More about Pride of Pingle. > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Martha Wild <[email protected]> > Date: January 22, 2016 at 9:23:51 PM PST > To: "Winston, Alan P." <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Callers] 9-person dance? > > You may find the following article by Ed Butenhof containing a letter from > Ken Alexander (p.7) in this short publication interesting, as it has more > info about P of P. The dance also had the new Pingle do a basket swing with > couple four during the swing part at the end! Folk process in motion, as is > pointed out. The article is from 1982, Ken says he wrote the dance “some > years ago” so my guess would be sometime in the 1970s. > > http://www.lloydshaw.org/Resources/adc/198205i.pdf > <http://www.lloydshaw.org/Resources/adc/198205i.pdf> > > >> On Jan 22, 2016, at 7:51 PM, Winston, Alan P. <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I had it in my head that it was written by Roger Whynot but googled and >> found an attribution to Ken Alexander. >> >> I read someplace that it was written as "Pride of the Dingle". I see that a >> dance of that name is listed as being in the Fried de Metz Herman collection >> (by multiple authors) "Potter's Porch", which I don't have here at work to >> verify. >> >> Don't know if that helps in any way. >> >> -- Alan >> >> On 1/22/2016 6:59 PM, Martha Wild via Callers wrote: >>> There’s a really neat oddball one by Erik Hoffman called “The Millennium >>> Bug”. Not sure what book of his it is in, though. >>> >>> There’s another traditional one called “Pride of the Pingle” for four >>> couples +1. Line up as for a reel of four couples, doesn’t really matter if >>> it is proper or not. The lone person stands at the top center of the set >>> above the first couple and faces down. >>> >>> Pride of the Pingle 9 people, 4 couple (proper) set and one extra >>> Traditional >>> >>> A1) All up a double and back without taking hands, while the “Pingle” goes >>> down a double and back between them, 2X >>> A2) All allemande right partners half way, turn around and allemande left >>> partners half way back. While this happens, the “Pingle” joins in the first >>> couple’s allemande with their right hand to form a little right hand star >>> of three. This moves the “Pingle” down one place, and they can then stick >>> out their left hand and join the left allemande of couple 2 as a little >>> group of 3. >>> This is then repeated, with all continuing to allemande right partners half >>> way, allemande left partners half way back, as the “Pingle” joins in right >>> with couple 3, and then left with couple 4 to reach the bottom. A lot to >>> say but easier to do. >>> B1) The “Pingle” then joins on to one or other of the long lines (in the >>> old strictly proper form they would join their gender role line, but >>> nowadays and in family dances it’s just join a line). The lines of four and >>> five then go forward and back twice, pushing the longer line up the set to >>> push out a new unmatched “Pingle” at the top. >>> B2) All then swing the person across from them that they are matched with, >>> except the new “Pingle”. >>> >>> I heard it called “Pride of the Pingle” but somewhere I also saw it as >>> “Pride of the Dingle” so I’m not perfectly sure which name it is. >>> >>> Martha >>> >>>> On Jan 22, 2016, at 5:26 PM, Andy Shore via Callers >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> The Prime Minister aka The New Parliament House Jig >>>> >>>> http://www.barndances.org.uk/dance-detail.php?danceNameParam=the-new-parliament-house-jig >>>> >>>> <http://www.barndances.org.uk/dance-detail.php?danceNameParam=the-new-parliament-house-jig> >>>> https://youtu.be/wa_zj_vY-RI <https://youtu.be/wa_zj_vY-RI> >>>> >>>> I descends into the usual chaos, but lots of fun >>>> >>>> /Andy Shore >>>> Santa Cruz, CA >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 4:56 PM, Richard Fischer via Callers >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> wrote: >>>> Can anyone suggest a 9-person dance? I'm aware of the traditional >>>> Nine-Pin, and Monkey in the Middle by Sherry Nevins. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> Richard Fischer >>>> >>>> Princeton, NJ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Callers mailing list >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >>>> <http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> /Andy Shore >>>> http://andyshore.com/ <http://andyshore.com/> >>>> >>>> best email - [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Callers mailing list >>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >>>> <http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Callers mailing list >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >>> <http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net> >> >
