ChildGrove.org - Contras, squares & couple dancing venue in St. Louis, MO
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Childgrove Country Dancers
Description
What is Contra Dance?
It's a communal-style folk dance that is fun and easy to learn. No partner or experience is necessary. A caller leads the dancers through a series of moves and the sequence repeats itself. The patterns are very easy to learn and it's more like walking to music. An evening consists of 10-12 dances, each with a different combination of a few simple moves. You can enjoy dancing in a friendly, fun, mostly wholesome environment.
One-minute History of Contra Dance
Modern Contra Dance was originally the English Country Dancing which had spread to France and America in pre-Revolutionary times (think Jane Austin movies). American Colonials loved to dance, but they didn't want to be seen doing anything "English" so they adopted the French name, "Contre Danse" (meaning "line facing line" but probably a corruption of "Country Dance"). The name lived on as "Contra Dance".
It survived, like an underground stream, in New England town halls, and became popular during the counter-culture 60s, along with folk singing, Birkenstocks and crunchy granola. It spread rapidly because it was fun and flirtatious and communal, reflecting the times.
Contact
- Richard McKeever
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- Chesterfield MO
- US 63017
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- +1.6365371643
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