Contra dancing & shape note singing

Robin, 26, DC // I write and call contra dances and shape note songs

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aka Primitive Baptist Hymn and Tune Book by Elder John R. Daily

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Been havin interactions with American waltzers who can’t accept that there are other waltzes

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NO-va

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[pondwitch]

i love a fog. i love a woods.

[chippyyyz]

I love to munch a fresh baked goods

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This is what I looked like calling at BIDA!

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Give me a moment

Robin Banerji

Becket ccw but it doesn’t feel ccw

A1: (8) Partners J-hook promenade to the right

*(8) Partners pass through across the set and California twirl

A2: (8) Leads right shoulder round 1½

(8) Neighbors swing

B1: (8) Follows left shoulder round 1½

(8) Follows pass partner right, start ½ hey

B2: (16) Partners right shoulder round and swing

It’s important to start the walkthrough at the bottom of the A1 so that the dancers get their bearings and their “home side” established in their minds.

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(1) how dare you erase rock waltzes

(2) oh the caucasity

[vagabonds-and-troubadours]

Arabian Little Red Riding Hood with a red hijab

A Japanese Snow White with her coveted pale skin and shiny black hair

Mexican Cinderella with colorful Mexican glass blown slippers

Greek Beauty and the Beast where Beast is a minotaur

Culture-bent fairy tales that keep key canonical characteristics

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GIVE ME THESE I M M E D I A T E L Y

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Afro-Caribbean Rapunzel with 75-ft-long dreads.

[charminglyantiquated]

so i uh

I really liked this idea

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Imma praising this

[thesaltofcarthage]

I feel like I’ve reblogged this before BUT IMMA REBLOG IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT’S FUCKING AMAZING

[awed-frog]

Pet peeve, but what’s even better than culture-bending stories, myths and fairy-tales is actually acknowledging non-Western cultures have a lot of fantastic fiction and maybe let’s get to know it? Or is it just me?

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The signs as bal folk dances

Aquarius: 3-time bourrée

How do you dance it? Everyone’s just doing something, so make it up!

Pisces: Gavotte de l’Aven

Feeling the whole room share weight just makes you sigh in pleasure.

Aries: Plinn

JumP!! JUMP!! 0ne two THreE!!

Taurus: An dro

The warmest and safest of the Breton dances, you get to dance it with everybody all at the same time. Plus, pinkies.

Gemini: Polska

Mm, so sedate and serenOMGOMGOMG MY FEET ARE OFF THE GROUND

Cancer: Chapelloise

Parting with each successive partner is such sweet pain.

Leo: Scottish

The possibilities are endless as long as you connect. A good first dance or sixty-fourth dance.

Virgo: Rond de Loudéac

Yes, it’s a grapevine step. Wait for the next three parts of the dance. What, you’ve never been to Brittany?

Libra: Mazurka

You can dance it bouncy, you can dance it smooth, you can make it sexy or refined, and of course, frame is everything.

Scorpio: 11-time waltz

Wat

Sagittarius: Cercle Circassien

Simple, satisfying, lively and fun. *Chef’s kiss*

Capricorn: 2-time bourrée

Sorry, I fell in love while staring into your eyes. What did you say again?

[thebootydiaries]

beekeeper:*keeps bees*

bees:*is keep*

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Hey look, it’s the thing I do

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Sacred Harp crossovers no one asked for #430

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[peachnim]

me: so white peop-

white: *is already crying*

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See: every gender-free contra discussion ever

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Sacred Harp crossovers no one asked for #288

I’m a long time workin’ on the railroad

I’m a long time workin’ all the live-long day

I’m a long time workin’ on the railroad

Just to lay this body down

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It’s #Diwali, and the North Indians are celebrating #Lakshmi, except we Bengalis did it weeks ago. Throwback to our #puja in #NewYork feat. ur fave #goddess of prosperity! And #playdoh. . #hindu #worship #holiday #bengali #indian #desi #indianfood #coconut #upperwestside (at Upper West Side)

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An #iridescent #rose outside of the neighborhood #drugstore. I know it doesn't look #real—that's part of its charm. . #spiky #rosebush #autumn #fall #flowers #urbangarden #urbanflora #supersaturated #PINK #sopink #sopinkithurts (at Alexandria, Virginia)

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#Purple #cauliflower in a bowl—one of the best gifts I have ever received. Yeah, I didn't know they came in this colour either! . #veggies #veg #heirloom #flower #cruciferous #brassica #fractal #branching (at Alexandria, Virginia)