[Callers] Groundhog Daze

[Brian Hamshar]

Andrea, given that the ladies have to take a step to center before taking hands 
and turning, it seems to take 4 beats, then the 3/4 takes 4 more. But even if 
folks reach their shadow a beat or two early, there's no harm since it's a 
gypsy. It seemed to me like a minimum of teaching was adequate.

As we've discussed here, look at my video of it on YouTube (search for it by 
dance title or check out my channel, "Contra Dances with Brian Hamshar").

Brian

Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Andrea Nettleton]

I wondered about the timing in the B2. For those who have called it, are those 
final allemandes too short, or do they time out OK?  I'm planning to call The 
dance this weekend and would value anything useful gleaned about teaching or 
calling it.
Andrea

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 25, 2012, at 12:39 PM, Bob Green  wrote:

> Here's one that would be totally appropriate for the occasion
> 
> *Groundhog Daze*   by jim Hemphill   Becket
> A1 Shadow Gypsy once around
> Partner Swing
> A2 Circle left 3 places
> Balance the circle, 1's arch, 2's dive thru
> B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
> B2 Long lines forward and back
> 
> Bob
> :
> 
> On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Luke Donforth  wrote:
> 
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> Ground Hog's Day is more than a month away, but I wanted to send the
>> question out now. What are your favorite dances with shadows (or trail
>> buddies)?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Mark Widmer]

Jim posted his dance here about a month ago, it was a subject of some 
discussion for a while.  The ending is as Richard Fischer had said.


Mark Widmer

Here is Jim's post:

List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:31:08 -0600
From: Jim Hemphill
Subject: Re: [Callers] Groundhog Day

I'm fairly new to Calling and fascinated with Contra dance choreography.
Below is my attempt at a  Groundhog day dance.  The groundhog starts his
day by looking for his shadow and so does this dance.

Groundhog Daze  Becket
A1 Gypsy your shadow
 Partner swing
A2 Circle left 3 places
 Balance the circle, 1's make an arch, 2's dive thru
B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
B2 Long lines forward and back
 Ladies allemande right 1/2, partner allemande left 3/4

I know there are thousands of dances out there so if this is not an
original, please let me know the true name.

Thanks, Jim Hemphill



From: Dave Colestock
Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

Looks like the B2 is incomplete.? Do you have the last move of the dance, Bob?? It 
doesn't work as written, nor with a repeat of the long lines f? Thanks,
?
Dave Colestock
Harrisburg, PA
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--- On Wed, 1/25/12, Bob Green  wrote:


From: Bob Green
Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?
To: "Caller's discussion list"
Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:39 PM


Here's one that would be totally appropriate for the occasion

*Groundhog Daze*???by jim Hemphill???Becket
A1 Shadow Gypsy once around
? ???Partner Swing
A2 Circle left 3 places
? ???Balance the circle, 1's arch, 2's dive thru
B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
B2 Long lines forward and back

Bob
:

Re: [Callers] Groundhog Daze video

[Bob Green]

Hi Brian,

I forgot to add the link: http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/ , *Groundhog
Daze* is of course under Modern Contras. for the purpose of the archives, I
love dances shot from a fixed angle so you can track the moves.

..and yea, it does take some time.

keep up the good work, and keep having fun doing it,

Bob

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Brian Hamshar  wrote:

> Ok, Bob, that's great! I plan to upload many more videos as my time and
> energy permit. Your archive sounds like a very useful resource.
>
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[Callers] Groundhog Daze video

[Brian Hamshar]

Ok, Bob, that's great! I plan to upload many more videos as my time and energy 
permit. Your archive sounds like a very useful resource.

Brian

Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Bob Green]

http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/337-groundhog-daze.html

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Bob Green  wrote:

> Thanks Brian
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Brian Hamshar  wrote:
>
>> Dave, the B2 for Groundhog Daze is:
>>
>> Long lines
>> Ladies right allemande 1/2
>> Partners left allemande 3/4 to face shadow
>>
>> I just called this last Wednesday in Baltimore, and it's a really nice
>> dance.
>>
>> Brian Hamshar
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 3:39:32 pm
>> To: "Caller's discussion list" 
>> From: "Dave Colestock" 
>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?
>>
>> Looks like the B2 is incomplete.  Do you have the last move of the dance,
>> Bob?  It doesn't work as written, nor with a repeat of the long lines f
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dave Colestock
>> Harrisburg, PA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Wed, 1/25/12, Bob Green  wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Bob Green 
>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?
>> To: "Caller's discussion list" 
>> Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:39 PM
>>
>>
>> Here's one that would be totally appropriate for the occasion
>>
>> *Groundhog Daze*   by jim Hemphill   Becket
>> A1 Shadow Gypsy once around
>>  Partner Swing
>> A2 Circle left 3 places
>>  Balance the circle, 1's arch, 2's dive thru
>> B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
>> B2 Long lines forward and back
>>
>> Bob
>> :
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Luke Donforth 
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hello all,
>> >
>> > Ground Hog's Day is more than a month away, but I wanted to send the
>> > question out now. What are your favorite dances with shadows (or trail
>> > buddies)?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > --
>> > Luke Donforth
>> > luke.donfo...@gmail.com 
>> > www.lukedonev.com
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Re: [Callers] Groundhog Daze

[Bob Green]

Nice video Brian! I've added the dance and a link to your video channel to
the Dance Video Archives.

