I love Ted Sanella's /Love & Kisses/ mixer.
I also really enjoy the roll-away into a swing, at least when the men
know how to guide the woman who's rolling away into a swing. So, I've
made up two dances that use that move:
*Rollaway Mixer*
Mixer---Circle
Erik Hoffman
A1 with Corner, Allemande Left to face current Partner, weave Right
past Partner, Left past next;then Swing the next
A2Into the center and back that way, now Rollaway with a half sashay*X 2
(Women moving right)
B1Swing the new one coming your way (the next person you're coming to,
not the one you just did the Rollaway with)
B2Promenade
This one benefits lots of movement, and two swings, though the A1 Corner
Left Allemande has to be a quick one, 4 beats, and the Weave also
snappy, 2-beats each, to get a decent swing. Note that, in the two
Rollaways, you'll Rollaway with one you passed by the right, and your
previous partner, so the progression ends up one to the left. You can
introduce the future partner at the onset of the first walkthrough.
*Rollaway Too*
Mixer---Circle
Erik Hoffman
A1Up to the middle and back that way, Rollaway with a Half Sashay X2
(Women moving Right, away from Partner)
A2Swing the next one coming your way (as above in Rollaway Mixer)
B1Circle left, Circle Right (one big ring)
B2Do Paso (left Allemande with the one you swung -- your current
partner, Right Allemande corner, Left allemand Partner, turning it into
a courtesy turn to face the middle)
This one is perhaps a bit less challenging that Rollaway Mixer. And the
Do Paso is another wonderful move, lifted from square dancing. As those
doing the Do Paso face the center, they can promenade in, back-up with a
rollaway, and take hands on the second time to the center.
Here are a few more:
*Riding the Waves*
Mixer---Circle
Erik HoffmanFebruary 14, 1998
Start in Wavy Circle, Men facing out, Partner in Right
A1Rory O'More Balances (right, then left)
A2Allemande Left "Corner" (old Pt), Allemande Rightt "New" Partner,
Allemande Left Corner, Walk by New Partner passing Right Shoulder
B1 With next, Balance & Swing (your new Partner)
B2Promenade end in wave (Men stepping forward, holding this Partner's
Right hand)
*Lost Memories*
Mixer---Circle
Erik HoffmanDecember 8, 2001
A1Do Si Do New Partner; Allemande Right New Partner 1.25* to a Wavy
Circle, Men facing out, Women in
A2Two Rory O'More Balances
B1Allemande Left "Corner" (left hand person at the start of the wave),
current Partner Swing
B2Promande, at the end of the phrase, Women loop (turn) back to do the
"A1Do Si Do" with the Man behind them
* The Right Allemande in A1 is about one-and-a-quarter, but I'd probably
say, "one and a half"..
---On December 8, I was trying to reconstruct Riding the Waves from
memory.I didn't quite succeed, but I came up with this.
*Train to Boston*
Mixer---Circle
Erik HoffmanOctober 7, 1993
A1Balance & Swing Partner, end in Varsouvienne Promenade position (hands
at Women's shoulders)
A2Prom four, turn individually, while holding hands, so Wm is now on
left, man on Rt, and continue in the Prom direction, */_backing up_/*
for four;Prom forward (now reverse Prom direction) four, turn around (as
before, now Wm is back on Rt), */_back up_/* (continuing in reverse Prom
direction)
B1Prom into center (hang a left), take hands in a circle while backing
up;Into center and back (again)
B2Al Lft corner, Rt to Pt, grand Rt and Lft four changes (RLRL), then Rt
to fifth to A1
---This dance is far more difficult to describe than to do.It's one of
those ones where I almost always use a demonstration.
---I try to remember to ask the band to play one extra "B" part on the
last time through the dance, so it ends with a Swing.
