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• Preface
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• The Contra Dance Event
• The Contra Dance Event (more)
• The Contra Dance Tradition
• The Composing of Contra Dances
• Composing Contra Dances (more)
• An Aesthetic of Contra Dancing
• An Aesthetic of Contra (more)
• An Aesthetic of Contra (more)
• Changes in Contra Dance Choreography
• Choreography and Community
• Choreography and Community (more)
• Choreography and Community (more)
• Conclusion
• Appendix
• A. Contra Dance Formations
• B. Contra Dance Figures
• C. Dancing Style
• D. Biographies of Informants
• E. Twenty Modern Contra Dances
• Select Bibliography

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Contra Dance Event
  • The Dancers
  • The Caller
  • The Program
•     The Contra Dance Event (more)
  • The Music and the Hall
  • The Physical Environment
• 3. The Contra Dance Tradition
  • The Figures
  • The Music
• 4. The Composing of Contra Dances
  • The Composers
  • The Composition Process
  • Techniques of Composition
  • Naming Dances
•     Composing Contra Dances (more)
  • Dissemination of Contra Dances
  • Ownership of Dances
  • Motivations for Composition
• 5. An Aesthetic of Contra Dancing
  • The Complexity of the Question
  • Flow
  • Figures and Formations
  • Complexity
•     An Aesthetic of Contra Dancing (more)
  • Social Interaction
  • Expectations
  • Relationship to the Music
•     An Aesthetic of Contra Dancing (more)
  • Activity Level
  • Uniqueness
  • The Bad Contra Contest
• 6. Changes in Contra Dance Choreography
  • Formations
  • Symmetrical Roles
  • Figures
  • Transitions
  • Complexity
  • Multiple Progression Dances
  • Increasing Numbers of Dances
  • Accompanying Trends
• 7. Choreography and Community
  • Population Changed Since 1970s
  • Dance as Sport
  • Elitism
  • Integrating Newcomers
•     Choreography and Community (more)
  • Leadership
  • Gender
•     Choreography and Community (more)
  • Style
  • The Individual and the Community
• 8. Conclusion
  
  
• Appendix
  • A. Contra Dance Formations
  • B. Contra Dance Figures
  • C. Dancing Style
  • D. Biographies of Informants
  • E. Twenty Modern Contra Dances
• Select Bibliography
• Web Credits

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