concert with predetermined footwork alongside upwards of 50 additional couples per dance. Contra is remarkably inclusive, with roles such as lead or follow being gender-agnostic. The music played at contra dances is traditionally live and variously acoustic, consisting of such instruments as violin, keyboard, guitar, assorted methods to produce percussion, and occasionally special solos from the likes of saxophones. Each dance is guided by a “caller,” who selects from an assortment of pre-drafted dances shared between authors. It is highly dynamic, with each event largely showcasing unique combinations of moves to entertain even experienced dancers, while orienting new dancers within movements such as “swing your partner” or “spin towards your right shoulder” they will have limited difficulty learning, and practice multiple times throughout any given dance.
The hobby crosses many generational lines, with community dances frequently attracting parents with their young to teenaged children as well as spry retirees seeking a delightful night out with their friends.
Where
Willard Straight Hall - Memorial Room (WSH407)
Ithaca, New York 14853, United States