I believe I can shed a bit more light on Carmen's Garments. There are 3
versions:
1. Original "Carmen's Hat" by Kathy Anderson composed sometime prior to
June 1992. I do not think this dance was published.
2. Variation by Paul Balliet "Carmen's Scarf" composed Nov. 1993 and
published 1997. See below.
3. Variation by Lisa Greenleaf "Carmen's Dance."
In June of 1992, I danced "Carmen's Hat" in Columbus Ohio. Kathy
Anderson, who composed it, also called it. I enjoyed the "bumpsy daisy"
swing, but wanted a dance with the swings on the side of the set. I
composed "Carmen's Scarf," which was published in Twirling Dervish
Returns (1997) with acknowledgment to Kathy Anderson's dance. I call it
ocassionally. It works well to loosen up a hall, and generally would
not run as long as other dances.
Carmen's Scarf
A1 Neighbor bumpsy daisy swing
A2 Half promenade, ladies chain across set
B1 Pass through across the set, and swing partner
B2 Circle left three quarters, balance the circle, pass through up or
down the set to progress.
I do not have Kathy's original dance recorded, but I suspect that the
below is correct.
Regards, Paul Balliet
Lisa Greenleaf [1]laleaf at verizon.net
Wed Nov 19 23:48:00 EST 2008
(portion omitted)...
The original idea was Kathy Anderson's Carmen's Hat, and then I wrote
Carmen's Contra.
Lisa
From: circleleft at uninets.net (John C. McIntire)
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:01:26 -0400
Hi Folks,
A dance titled Carmen's Hat, by Kathy Anderson, appeared in my dance
collection as early as April 1997. I don't know where I collected it
but I use it vary sparingly as the action is oriented up & down the
line more than across. The figures go as follows:
duple improper contra formation
A1 Star Left 1X
Circle Right 3/4 (end facing Partner on Gent's home
side)
A2 Clap own hands 2x and with Neighbor bump 2x / Neighbor
Swing (in center of set) End facing Partner up or down hall
B1 Ladies Chain Along the line to Partner
Promenade along the line ( Gents pass left) to original
place
B2 Pass thru same Neighbors (up or down) to progressed places
and Partner Swing in center of set. End Facing New Neighbors.
The Lisa Greenleaf version which I have noted as "Carmen's Hat"
{correctly identified as "Carmen's Contra" } showed up in my cards
sometime by July, 2003. Again, I don't have a source noted. It is
pretty much what has been discussed.
duple improper contra formation
A1 Lines F & B
Ladies Allmd Left 1 1/2
A2 Partner B & S
B1 Circle Left 3/4
Neighbor D.S.D. 1 1/4
B2 Clap 2x Bump 2x with Neighbor & Swing Neighbor.
Of course the whole thing could be turned into a Becket dance by
starting at B1. Perhaps Lisa G. will pitch in her 2 cents worth. Thanks
to Lisa for making the dance more accessible. It is a fun change of
pace.
Cheers, John
References
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