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Re:The Pleasure and Communion of Jane Austen’s Country Dance by Taikonerd on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @08:34AM (#37221770)
Yes -- there's an English country dance meetup near me. I went a couple times... but in my late 30s, I was the youngest person in the room by 20 years!

I hope there's some popular movie or TV show that makes it cool again, and injects some fresh blood. Otherwise, it's just going to die, and that would be a loss.

(There's also a contradance[0] about 30 minutes from me. That seems to be having more success attracting young people...?)

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra_dance

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Re:The Pleasure and Communion of Jane Austen’s Country Dance by jollyllama on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @10:35AM (#37223348)
Mass culture destroys organic culture
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Re:The Pleasure and Communion of Jane Austen’s Country Dance by zwayhowder on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @04:48PM (#37228313)
Contra is a great beginners dance that is also fun for experienced dancers. It is basically just walking, no fancy steps.

A friend of mine used to host Contra dances done to techno with nightclub like strobes that were very popular with the university students nearby.

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