CONTRA
~ Mickey Mouse Contra ~
Scope:
Learning to count to 8.
Learning to walk, to stomp and to clap.
Formation: Facing partners in contra lines with men left shoulder to the band.
Music: Mickey Mouse Club
Difficulty: Very easy.
Group size: Suggested 6 to 8 couples.
NOTE that instead of the SWITCH, we would perform a LIFT TURN
as a practice drill for "Frenchy Brown."
Mickey Mouse Contra
CHOREO:
Start to face stage in two single-file lines.
1. March 8 forward. Turn around and march 8 reverse.
2. Walk together 3 and stomp. Back apart 4 [with Clap].
3. Walk forward and switch places with partner and walk back, twice.
4. THE PROGRESSION: Top couple down the middle, followed by the next couple.
Part 4 Variations:
"Be a star"-- Suggest beginners walk in simple march;
but polka, two-step, etc. can be encouraged.