Tina, If you investigate Square Dance singing calls, many, many have been arranged into 32 bar tunes, and many are appropriate for contra dance with a slight tempo adjustment. Rich
On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 9:08 AM, Tom Hinds via Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > It's not my cup of tea but Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer could be > used as a singing square or in a contra medley. > > On Dec 5, 2016, at 11:49 PM, Tina Fields via Callers wrote: > > The year I called the No Snow Ball in the SF Bay Area, Hillbillies from >> Mars agreed to include I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus as one tune in a >> set. I sang it after dancers got their flow going, and it went great. >> >> I like Alan's idea of including not only holiday tunes but bad holiday >> puns as alt dance titles. That way, you can choose excellent dances and >> still get your holiday theme on. >> >> I also look forward to hearing more ideas here. Have fun! >> Tina >> >> >>> On Saturday, December 3, 2016 David Harding via Callers < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> I'm interested in familiar holiday tunes that work for contras. I know >>> I've danced to Jingle Bells a couple of times (as Alan suggested), and >>> think I remember doing a mixer to Gloria in Excelsis Deo. Any other >>> ideas? >>> >>> David >>> >>> >>> On 12/2/2016 6:10 PM, Winston, Alan P. via Callers wrote: >>>> Claire -- >>>> >>>> In my experience, choosing dances because their titles fit a >>>> particular theme isn't the best way to make programs. >>>> >>>> For Christmas holiday dances I'm used to bands slipping familiar >>>> holiday tunes into their regular sets. (Jingle Bells fits in nicely as >>>> a bouncy tune. Several carols can be played as waltzes.) You can also >>>> playfully alter the names of dances you'd want to call anyway to make >>>> them fit the theme. >>>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >> > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net >
