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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
#waltz#french#bal folk#french dancing#french waltz#valse#valse impaire#folk#folk dance#simpsons meme
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This is what I looked like calling at BIDA!
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Give me a moment
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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
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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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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
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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?
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Hey look, it’s the thing I do
beekeeper:*keeps bees*
bees:*is keep*
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Sacred Harp crossovers no one asked for #430
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See: every gender-free contra discussion ever
me: so white peop-
white: *is already crying*
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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)
#upperwestside#worship#indianfood#lakshmi#newyork#desi#puja#coconut#diwali#holiday#bengali#playdoh#hindu#indian#goddess
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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)
#sopinkithurts#real#drugstore#fall#flowers#iridescent#rose#pink#sopink#supersaturated#urbangarden#autumn#rosebush#urbanflora#spiky
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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)
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