It is a wonderful activity. I have no idea where we got the name, but Calico and Boots in Boulder, CO has called it that for at least the last 35 years. Of course, the name typically gets modified based on the prop, and we have used anything and everything over the years. I’ve seen:
Miniature Pumpkins and gourds (more than once) Hats Fan Book Flowers (real/fake) Small broom Caller’s cordless microphone Stuffed animal Wooden shoe Magic fairy wand Baby doll (at a baby shower) Neal On Wed, Jul 5, 2023 at 10:27 AM John Freeman via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > I know this as the “Fan Dance”. I usually used it for ONS gigs, and often > for Civil War balls. I have. Collection of wooden fans that I would take to > dances. Even folks in wheels chairs can take part in this. > > John B. Freeman, SFTPOICTJ > > On Jul 5, 2023, at 10:00 AM, Tony Parkes via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > This is just about my favorite dance-game, but I had never encountered the > name “Favor of the Rose” before. I first learned it as “The Rose and the > Thorn,” then more recently heard “A Rose Between Two Thorns” (of course, > traditionally it’s gendered and typically starts with a lady between two > gents). It’s also known as “The Hat Dance” or “The Fan Dance,” depending on > the prop used. > > By coincidence, just last Saturday I bought a satin rose on plastic stem, > to replace one that I had carried in my kit for years and that had recently > disappeared. The new one is huge – twice the size and length of the old > one; that’s what they had at Jo-Ann’s this time. I wasn’t sure I liked it > at first, but I’m warming to it. I got it to use at Saturday night’s gig – > a country club’s annual summer party for members & families – but I barely > had enough people for a decent Galopede. > > Tony Parkes > Billerica, Mass. > www.hands4.com > New book! Square Dance Calling: An Old Art for a New Century > (available now) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- Neal Schlein Librarian, MSLIS
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