Tuesday, December 22, 2009

ありがとうございました☆Thanks

クリスマスコントラにきてくださったみなさん、どうもありがとうございました。師走のあわただしい時期にもかかわらず、たくさんの人が来てくれました。

フランスのコントラダンスを教えてくれたロマン、いつもいつも楽しい音楽を奏でてくれるばんちゃん、まりちゃん、どうもありがとう。フランスのコントラダンスは、簡単だったし、ステップやプロムナードの仕方が違ったりして、おもしろかったですね~。

それと、フィードバックをしてくれたみなさんもありがとうございます。来年の高野ダンスは、今までとはいろいろやり方を変えながら、よりよい方法を常に探していきたいと思います。特に、今のままでは初めて来てくれた人たちがうまくスタートを切れないときがあるようなので、以前から声が出ていたようにひとつのダンスにもっと時間をかけたり、ゆっくりダンスを覚えたり、また持ち寄り夕ご飯をやめて、軽食+ティータイムくらいのかんたんなものにすることも考えています。
これからも何か気がついた点などありましたら、ぜひぜひ教えてくださいね。

また、HP上のNHKの映像、見れるように直したと思います。確認してくださったらありがたいです。

それでは、メリークリスマス&よいお年を~~~♪♪♪

ゆきえ、でいびっど

contrakyoto.byethost9.com

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Thanks to everyone who came out for the Christmas Contra at Takano. I especially want to thank Romain for teaching us a french circle dance, and Banchan and Marichan for their patience and wonderful music. The dance was a lot of fun, and everyone was laughing so much....

I also want to thank people who gave us feedback about what new things we could do in the new year. Some of the ideas we are thinking about include
spending more time explaining the dances and the figures, especially in the beginning, so that people can understand the dances better, and making the break shorter, like a tea and snack time. It seems that the current time is good for most people, though some people also suggested doing the dance at the Art Center downtown, as this might be more convenient, and we are going to look into that.

By the by, I have fixed the problem with the NHK video on the website. If anyone has a problem viewing it, please let me know.

If you have any thoughts about the above or any other ideas, please let us know. We hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and happy New Year.

Cheers...David and Yukie

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Friday, December 18, 2009

Dance Tomorrow

Quick reminder that there is a dance tomorrow in Takano.
It is a Christmas dance, and our sources at the North Pole tell us that there may be a surprise visitor in red...If you are coming, we thought it would be fun if people could also wear red to suit the occasion.
In any event, we will do some dancing, have a Christmas feast, and Romain is going to teach us another folk dance from France, so it will be a lot of fun. See you there...david

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Dances and Music from recent dances

September 9, 2009:Dances:
Ted's mixer
La Bastringue
Demon's rant
Scatter Dance
First Night Contra

Music:
1. Sporting Molloy/The Old Bustle
2. jigs: The Kilmovee/The Mist Covers the Mountain/The Rambling Pitchfork
3.reels:Man of the House/The Templehouse

NHK Dance/Fushimi Concert and Dance :
Dances:
Family Contra
NHK: The Uncertain MIddle
NHK: The Grand Finale

Music:
tunes by Armelle
Wake the Neighbors #2

November 19:
Dances: 
Retro Reel
Skating By
Avery One Dance
Blackbird Pie
Unruly Reunion
Salmonella Evening
The Whole Enchilada