this sounds like great fun! --- Suzanne Girardot <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes, this is a visiting big circle dance, as was > done in the Southeast (I believe). There is an > initial lead couple that starts the shoofly swing, > which is the allemande turning figure that > progresses from couple to couple. After the lead > couple has passed about 3 or 4 couples, the next > couple starts dancing the move and it travels around > the circle. The man follows along the inside of the > circle and turns his partner as she returns to him. > > If I were to call this, I would start with a big > circle, possible circle left and right, into the > center and back, swing partner and promenade, grand > right and left, and then when that's all done, get > the lead couple started with the shoofly swing. At > the end (when you have decided that it has gone on > long enough), you can do a similar ending with the > whole circle. I probably wouldn't do this at a > "contra dance" but there are many one night stands, > parties, and square dances where this would be > totally appropriate and fun. > > Suzanne > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Jack Mitchell <[email protected]> > >Sent: Apr 30, 2008 10:19 AM > >To: Suzanne Girardot <[email protected]>, > Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: [Callers] Shoofly Swing > > > >Ok. Having a little trouble picturing this. > > > >a) Is the whole dance the shoefly swing? > >b) If the women are visiting, does her partner > >just follow her along the circle on the inside of > the circle? > > > >Thanks, > > > >Jack > > > > > >At 01:02 PM 4/30/2008, you wrote: > >>Gretchen, I have seen this dance called by Phil > >>Jamison. In a big circle, this dance goes on > >>for a while, but many people can be dancing at > >>one time. Once the women have danced all the > >>way around, the women can turn the men and the > >>men can do the visiting. This would indeed be a > >>long dance, but back in the day, this would have > >>been extremely fun and not at all boring. What I > >>enjoy about this dance is the chance to turn > >>smoothly with your partner, and then turn the > >>next person in the circle with the left, > >>smoothly going around into the allemande with > >>your partner again. It can be really rhythmic > >>and did I mention smooth? You can get a nice > >>groove going with it. It would be a fun dance > >>for newer dancers, especially with a driving > >>old-time band. It sounds as though you have the > >>entire dance. Once you get the dancers going > >>("Turn your partner with a shoofly swing") there > >>is no more calling necessary until you want to > >>bring that part of the dance to a close and > >>perhaps finish with a big circle or grand right > >>and left. Suzanne Girardot Seattle, WA > >>-----Original Message----- >From: Gretchen > >>Caldwell <[email protected]> >Sent: Apr > >>29, 2008 12:12 PM >To: > >>[email protected] >Subject: [Callers] > >>Shoofly Swing > >I'm looking for a circle dance > >>called, I believe, "Shoofly Swing". Cubby > >>Whitehead used to end every evening with it in > >>Bradenton Florida in the late 1980s. It > >>involves one couple starting with an allemande > >>right, lady then allemandes next gent by left, > >>then partner by right, next gent by left, and so > >>on. After the allemanding partners have passed > >>you by, you and your partner join until the > >>whole circle is peeling off in one amazing mass > >>of allemandes. >Anyone have it? >I've just > >>joined the list, have been calling for two > >>years, and appreciate the support of the > >>community. I plan to try Microchasmic soon for > >>our weekly Monday night dance, where the level > >>of dancing is, surprise surprise, improving as > >>we three local callers try more challenging > >>dances. Not a lot of contracorners going > >>on. This triplet might be just the > >>thing. >Gretchen Caldwell >Charlotte > >>NC >_____________________________________________ > >>__ >Callers mailing > >>list >[email protected] >http://www.shared > >>weight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Callers mailing list [email protected] > >>http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > Mavis L McGaugh 510-814-8118 (answering machine-leave message) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
