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Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Let your inner Cinderella out! Contra Dancing is here in Pueblo!
Oooh! There’s an announcement on Fiddletoons.com that the Nimble Fingers Stringband will be playing LIVE MUSIC for a contra dance in Pueblo on January 9, and on February 13 and on March 13. I’m so excited! Do you have any idea how much fun it is?
The floor at City Park Pavilion is a good wood floor. And, while I’m not familiar with Duffy Boyle, Chris Kermiet, who will be leading the dancing in March, is a great instructor. I’ve attended his dances since college. How long is that? Let’s just say he’s very experienced and knows as much about square dancing, round dancing and contra dancing as anyone around.
The web site is great, but I’d like to expand on the information there, based on comments I’ve gotten from friends as I’ve tried to talk this up.
What kind of dancing is contra dancing? Girls: it’s the kind of dancing you see in Jane Austen movies such as Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, etc. Guys: it’s the kind of dancing Wellington did when he won Waterloo. If you’re a fan of Bernard Cornwell, the author, it’s the kind of dancing Richard Sharpe would have done if Cornwell had had him attend a ball.