Maggie Jo Saylor ● GREAT BEAR ● Contrastock VII (7) ● 2017-09-24

Описание: 09/24/2017: Maggie Jo Saylor calls while “GREAT BEAR" plays at Glen Echo, MD's Spanish Ballroom during Contrastock VII (7).

BAND: "GREAT BEAR”
…… http://www.greatbearmusic.com
…… http://www.greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com
……  / greatbeartrio  
……@greatbeartrio
● Andrew VanNorstrand (guitar)
● Noah VanNorstrand (fiddle)
● Kim Yerton (piano)
● Chris Miller (banjo, saxophone) (http://www.chrismillersax.com/)
● Rebecca Bosworth-Clemens (http://rebeccabc.com/)
● Dana Billings (drums)

As one of the hottest and most influential dance bands in the country, GREAT BEAR pushes the boundaries and sets the standard for modern contra dance music. Unafraid to go wherever their creativity takes them, their unconventional approach entrances and motivates. Their driving rhythm, epic dynamics and uniquely rocking style give them a loyal following of all ages.

They've shared their uniquely rocking style at dances and festivals from the deep south to Alaska and coast to coast.

TUNE: "Garbage in A”
……..(from https://greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/a...)

DANCE: "Coconut Cream Pie" (Lynn Ackerson, 4v4)

A1 – Lines of 4, Forward and Back (8); Center 4 Right Hand Star (8)
……..while Ends do 'whatever they want'
A2 – Meet Partner, Allemande Left 1 1/2 (8), New Center 4 Right Hand Star (8),
……..New Ends do 'whatever they want'
B1 – Balance & Swing Partner (4, 12)
B2 – Circle Left 1/2 in group of 8 (8), Balance Ring (4),
……..California Twirl w/Partner to face new line of 4 (4)

Note: "Coconut Cream Pie" by Lynn Ackerson is a variant of "Apple Pie Quadrille" by Ron Beeson.

REMARKS: The Spanish Ballroom is a superb dance venue. Built in 1933 and restored in 2003, the art deco style ballroom has a wonderful 7,700 SF sprung maple floor which can easily handle 6 lines of contradancers.

This video was shot at 7:34 PM – the third set in GREAT BEAR’s Contrastock 7 session.

Contrastock, a day-long celebration of contradance, is sponsored annually by The Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW) at Glen Echo, Maryland.

Here’s the Contrastock VII (7) schedule:
1:00 - 330p – Will Mentor & The Ripples
3:40 - 600p – Cis Hinkle & Pete's Posse
6:00 - 700p – Potluck
7:00 - 930p – Maggie Jo Saylor & GREAT BEAR
9:40 - 1100p – Contrastock Big Band and Callers Jamorama! 14 Musicians & 3 callers for a super special hoedown dance jam set!

Contrastock 8 is tentatively scheduled for September 23rd, 2018.

MORE INFO ABOUT GLEN ECHO CONTRAS:
● http://fsgw.org/
● http://fridaynightdance.org/

IF YOU LIKE THIS VIDEO, YOU’LL LIKE THESE LINKS!

More Glen Echo contradance videos:
●    / greatcontravideos  

Contradance advanced moves:
●    / contrasyncretist  

CAMERA: Canon S120, 1280x720, 30 FPS

VIDEO: JS Fischer