I know I've posted this here before. But, I do like it. It was written
on the train to Boston.I was on tour in the south and Midwest,
Asheville, NC to Indianapolis, IN.I thought, since I'll be on the east
coast, I might as well go to Pinewoods.And I was Right.It was great to
go to Pinewoods, but I found it much farther away than I expected! I'm
pretty sure I was thinking of a dance Sandy Bradley called, but I
couldn't recall. I did remember the Gay Gordon's move, though at the
time I think I didn't know the Gay Gordon's Promenade was lifted from
that dance...
*The Wedding Ring*
**Mixer---Circle
Erik Hoffman
Start with the Mn in the center, facing Pt:
A1Do Si Do Partner;Allemande Right Partner Twice to form a circle wave,
Men facing out, Women in
A2Balance, with Partner Allemande half-way by the Rt to new wave Women
now facing out;Balance, with the Next---the person in Left
hand---Allemande Left half-way to meet the Next and:
B1Balance & Swing
B2with the one you swung: Promenade, at the end of the phrase: Women
Cast Back (Loop Back) meet New Partner behind them
---A dance commissioned by Amber Roullard for her wedding to Jim
Mueller, September 10, 1994.Amber and Jim, both great old time fiddlers,
are the central figures of the Growling Old Geezers, from San Luis
Obispo, CA. Amber asked for a circle mixer, because when people
Promenade past the band she can check out who's there!The Balances give
even more opportunity.It's fun to tell this little story, because, then
when dancers are promenading, they often take a look at the band, and
that's rare!
On 9/27/2013 11:42 PM, Martha Wild wrote:
I have a big circle mixer I really like, I'm not sure who wrote it or the name
of it, perhaps if someone else recognizes it they can help me out there. I just
call it the Balance and Pass mixer so I know what it is.
A1) Balance and Swing Partner
A2) Promenade for 8, Twirl Promenade for eight. (See explanation below)
B1) Balance your partner, pass by the next,
Balance the next, pass by the next,
B2) Balance the next, pass by the next
Do si do the next, (this is your new partner)
The promenade is for 8 counts in Varsovienne position, at which point the man raises his right hand and the woman twirls beneath his hand as they continue moving forward for another 8 counts, ending with the woman facing around the circle in the opposite direction from the man, with their right hands still joined. For the balances, start with your partner balance, then pull by partner and walk past the next person you meet. Balance the next, pull by and skip one again, repeat, then finally do-si-do the one you meet.
It's a fun and energetic dance, people usually get it quickly.
I also wrote a big circle mixer inspired by one of Ted Sanella's, and it works
pretty well:
Ted's Waves
A1) Forward and back
Women go forward, return facing out to form a wave, partner in right
hand
A2) Balance the wave, allemande partner 1X
Balance the wave, allemande left neighbor 1X
B1) Do si do partner
Swing the same neighbor
B2) Promenade the set
Martha
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2. Re: Favorite mixers? (rich sbardella)
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4. Re: norms/ethics of choreography sharing (Jeff Kaufman)
5. Re: Dances licensed with CC or similar (Jeff Kaufman)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:06:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Laur <[email protected]>
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MINE TOO!!!
I use EZ's mixer for any event - great for ONS to introduce moves without
teaching...?
esp for weddings and well, community events.
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Two of my favorites are:
*Esmerelda's Revenge* -- Beth Parkes Mixer
*A1*Forward and Back
All go forward, gents back up (ladies stay in the middle)
to have a ring of ladies inside the ring of gents
*A2*Ladies turn Left, Gents turn Right
single file Promenade around the ring
Everyone turn back
look for your partner -- last one you swung
*B1*P DsD
N Alle L 1x
*B2*Pass P**by**R
Swing the next (new Partner)
*Ease About Mixer *-- Gene Hibert (var. by Cis Hinkle)Mixer
*A1*B&S
*A2*Promenade
As a couple swoop into center and back
*B1*Ladies weave the ring -- in front, behind, between
Ring forward and back
*B2*Gents weave the ring -- in front, behind, between
Original P Alle L 1? to new partner
? ? ? ? ? ? Note: Once you meet your original Partner, look past them
to see who your new partner is.? For some reason there is frequent
disorientation when getting out of the allemande and trying to find new
partner**
On 9/26/2013 6:47 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote:
I'd love to add a few more mixers to my repertoire.? Which ones do you
like for beginning groups or for early in the evening?? And do you
have some that more advanced groups can enjoy?
