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Episode Synopsis
See the From the Mic website for great bonus content, including pictures and audio, transcripts, and more. Click here to download the transcript directly.And the Country Dance and Song Society for information about Contra and English country dance across the continent.You can follow Ben's calling here on his caller Facebook pageBen is an advocate for gender-role-free dance calling. In this episode of CDSS Common Time he participates in a panel discussion on the ins-and-outs of calling gender free.Ben also serves on the camp committee for the Lavender Country and Folk Dancers.Sound bites featured in this episode (in order of appearance):Ben calling a folk-processed variant of "The Amazing Becky Cohen" written by Tom Hinds at the Swingin' Tern dance in East Hanover, New Jersey in 2019 with music by the band Blue Jersey (Frank Ruck on mandolin and banjo, Louise McClure on fiddle, Ellen Ruck on guitar, and John Burton on bass.)
See the From the Mic website for great bonus content, including pictures and audio, transcripts, and more. And the Country Dance and Song Society for information about Contra and English country dance across the continent
See the From the Mic website for great bonus content, including pictures and audio, transcripts, and more. And the Country Dance and Song Society for information about Contra and English country dance across the continent
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