Contra is an emergent, tesellated, permutating turbine generator of Hedons, Flow, and Awesome, of which you are a self-aware component.
There are few things I would recommend more highly for a human, especially for people who don’t “get” dance (like myself 4 months ago). This is because you follow very simple instructions, you do not need to think about what you’re doing with your feet at all, and the people are incredibly welcoming. It’s great for social comfort zone expansion—virtually no one will turn you down if you ask to dance, unless they already have partner for that dance (there are usually about 10 dances per night). Eye contact is also a norm (and practically required as a dizziness countermeasure). It’s a great workout, and as instructors often warn in the intro, the sorest muscles will be your smiled-out cheeks.
Contra is an emergent, tesellated, permutating turbine generator of Hedons, Flow, and Awesome, of which you are a self-aware component.
There are few things I would recommend more highly for a human, especially for people who don’t “get” dance (like myself 4 months ago). This is because you follow very simple instructions, you do not need to think about what you’re doing with your feet at all, and the people are incredibly welcoming. It’s great for social comfort zone expansion—virtually no one will turn you down if you ask to dance, unless they already have partner for that dance (there are usually about 10 dances per night). Eye contact is also a norm (and practically required as a dizziness countermeasure). It’s a great workout, and as instructors often warn in the intro, the sorest muscles will be your smiled-out cheeks.
Is the link representative of all Contra dancing?
I’ve only been like 3 times but I would say yes, except for that it’s bigger and they’re not showing the slow instruction parts at the beginning.
Sometimes the production values are not quite that high in real life, but I’d say it’s a good representation.