Contra Dancing in the Afternoon

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  • @dianafoot
    @dianafoot 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Holy Cow, I'm just seeing this? Y'all have really upped the Contra Dance moves since I was dancing my butt off in the 1980's - 2010's! Loved watching this! (And I actually recognized a couple of folks from the "old days".)

    • @brucebear1
      @brucebear1 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey, come on back -- we're still here!! Twould be good to see you and dance with you.

  • @chelseasleep6769
    @chelseasleep6769 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I have never seen a contra danced to this kind of music- I LOVE it!!!

    • @MaggiEsp
      @MaggiEsp 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It sounds like an Argentine tango music. Love it!

  • @teresalacaze9241
    @teresalacaze9241 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looks like a lot of fun, did it a few times in Spokane, WA.😊 I had a blast!!!

  • @andizukifoo
    @andizukifoo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Get OUtta here! This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen!! Awesome dancers and the MUSIC! My mind is just flipped out! This and Zen archery in my neighborhood! Two magical things I've discovered this week! Cheers! Thanks for posting!

  • @ClueFinderDirtDigger
    @ClueFinderDirtDigger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Music and dancing here is top-notch! Makes me wanna join right in!

  • @jerniganmusic7082
    @jerniganmusic7082 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This band is FANTASTIC!!

  • @LongSteve
    @LongSteve 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This is one of the coolest and funkiest contra dance videos I've seen. Great music and dancing. 👍🏼

    • @bristolmayerlanchi3240
      @bristolmayerlanchi3240 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stephen Longh

    • @fletchercarter7816
      @fletchercarter7816 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Stephen Longhurst 5.

    • @fionafairechild6272
      @fionafairechild6272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Totally agree. Once had the honor of dancing to this live and it is cathartic still. 🌺

    • @LongSteve
      @LongSteve 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fionafairechild6272 it’s been 8 months since I’ve Contra danced with anyone other than my wife in our kitchen. I miss it so much.

    • @wendydoughty9536
      @wendydoughty9536 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I want contra in NH

  • @Hexbet
    @Hexbet 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I don't know how I got here but I'm glad I did and that band was amazing and of course the dancers we're great

  • @personalnotesmusic
    @personalnotesmusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    VERY COOL!!!! Looks like so much fun.

  • @shenanigans1958
    @shenanigans1958 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why I love Contradancing

  • @randyscott3386
    @randyscott3386 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is so far beyond cool it's frozen ! I want to go do it !

    • @mjtaylor222
      @mjtaylor222  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You'll be a welcome addition to the dance floor.

  • @etancia
    @etancia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    They are jamming out. How fun!

  • @t-wid6588
    @t-wid6588 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My absolute favorite go to video to make me smile. I love contra and wish there was more music like this!!!! Love these guys! Do you ever come to Pacific Northwest?!

  • @barbarapaulson9560
    @barbarapaulson9560 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Its really fun working out to it. What else to do during covid break from dancing. Sadly.

  • @GreatContraVideos
    @GreatContraVideos 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love this video. Great dancing and music.

  • @stephenbrown2054
    @stephenbrown2054 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I didn't know contra dancing could be like this

    • @mjtaylor222
      @mjtaylor222  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Come to Asheville and dance with us! Check out AshevilleContra.com for the best weekend dance or come to the weekly dances.

  • @michelebousliman689
    @michelebousliman689 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    GREAT BEAR!!!!!

  • @irishka_zolotse
    @irishka_zolotse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such fun!!!!!!

  • @elizabethmcconnel5079
    @elizabethmcconnel5079 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When you find your doppelgänger in a random video on TH-cam. (Lady in the red and black dress)

  • @ccpage19143
    @ccpage19143 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    (This dance sequence is "Simplicity Swing" by Becky Hill.)

  • @vskywark
    @vskywark 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Joy!

  • @johnesco
    @johnesco 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Me: There are no dips in Contra.
    Suspenders man: 1:03

    • @mjtaylor222
      @mjtaylor222  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And men don't dancecwith men? 😉 The cool contra dancers definitely dip. With consent, of course. Contra dance weekends even offer workshops in safe dipping and other *modern* flourishes.

    • @mjtaylor222
      @mjtaylor222  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/4fXWqcNyj5k/w-d-xo.html 1.07.

  • @sageleeone
    @sageleeone 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Super Awesome!

  • @4isahappyfamily
    @4isahappyfamily 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    that is some sexy contra dancing!!!

  • @joannehack7588
    @joannehack7588 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    😮🤗

  • @AlexandraKimball-rr8xb
    @AlexandraKimball-rr8xb 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm a recent Great Bear Trio fan (I particularly like The Gardener), but I can't identify this piece. Does anyone know what it's called?

  • @elliotbryant3459
    @elliotbryant3459 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    anyone know the name of the song? I can't find it with soundhound.

    • @abeniciogallegos4887
      @abeniciogallegos4887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the closest I have found is a song called the Randomanins by the great bear trio it's not an exact match but I think this is just a riff on it

  • @gotenkes
    @gotenkes 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm new to contra. What is the move being called at the 0:57 mark after they come out of the star thing? The couple on the right look like they are gypsying but other people are spinning around each other...

    • @chetgray1
      @chetgray1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +gotenkes "Simplicity Swing", as written, has a dosado with the next neighbor there at the end of the B2. Since the next figure is a balance and swing with that same nighbor, the two dancers can improvise however they feel (in this case, a gypsy), as long as they stick together.
      Contras are frameworks guiding set interaction. As long as you're dancing with everyone in the set, play around with it, have fun, and dance with whoever's coming at you, on their level.

    • @gotenkes
      @gotenkes 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Chet Gray Thanks for the reply. I went to contra for the first time a few weeks ago and had a blast. Since I have no level, I just try to do whatever is called without tripping ;p I hope to get better in the future. My gf has been doing contra for 6 years so I have a bit to catch up to :)

    • @chetgray1
      @chetgray1 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +gotenkes , I should have written "on a level that's comfortable for both of you." Glad you're finding joy in contra, 'cause that's what it's all about! Hope we meet on he dance floor sometime.

    • @paulmlieberman1
      @paulmlieberman1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chet, do you know the name of the tune? I was there, I loved it, but I can't find it in any of Great Bear's recordings.

    • @MistyFrederick
      @MistyFrederick 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was wondering the same thing. I couldn't find it either...love it!