I suggested to another caller here that she use a dance with a "Laddie's Chain" Martha
On Mar 2, 2012, at 7:20 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Send Callers mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Callers digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. St. Paddy Day theme dances? (Dorcas Hand) > 2. Re: St. Paddy Day theme dances? (Bob Green) > 3. Re: St. Paddy Day theme dances? (Dorcas Hand) > 4. Re: St. Paddy Day theme dances? (David Millstone) > 5. Re: St. Paddy Day theme dances? (Linda Leslie) > 6. Re: St. Paddy Day theme dances? (Dorcas Hand) > 7. Re: St. Paddy Day theme dances? (Jack Mitchell) > 8. Re: St. Paddy Day theme dances? (Grant Goodyear) > 9. Re: St. Paddy Day theme dances? (Perry Shafran) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 19:11:29 -0600 > From: Dorcas Hand <[email protected]> > To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > Subject: [Callers] St. Paddy Day theme dances? > Message-ID: > <68BE1BAE269CBC4B80BD58B034C86C9901D3E70C74A4@mx1.networkservice.local> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > I'm calling a dance on March 17 - does anyone have a few - even one - dance > that would work to pick up the theme? I guess I'll find a > come-back-cozy-to-cloverleaf to use - but I don't think or easily see any > with a GREEN or "luck of the Irish" or... in the title. Heck - I guess I > could even use Snakes. > > I won't go overboard - but some acknowledgement seems in order. Besides > wearing a green skirt! > > Dorcas Hand > Houston TX > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 19:15:02 -0600 > From: Bob Green <[email protected]> > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] St. Paddy Day theme dances? > Message-ID: > <CALRzhZJ=ti6o3lv9e9mwmhtqy9gluh8bwyzjg4x12ql0nnk...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > There is *Sharon of the > Green*<http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/ecd/ecd-modern/243-sharon-of-the-green.html>, > but that is an English style dance to *Green Gowned Lass*. but pretty > contra friendly except for the lack of a swing. > > Bob > > On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 7:11 PM, Dorcas Hand <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I'm calling a dance on March 17 - does anyone have a few - even one - >> dance that would work to pick up the theme? I guess I'll find a >> come-back-cozy-to-cloverleaf to use - but I don't think or easily see any >> with a GREEN or "luck of the Irish" or... in the title. Heck - I guess I >> could even use Snakes. >> >> I won't go overboard - but some acknowledgement seems in order. Besides >> wearing a green skirt! >> >> Dorcas Hand >> Houston TX >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 19:42:53 -0600 > From: Dorcas Hand <[email protected]> > To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] St. Paddy Day theme dances? > Message-ID: > <68BE1BAE269CBC4B80BD58B034C86C9901D3E70C74A7@mx1.networkservice.local> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > thanks > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Green > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 7:15 PM > To: Caller's discussion list > Subject: Re: [Callers] St. Paddy Day theme dances? > > There is *Sharon of the > Green*<http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/ecd/ecd-modern/243-sharon-of-the-green.html>, > but that is an English style dance to *Green Gowned Lass*. but pretty contra > friendly except for the lack of a swing. > > Bob > > On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 7:11 PM, Dorcas Hand <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I'm calling a dance on March 17 - does anyone have a few - even one - >> dance that would work to pick up the theme? I guess I'll find a >> come-back-cozy-to-cloverleaf to use - but I don't think or easily see >> any with a GREEN or "luck of the Irish" or... in the title. Heck - I >> guess I could even use Snakes. >> >> I won't go overboard - but some acknowledgement seems in order. >> Besides wearing a green skirt! >> >> Dorcas Hand >> Houston TX >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >> > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: 01 Mar 2012 19:53:43 -0500 > From: [email protected] (David Millstone) > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Callers] St. Paddy Day theme dances? