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Complex Dances and our links to MWSD

In the early days of the contra dance revival, we were happy to just get out and dance. Most dances we did were traditional choreographies that had been around, in some cases for hundreds of years. After awhile, people started writing their own dances and their own tunes and the revival completely reconstituted into a living tradition. This inevitably generated an interest in harder dances, more complexity and the rise of 'experienced dancer only' dances. I've long been impressed by how the contraphile generation pretty much mimicked an earlier generation's progression from traditional squares into Modern Western (or Club) Squares. Here you'll find some people speak to this phenomenon.

List of articles in category Complex Dances and our links to MWSD
Title Created Date Author Hits
Keeping Those Traditional Roots 01 May 1988 Written by Chip Hendrickson Hits: 5722
Complex Dances 27 December 2000 Written by David Millstone Hits: 4239
Explaining Traditional Squares and Contras to MWSD folks 01 January 2002 Written by Various Hits: 3234

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