Ice cream in the sink. I have had this in my collection for many years. I am not sure where or when i collected it. When I first began collecting dances I was less diligent about getting dance names and authors. > > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2012 13:37:48 -0700 > From: Becky Nankivell <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Callers] Sharing Mixers > Message-ID: > <ca+vo6xbcwyzmt3dpdjfeduom+kpabikt1ipzyw72htic1jo...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Donna, your "Ice Cream in the Sink" (at the bottom of my post) varies > quite substantially from what's published in Zesty Contras (1983). Who > did your version come from? > > See > http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/327-ice-cream-in-the-sink-by-kathy-hirsh.html > > I like to include a circle mixer and usually put it as the second > dance of the evening, rather than the third. I have no problem with > using them for social engineering. I use simple mixers, so I figure > this is something appropriate for quite early in the evening. I just > don't run them very long. > > As a dancer, I personally really enjoy the whole-hall feeling of a > circle that especially comes from those simple circles and into the > middle. I find there's special challenge and enjoyment to dancing a > simple dance zestily. Some halls and crowds are not so conducive to > them. I do like them at the end of dance weekend for that same feeling > that Donna mentions. > > I like: > - Ted Sanella's "Cabot School Mixer" (already mentioned here) > - traditional "La Bastringue" (though this is simple, it's got a long > swing, so pros & cons for beginners) > - traditional "Circassian Circle" (I use this more when there is a > high proportion of beginners) > > - a dance I got from "Lars" in Fairbanks in 1983: > > I call it "Fairbanks No-name Mixer" > starting formation: gents face out, ladies face in > > A1: In your inner or outer group: Circle left (away from partner), Circle > right > A2: Partner dosido, Corner ("somebody new") see saw (left shoulder dosido) > B1: Corner balance & swing > B2: Same one promenade > (Ladies continue in this direction to circle, Gents reverse direction) > > Note: this formation needs a good number of dancers, and may be useful > if your hall is more full, however, encourage the men to step right > out to the dosidos, and to step back in for the circles. Typically the > ladies struggle a bit to form their circle; encourage them not to stop > moving at the end of the promenade. > > These (above) are the four circle mixers I use the most (I don't call > often enough in one place for them to become boring -- I think!). > > - a dance I got from Susan Michaels of L.A. that I don't have a name > for, either. It's initially slightly more challenging for beginners > who don't have their left and rights sorted out. > > A1: partner (right shoulder) dosido, allemande left the one on the left > A2: partner (left shoulder) seesaw, allemande right the one on the right > B1: partner balance & swing > B2: partner promenade (8 counts); [ladies turn back &] gents move up > to next partner > > An interesting mixer that I collected when Susan Michaels called it in > the second half of a dance once was this (and I don't have a name or > author for this, too...?): > > Starting formation: Varsouvienne hold, facing LOD > A1: Promenade forward, turn to reverse > Promenade back and form a wavy ring (keep R hands with ptnr, > ladies face in) > A2: Balance R&L, slide Right; Balance L&R, slide Left > B1: Partner turn by Right 1-1/2 > previous partner gypsy by LEFT shoulder > Partner pass by Right > B2: Next person balance & swing > > I have a whole 'nother set of stuff for one night stands & family dances. > > ~ Becky Nankivell > Tucson, Arizona & Long Beach, California > > Donna Calhoun wrote ( Sun, 4 Mar 2012 09:22) > > Ice Cream in the Sink..... Kathy Hirsh > Circle mixer > > A1) Into the center and back > Into the center, gents turn to face partner, pousette back > A2) Do-si-do partner > Right Allemande partner > B1) Left shoulder do-si-do partner > Left Allemande partner > B2) Promenade the ring, gents turn back > Swing new partner > > A few years ago a caller ended our annual weekend event with this. The > great partner interaction gave us a wonderful 30 second interlude to > wish all of our partners farewell. > > > ------------------------------ > >
