That's fascinating. I first danced Manhattan Chowder in Tallahassee in mid 90s. I only danced it with both couples moving. So the folk process and time and distance must have changed it!
Seth Seth Tepfer, MBA, CSM, PMP (he, him, his) Senior IT Manager, Emory Primate Center [cid:24c6209d-19fb-4a39-bec0-86a094bd4045]<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/[email protected]?anonymous&ep=signature> Book time to meet with me<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/[email protected]?anonymous&ep=signature> ________________________________ From: David Smukler via Contra Callers <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2023 8:06 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [External] [Callers] Re: Mad Robin The ACDOL database gives the date of Saint Paddy's Day as Oct 14, 1982. According to Philippe Callens' book Both Sides of the Atlantic, Beverly Francis's dance Manhattan Chowder was written earlier - in 1981. The figure, as described by Philippe, is more like in the eponymous English country dance, in that only one couple is moving. However, I've also seen this dance called with the double Mad Robin figure that is more common in contra dances nowadays. _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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