Those that come to mind: Batja's Breakdown (Tom Hinds) Frustration Reel III by Bill Sacks (imp): A1: dosido N 1 1/4 to short waves (ladies in middle) balance, N alle R 1/2 A2: men alle L 1 1/2, partner gypsy 1 1/2 B1: ladies alle. L 1x (quick), back to partner and swing B2: R/L through circle L 3/4 and pass through (This is a fun one because of the frustrated gypsy-swing in A2!)
On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 8:44 PM, Yoyo Zhou <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 9:37 AM, Sargon de Jesus <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hello fellow callers, > > > > I'm theoretically calling the Glen Echo (MD) dance on Friday, but as many > > of you know, this is National Park land. If the Congressional standoff > > continues, it may very well be that the gates will remain closed. > > > > While things are obviously in flux, there is a possibility that I might > > either calling at Glen Echo or at an alternate venue. In either case, I'd > > like to incorporate some shutdown-themed dances for our DC folks. > > > > So, in the event that I call, I'd love some ideas for dances > themed/titled > > around shutdowns, openings, bickering, childishness, etc. What have you > > guys got? Any suggestions are happily welcome! > > > > Boo. Of all the federal services shuttered, Glen Echo really hits home... > > Some dances that came to mind for me were > Puttin' Cheese on the Ritz (Ron Buchanan) (something about government > cheese?) > It's a Mad, Mad World (Martha Wild) > Roadblock Reel (Bob Dalsemer) > You Can't Get There From Here (Carol Ormand) > and, who can forget > The New Parliament House Jig (John Colville) (for 9-person sets) > (representing the Australian system of government) > > I also wrote a dance earlier this year called Nothing Works and We Don't > Know Why: > A1 > (next) neighbor balance, swing > A2 > promenade across with a wide loop (to face shadow) > 1/2 hey, ladies pass right, gents ricochet > B1 > partner balance, swing > B2 > long lines forward and back > 1/2 hey, gents pass left, ladies ricochet > > (n.b. Contrary to the title, the dance actually does work. Teaching tip: > from B2, the next neighbors to progress to are on the right diagonal, but > the ricochet hey is still done with the current neighbors straight across > from you.) > > Yoyo Zhou > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