Bob

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Brian Hamshar  wrote:

> Sorry that my response to the "B2" question just now duplicated someone
> else's.
>
> If any of you want to see my video of Groundhog Daze, it's on my new
> YouTube channel "Contra Dancing with Brian Hamshar." Just search for
> Groundhog Daze.
>
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[Callers] Trip to Phan

[Ruth Riegel]

Hi Dorcas! Yes, Susan once told me when she called in Dallas that was why
she named Trip to Phan (or however it's been handed around) what she did: a
pun involving the amino acid prevalent in turkey (which makes us sleepy) as
a nod to all the "Trip to" dances.
Ruth

Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Bob Green]

I've written to Jim as I don't have the movie for this one. I will probably
see him at the calling party tonight...maybe we can make a movie... Sorry
about the error, he posted it that way on the website and I didn't check it
before I copied it.

Bob

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Dave Colestock
wrote:

> Looks like the B2 is incomplete.  Do you have the last move of the dance,
> Bob?  It doesn't work as written, nor with a repeat of the long lines f
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Colestock
> Harrisburg, PA
>
>
>
>
> --- On Wed, 1/25/12, Bob Green  wrote:
>
>
> From: Bob Green 
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?
> To: "Caller's discussion list" 
> Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:39 PM
>
>
> Here's one that would be totally appropriate for the occasion
>
> *Groundhog Daze*   by jim Hemphill   Becket
> A1 Shadow Gypsy once around
>  Partner Swing
> A2 Circle left 3 places
>  Balance the circle, 1's arch, 2's dive thru
> B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
> B2 Long lines forward and back
>
> Bob
> :
>
> On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Luke Donforth 
> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Ground Hog's Day is more than a month away, but I wanted to send the
> > question out now. What are your favorite dances with shadows (or trail
> > buddies)?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > --
> > Luke Donforth
> > luke.donfo...@gmail.com 
> > www.lukedonev.com
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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Richard Fischer]

The way I have it is

B2  long lines fwd & back; ladies allemande right 1/2, partners allemande left 
3/4

Richard

On Jan 25, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Dave Colestock wrote:

> Looks like the B2 is incomplete.  Do you have the last move of the dance, 
> Bob?  It doesn't work as written, nor with a repeat of the long lines f  
> Thanks,
>  
> Dave Colestock
> Harrisburg, PA
>  
>  
>  
>  
> --- On Wed, 1/25/12, Bob Green  wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Bob Green 
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?
> To: "Caller's discussion list" 
> Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:39 PM
> 
> 
> Here's one that would be totally appropriate for the occasion
> 
> *Groundhog Daze*   by jim Hemphill   Becket
> A1 Shadow Gypsy once around
>  Partner Swing
> A2 Circle left 3 places
>  Balance the circle, 1's arch, 2's dive thru
> B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
> B2 Long lines forward and back
> 
> Bob
> :
> 
> On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Luke Donforth  wrote:
> 
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> Ground Hog's Day is more than a month away, but I wanted to send the
>> question out now. What are your favorite dances with shadows (or trail
>> buddies)?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> --
>> Luke Donforth
>> luke.donfo...@gmail.com 
>> www.lukedonev.com
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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Dave Colestock]

Looks like the B2 is incomplete.  Do you have the last move of the dance, Bob?  
It doesn't work as written, nor with a repeat of the long lines f  Thanks,
 
Dave Colestock
Harrisburg, PA
 
 
 
 
--- On Wed, 1/25/12, Bob Green  wrote:


From: Bob Green 
Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?
To: "Caller's discussion list" 
List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:39 PM


Here's one that would be totally appropriate for the occasion

*Groundhog Daze*   by jim Hemphill   Becket
A1 Shadow Gypsy once around
     Partner Swing
A2 Circle left 3 places
     Balance the circle, 1's arch, 2's dive thru
B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
B2 Long lines forward and back

Bob
:

On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Luke Donforth  wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Ground Hog's Day is more than a month away, but I wanted to send the
> question out now. What are your favorite dances with shadows (or trail
> buddies)?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Luke Donforth
> luke.donfo...@gmail.com 
> www.lukedonev.com
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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Bob Green]

Here's one that would be totally appropriate for the occasion

*Groundhog Daze*   by jim Hemphill   Becket
A1 Shadow Gypsy once around
 Partner Swing
A2 Circle left 3 places
 Balance the circle, 1's arch, 2's dive thru
B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
B2 Long lines forward and back

Bob
:

On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Luke Donforth  wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Ground Hog's Day is more than a month away, but I wanted to send the
> question out now. What are your favorite dances with shadows (or trail
> buddies)?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Luke Donforth
> luke.donfo...@gmail.com 
> www.lukedonev.com
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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Jack Mitchell]

http://www.prismnet.com/contradance/sequences/trip-to-phan-reel.html

On 12/25/2011 10:28 PM, Jeff Kaufman wrote:

Richard Mckeever wrote:

I like Susan Kevra's 'Trip to Phane' reel - but it seems to get
called more around Thanksgiving - maybe it is ready for a second
holiday.

Dorcas Hand wrote:

Gosh - I thought it was the Tryptophan Reel, after the amino acid
found in quantity in Turkey, which is why it is called at
Thanksgiving.

Total speculation, but this sounds like it's related to pinewoods
bathrooms.  Many (all?) of the bathrooms are named after "trip to"
dances with the "trip to" left off: "tunbridege", "kilburn", etc.  My
guess is someone named one of the bathrooms off the kitchen "phane" [1]
as a pun, and then someone wrote a dance to match.  Or the bathroom
could be named after the dance.

Jeff

  [1] The name is unfortunate: it needs a sign saying "this is a bathroom,
  not a phonebooth" that it wouldn't need if it were further from "phone"
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