Address
ContraCollege2010
c/o Joyce Fortune
133 Ortega Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94040

Phone Number
650 704 2647

Email
ContraCollege2010@bacds.org

Sponsored By
Bay Area Country Dance Society

In Collaboration With
North Bay Country Dance Society
Traditional Dancers of the Golden State
Traditional Dancers of Santa Cruz

Program Information

Contra College will feature a coordinated teaching program:

The Friday night dance will be full of easy but fun dances, multiple walk-throughs and strong calling.
Friday night will include an introduction to hearing and dancing to contra dance music.
Saturday morning’s workshops will focus on basic figures.
Saturday afternoon’s first workshop will focus on contra dance technique and the second will be an introduction to waltz.
The Saturday evening dance will include more practice and plenty of varied, flowing dances.
On Sunday morning there will be a hambo introduction or waltz tutorial, depending on the interest of the participants.
Late Sunday morning will be a final dance celebration and “graduation.”
The integrated curriculum will allow dancers to reinforce and practice skills learned during the classes.
Careful pacing will allow dancers to build skills slowly over the course of the weekend and to internalize what they’ve learned as we go along.
There will be more explaining than at regular dances, along with plenty of question-and-answer time.
The group’s small size will allow for lots of individualized attention.
The dances will also be really, really fun, selected to help everyone gain confidence and feel at ease. The carefully-crafted curriculum will emphasize dances that are simple while still being varied and well-choreographed. The energetic live music will be exhilarating!
A community dance will be held in Felton (just down the road) from 2:00 to 5:00 on Sunday, featuring the Syncopaths, a fabulous “rising star” band with Joyce Miller calling. This will be a great opportunity to put your new skills to the test.

Bay Area Country Dance Society

Promoting Traditional English and American Music and Dance

Program Information