Re: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls

[Chris Weiler (Home)]

Please be careful and cautious when using the Dublin Bay down the hall. 
I have a vivid memory of dancing this at the Greenfield Grange in very 
crowded conditions (many many years ago). During the 2nd backing up the 
hall, I tripped over the foot of someone in the next line and fell on my 
rear end. I looked up at the wall of people backing up towards me with 
no idea that I had fallen. I never got to my feet so fast in my life.


Chris Weiler
Craftsbury, VT


On 8/29/2013 5:36 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote:


Al Olson's "Leaving Home" features a Dublin-Bay-style (that's an 
English country dance, for those who aren't familiar with the name) 
down the hall.


.
A2 Line of 4 lead down for 4, turn toward N to face up but keep 
backing down the hall for another 4, then lead up for 4, turn toward N 
to face down and keep backing up the hall, bending the line at the 
very end. The 1s are below.

Re: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls

[James Saxe]

JoLaine Jones-Pokorney asked for dances with unusual twists
on down-the-hall and come back up.


Kalia Kliban mentioned Al Olson's "Leaving Home", which adapts
an action from the English dance "Dublin Bay".

A2 Line of 4 lead down for 4, turn toward N to face up but keep  
backing down the hall for another 4, then lead up for 4, turn toward  
N to face down and keep backing up the hall,



Another contra using this action is Sue Rosen's "Handsome Young
Maids".  See, for example

 http://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2004.pdf


Cynthia Phinney mentioned "Hickman's Hey", in which dancers go
down the hall and dance half a hey before coming back up.  While
searching for information about it (see my previous message), I
found a variant called "Fiddling Frog Contra" by Leonard Ellis.
See

http://www.artkitchen.com/DanceContra/FiddlingFrog.html


One of my favorite dances with an unusual transition between going
down the hall and coming back up is "Brimmer and May Reel" by Dan
Pearl:

Duple improper
A1. Neighbors balance and swing.
A2. Right and left through (across only)
1's swing and face down
B1. Down the hall four in line (1's between the 2's) (4 steps)
1's California twirl (4)
Neighbors allemande with handy hand twice around (M1 & W2
by left, W1 & M2 by right) (8)
B2. Up the hall two-by-two, 1's leading the 2's (4)
1's cast unassisted to 2nd place while 2's continue up into
1st place and turn alone (towards each other) (4)
Circle left 1/2 (4)
Pass through along the line to meet new neighbors (4)

Dan's original version had the A1 and A2 as

A1. Neighbors swing (8)
Right and left through (8)
A2. 1's balance and swing

but I believe he now prefers (as I do) to start with a long neighbor
swing, ending at the end of the phrase instead of in the middle.

I'm not sure what Dan's current preference is about the balance in
A1.  Some callers omit it out of deference to dancers who are late
finishing the B2.  I think that including it rewards good timing.
I also think it shouldn't be a scramble (for dancers in decent
physical condition) to finish the B2 in time.  However, timely
calls can be crucial, especially in the first few rounds of the
dance.  If you allow the dancers to go down the hall four steps
before you begin calling the California twirl, then they'll get a
late start and may not be able to catch up during the entire rest
of the B part.

--Jim

Re: [Callers] Caller backed out; need a new one (or a fiddler) for Saturday in East Putney.

[Amy Cann]

Final update and then I'll stop clogging the ether:

The very first person to put his hand up, who's in town for the weekend and
"always up for an adventure", was Bob Isaacs, so -- gosh! -- not only are
we ok, we're sorta dazed. What a treat. I'll try and get there early and
prep the band on genuflecting properly.

For everyone else, thanks for letting me use this as an emergency conduit
-- and if you want to call any other time, and don't mind an outhouse
instead of running water and a dirt road and probably a couple of dogs,
we'd love to have you.

The usual organizer is Abe Noe-Hays and I've cc'd him in on this, and we
just got off the phone after agreeing that it would be very cool to have an
"Up and Coming Callers Night" -- have 2 or 3 folks that are at the on-ramp
stage come share the mic and the fun. Email either of us if you're
interested in calling but would rather not take the whole night yet.

Thanks everyone, and happy dancing wherever you are this weekend.

Cheers,
Amy


On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Amy Cann  wrote:

