It looks like you have a nice selection to pick 5 or 6 dances to prepare. You will probably call 5 but you may want to prep a back-up in case you change your mind or need to swap.
If you are looking for additional dances that are fun for all crowds I suggest : Get me Going by Lisa Greenlea Get Me Going hook: slick starter refreshing beginner lesson figures by: Lisa Greenleaf formation: improper A1 16 neighbors balance & swing A2 8 long lines forward & back 8 ladles do si do 1½ B1 16 partners balance & swing B2 8 ladles chain 8 star left 4 places and on to the next ⁋ And either “The Big Easy” by Becky Hill OR “Easy Peasy” by Diane Silver Easy Peasy by: Diane Silver formation: improper A1 16 neighbors balance & swing A2 8 long lines forward & back 8 gentlespoons allemande left once B1 16 partners balance & swing B2 8 circle left 3 places 4 balance the ring 4 partners California twirl ⁋ The Big Easy by: Becky Hill formation: improper A1 4 balance the ring 12 neighbors swing A2 8 long lines forward & back 8 ladles allemande left 1½ B1 16 partners balance & swing B2 8 circle left 3 places 4 balance the ring 4 pass through Have fun ! Sent from my iPad > On Nov 29, 2021, at 10:20 AM, Ted Sims via Contra Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wow, I just got asked to call the first half (of a two hour) tonight, which > means there is no one else to do it. I call occasionally on open calling > nights and I think it will go ok, but no one would say that I am a skilled > caller, and I have a small repertoire I call from, which are: > Becky's Brouhaha > Apples and Chocolate > The Nice Combination > Becket in the Kitchen > Roll in the Hey > Butter > Old Time Elixir#2 > Flying Flamingos > So, I'm humbly soliciting advice for putting together a first half out of the > possibilities above, with many thanks. > Also, there is a tune the band likes to play, a pretty smooth one by Tom > Turino called "Nighthawk 750". I'm looking for a dance that works well with > this one. > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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