I'm sensitive to that sort of thing. It's not been an issue at all that I've experienced. ( I've danced it a few times). The circular motion gets reversed a couple of times. I guess it could be an issue for some dancers but ... Not in my experience and I've not gotten negative feedback. My two cents. R
Ridge Kennedy West Orange, NJ (Exit 145) If you stumble, make it part of the dance. On Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 1:37 PM Laur <[email protected]> wrote: > Ragtime Sammy fun. And Works to the tempo That band plays too however when > I walk it through it seems like it could be rather dizzying ? > > Laurie > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS> > > On Friday, April 29, 2022, 12:25 AM, Amy Cann via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > HOW HAVE I NOT KNOWN THIS DANCE BEFORE THIS MOMENT?? > > On 4/28/22, Ridge Kennedy via Contra Callers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Balance the Star qualifies as a chestnut and works well. The stars > > encourage a little hand jive action that is a lot of fun. > > > > Here's my go-to dance for raggy tune sets which stole a good bit from > > Balance the Star -- and Beaumont would work just fine with it. > > > > (And per what I think others said, tembo matters. It's no fun -- not even > > very raggy at -- warp speed.) > > > > Ragtime Sammy > > > > > > Contra, Duple, Improper > > > > Ridge Kennedy > > > > 20 > > > > A-1 Right Hands Across Star (8) Left Hands > Across > > Star (8) > > > > A-2 Gents Turn Back over right shoulder (peel off) make eye contact > > and and swing Neighbor > > (a short gypsy) (4-6) Long Swing > > (12-10) > > > > B-1 Circle Left Three Quarters (8) Partner > > Swing (8) > > > > B-2 Ladies Allemande Right 1 1/2 (8) Neighbor Allemande Left > > 1 1/2 (8) > > > > Notes: The first version of this dance was made up in about 2013 for a > > dance with Big Phat American K-Lee Band in Glen Echo. Early in the > program > > – maybe first dance, the band was going to do a set of rags. So we > wanted > > a dance that would work well with rags and that was pretty easy – a > starter > > upper. The only tricky bit here is moving from the allemande left with > > neighbors to the next star. Just keep dancers mindful of which way they > > will be going to progress, and it will work out fine. > > > > The idea behind using the hands across stars was to encourage dancers to > > use their free hands to do a little hand jive if the music so inspired > > them. And so it did. The final ending sequence for the dance was > finally > > locked in place during 2015, I think. For all the time the dance was > > evolving it was my “raggy, starry hand jive dance.” Recently though, > > noting that bands frequently included Ragtime Annie in their raggy sets > and > > since (little known secret here) my first name is Samuel – well Ragtime > > Sammy seems like a fitting title. Yeah, it’s a silly little dance, but > when > > the music is right, dancers really do feel encouraged to get into the > hand > > jive and more. > > Ridge Kennedy [Exit 145] > > > > Hey -- I wrote a book! *Murder & Miss Austen's Ball. * > > It's a novel with musical accompaniment. Now that's different. > > > > Read all about it here! <https://www.hedgehoghousebooks.com> > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 3:17 AM Colin Hume via Contra Callers < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On Wed, 27 Apr 2022 16:46:36 -0400, Jacob or Nancy Bloom via Contra > >> Callers wrote: > >> > Balance The Star was written to go to Beaumont Rag. It's a simple > >> dance, usually done as a Sicilian Circle, so it > >> > may not be what you want for your crowd. > >> > >> That's the one I was going to suggest. Here's how I explain it: > >> https://barndances.org.uk/detail.php?Title=Balance_the_Star > >> and the vital phrase is "turn your back on your partner" - if callers > >> can't get that across there is general confusion. > >> > >> Also a contra by Susan Kevra where she actually specified "Beaumont Rag > >> and similar": > >> > >> Country of Marriage > >> > >> Longways Becket, single prog. 32 bar rags > >> > >> A1: Circle left 3/4. Do-si-do neighbour to a wave. > >> > >> A2: Balance right and left; ladies allemande left all the way > >> (rapidly). Swing neighbour, finish facing across. > >> > >> B1: Right & left through. Men allemande right 3/4 to meet next man; > >> allemande left with him 3/4 while ladies move to > >> left. > >> > >> B2: Balance and swing partner. > >> > >> Dance: Susan Kevra -- English Dance & Song, Winter 1992. > >> > >> Colin Hume > >> > >> Email [email protected] Web site http://colinhume.com > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe send an email to > >> [email protected] > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > >
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