Contra Dance Calling 101
Name:
Contra Dance Calling 101
Date:
February 10, 2024
Time:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
Website:
Registration
Event Description:
CONTRA DANCE CALLING 101
WITH BETH ROBINSON
Experienced North Country dance caller Beth Robinson will lead three successive workshops at The TAUNY Center in Canton for participants to learn how to become contra dance callers. In fun and interactive workshops, participants will learn the language of the dance calls, including standard actions, how to give clear directional and etiquette instruction, how to plan for a complete successful dance event. The goal of the workshop is to broaden the local pool of dance callers to continue to pass on the traditions of this vibrant form.
Participants will learn to call a dance and by the end of the workshop series actually do so (under Beth Robinson's guidance) at the May 4th Contra Dance at The TAUNY Center! *Participants must attend all three workshops in order to be fully prepared to call a dance.
WITH BETH ROBINSON
Experienced North Country dance caller Beth Robinson will lead three successive workshops at The TAUNY Center in Canton for participants to learn how to become contra dance callers. In fun and interactive workshops, participants will learn the language of the dance calls, including standard actions, how to give clear directional and etiquette instruction, how to plan for a complete successful dance event. The goal of the workshop is to broaden the local pool of dance callers to continue to pass on the traditions of this vibrant form.
Participants will learn to call a dance and by the end of the workshop series actually do so (under Beth Robinson's guidance) at the May 4th Contra Dance at The TAUNY Center! *Participants must attend all three workshops in order to be fully prepared to call a dance.
Registration is required, and space is limited. Register for additional workshops happening on 3/2 & 4/6, 2-4 pm. Click HERE to register online.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Beth Robinson has been a contra and family dance caller for more than twenty years. Based in Potsdam, NY, she has called dances across northern New York and New England, as well as in Ottawa and Montréal. Over the years, she has been the regular caller for Contra Dance series in Potsdam, Canton, Saranac, and Saranac Lake, NY. Beth is known for her style of gentle humor and ease in teaching multigenerational groups of various sizes.
Beth Robinson has been a contra and family dance caller for more than twenty years. Based in Potsdam, NY, she has called dances across northern New York and New England, as well as in Ottawa and Montréal. Over the years, she has been the regular caller for Contra Dance series in Potsdam, Canton, Saranac, and Saranac Lake, NY. Beth is known for her style of gentle humor and ease in teaching multigenerational groups of various sizes.
