Thanks Luke, You made some great points, and offer some good choices. My experience as a dancer is the Give & Take is rarely satisfying. Seldom is there any resistance, or playfulness, as intended by Jennings. I try not to call more than one G&T in an evening. Peace, Rich
On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 8:00 AM, Luke Donforth <[email protected]> wrote: > Lots of great dances already suggested. > > Talking about the bigger picture programming thing, I hear wanting to > change the feel and not have circles in every dance. While Give and Take > might feel like a cheat to you, it will feel different for the dancers, and > it's probably not egregious. > > You can also add a fair bit of texture with just different results from > the circle. A swing ->circle & swing transition is going to feel different > than a circle into a chain, or a circle left to a circle right, etc. I > think two no-circle dances in a half is a good thing to shoot for, but also > showing the various ways the circle can be used. > > A lot of 4x4 dances don't use circles, so if your crowds are up for (and > large enough) for those, they can get you there and add other program > texture. > > As for specific dances that haven't been mentioned yet, here are some with > 10+ calls from my box: > Marion's Delight by Carol Kopp > A turn for the better by Bill Pope > Friday Night Fever by Tony Parks > Rocket City Romp by Cis Hinkle > iFlirt by Luke Donforth > 2nd Course by Luke Donforth > A Sure Thing by Chris Page (has Circle Right) > Treasure of the Sierra Madre by James Hutson (no N swing) > Amherst and Wooster by Chris Weiler (no N swing) > > > On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 8:16 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Helo Folks, >> >> This group has been so quiet lately. The group has been so important for >> me as I developed my Contra calling repertoire and skills, so I thought I'd >> initiate a conversation. >> >> As I sit here programming a dance I realize that I do not have many >> dances without circles. Many that I do have, do not have a Neighbor Swing, >> or have a Give & Take to cheat it out. Those factors limit where and when >> I can use them. >> >> I generally like to program two no circle dances in each half, and also a >> NO neighbor Swing dance in at least one half if not both halves of an >> evening. Any thoughts on this? >> >> Does anyone want to share some modern contras that have no Circles and no >> Give & Takes, but include a partner and neighbor swing. >> >> Here are a few I have used. >> >> Just for NEFFA, Linda Leslie >> Rollin' and Tumblin'. Cis Hinkle >> Rocket City Romp, Cis Hinkle >> Travels with Rick and Kim, Shari Miller Johnson >> Friday Night Fever, Tony Parkes >> >> Thanks, >> Rich Sbardella >> Stafford, CT >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List Name: Callers mailing list >> List Address: [email protected] >> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> > > > -- > Luke Donforth > [email protected] <[email protected]> >
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