Thank you Beth for the editorial. I agree! John McIntire, Unity ME
From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> Date sent: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:23:53 -0700 Subject: Re: [Callers] New Dance for Threes Send reply to: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> <mailto:callers- [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> <mailto:callers- [email protected]?subject=subscribe> > LOL, this is quickly becoming a game of "how would YOU do a dance like this?" > I'm going to add my vision into the mix. I do a lot of family dances, and I > envision this as a mixer for a family group who would be comfortable with a > mixer (not all groups would be.) > > And to satisfy the "every dance must have a name" crowd*, I'm calling it > "Catch for Three" and it should be done to jigs. > > Promenade in threes > Innie face an outie, Clap: together, right, together, left, quickly turn to > other outie, clap: together, right, together, left, repeat > Innie figure eight around outies (or just walk, run, skip around them, or > whatever) > Pick one of them, make a two hand arch while the other one becomes the new > innie. New innies walk (reverse LOD) through arches. Catch one, all promenade. > > * I am concerned about the current cult of "every dance must have a name and > an author." I've met a caller who proudly said "I've written a new dance. I > call it Virginia No Reel." Every caller I know who does family dances does a > Virginia No Reel when needed. This is not something that anyone can claim to > have written, exactly. I know that callers are an egotistical bunch, but > let's try to reign it in a bit. > > Actually, come to think of it, I'm less concerned about the "every dance must > have a name" thing than I am about the naming of new dance MOVES. If you > can't describe it with plain English, or it isn't traditional, don't use it. > Certainly don't add a new name!!! Case in point (from the 1980's just in case > you think I'm picking on new callers) The move "Fish hook" (introduced, I > believe, in "Bees in the Shower.") I now simply call that as "pass through, > loop to the right." It simply works better. The fancy name wasn't necessary; > it did nothing to help the dancers. > > Soap box? What soap box? > > Beth Parkes > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Fischer > Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 5:55 PM > To: Caller's discussion list > Subject: Re: [Callers] New Dance for Threes > > Great! Please report back if you try it out, Amy. > > Richard > > On Feb 12, 2012, at 4:47 PM, Amy Cann wrote: > > > I *love* this. > > > > On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Dale Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hi Richard, > >> > >> I took the liberty of "adapting" your dance a bit then called it last night > >> at a dance in Elsah, Il. The crowd of about thirty dancers was a fairly > >> even mix of experienced dancers and first or second timers with a > >> wide range of ages (Teens to 80's). > >> > >> The revised instructions I used were: > >> > >> Make groups of three people--gender doesn't matter. If it doesn't come > >> out even, make one or two groups of two people so everyone gets to dance. > >> > >> Make a big circle holding hands with the people in your group, then turn > >> your group of three together to face right. Like spokes on a wheel. > >> > >> Notice who's closet to the middle of the big circle. That's the > >> INSIDE person. > >> > >> Everybody walk forward (promenade holding hands). > >> > >> Make a circle of three and circle to the right. > >> Circle left. End with the inside person facing both partners. [Note it > >> doesn't matter which way the group as a whole is facing] > >> > >> Inside person with right hand partner: Clap (self); clap (self); Clap > >> both hands with right hand partner; pause a beat. > >> Inside person with left hand partner: Clap(self); clap(self) Clap > >> both hands with left hand partner; pause a beat. > >> Inside person with left hand partner: Allemande right (about 3/4ths) > >> Inside person with right hand partner: Allemand left once. > >> Repeat the allemand's until the caller says "Swing" then inside > >> person swing (or two hand turn, or...) the one they are with.[*] > >> Extra people go to the middle of the circle and mess around with each > >> other (that got a laugh) Mingle; Improvise. > >> When caller says "Promenade" the swinging couples make the spokes of > >> the wheel again and extra people join in as the new inside person. > >> > >> [*] Last time through the caller says "As a group of three, Swing" to > >> end the dance. > >> > >> There was mild confusion particularly at the transition from clapping > >> to allemandeing. There was also a lot of laughing and smiling. I'd > >> say it's a hit. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Dale > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Richard Fischer < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Actually I've just recently written a dance for threes. It meets > >>> only > >> some > >>> of Rickey's criteria, and I haven't yet tried it out on my kids at > >> school, > >>> but I will soon. I'll paste it below, and if you give it a try, I'd > >>> love > >> to > >>> hear how it went! > >>> > >>> Richard > >>> > >>> Mixer for Groups of Three > >>> > >>> Tentative Title "Near and Far" > >>> > >>> to the tune Beaumont Rag > >>> > >>> Richard Allen Fischer > >>> > >>> (numbers refer to beats) > >>> > >>> A1 (first time through) Promenade CCW in groups of three (16) > >>> (Note who the inside-track person is.) > >>> > >>> A2 Circle left (8) and circle right (8) in groups of three End in a > >>> spoke-like line with inside-track person facing out of the > >> circle > >>> to their partners, and their two partners facing in towards them > >>> > >>> B1 (Clapping pattern: clap, clap, clap, rest. First two claps with > >> one's > >>> own hands, last with a partner) > >>> All clap own hands twice, then inside-track person with > >> nearest > >>> partner (4) > >>> All clap own hands twice, then inside-track person with > >> distant > >>> partner (4) > >>> All clap own hands twice, then inside-track person with > >> nearest > >>> partner (4) > >>> Boogie/Clog/Improvise (4) > >>> > >>> B2 Caller says "Choose Near" or "Choose Far." Inside-track person > >> swings > >>> one partner, and the other partner goes to the center. Folks in the > >> center > >>> are encouraged to improvise on their own and with each other during > >> B2. > >>> > >>> Dance begins again with (and proceeds with) > >>> > >>> A1 Promenade CCW with partner; folks in center join a couple as the > >>> inside-track person. > >>> > >>> Dance ends with > >>> > >>> B2 Caller says "Choose Both!" Swing all three. > >>> > >>> Notes: Some playfulness/dodging/blocking expected with the > >>> clapping in B1. Center dancers are discouraged from rejoining their > >>> old group. In my school setting I would use the calls in B2 to avoid > >>> awkwardness about choosing; in other setting calls might not be > >>> needed. Again, in my school setting, swing can be a two-hand turn, > >>> elbow turns, ballroom position swing, etc. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> -- > >> *So if you knew what was broken...how long would it take you to fix > >> it?* _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
