Hanny, could. It be devil's dervish by Linda Leslie? All best, Kim On Dec 26, 2011 12:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: Easy and Fun (Donald Primrose) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:30:36 -0800 > From: Greg McKenzie <[email protected]> > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances? > Message-ID: > <cafqkwltxghwvyaccvl-0wxdxmhl2q_-r2f+g+eeqecqsxhu...@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Colin wrote: > > > Surely the objection to mixers (in The States) is that you don't get to > > swing your original partner every time through the dance. In most mixers > > you wouldn't swing the same shadow every time - if you did I'd change the > > starting format so that the person you swing is actually the one you > asked > > to dance. > > > > I suspect that the real objection to unannounced mixers is that they remove > control of the partnering process from the dancers. With a shadow dance > every dancer is assigned a second "partner" in the form of a shadow, > someone they might not want to partner with. That's why some dislike > shadow swings. > > I like mixers, in general. But I also think it is very important to > empower the dancers to partner with whomever they wish. This is key to > integrating first-timers as well. When you give control of the partnering > process to the regulars you also give responsibility to the regulars for > integrating newcomers. It is important to maintain the caller-dancer trust > relationship. > > - Greg McKenzie > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:33:16 -0500 > From: Don Veino <[email protected]> > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Callers] Report Back: Hello and a few questions... > Message-ID: > <caajttilynzcmpotk82lwjyqh1xnq_m83e4grc5zwhiagjdc...@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi, I realize I owed a report back on my first gig experience. > > In the simplest summary, it went great. I had planned a program of more > basic, very connected dances based upon the crowd I was expecting. It > turned out that we had zero newbies and kept most of the crowd from the > start right through to the end, which made me want to stretch the material > in the second half. I ended up pulling up a few cards I'd prepped for > another venue, and modified a bit for better connection/orientation (eg: in > *A Rare Bird* making the pass bys into pull bys, gypsy to allemande, etc.) > and all went well. > > To the best of my recollection, my program was: > > Alamo Intro - Circle - Al Green > Get Me Going - DI - Lisa Greenleaf > Broken Transcription - DI - Don Veino (yet another variant on Broken > Sixpence) > Polymorphous' Reel - DI - Christine Hale (dance written in honor of the > prior incarnation of the band, request by organizer) > You're Among Friends - DI - Bob Isaacs > Butter - Becket - Gene Hubert (my video of this night's walk-through and > dance at http://youtu.be/pqSoOvu2wI0 ) > --- > Nail That Catfish To The Tree - DI - Walter Davies [+Bob Dalsemer] > (unfortunately, tune was not in the band's portfolio) > Special Delivery - Becket - Nell Wright > Redbeard Reel - Becket - Bob Isaacs (written for dancers that were present) > A Rare Bird - DI - Bob Isaacs, var: Lisa Greenleaf, plus mods on the fly by > me > The Big Easy - DI - Becky Hill > > I had two points of trickiness in my teaching. In Special Delivery, my prep > notes were unclear about whether the B2 L Chain was across or on diagonal > so I taught it straight across then figured it out in the walkthrough it > was diagonal. In Rare Bird, I had not refined my language enough in prep to > clearly describe the current N pull by coming out of the LH Star at the > bottom of the B2, resulting in me having to talk more than I planned and > run through a second time to get it across. I now have better card notes > for both. > > Thanks for the tips and info from this list! I put a bunch of it to good > use and hope to apply more soon. I got good feedback from several dancers, > had fun with the band, and the organizer was very happy (and has invited me > back). > > -Don > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:40:43 +0000 > From: Colin Hume <[email protected]> > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] Report Back: Hello and a few questions... > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Don - > > Sounds as if you did a great job - congratulations! > > On 26/12/2011 07:33, Don Veino wrote: > > I now have better card notes for both. > > That's so important - there are callers who always cause confusion at > some point in some dance but never change their card! > > Colin Hume > > E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.colinhume.com > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1901 / Virus Database: 2109/4702 - Release Date: 12/25/11 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:13:20 -0500 > From: Walter <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Callers] Groundhog day > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > The applicability of shadow dances notwithstanding, I have also used > tunnel dances and dances with a dip and dive progression in honor of the > other piece of the tradition, namely, coming out of the hole to greet > the whatever. > Walter > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:24:30 -0500 > From: Luke Donforth <[email protected]> > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] Groundhog day > Message-ID: > <CAFrKOZa-pqugrQsgdoA8KwYCW2AaGu8=+22ek6obht20sf-...@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > The applicability of shadow dances notwithstanding, I have also used tunnel > > dances and dances with a dip and dive progression in honor of the other > > piece of the tradition, namely, coming out of the hole to greet the > > whatever. > > Walter > > > > A nice additional twist, Walter. Do you have favorites for that? I wonder > if there are any dip & dives that also have shadows...? And now I'm > contemplating a double-length (128 bar) dance where you meet your shadow > only every other time... such ways lie madness and sleepless night > choreographing dances that never get called... > > Thanks though, I like the dip and dive idea. > > > -- > Luke Donforth > [email protected] <[email protected]> > www.lukedonev.