Contra Dance Dialect Survey

October 22nd, 2023
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Fifteen years ago I travelled to a bunch of dances and wrote something up (pdf) on how people tended to dance in different areas. I'm curious how this has changed over the years, and while I have my observations I'd like to get some better data. So! I'm running a survey, and would find your response very helpful: survey.
Referenced in: Changing Contra Dialects

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