Margate Hoy is a simple English dance that can be done quite zestily. "Hoy" is some kind of ship. I heard somewhere that Margate Hoy was a ferry boat named for the town of Margate, but I have not found "hoy" defined as a ferry boat anywhere online (yet). I did find this definition of Hoy from Dictionary.com:
noun, Nautical 1. a heavy barge used in harbors. 2. a vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, usually slooprigged, used for fishing and coastal trading. You can find different takes on the dance on youtube; in particular, one from a Civil War Ball and another from a Jane Austen convention: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPD2LYYc1bA www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRWwLX2qvGg (it doesn't start right away) Then we have eight children (it's usually a dance for three couples) in a video you can download (or perhaps just play) from the Constant Billy Trust schools resource pack: http://constantbilly.org.uk/Resources/2009%20Resource%20Pack.htm On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 12:35 PM, Lindsey Dono via Callers callers-at-lists.sharedweight.net |sharedweight-garyes| < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Callers, > > In a couple of weeks, I'll be calling the annual Ferry Boat Contra for the > second time. Last year I put a good deal of effort into coming up with > nautical themes/jokes, so this year I'll really need to go "overboard." > > I'd love to hear your ideas regarding entertaining (but not distracting) > maritime moves/terminology/jokes/trivia to add into my program. The > majority of folks in my area have at least been on a boat other than a > ferry, and a number sail regularly, but I'd rather keep the references from > becoming too obscure. > > Looking forward to your suggestions! > > Lindsey > (Tacoma, WA) > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >
