I have used the following circle mixers. They are all easy and fun. La Bastringue Experanza (medium) Cabot school mixer Alabama Jubilee Family Waltz
When calling contras I now tend to look at the entire evening as a "mixer." Still, mixers can certainly add variety and intense social interaction to the evening. Announce them in advance so the regulars can seek partners with that knowledge. (I like to always keep the regulars on the inside of my calling effort. I want the regulars to be invested in hall integration.) - Greg McKenzie On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 7:53 PM, Laur <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Greg. I am looking for a mixer, probably a circle mixer, that > is fun and interesting for regular contra dancers, not new dancers, and not > for a festival or a ONS. > > I have, for instance, Esmeralda’s Revenge (and the easier versions January > mixer and Atlanta mixer); I have Teds mixer. So something maybe in the > middle of those two. Something not so involved that people will scratch > their heads, and with flow. > > Lp > > > --- On Thu, 8/30/12, Greg McKenzie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Greg McKenzie <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Callers] mixers for regular dancers not ons > > To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> > > Date: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 10:44 PM > > Laurie, > > > > With the vast diversity of interests and types of dance on > > this list...can > > you be a little more specific about the "regular" dance > > series you are > > planning to call fun mixers for? > > > > Is it a square dance series; a "barn dance" series, an > > English country, > > advanced contra, an open, public contra dance; or some > > mixture thereof? > > > > (I am trying not to make assumptions before I comment on > > such things.) > > > > - Greg McKenzie > > > > ************ > > > > On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Laur <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > I'm looking for interesting/ fun mixers to use at a > > regular dance series. > > > I haven't had the opportunity to collect any mixers > > while dancing around > > > this year (they are sometimes few and far between) and > > so - here I am! > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > Laurie P > > > West MI > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
