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CONTRA-DANCING WEEKEND
Gail and I spent last weekend visiting a high-school friend in North Carolina and having a great time at the Lake Eden Arts Festival. We saw more TIE-DYE than anytime since the 1970s, when we were LOTS younger!!
But, the major purpose for the visit was
the Contra Dancing, explained in detail in the link. Gail always said that this was like the dancing we watched in the Pride and Prejudice videos from the BBC (also seen in Emma, Sense and Sensibility and other similar costume dramas). Well, this was my first time, and MAYBE one could imagine contra dancing from watching P&P, but only if you think of Elizabeth, Mr. Darcy, their friends and the instrumental group all on speed!! There was absolutely nothing “sedate” about these dances! Much more like SQUARE DANCING, only in long straight lines (to start with, anyhow).
If your musical taste doesn’t include Warren Wilson College on Thursday evening, in an old gym that must have been built in the ‘20s or ‘30s—it looked just like the one at PUC Elementary School, where we used to live in Angwin, Napa County, California. LOTS of college students, many beginners, and everyone friendly and willing to put up with “old people”!!
Friday afternoon, Saturday night, and Sunday morning, we danced at the Festival, and by Sunday (Friday p.m. I only did one dance) I was doing it correctly more often than not. In fact, I was aware enough to notice that even really good dancers were making occasional mistakes! Usually because they were adding extracurricular frills and elaboriations, but hey!
The best of the musical groups was The Ghillies, from Scotland and they played twice for us. If you’ve never heard bagpipes playing jigs and reels, you should listen to their music—it was grand!
For the terminally klutzy (definition 2), THIS is your dance…..all one has to do in most figures is walk forward!! Ideal for me - with 57+ years of “no-dancing” experience. We had a great time - so Thanks, Frank! We’ll be contra-dancing in Chattanooga ‘most every other Saturday night!
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