I have used both of these dances a couple times over this year! Beatrice seems to be the easier for folks to get in their heads so I didn't need to keep calling all the way through - I found SHutesbury needed me to keep calling longer. I like them both -
THanks for Shutesbury --- mavis mcgaugh <[email protected]> wrote: > Beatrice Becket 1/4 Left Erik Hoffmann > > A1) Circle Left 3/4 > > w/ Neighbor D-S-D 1 1/2 > ---- Prog > A2) W/Next Neighbor Balance & Swing > > B1) with these Neighbors - > Down the Hall - 4 - in - line > turn as couple - come back - cast around > > B2) LL forward & Back > Ladies Chain across to Partner > > C1) Hey for 4 [ Ladies Lead Pass R] > > C2) Partner Balance & Swing > > dance starts again with these > Neighbors > > --- Peter Amidon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Mavis, > > > > I think Beatrice is a fantastic three-part French > > Canadian tune, so > > I would guess Erik wrote the dance for that tune. > > > > I wrote a three part dance once, to go with a > three > > part tune > > that some musicians wanted to play, that I thought > > would be great, > > but which flopped when I tried it. > > > > I learned a great three part dance from David > Kaynor > > > > Shutesbury Reel > > by David Kaynor > > 3 part contra dance > > > > A1: Circle L X1 & Swng N > > A2: Down Center, turn as couples and return > > B1: Face across & full hey > > B2: Dsd NEW N (#1's look Dwn, #2's look up) RHT N > > 1.75 > > C1: M take LH-Blanc Wavy line, M pull by L & Swing > > Partner > > C2: Circle L 3/4, Blnc ring, Ptnr Calif twirl > > > > I can't remember which tune he used for it, but it > > was a classic New England 3 part tune. > > > > I have called that twice. Once it worked, and the > > other time it didn't work that well. I think it > is > > a great dance that I have to learn a little more > > thoroughly. > > > > My experience is that contra dancers are so used > to > > the AABB format that if you call a three-part > dance > > it had better be a very good and intuitive dance, > > and you had better be prepared to know it inside > > out and upside down for efficient teaching and > > very clear, memorized prompting. I think a good > > three-part dance can be a great change for > > experienced dancers. > > > > Are you able to share the Erik Hoffman 3-part > dance? > > > > Best, > > > > Peter > > -- > > Peter Amidon > > [email protected] > > 20 Willow Street > > Brattleboro, VT 05301 > > 802-257-1006 > > cell: 917-922-5462 > > http://www.amidonmusic.com > > http://www.dancingmasters.com > > > > I have never been lost, but I will admit to > > being confused for several weeks. > > > > -Daniel Boone > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > > > Mavis L McGaugh > 510-814-8118 (answering machine-leave message) > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Sponsored Link > > Degrees online in as fast as 1 Yr - MBA, Bachelor's, > Master's, Associate > Click now to apply http://yahoo.degrees.info > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > Mavis L McGaugh 510-814-8118 (answering machine-leave message) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