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > --- Dorcas wrote: I'm calling a dance on March 17 - does anyone have a few - > even > one - dance that would work to pick up the theme? > > In The Country Dance Book, by Beth Tolman and Ralph Page, you'll find a > chapter > entitled "Thanks to the Irish." It includes St. Patrick's Day in the Morning > (a > 48 bar dance), Larry O'Gaff, and, of course, Rory O'More. > > Do you want to include a singing square? The Lloyd Shaw Foundation has > complete > instructions for Four Leaf Clover on its website: > > http://lloydshaw.org/Catalogue/CueSheets/Square/FourLeafClover.htm > > It's a simple dance that could be used in lots of settings, and I bet you'll > get > dancers joining in on the refrain. > > David Millstone > Lebanon, NH > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 20:40:50 -0500 > From: Linda Leslie <[email protected]> > To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] St. Paddy Day theme dances? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; > delsp=yes > > I have the following dances in my collection. The first I have never > called, but might please folks who do ECD. The other two I have > called: they work well. > Have fun! Linda Leslie > > > Saint Paddy's Day > Kirston Koths > Type: Contra > Formation: Duple-Improper > Level: Int > > A1 ----------- > (16) Neighbors balance and swing > A2 ----------- > (8) Ladies chain > (8) Long lines go forward and back (star left better?) > B1 ----------- > (8) Trail buddies allemande left twice (vvar: alle right once) > (8) Partners swing > B2 ----------- > (6) Circle left 3/4 face up and down) > (6) Partners full sashay: (facing neighbor and maintaining eye contact > as much as possible, walk clockwise around partner, gents forward > first--like a Mad Robin) > (4) Pass through along the set > Other Notes: This dance was written for Pattie Whitehurst. The figures > seem to fit Fair Jenny's Jig or Irish jig-to-reel combinations, and > some say the dance feels best after a dinner of corned beef and cabbage. > > And this one, by Martha. I have called this one, and dancers seem to > have enjoyed it! However, I believe the Paddy of the title is a cat.... > Paddy on the Computer Chair > Martha Wild > Type: Contra > Formation: Duple-Improper > Level: Int > > A1 ----------- > (8) Neighbor allemande Left 1-1/2 > (8) Women's Chain > A2 ----------- > (16) Hey, women passing right shoulders > B1 ----------- > (16) Partner balance and swing > B2 ----------- > Women Balance, Box the gnat (Woman #1 lead) > (Men join in front of N behind P* > Hands across star right once > (Var: Circle left 3/4, Balance, pass through) > Notes: * Women make sure to assist N to be in front in the star > > And this one, with at least lip/title service to Clover: > Roll Me Over In The Clover > by Merrilee Karr > Contra/Improper/Easy > > A1 ----------- > (16) Neighbors balance and swing > A2 ----------- > (8) Ladies chain > (8) Circle left > B1 ----------- > (8) Neighbors roll away with a half sashay (across the set, gent rolls > lady) > (8) Partners swing (on the lady's side) > B2 ----------- > (8) Right and left through (or promenade) > (8) Ladies chain back > > On Mar 1, 2012, at 8:11 PM, Dorcas Hand wrote: > >> >> I'm calling a dance on March 17 - does anyone have a few - even one >> - dance that would work to pick up the theme? I guess I'll find a >> come-back-cozy-to-cloverleaf to use - but I don't think or easily >> see any with a GREEN or "luck of the Irish" or... in the title. >> Heck - I guess I could even use Snakes. >> >> I won't go overboard - but some acknowledgement seems in order. >> Besides wearing a green skirt! >> >> Dorcas Hand >> Houston TX >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 19:47:12 -0600 > From: Dorcas Hand <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Caller's discussion > list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] St. Paddy Day theme dances? > Message-ID: > <68BE1BAE269CBC4B80BD58B034C86C9901D3E70C74A9@mx1.networkservice.local> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Excellent - I'll pull Ralph Page off the shelf. Thanks. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Millstone > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 6:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Callers] St. Paddy Day theme dances? > > --- Dorcas wrote: I'm calling a dance on March 17 - does anyone have a few - > even one - dance that would work to pick up the theme? > > In The Country Dance Book, by Beth Tolman and Ralph Page, you'll find a > chapter entitled "Thanks to the Irish." It includes St. Patrick's Day in the > Morning (a > 48 bar dance), Larry O'Gaff, and, of course, Rory O'More. > > Do you want to include a singing square? The Lloyd Shaw Foundation has > complete instructions for Four Leaf Clover on its website: > > http://lloydshaw.org/Catalogue/CueSheets/Square/FourLeafClover.htm > > It's a simple dance that could be used in lots of settings, and I bet you'll > get dancers joining in on the refrain. > > David Millstone > Lebanon, NH > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:23:49 -0500 > From: Jack Mitchell <[email protected]> > To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] St. Paddy Day theme dances? