5..6..7..8!
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Maybe the set of steps is 8 beats long? I seem to think I've heard people counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 during a dance, so it kind of repeats every 8.
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Maybe the set of steps is 8 beats long? I seem to think I've heard people counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 during a dance, so it kind of repeats every 8.
@Doctor-Phibes said in 5..6..7..8!:
Maybe the set of steps is 8 beats long? I seem to think I've heard people counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 during a dance, so it kind of repeats every 8.
️I'm sure there are some who do 5-8 just because they heard it done that way, but it's supposed to be whatever home is.
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I am the Lord of the Dance.
@Doctor-Phibes said in 5..6..7..8!:
I am the Lord of the Dance.
Contra. Every Friday night, for about 5 years.
That's right, motherfuckers.
Link to videoI know more than a handful of people in this video.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in 5..6..7..8!:
I am the Lord of the Dance.
Contra. Every Friday night, for about 5 years.
That's right, motherfuckers.
Link to videoI know more than a handful of people in this video.
@Aqua-Letifer what fun. How much work is involved in learning that stuff?
As much as I love Mrs. George...she's shitty dancer. We could never do that kind of stuff.
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@Aqua-Letifer what fun. How much work is involved in learning that stuff?
As much as I love Mrs. George...she's shitty dancer. We could never do that kind of stuff.
@George-K said in 5..6..7..8!:
@Aqua-Letifer what fun. How much work is involved in learning that stuff?
Well, Glen Echo's been at this for quite awhile and they have a system down pretty well. 30 minutes before they start, they run a tutorial for the newbies. That gets them familiar with the figures. (Most other places do this, too, if not formally they'd still be happy to show new people at the start.)
Then, before every dance, the caller walks you through a set once or twice without music so you can get the gist. (Contra's a little different than, say, square dancing. For most contra dances, you barely see your partner; it's really just when you return home at the beginning and end of a set. And you don't start with learning footwork, you learn that after you learn the timing of the figures, so it's forgiving for new people.)
There's an unspoken rule at Glen Echo that the rightmost lane is for newbies and the older folks who want to take their time. But most of the older folks really know their shit, so the newbies get taught by the most experienced.
As much as I love Mrs. George...she's shitty dancer. We could never do that kind of stuff.
I've seen and heard that many a time. Always proved untrue.
As I mentioned earlier, it's different in terms of how you learn it. She could do it.Although, one thing some people tend to get hung up on is the etiquette. It's considered uncouth to keep the same partner throughout the night, even for married couples. Some folks don't like that aspect of it.
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If I'm honest, many of the most humiliating moments of my life have occurred on the dance floor. I have no wish to increase their number.
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If I'm honest, many of the most humiliating moments of my life have occurred on the dance floor. I have no wish to increase their number.
@Doctor-Phibes said in 5..6..7..8!:
If I'm honest, many of the most humiliating moments of my life have occurred on the dance floor. I have no wish to increase their number.
Then, my friend, contra is for you. By outside observers, nothing's lamer. So you're screwed before you even start. You're already at rock bottom.
(There's "I wear all black and listen to subversive music from the safety of my Toyota Corolla" IDGAF, and then there's "I do Appalachian line dancing on Friday nights in public" IDGAF. You tell me which one wins.)
Also, massive hippie community. If it's your thing, there are any number organic compounds available that can help put some pep in ya step.
