I'm interested. I have the majority of them, but there are a number I've not seen before. Thanks.
On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Sue Robishaw <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Rich, > Small numbers are common here, especially this winter. Here are some > dances that have worked well for me: > LONGWAYS - even cpls > DoSiThree - Linda Leslie (3 - 5 cpls) > Snowball - Martin Hayes (3 - 4 cpls) > Waves of Tory, or Ted's Dip & Dive (Triplet #3) - Ted Sanella (3 - > 6 cpls) > Cumberland Reel (3 - 6 cpls) > Weave the Top (3-7 cpls) (variation of "Over the Top") > OXO dances (3-6 cpls) (single cpls use Hand Turns instead of > Circle/Star) > Microchase* (3 cpls) (easier version of Anne Fallon's Microchasmic) > > MIXERS - even cpls > Lucky Six (3+ cpls) (Lucky Seven if 5, 7, or more cpls) > Two's Out (4+ cpls) (if 4 cpls works better if back to neighbor > instead of back to center) (my favorite of the many Easy Circle Mixers) > Cabot School Mixer (4+ cpls) > Sheehana's Reel* (3 - 4 cpls) (variation of Roger Whynot's > Sheehan's Reel) (a little crowded with 3 cpls but it works) > Three Track (3 cpl)* (variation of Three Stop which I miscalled > but dancers liked so kept it this way) > Two Track (3 cpl)* (simpler version of Three Track as some dancers > got disoriented with the turns) (many similar dances to these two) > > OTHER and ODD Number > Gelding of the Devil (3 cpls, or 2 cpls plus one with ghost) (B > variation with 4 cpls, or 3 cpls plus one and ghost -- F&B 2 x, cpls cross > & cast as usual) > Sellengers Round (4+, easy to dance with a ghost) > Rufty Tufty (2 cpl) (not particularly easy but OK if the music > isn't too fast) (variation 3-4 cpl longways) > On-the-Fly-Circles* (2, 3, or 4 cpls plus 1, longways mixer) (came > up with this and the following one big snowstorm night when I had 5 and no > dances to suit. Decided to keep them.) > On-the-Fly-Stars* (2, 3, or 4 cpls plus 1, longways mixer) > Raatikko (any number cpls - I haven't done this with small numbers > but it works fine in a line as well as a circle so seems it would be good) > (fun Finnish folk dance) > The Carding (from Dudley Laufman's book) (Quad but easy to include > an extra couple or two or a single even) (Depends on how your folks are > with sashays, my current group have too many knee and hip replacements to > enjoy this one). > > * I'll put the instructions in another post for those interested. Others > all in the archives or common. > > Big cheers for the small dances! > Sue R. , U.P.M. > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > -- *Looking forward,Linda S. Mrosko7302 CR 2829Mabank, Texas 75156(903) 451-5535 (H)* *(903) 292-3713 (Cell)* *(903) 603-9955 (Skype)*
