Chimes of Dunkirk: Teaching Dance to Children
Instructional Video
62 minutes; Available in DVD format. Produced by New England Dancing Masters and Country Dance and Song Society ; edited by Gerret Warner; directed and narrated by Peter Amidon.
Filmed throughout with two cameras by Portsmouth New Hampshire's Warner County, the video includes:
- Footage of 18 of the dances in the 'Chimes' collection including teaching tips for most of the dances.
- Dance teaching and calling by 'Chimes' editors Peter Amidon, Andy Davis and Mary Cay Brass.
- Dance teaching by two music teachers and one physed teacher from an elementary school in Cambridge, MA.
- An evening community dance in Connecticut, an evening community dance in Vermont, and an evening adult contra dance in Massachusetts, all with great live music.
- Dance sessions with children in elementary schools in Massachusetts and Vermont.
- A section on the basics of teaching traditional dance to children, including discussion on holding hands, choosing partners, gent/lady issues, etc.
- Narration by Peter Amidon throughout the video.