Here's a link to the sheet music for the tune that was used for Alfred Hitchcock Presents, in case you want to have it for your musicians. It's called, "Funeral March of a Marionette."
http://makingmusicfun.net/pdf/sheet_music/march-of-the-marionette-piano.pdf Jacob On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 12:53 PM, Amy Cann via Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > I try and call the dances of Rich Blazej whenever I can and this one's a > Halloween favorite, re-done as "Werewolves and Zombies". > > *Garfield's Escape* -- circle of couples PLUS ONE EXTRA in the center > (Garfield) > > A1 All into the center EIGHT steps and back, menacing the Garfield > A2 Circle left, circle right > > B1 Women (werewolves) promenade single file to the right, while men > (zombies) "star" by the right -- each man puts his right hand on right > shoulder of the man in front - including Garfield. > > B2 Caller hollers "Escape!" ("Boo!", or maybe "Braaaiiins") and all men > run to the outside and swing with a woman in the outer circle. A new > Garfield remains in the center. > > Rich himself named this after Garfield the comic-strip cat, way back when > he was cynical and funny (the cat, not Rich). > "The single man remaining at the end of the dance is entitled to a pan of > lasagna and some fresh kitty litter". > > My favorite normal tune for this is the minor jig Coleraine, played at a > slightly slower lurch-y tempo, but if I'm lucky the band'll do the Alfred > Hitchcock theme. > > Have fun, just thought I'd share -- and I'd love to hear how it goes if > you do it, and what variations emerge. > > Cheers, > Amy > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > -- [email protected] http://jacobbloom.net/