Kalia
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Here is a very simple mixer.? On a wood floor a two hand swing would be
better.? I adapted this from a dance called by Steve Holland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCu3ZGOIpRo
Rich
Stafford, CT
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I'd love to add a few more mixers to my repertoire.? Which ones do you like for
beginning groups or for early in the evening?? And do you have some that more
advanced groups can enjoy?
Kalia
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I believe this works so well because there is not a new prompt? for
each phrase - only four items or calls...(treating dosado/swing as a
single action with a new partner.)
Bob Livingston
Middletown, CT
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Here is a very simple mixer.? On a wood floor a two hand swing would be
better.? I adapted this from a dance called by Steve Holland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCu3ZGOIpRo
Rich
Stafford, CT
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?
I'd love to add a few more mixers to my repertoire.? Which ones do you like for
beginning groups or for early in the evening?? And do you have some that more
advanced groups can enjoy?
Kalia
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Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 08:11:30 -0400
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Tavi wrote:
regarding to calling a CC BY-NC dance at a paid
event: is it in fact noncommercial use?
Sounds commercial to me. The text from the license is:
"You may not exercise any of the rights granted to You in Section 3
above in any manner that is primarily intended for or directed toward
commercial advantage or private monetary compensation." --
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode
I think the relevant right would be to "Publicly Perform the Work".
You're getting paid to call, so "directed toward private monetary
compensation" sounds applicable.
Jeff
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Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:18:52 -0400
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On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 2:43 PM, Dave Casserly
<[email protected]> wrote:
I do not think Dan is correct that dance choreography is not copyrightable.
Dan, I don't know where you got that information, but nothing I know about
copyright law gives me that impression. I guess you could argue that
contra dances are not sufficiently "original," but the standard for
originality is so low in copyright law that I don't think that would be a
winning argument, or even close to it.
I read more about this, and it looks like a social dance might not
qualify as a "dramatic work".
On the other hand, if your dance is not a ?dramatic work? because it
is not a choreographic show, does not tell a story or is not part of a
dramatic performance, it is not protected.
--
http://www.copyright.org.au/admin/cms-acc1/_images/15356429875239252b8737e.pdf
They conclude "In our view, it is unlikely that social dances will be
protected by copyright."
I wrote a blog post: http://www.jefftk.com/p/can-you-copyright-a-contra-dance
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Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 06:26:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: Michael Fuerst <[email protected]>
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Hello Gloria
Here is a link to the file I promised, downloadable, and readable by any word
processor
There is also a link to dances I have written.
Email me ?if you have trouble accessing them or questions about any of the
dances contained in the two files
http://aptsg.org/Dance/dance_links.html
?
Michael Fuerst ? ? ?802 N Broadway ? ? ?Urbana IL 61801?????? 217-239-5844
Links to photos of many of my drawings and paintings are
at?www.ArtComesFuerst.com
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From: Gloria Johnson <[email protected]>
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Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 6:11 PM
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Michael,
I, too, would like a copy of your list of easy dances. ?Thanks!
Gloria Johnson Scarlet
Springfield, MO?
?>> From: Michael Fuerst <[email protected]>
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Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 7:58 PM
Subject: [Callers] Easy dance List
I have sent the list of easy dances I have collected to he 23 people?
who requested such.
If you have not received it by Monday, email me.
Make sure to check your trash ans spam folders, in case it ended up?
there.
Michael Fuerst? ? ? 802 N Broadway? ? ? Urbana IL 61801? ? ? ?
217-239-5844
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