On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 9:00 AM, John Sweeney via Callers <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Lorraine,
As a clarification, this is not my version of Ellen's Green Jig. It was developed by another San Diego caller, Graham Hempel, by taking the A1/A2 of Broken Sixpence and putting it in Ellen's Green Jig. Cheers, -Chris Page San Diego > > Flirtation Reel is great and I use this a lot with beginners as well – the > Chris Page version: > > > > = = = = = = = = = > > Ellen's Green Jig (by Roy Dommett) > > Contra; Improper > > > > A1: Neighbour Dosido; Partner Dosido > > A2: #1s Balance & Swing (Step, Kick) – finish facing down > > B1: Circle Left; Circle Right – keep holding hands in the Circle > > B2: Duck for Oysters: #2s Arch - #1s Peek; #1s Arch - #2s Peek > > #2s Arch over #1s who pass through to New Neighbours > > > > "Duck for the oyster, dive for the clam, duck through the hole in the old > tin can." > > > > Alt (Chris Page): > > A1: Dosido Neighbour; Men Dosido > > A2: Ladies Dosido; #1s Swing, end facing down > > > > = = = = = = = = = > > > > I hope that helps. > > > > Happy dancing, > > John > > > > John Sweeney, Dancer, England [email protected] 01233 625 362 & 07802 > 940 574 > > http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive Events & DVDs > > http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent > > > > From: Callers <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Lorraine > Sutton via Callers > Sent: 24 July 2018 15:49 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Callers] Folk Festival - Easy Contra dances to teach Beginners > > > > Hello All, > > > > I am calling a 2 hour Intro to Contra dance ....at an Ontario Canada > Festival. ( more a music focus than a dance focus, at this festival) > > > > I would appreciate hearing from you as to contra dances ( lws proper & > Improper) that you have found successful with very novice dancers and why > you think those dances work for beginners.(I love Larry Jennings definition > of easy vs complicated ) > > > > I do plan on doing some non progressive lws as well as a both a circle and a > Sicilian circle in the program mix , to get the concept of progression. > > > > Thanks so much. > > > > Lorraine Sutton ( [email protected] ) > > > > > > ... > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: [email protected] > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > _______________________________________________ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: [email protected] Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
