Sue Hulsether - Join Up Hands (Book)

Sue Hulsether - Join Up Hands

Book with dances - Traching Tips & Essays

  • N°: 251207698324
  • EAN: B 251008-1
€ 26,00 (VAT incl.)

Dances for school and community groups.

Simple and accessible set dances stemming from a variety of American traditions.

Each of the 23 longways, circle, and square dances is accompanied by clear directions and time-tested teaching tips.

Throughout the book, the author describes both how to teach the dance moves and also how to build human connection through the dance experience.

Bringing it all together is a collection of personal essays that illuminate the joy and community made possible when people dance together.

123 pgs. / Letter

Contents:

Longways dances:

  • Down the Road
  • Brandy Sherbrooke
  • Long Sweet Potato
  • Wisconsin Strip the Willow
  • Bridge of Athlone
  • OX Dance
  • Riverside Jig
  • Family Contra

Circle dances:

  • Circassian Circle
  • The Uh-Huh Dance
  • Atlantic Mixer, La Bastringue
  • Arkansas Traveler
  • Fly Turkey
  • Pyewackett Galop
  • Spotted Pony
  • Rescue the Cat

Square dances:

  • Chase That Rabbit
  • Simple Square
  • Cumberland Square Eight
  • Uptown Downtown
  • Duck for the Oyster

Reference pages:

  • Context of the Dances
  • Common Moves
  • Gender Roles (or Not)
  • Fitting Dances with Tunes
  • Calling the Dances
  • Square Dance
  • Structure
  • Tips for Calling Squares
  • Teaching the Ask and more