Saturday, February 19, 2011
Contra Dancing
I went contra dancing in Clark Fork. Contra dancing is like folk dancing. I brought my 10 year old daughter, Gabriel. Nathan stayed at home because he thought it sounded "gay" - what to do with 13 year old boys. Anyway, it was fun. I saw some people that I haven't seen in 10 years. A friend of mine's boyfriend played the fiddle and another friend called the dances. About 1/3 of the people there danced while the rest watched. It was fun to dance. There weren't enough men so some women danced with other women - nobody really cared. There were some young girls - I like dancing this way because it builds community is fun and there is no alcohol. Gabriel and I first had dinner with Cindy. She made chili with corn chips and showed us her cool house. Her living room is blue and her dining room is yellow. She has a nice eye for colors and I appreciated her artwork. Cindy is a wonderful quilter - she does very fine work. I appreciate people that can do very detailed quilting. I am pretty good at quilting but I am not super exact.
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I had never heard of Contra dancing; I bet it is fun to watch others perform this. Cindy's house sounds very colorful- actually two of my favorite colors are blue and yellow. I like how you describe her quilting as artwork. It truly is art adn i love seeing old quilts that are displayed as art. The stories and symbolism they show are so appreciated.
ReplyDeleteYour title caught my eye, because I had never heard of contra dancing either. Sounds like an interesting way to pend a noght and great excersize too I bet. :)
ReplyDeleteI've seen the square dance signs in Sandpoint, but haven't checked it out yet. I love the fiddle, my mom plays. I'm sure Gabriel had a wonderful with her mom as well.