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Green Eyed Girl by Jim Kitch > Fabulous dance > > *Green Eyed Girl**-- *Jim KitchImproper > > *A1*N B&S > > *A2*Circle Left > hands across LHS > gents drop out > > *B1*Ladies Alle L 1x > N Pull by R > Gents Pull by L > P Sw > > *B2*R&L Thru > Circle Left, Pass Thru > > > > On 3/1/2012 8:11 PM, Dorcas Hand wrote: >> I'm calling a dance on March 17 - does anyone have a few - even one - dance >> that would work to pick up the theme? I guess I'll find a >> come-back-cozy-to-cloverleaf to use - but I don't think or easily see any >> with a GREEN or "luck of the Irish" or... in the title. Heck - I guess I >> could even use Snakes. >> >> I won't go overboard - but some acknowledgement seems in order. Besides >> wearing a green skirt! >> >> Dorcas Hand >> Houston TX >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 09:12:07 -0600 > From: Grant Goodyear <[email protected]> > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] St. Paddy Day theme dances? > Message-ID: > <CAE6CujXzQ2X3pJ+Yb-a2EXBVbiHYoFLfMjMjdR=4yxodpsh...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Another dance w/ a cloverleaf figure, if not an overtly Irish name, is Sue > Rosen's awesome Handsome Young Maids: > > Handsome Young Maids (Sue Rosen, 1996) > -------------------------------------- > > Improper, 1s bet 2s facing dn in line of 4 > > ==== ===== === > A1. \(16) Dublin Bay, end in ring > A2. \( 8) Cir lf > .. \( 8) Bal ring, "cloverleaf"(*) turn single > B1. \(16) N bal & sw > B2. \( 8) Long lines > .. \( 8) 1s sw > ==== ===== === > > * W turn single over lf sh, M turn single over rt sh > > On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 7:11 PM, Dorcas Hand <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I'm calling a dance on March 17 - does anyone have a few - even one - >> dance that would work to pick up the theme? I guess I'll find a >> come-back-cozy-to-cloverleaf to use - but I don't think or easily see any >> with a GREEN or "luck of the Irish" or... in the title. Heck - I guess I >> could even use Snakes. >> >> I won't go overboard - but some acknowledgement seems in order. Besides >> wearing a green skirt! >> >> Dorcas Hand >> Houston TX >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >> > > > > -- > Grant Goodyear > web: http://www.grantgoodyear.org > e-mail: [email protected] > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 07:20:07 -0800 (PST) > From: Perry Shafran <[email protected]> > To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] St. Paddy Day theme dances? > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > If I may ask, what is this Dublin Bay figure that is noted here? > > Thanks! > > Perry > > --- On Fri, 3/2/12, Grant Goodyear <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Grant Goodyear <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] St. Paddy Day theme dances? > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, March 2, 2012, 10:12 AM > > Another dance w/ a cloverleaf figure, if not an overtly Irish name, is Sue > Rosen's awesome Handsome Young Maids: > > Handsome Young Maids (Sue Rosen, 1996) > -------------------------------------- > > Improper, 1s bet 2s facing dn in line of 4 > > ==== ===== === > A1.? \(16) Dublin Bay, end in ring > A2.? \( 8) Cir lf > ..???\( 8) Bal ring, "cloverleaf"(*) turn single > B1.? \(16) N bal & sw > B2.? \( 8) Long lines > ..???\( 8) 1s sw > ==== ===== === > > * W turn single over lf sh, M turn single over rt sh > > On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 7:11 PM, Dorcas Hand <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I'm calling a dance on March 17 - does anyone have a few - even one - >> dance that would work to pick up the theme?? I guess I'll find a >> come-back-cozy-to-cloverleaf to use - but I don't think or easily see any >> with a GREEN or "luck of the Irish" or... in the title.? Heck - I guess I >> could even use Snakes. >> >> I won't go overboard - but some acknowledgement seems in order.? Besides >> wearing a green skirt! >> >> Dorcas Hand >> Houston TX >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >> > > > > -- > Grant Goodyear > web: http://www.grantgoodyear.org > e-mail: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > 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 91, Issue 2 > **************************************
