7/29/2016: Charlotte Crittenden calls while "ContraForce" plays at Glen Echo's Spanish Ballroom. BAND: "ContraForce" ....https://www.facebook.com/contraforceband ....http://contraforce.fourfour.com/ ….https://contraforceband.wordpress.com/ ● Andrae Raffield (fiddle, pedal bass synth, guitar) ● Jimi Peirano (acoustic/electric guitar, chaos pad) ● Joey Dorwart (hand/foot percussion, tabla, saxophone) ContraForce’s goal is to rock the heck out of some folk tunes. This three-piece powerhouse packs the frenzied bowing arm of Andrae Raffield, the Donkey Kong slammin’ palms of drummer and saxophone player Joey Dorwart, and the acoustic and electric guitar onslaught of Jimi “Two Nails” Periano, into a hurricane of wild, energetic, kick-in-the-mouth contra music that will leave you gasping for breath and begging for more. TUNES: (0:00 - 3:19) “Der Terk In America” (trad., 1924) (3:19 - END) “Tantz Tantz Yidelekh” (trad., 1917) DANCE: "Kitchen Stomp" (Becky Hill, duple improper) A1 – Balance and Swing Neighbor (16) A2 – Gents Allemande Left 1&1/2 (8), Partner Swing (8) B1 – Ladies Chain (8), Balance Ring (4), Move Right (as in Petronella) (4) B2 – Balance (4), Move Right again (4), Left Hand Star (8) Choreography from: http://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus1998.pdf Becky credits Jim Kitch's dance, "Discombobulated," for the final 12 measures of this dance. 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 was the last contra of the first half. There were 3 lines of dancers before the break and 2 lines after. Attendance was affected by hot weather. INFO: For more info about Glen Echo Contras, see: ● http://fridaynightdance.org/ ● http://fsgw.org/ IF YOU LIKE THIS VIDEO, YOU’LL LIKE THESE LINKS! More Glen Echo contradance videos: ● http://www.youtube.com/user/GreatContraVideos/ Contradance advanced moves: ● http://www.youtube.com/user/contrasyncretist VIDEO: JS Fischer SOUND: A Taylor CAMERA: Canon S120, 1280x720, 30 FPS

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