Alexandra Deis-Lauby ● The Ripples ● Contrastock VII (7) ● 2017-09-24

Описание: 09/24/2017: Alexandra Deis-Lauby calls while “The Ripples" play at Glen Echo, MD's Spanish Ballroom during Contrastock VII (7).

CALLER: Alexandra Deis-Lauby (  / alexandradeislaubycontradancecaller  )

BAND: The Ripples (http://www.theripplesband.com/)
● Christopher Wood (guitar, bass, harmonica)
● Gabrielle Lanza (percussion)
● Kristen Planeaux (flute, keyboard)
● Andrew Taylor (fiddle)

The Ripples are happy providers of contra dance music in the Midwest and beyond. Based in Cincinnati and Louisville, they put out a contemporary-meets-traditional sound with hints of jazz, bluegrass, world beats, and straight up pop hits. They’ll get you groovin’ in no time at all!

TUNES:
(0:00 - 3:56) “Road to Glounthane” (G) (Terence Teahan)
(3:56 - 6:37) “Road to Glounthane” (A) (Terence Teahan)
(6:37 - END) “MacArthur Road” (Dave Richardson)

DANCE: "High Seas” (Diane Silver, improper)
[start in long wavy lines, ladies face out, gents face in]
A1 – Balance Right & Left (4), Slide Right 1 (4), Swing the Next (8)
A2 – Pass to a Wave – Balance R&L. Slide Right, Gents Allemande Left 1x
B1 – Partner Balance & Swing (4, 12)
B2 – Circle Left ¾ (6), Pass Through (2), New Neighbor Left ½ (4), Next Right 1/2 (4)

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 ~2:26 PM during The Ripples’ 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:
100 - 330p – Will Mentor & The Ripples (and guest caller - Alexandra Deis-Lauby!)
340 - 600p – Cis Hinkle & Pete's Posse
600 - 700p – Potluck
700 - 930p – Maggie Jo Saylor & GREAT BEAR
940 - 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