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Dance 382
New England
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Dance
Undergraduate 4
12/13/2011

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Term
Dance tradition
Definition
anglo-american folk dance
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Class of People
Definition
Town and city merchant class
Agrarian (farming) class
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Geography
Definition
Northeastern USA
"New England" states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island
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Language and Alphabet
Definition
English; Roman alphabet
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History
Definition
1620 CE- pilgrams first settled in New England to form plymoth Colony
1651- John Playford published "The English Dancing Master" -containing music and instructions for English Country Dance
1728- Final edition was published
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Music
Definition
String bands predominate: Fiddle, piano also mandolin, guitar, and string bass
-piano music in north more than southern Apps
-accordian music sometimes
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musical phrasing
Definition
dance phrase and music phrase always match
dance phrase of 32 measures or 64 bears
-two 16 beat parts played twise
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Rhythms
Definition
2/4-reel
4/4-March/hornpipe
6/8 jig
3/4 waltz
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types of dances
Definition
Contra-longway set, oldest are proper, both duple and triple. Duple and improper are newest

Circle Dances-progressive circle, and circle mixers

Quadrilles (squares)

Couple dances- introduced in 19th century
-waltzes, schottishches, Polkas
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Role of the caller
Definition
the caller is very important part of the 3 elements necessary to complete a successful contra dance event: the band, danders and the caller
-caller functions as a program director, dance master, liaison to the musicians, and master of ceremonies
-select the dances, verbally teachers them to the dancers, sets the tempp for the band, delivers the calls and signals the band when to end.
Term
allemande
Definition
german, 8 counts
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Contra corners
Definition
country corners, 16 counts
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Do-si-do
Definition
dos a do (back to back from french) 8 counts
Term
hey
Definition
an old english term, 16 counts
Term
ladies chain
Definition
8 counts, may be a corruption of chaine
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promenade
Definition
varies, to walk from french
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sashay
Definition
corruption of chassez -to slide from french
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