I'm so sorry to hear that Roger passed away. I only met Roger twice,
separated by something like 6-7 years, and both when I was in Harrisburg
calling the dance before going to Pinewoods. I didn't get a lot of time to
talk to Roger either time, but we talked long enough for him to give me a
dance (which I still have on an index card in his handwriting) and for me
to have a lasting impression of what a delightful gentleman he was. I
don't see it in Bob's collection, so I thought I would share it as well.
Jack
*Chain Against the Grain* – Roger Auman
*Becket*
CW/L
*A1* Circle Left ¾
N Sw
*A2* w/N Promenade across, shift right
after crossing the set, loop out to the right one place to face
new couple
Circle RIGHT *1x*
*B1* L Diagonal Ladies Chain to partner
Straight across, ½ Hey ladies start by R Shoulder
*B2* P B&S
On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 7:28 PM Bob Isaacs via Contra Callers <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> Most of you probably didn't know Roger Auman, who passed away earlier this
> week. Roger was a longtime avid contra dancer, a fine caller, an inventive
> choreographer, and most of all, as nice a person as you could ever hope to
> meet. We would cross paths at dances in Princeton, Philly, Bethlehem, and
> many other places, and for several years we had this routine; I would come
> up to him at the break, and ask "What do you have today?" and he would show
> me a new dance* every time*. It was fun to watch him progress from
> first-timer efforts to good to outright winners. Attached are some of the
> gifts he left us.
>
> Roger hailed from Reading, PA, and if you happen to be at the nearby
> Birdsboro contra dance tomorrow, we will dance several of his to remember
> him. For those of us in the Mid-Atlantic region who knew him well, he will
> be truly missed -
>
> Bob
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