Barbara: Do you call exclusively longways contra sets? Because there several hundred years' worth of Irish dances...
> To: [email protected]; [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:27:58 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Callers] Groundhog Day dance by Jim Hemphill > > > Thanks for the help. I thought the shadow would be next to you on the side > of the set. I can't wait to call this one. Unfortunately I won't be calling > again until March 16. Does anyone have or know where to find any dances > pertaining to St. Patty's Day? > > Barbara G > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Mckeever <[email protected]> > To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Jan 18, 2012 10:49 am > Subject: Re: [Callers] Groundhog Day dance by Jim Hemphill > > > I am not familiar with this dance - but if you are on the same side of the > set > s your partner - a shadow cannot be located on the other side - so they will > be > n the same side somewhere to your right or left. > Mac > > ________________________________ > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > o: [email protected] > ent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 9:16 AM > ubject: Re: [Callers] Groundhog Day dance by Jim Hemphill > > In Groundhog Daze how would you teach this? If you are next to your partner > in > ecket where is your "shadow" in relation to you? Is he next to you on the > side > r across from you your Nbr? Can't seem to figure this out. Help please. > hanks. > Barbara G > > -----Original Message----- > rom: Luke Donforth <[email protected]> > o: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > ent: Tue, Jan 17, 2012 10:29 pm > ubject: Re: [Callers] Groundhog Day dance by Jim Hemphill > > im just wanted to let you know that I also called your dance to the > joyment of the audience. I started it at your B1 for an end-of-tune > ogression (as Mark noted). > n Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Mark Widmer <[email protected]> wrote: > Jim, your dance strikes me as a rather unique combination of moves, and I > ould be surprised if it had already been written. It looks like it has > ice flow, have you called it to live dancers yet? > Mark Widmer > p.s. I notice it could also start at B1 (as a duple improper dance that > rogresses in the expected place), or at A2 (as a Becket dance that ends > ith a partner swing). > > n 12/28/2011 12:00 PM, > callers-request@sharedweight.**net<[email protected]>wrote: > > Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:31:08 -0600 > From: Jim Hemphill<[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Callers] Groundhog Day > Message-ID: > <CAL3h0BT9o_BurA+**LZyqXwepPagkAuVv5q386cwcMTW0Va** > > [email protected]<cal3h0bt9o_bura%[email protected]> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I'm fairly new to Calling and fascinated with Contra dance choreography. > Below is my attempt at a Groundhog day dance. The groundhog starts his > day by looking for his shadow and so does this dance. > > Groundhog Daze Becket > A1 Gypsy your shadow > Partner swing > A2 Circle left 3 places > Balance the circle, 1's make an arch, 2's dive thru > B1 Next neighbor balance and swing > B2 Long lines forward and back > Ladies allemande right 1/2, partner allemande left 3/4 > > I know there are thousands of dances out there so if this is not an > original, please let me know the true name. > > Thanks, Jim Hemphill > > > ______________________________**_________________ > allers mailing list > [email protected] > ttp://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers<http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> > > - > ke Donforth > [email protected] <[email protected]> > w.lukedonev.com > _____________________________________________ > llers mailing list > [email protected] > tp://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > _______________________________________________ > allers mailing list > [email protected] > ttp://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > ______________________________________________ > allers mailing list > [email protected] > ttp://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
