I have led the “winding a ball of yarn,” for years at barn dances. Used to do it occasionally at a contra dance—though not since square and other form fell out of favor.
Then I think it was at a Quaker Yearly Meeting in Wisconsin when they asked a local Native American Tribe to share their culture. There their participatory part included “The Snake Shedding Its Skin.” The same as Winding a Ball of Yarn. Here’s a video of another Tribe doing a Snake dance ending with the leader saying, “The snake has to coil up.” I think the song for the dance is beautiful. Cheers, ~Erik Hoffman Oakland, CA From: Louise Siddons via Contra Callers <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 9:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Callers] Re: The Spiral Dance I’ve come to know this dance as the Farandole — a term that comes from trad French dance (as per here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb74ey_LVeg). For people in search of videos, the more specific t External ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) Report This Email<https://protection.inkyphishfence.com/report?id=bmV0b3JnZnQxNTA4MDU5L2VyaWtAZXJpa2hvZmZtYW4uY29tL2Y1MzE3Mzc0MjYyN2UxNDI2MzgyNDU1NzU2NjIxYjA2LzE2NzYzOTcyMjkuMjI=#key=7f0fd11708e17ab7b2fe349d41033b6d> FAQ<https://www.godaddy.com/help/report-email-with-advanced-email-security-40813> GoDaddy Advanced Email Security, Powered by INKY<https://www.inky.com/protection-by-inky> I’ve come to know this dance as the Farandole — a term that comes from trad French dance (as per here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb74ey_LVeg<https://shared.outlook.inky.com/link?domain=www.youtube.com&t=h.eJxljUEOgjAURK9iujYtLbQFEqMHcM3WFPhQAlLTfmyI8e5at25mFjPz5kU2v5D6QCziI9SMxRjp7jbcWqCdu7NosLPn56lpdQH77drASI4HMqfNCuj8OCCXWZnJioGf5ksS64bhbtYfYJA517kuhBIa-NfyUhRSaqmU4G2mGFda5ZUWoqJCJDYkdudW9KYzywI-XJYpYKDBGg99hGm0SL_nqdyn8l_w_gDRZUO7.MEUCIQCPcAtWHGYdWDlKVJ6jr0wWUH2uflX_zUW23bVblgN2_QIgdn5rNCs-rBjnkSqdAiKsXMHZk-mh_MHaZNafNVjcRLE>). For people in search of videos, the more specific term might help! Louise (Winchester, UK) _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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