BRUMMIE CONTRAS
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    • A4 POSTER - GREAT ALNE Friday evening CONTRA, 7.30 to 10.30 + Cajun LNE.
    • SIX at a time FLIERS. for the GREAT ALNE Long Weekend Please Copy, cut, Distribute. THANK YOU if you can.
    • A4 POSTER - MIDSUMMER DANCE
  • ABOUT
  • What's a Contra ?
    • But I've never really done this stuff before !
    • SIX at a time FLIERS. Please Copy, cut & DISTRIBUTE. THANK YOU if you can.
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  • A tribute
Why don't you come along. Sample it to find out !
Contras are lively and friendly occasions. You're here to enjoy.
"Getting right" an unfamiliar dance does involve brainwork too, but a few mistakes hardly matter - a fairly good recovery afterwards is the fun challenge.
A Contra
 has lines of couples: conventionally of alternating gender: usually in "minor sets" of 4 people.

"American style contras" are fun and energetic - you're helped for each dance through its sequence of moves by a caller.
They should leave you dancing to the music, once you've learned a few times, the move sequence for that particular dance.
Because dance develops best through dancing different sequences with a variety of partners, a good contra caller makes available plenty of dances with "walking through" kept to a minimum. 
Each dance has its particular series of moves which you repeat with each couple that you meet as you move along - That's down the set if you were originally "ones" in your minor set of 4 people.
leave some opportunity to extemporise - 
 
Contras began with lines of couples: of alternating gender: usually in "minor sets" of 4 people.

"American style contras" are fun and energetic - you're helped for each dance through its sequence of moves by a caller.
They should leave you dancing to the music, once you've learned a few times, the move sequence for that particular dance.
Because dance develops best through dancing different sequences with a variety of partners, a good contra caller makes available plenty of dances with "walking through" kept to a minimum. 

Contras are lively and friendly occasions. You're here to enjoy.
"Getting right" an unfamiliar dance involves brainwork too - but a few mistakes don't really matter - a fairly good recovery afterwards is the fun challenge.
A Contra
 has lines of couples: conventionally of alternating gender: usually in "minor sets" of 4 people.

"American style contras" are fun and energetic - you're helped for each dance through its sequence of moves by a caller - who should leave you dancing to the music, once you've learned the move sequence for that particular dance.
Because dance develops best through dancing different sequences with a variety of partners, a good contra caller makes available plenty of dances with "walking through" kept to a minimum. 
Each dance has its particular series of moves which you repeat with each couple that you meet as you move along - That's down the set if you were originally "ones" in your minor set of 4 people.
leave some opportunity to extemporise - 
 
A Contra has lines of couples: conventionally of alternating gender: usually in "minor sets" of 4 people.
[The dances from which contras evolved have a partner opposite - and a men's line facing their women - standing "proper" in the "set".]
"American style contras" are fun and energetic - you're helped for each dance through its sequence of moves by a caller - who should leave you dancing to the music, once you've learned the moves for that dance.
Each dance has its particular sequence of moves which you repeat with each couple that you meet as you move along - That's down the set if you were originally "ones" in your minor set of 4 people.
leave some opportunity to extemporise - 
 
A Contra (Contra Dance) has lines of couples: usually of alternating gender: and usually in "minor sets" of 4 people.
The dances from which contras evolved have a partner opposite - and a men's line facing their women - standing "proper" in the "set".
Dances described for "proper sets" were first published in England by Playford in 1651.
Later dances were devised to begin with the men and women alternating - today termed "contra lines".
 
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27th -30th April in 2018 for its DETAILS.

Event doubly extends the last w/e of April in 2018 
Quality workshops for ALL ages / abilities.
Enjoy a contra here on the Friday eve.
Nel van der Laan from the NETHERLANDS will bring all kinds of lovely INTERNATIONAL DANCES as in 2017.

EXCELLENT PART-SONG & A WIDE RANGE of OTHER DANCING.

Bring (grand)children. Share Maypole/Morris dances & ring handbell tunes from before noon on Sat & Sun.
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FLIERS for the NEXT BRUMMIE CONTRA page will Pop-up : below this DATES page They are in pdf. You may view or DOWNLOAD. If you would like to share out the fun of the "Brummie Contra" dances - then (regularly please) download, print - and distribute a few of these fliers in your area & dance club.
For Friday Contras & the Xmas Party, pop-up may be elsewhere !
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