Dale, I think you're the one who introduced Momma Lou's to St Louis, right? I would only add that, last Saturday when I called it, a happy chance made me say "turn around and circle to the left". "Turn around" was short and sweet and elicited that lovely "oooh..." from the crowd that a caller lives for.
M E On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Dale Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > Both "Momma Lou's Reel" by Gene Hubert and "Kimmswick Fix" by Marilee > Standifer (hope I spelled that right) have that transition. Both are easy > and fun dances. I usually call "turn in place to new neighbors; circle > left..." I think the description of the hands sounds interesting. > > Thanks > > Dale > > On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 12:22 AM, Dave Colestock > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Jack, > > > > Do you know which dance Bob called that had that transition? I would be > > interested in getting that dance to see just what the moves are, and to > add > > to my repetoire. Thanks, > > > > Dave Colestock > > New Cumberland, PA > > (near Harrisburg) > > www.davecolestock.com > > > > > > --- On Sun, 3/7/10, Laur <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > From: Laur <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Callers] Circle R -> New N Circle L > > To: [email protected], "Caller's discussion list" < > > [email protected]> > > Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 6:50 PM > > > > > > Traveler's Welcome Jim Kitch > > > > Gypsy 1 1/2 w (first) Ngh Then join hands in a short line - "ocean wave" > > with the NEXT ngh, women in center > > Balance the wave > > Turn half by R, men turn half by L (Fast!) > > Balance and Swg Partners > > Circle L 3/4 and pass thru (back (!) Up/Down) > > Swing original Ngh > > R & L thru across > > Left hand star > > > > pg 20 To Live is to dance > > > > Will send teaching tips in a minute > > > > ~~ > > > > > > > > ~ I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy > > me.~ > > > > ~ Noel Coward~ > > > > ~~ > > > > --- On Sun, 3/7/10, Jack Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From: Jack Mitchell <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Callers] Circle R -> New N Circle L > > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > > Date: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 6:11 PM > > > > So...I was at a dance yesterday evening and Bob Dalsemer was calling. We > > did a dance with a circle R, new N circle L progression, and Bob used a > way > > to teach it that was elegantly simple and effective, and that I had never > > heard anyone else use. > > > > After the circle R 1x, you're on the side with your neighbor, with your > > partner across the set from you. Instruction was that you now have one > hand > > with your neighbor. Take that hand and give it to your partner. Face > new > > N. Circle L. > > > > It took what (while still a really fun progression) can be a very > > "disconnected" progression and reintroduced a connection to your partner > > that took you through the progression, and also helped keep folks > oriented > > by turning with your partner while actually keeping (one or the other) > hand > > with them the whole time. Suspect that posts like this are the answer to > > the "You know you're a caller geek when...." (you get excited about a > > teaching tip in a dance). ;-) > > > > On another note from the same dance....does anyone have Traveler's > Welcome > > by Jim Kitch? We did it last night, and I really enjoyed it, but I > didn't > > get a chance to stop to write it down until after the dance. > > > > Jack > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.sharedweight.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 > > > > > > -- > Thunder rolled. ... It rolled a six. > -- (Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!) > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > -- For the good are always the merry, Save by an evil chance, And the merry love the fiddle And the merry love to dance. ~ William Butler Yeats
