Although I share the idea that concept programs are often not that great, I've
been calling a Christmas Night dance for years, and will again, in Santa
Barbara this year. Not only that, but it's a Free Dance.
And, for years, I've had the joy of working with Ken Keppeler & Jeanie Mclerie,
of Bayou Seco, from New Mexico.
We used to put together a set of straightened out Christmas carols. Cutting Joy
to the World short works. Sort of... But:
We Three Kings works great as a jig, and straightens out easily, and I wrote a
dance for it, which I think I've posted here every year for a while.
The Dance:
Follow That Star
Improper
Erik Hoffman
A1 w/ Current Neighbors: Star Left (8)
w/ Previous Neighbors: Star Right (8)
A2 Man #1, Man #2, & Woman #1 for a Line of Three: They go Down Hall, Turn
Alone and Return
WHILE:
Woman #2 comes Up the Hall, Turns Alone, Returns
B1 Line of three Circles Left around Woman #2 (8); All Swing Neighbor on Own
Side
B2 Long Lines Forward & Back; All Swing Partner
This dance has a story:
A1 There was a star traveling across the sky
A2 Three Kings followed the star
B1 They found a Babe in a Manger
B1 & B2 Everybody Partied!
We also almost always do one of the Blues Contras, and play the Elivs Presley
blues song, "Santa Claus is Back in Town."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqVMfTz_HDU
~Erik Hoffman
Oakland, CA
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From: Callers [mailto:callers-boun...@lists.sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of
Claire Takemori via Callers
Sent: Friday, December 2, 2016 3:19 PM
To: Shared_Weight_Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net>
Subject: [Callers] Holiday contras - BEG/EASY
Hi everyone! Wishing you all fabulous holidays. I’m so grateful for this
resource.
I’m calling a small contra on 12/20 and would like to have some Beg/Easy modern
contras with fun holiday theme titles. There is usually several new dancers
and 1/3-1/2 beg to very experienced dancers.
I appreciate any choreography that you can share. I’ve searched all the dances
I already have in Caller’s Companion.
Thank you So much!
Claire Takemori (SF Bay Area)
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