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Emily Rush

Emily Rush

Emily Rush is a contra dance caller and DJ based in Durham, North Carolina, founder of Rushfest (contra dancing to DJ'd music), and an HR Business Partner at ALT HR Partners.

Sep 25, 2026

8:58
Your favorite
8:59
My favorite.
9:00
The best.
9:01
I had internalized all this patter from all these amazing callers before me, and combine that with the adrenaline of being on stage in front of a band, and I said things without even realizing it, and it just, it just clicked and it connected and I was like, well, I'm in love.
9:20
This is amazing.
9:21
I wanna do this all the time.
9:23
[laughs] And even Rick took me aside.

36 MINS LATER

45:50
... can come back.

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