Some version of Crooked Stovepipe (Le Pipe Accroché) Square:
Head ladies forward & back Forward again & there they swing Circle six hands around them while they swing Allemande left your corner, do-si-do your partner Allemande left our corner again, promenade your own. Repeat for side ladies, head gents, side gents. (Can also be done instead as Head lady and the opposite gent go forward & back, etc.) Has its own tune. Beth > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:callers- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jack Mitchell > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 8:04 PM > To: Caller's discussion list > Subject: Re: [Callers] Especially Irish and French ONS dances > > ONS = One Night Stand. Easy dances for crowds with almost no > experienced dancers. > At 01:58 PM 6/22/2009, you wrote: > > I can forward this to our Irish dance group and see if they can > help > you > out. What is ONS ? I'm not familiar with that abbreviation. If > you are > talking about ceili dancing for beginners there are some simple > ones > but > there is also specific music that goes with them. Good luck. > Mary Collins > On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Rickey <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I am planning an ONS for about 100, mostly adults. The husband > of > the > > organizer is Irish, from Ireland, and her dad, I think, is > either > French or > > French-Canadian. > > > > Do you have any suggestions for Irish, French, or French > Canadian > dances > > that might have been popular where these folks grew up, and > which > would be > > appropriate for this crowd. The organizer mentioned > specifically > that her > > dad especially liked French Quadrilles. Do you have any that > these > folks > > might enjoy? Any and all suggestions are, of course, more than > welcome. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Rickey Holt, > > > > Fremont, NH > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > [1]http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > [2]http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > References > > 1. http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > 2. http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
