2011年4月24日 · Contra dance tunes can rely too much on cheap tricks, like rockin’ arpeggios, or overtly-minor-key noodling, so it’s a real pleasure to find such beautifully crafted tune written by young contra dance musicians.

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Some of my favorites, in maybe in the best order to view them, are: The Free Raisins — a young band, relatively new to dance music and very articulate about how to play for contra dances. Excellent introduction, with good examples. Jamie Laval — a champion Irish fiddler talks about the origins of dance and how the music fits the dance.

Contra dance music is lively and propelling, serving the purpose of driving and energizing dancers as they move up and down a dance floor in simple, called patterns, interacting with a partner, another couple, or another individual along the way.

There is a wide range of music that will work for contra dancing. Numerous musicians and bands, including amateurs and professionals, and people of all ages, are inventing new sounds and exploring old forms all the time.

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2020年12月28日 · Great Meadow Music has a catalog of contra dance music, specializing in New England Contra Music, on CDs. Contracopia is where you can find contra dance music, CD's, and tapes from all over the country. Some music is available for …

Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) is a form of folk dancing made up of long lines of couples. It has mixed origins from English country dance, Scottish country dance, and French dance styles in the 17th century.

A musician's guide to contra choreography by Andrew VanNostrand: in this invaluable article, Andrew discusses the types of contra dance figures, the kinds of dances (bouncy, smooth, symmetrical, etc.), building sets around the choreography of contra …