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:26:14 -0500 > From: Luke Donforth <[email protected]> > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances? > Message-ID: > <CAFrKOZb=bt+jusuqd-ma_tyqj4xntxtg1ybvzamksdomh8c...@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > Perhaps with that in mind Luke, if you are going to have a number of > > shadow dances, let the interaction with the shadow be different in each > > dance: one a swing, the next allemandes, the next a gypsy, a do si do, > what > > have you. Sounds fun. Wish I could be there. :) > > Andrea > > > > > A good idea Andrea. I hadn't planned on putting in more than two shadow > dances in an evening anyway, but even at two I think varying the shadow > interaction is the way to do it. > > -- > Luke Donforth > [email protected] <[email protected]> > www.lukedonev.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:01:53 -0500 > From: Hanny Budnick <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Callers] Double contra - whodunnit? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I failed to note it down immediately after dancing it... Maybe one of you > can > fill in the considerable gaps, please: > 1) The choreography stems from 'someone in California'. > 2) Formation: two improper contra lines, close together for a double dance > across the whole set > 3) there's a hey for all eight in it > Your turn.... > Thanks, Hanny > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:03:07 -0500 > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Callers] Easy and Fun > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hi all, > I am about to call a dance the character of which has changed from what I > expected and I need some easy dances. I had harder material planned and > while I do have some material that is probably easy enough, I am not sure > that it is. The dance is at a college. It is for college students only, > pssibly only students from that college, and we are now hoping for a large > contingent of beginers; perhaps mostly beginners. Have you any expereince > with a similar situation? I am thinking along the lines of ONS dances, > although if we made a few into regulars for the regular dance there that > would be great. So: "no-partner" dances, mixers (I have January Mixer - a > great one), Set dances ("Once and to the bottoms") ....... > We intend to have a blast! > Rickey Holt, Fremont, NH > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:14:33 -0500 > From: Chris Page <[email protected]> > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] Double contra - whodunnit? > Message-ID: > <CAObbV+NTLi-=tz0yyz+ykeenoue-zjwh-g9vo9pagvttn-t...@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Hanny Budnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > I failed to note it down immediately after dancing it... Maybe one of you > > can fill in the considerable gaps, please: > > 1) The choreography stems from 'someone in California'. > > 2) Formation: two improper contra lines, close together for a double > dance > > ? across the whole set > > 3) there's a hey for all eight in it > > Your turn.... > > Thanks, Hanny > > > "Major Hey" by Erik Hoffman? It also has Rory o' More slides in it, > and is 40 bars. Though I think it's a Becket 4-face-4. > > > -Chris Page > San Diego > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:17:05 -0500 > From: "Bree Kalb" <[email protected]> > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] Double contra - whodunnit? > Message-ID: <ECD7604DAEE1417395377A682DA8CDD2@BreeHomeLaptop> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=response > > Might be Major Hey by Erik Hoffman. Here's a link to a previous discussion > and description on this list. > > http://www.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers/2007-December/001112.html > > Bree Kalb > > -----Original Message----- > From: Hanny Budnick > Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 11:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Callers] Double contra - whodunnit? > > I failed to note it down immediately after dancing it... Maybe one of you > can > fill in the considerable gaps, please: > 1) The choreography stems from 'someone in California'. > 2) Formation: two improper contra lines, close together for a double dance > across the whole set > 3) there's a hey for all eight in it > Your turn.... > Thanks, Hanny > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:59:51 -0500 > From: Donald Primrose <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], "Caller's discussion list" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] Easy and Fun > Message-ID: > <cad4tqvbcdvuncm6moggecg79kyqdwtm_wk_p5bhqrr77yb8...@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Something to check on.. depends on the day of the week, and is there a > potential that students have been drinking. Changes the dance. > > > & go with the normal stuff.. no need to dumb it down, after all they > asked you to call a contra.. I assume, > > -don > > On 12/26/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am about to call a dance the character of which has changed from what I > > expected and I need some easy dances. I had harder material planned and > > while I do have some material that is probably easy enough, I am not sure > > that it is. The dance is at a college. It is for college students only, > > pssibly only students from that college, and we are now hoping for a > large > > contingent of beginers; perhaps mostly beginners. Have you any > expereince > > with a similar situation? I am thinking along the lines of ONS dances, > > although if we made a few into regulars for the regular dance there that > > would be great. So: "no-partner" dances, mixers (I have January Mixer - > a > > great one), Set dances ("Once and to the bottoms") ....... > > We intend to have a blast! > > Rickey Holt, Fremont, NH > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > > http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > End of Callers Digest, Vol 88, Issue 28 > *************************************** >
