“Dance A While” from about 1968 says Oslo Waltz is a Scottish-English Family Waltz. This type of family waltz folk dance is found in almost every European country.
In other words, it’s a folk dance. On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM Sue C. Hulsether via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Hmmm, now I'm curious. I was thinking Family Waltz was something similar > but different. Probably the reality is that they are all pretty blurred, > with lots of names for lots of variations. > > Sch > > Sue Hulsether > [email protected] > [email protected] > www.suehulsether.com > 608-632-1267 > This email sent via mobile device > > On Jan 15, 2025, at 10:47 PM, Jacob or Nancy Bloom via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > My understanding has been that this is a traditional Danish dance, called > a Familiavalz (which means Family Waltz). Is that incorrect? > Jacob Bloom > > On Wed, Jan 15, 2025, 10:22 PM Jerome Grisanti via Contra Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Wow, ask and you shall receive! Thanks for all the references and tips! I >> actually own several of those sources, books I've skimmed once or twice but >> not lately. >> >> I'm calling as the last dance of the evening at a regular series event, >> but this particular event also honors a long-time dancer from the >> Louisville community who died last summer. Several of us think she would >> appreciate the waltz mixer. >> >> On Wed, Jan 15, 2025, 9:31 PM Winston, Alan P. via Contra Callers < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Posts and Spinners! Nice, Sue. That's better than my "Travelers" and >>> "Stayers", which I guess could have been "Visitors and Hosts". >>> >>> (I have to say I've found this inevitably fragile if you have drunk >>> people or a lot of kids or just people who don't want to leave the partner >>> they lined up with, and you can end up with a bunch of Posts who have no >>> Spinners and a flood of spinners stuck behind someone who isn't traveling.) >>> >>> -- Alan >>> >>> ________________________________________ >>> From: Sue C. Hulsether via Contra Callers < >>> [email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 6:14 PM >>> To: Don Veino; [email protected] >>> Subject: [Callers] Re: Searching for Title & Author >>> >>> BEWARE: This email originated outside of our organization. DO NOT CLICK >>> links or attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content >>> is safe. >>> >>> I think I heard Peter Amidon say once something like this: “this dance >>> doesn’t really have a name, it’s kind of the ubiquitous circle waltz >>> mixer.” So I call it Ubi Waltz. >>> However, i have had a few people emphatically tell me it’s called the >>> Oslo Waltz. It’s possible that some people believe that the Oslo Waltz >>> has a couples’ waltz for the entire B2. >>> >>> Author? no clue. >>> >>> Also, I tend to call this dance a lot with private party gigs and >>> One-Shot-Deal gigs and even with kids, and I label the two roles: Posts >>> and Spinners. >>> >>> Love.This.Dance. >>> >>> >>> sue >>> >>> >>> Sue Hulsether >>> New Day Hoedown LLC >>> www.suehulsether.com<http://www.suehulsether.com> >>> [email protected] >>> [email protected] >>> 608-632-1267 Cell >>> P.O. Box 363, Viroqua, WI 54665 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 15, 2025, at 4:24 PM, Don Veino via Contra Callers < >>> [email protected]<mailto: >>> [email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> It's in the NEDM Sashay the Donut book, pg 26 as "Circle Waltz Mixer". >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM Jerome Grisanti via Contra Callers < >>> [email protected]<mailto: >>> [email protected]>> wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I've got a circle mixer that I collected 15-20 years ago. The caller may >>> have been Becky Hill, maybe not. It's for a 32-bar waltz. I'm searching for >>> the title and author. >>> >>> Starts with a ring of couples all facing the center: >>> A1 Balance forward & back, roll away (ladies/robins moving in front from >>> Left to Right), Repeat >>> A2 Repeat twice more >>> B1 As couples, face center connected by usual hands (gents/larks right, >>> ladies/robins left). Balance while turning away back (together), then >>> (letting go) turn symmetrically away to face out and take other hands. >>> Balance away and together, turn symmetrically away to face each other >>> B2 Take the ballroom position, take two waltz steps (step, close, step, >>> close) into circle, then two steps out, then free waltz four waltz steps, >>> ending by unfolding to reform a circle. >>> >>> Thanks for whatever help you can provide! >>> >>> Jerome Grisanti >>> >>> >>> >>> Jerome Grisanti >>> 660-528-0858 >>> http://www.jeromegrisanti.com<http://www.jeromegrisanti.com/> >>> >>> "Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. 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