Bonjour,
Yes, I am French Canadian from Quebec, folkdancing since I was 15 yers old. I fird dance International folkdances, now mostry Regional Quebec folkdances (since 20 years).
My English is not too good, but better then my Japanese :-)
Gilles Quesnel from Laval, Quebec, told about your Web page: very very interesting ... the animated figures...wish you good luck.
If you have the time, maybe you can take a look to "http://www.rocler.qc.ca/morazain/callnet.htm": those dances being written from the experience of "calling" them. Most has been noted in different regions of Quebec.
Gilles Quesnel is looking for English-French translation of figures: I will let him know if I have some.
Again, continue your work, you are rite to say that folkdancers are getting older and older, but they have young hearth :-). Many of us, in Quebec, go in schools, create young Troup of dances like Les Pieds L馮ers from Laval, Les Eclusiers de Lachine, Les Petits Pas Jacadiens from Joliette, and many others...hope that those young kids qill keep the interest.
Good luck again,
Guy Leroux.
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