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David
Millstone has made a least 3 wonderful videos. As a caller,
dancer, musician, dance historian, and more, he has a unique
viewpoint and uncanny ability to record our dance world and its
movers and shakers.
Working together with Great
Meadow Music, on some of his videos, David offers you professional
quality, full length videos that will open your eyes to some of the
top callers, organizers and musicians who have kept alive the dance
and music that we love.
Feel free to go to the
Greatmeadow home page link
http://www.greatmeadowmusic.com/
and follow the links to the
videos below.
CONTRA
CONNECTIONS Two great Contra films combined on one
90 minute DVD:
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Paid
to Eat Ice Cream
A documentary that
chronicles Bob McQuillen's contributions to contra music
and
community. The
video is humorous, poignant and profound.
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What's Not
To Like? A Community Contra
Dance
A great introduction
for newcomers showing dances with the band Northern Spy,
featuring live dance
footage and very interesting interviews with dancers and
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THE OTHER WAY BACK Dancing with
Dudley
A Contra dance documentary which offers 99 minutes of video,
plus a bonus disk with
2+ hours of stories,
music and dance.
Dudley
Laufman was the charismatic figure at the center of a dance revival
in
the
late 1960s and 1970s. He introduced a generation to the dance we
love.
These
are fascinating videos which every traditional dancer should
own.
David's latest video is called
"Sweet
Talk."
It's a 70 minute long
extended interview with Connecticut caller, musician, and
flute maker Ralph Sweet. Ralph has been involved in contra
and square dancing since the mid-1940s, including a twenty-year
involvement in modern western square dance.
The video incudes a lot of
information-- including audio clips and numerous still photos--
about the development of square dancing in the last 50 years.
In addition to the interview itself, there's also a
section of advice for callers, and some video footage of
Ralph's calling.
"Sweet Talk" sells
for $20, and there are discounts when purchased in
conjunction with other videos. Shipping and handling
is $3/order, regardless of how many disks are
ordered.
Please contact David directly to
order: millstone (at) valley (dot) net
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