> Want a gig? Know any other caller who might? Or a fiddler?
>
> I haven't posted in ages so some of you might wonder who the heck I am.
>
> I'm Amy Cann, and usually I play anchor fiddle for the every-other-month
> East Putney All-Comers band.
>
> It's a local dance, off in the woods (outhouse, not bathroom!) that's been
> going continuously for many decades -- it was Fred Breunig's for many
> years, along with Andy Davis and the Tune Police.
>
> It's much beloved by locals and we have a very, very good time. There's
> about a dozen amateur musicians that pile onto the stage, somebody brings
> lemonade and cookies, we dance pretty much without a long break but with
> lots of short ones for water and neighborly gossip, and usually end by
> 10:30.
>
> Quena Crain ended up with a last minute family conflict and has had to
> withdraw; I can step in if I can find a fiddle replacement, or one of you
> can step up to call.
>
> The dancers are zest-ful and experienced but NOT contra-only types;
> squares and circles and Quebecois longways and anything else you enjoy is
> fair game, they'll do it and love it. Pay is reasonably decent, and for
> this we'll hit up the kitty for travel $ if we need to.
>
> WE ARE WILLING TO SUPPORT LEARNERS. If you have an apprentice, someone
> who's shared the mic and is just about ready to take on a whole night, this
> is their chance. They'll get good feedback and tons of patience/gratitude.
>
>
> Give me a ring - 802-222-7598 or email me directly, and
>
> PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PASS THIS ON to fiddling friends.
>
> Cheers,
> Amy
>

[Callers] Down the Hall Dances

[Jim Hemphill]

My favorite down the hall features a middle gent swap 2 ladies at the
bottom of the hall and an invert the line that leads into a swing at the
top of the hall, very unusual


*Invertro Flirtilization *  by Jim Hemphill  improper

A1 Neighbor balance and swing
A2 Down the hall in lines of 4, middle gent turns both ladies, right hand
high, left hand low and up the hall you go
B1 Invert the line, 1's arch, lady 2 lead thru and swing your partner
B2 Circle left 3 places
Balance the circle and California twirl

B1: The "Invert the Line" move is a fun way to enter a swing as long as
there is a lady on the left and gent on the right end of the line of 4.
The 1's make and arch as they bend the line to cross the set, The lady on
the left bends the line and leads her partner thru the arch to cross the
set.  For couple 2 the transition into a swing is like a circle left then
swing.  Couple 1 can have some fun with twirls out of the arch into the
swing if lady 1 holds onto gent 2 and goes thru the arch herself.

Re: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls

[Colin Hume]

On Fri, 30 Aug 2013 11:01:48 +1200, Bill Baritompa wrote:
> Two Way StreetLisa Greenleaf, Bob Isaacs Becket

A1Ladies Right Allemand 1 1/2, Neighbor Swing
A2Down the hall four in line, (outsides walk and) insides turn
(back to right),  Next Neighbor Swing
B1Up the hall four in line, Circle left 3/4, Pass thru
B2Shadow Left Gypsy (or allemand), Partner Swing

I don't like the fact that the first time you swing N1 and N2, the
second time N2 and N3, the third time N3 and N4, etc.  How about
making it a regular Becket (like the original Becket Reel) rather than
a single progression Becket?  After going down the hall, insides about
turn, everybody pass the one you're facing (those out at the end pass
partner) and swing the next.  It means everybody is in the dance the
whole time.

But what do Lisa and Bob think?

Colin Hume

Email co...@colinhume.com  Web site http://www.colinhume.com

Re: [Callers] Hichkman's Hey

[Robert Golder]

Some years ago I called an evening of dances, and Steve Hickman was a musician 
in the band. I asked Steve about the origin of Hickman's Hey. He confirmed that 
he could not remember where or by whom he had first heard it called, but that 
he so enjoyed the dance and subsequently made so much use of it that it became 
associated with him. I called the dance that evening as Linda has given it, and 
Steve made no comment one way or the other about authenticity. He was a lot of 
fun to work with on stage. … Bob

On Aug 30, 2013, at 10:46 AM, Eric Black  wrote:

> My version from Steve Hickman has Actives allemande Right 1x in B1, and
> Actives balance & swing in B2 rather than long lines followed by a swing.
> 
> Folk Process?
> 
> -Eric
> 
> 
> At 7:21 AM -0700 8/30/13, Linda Leslie wrote:
>> I have a slightly different version to share; but have heard the same 
>> explanation for the title.
>> Linda
>> "Hickman's Hey"
>> by  unknown
>> Contra/Improper/Int
>> 
>> A1 ---
>> (8) Down the hall four in line (1's between the 2's)
>> (8) (all face the center) Half hey, 1's pass right shoulders to start*
>> A2 ---
>> (8) Return up the hall four in line
>> (8) (face center) Half hey, 1's pass right shoulders to start*
>> B1 ---
>> (4) 1's allemande right once
>> (12) Neighbors swing
>> B2 ---
>> (8) Long lines go forward and back
>> (8) 1's swing
>>   * the effect of each half hey is to change places with partner
>> 
>> On Aug 30, 2013, at 2:39 AM, Cynthia Phinney wrote:
>> 
>>> Here's a fun twist.
>>> "Hickman's Hey"
>>> There is half a hey when you get the bottom of the hall, then you finish the
>>> hey when you get back home.
>>> 
>>> Hickman's Hey
>>> 
>>> A1  Down the Hall, four in line (Ones in middle)
>>> ¦ Hey (Start facing in, ones pass right, End where partner was)
>>> A2  Up the Hall
>>> Finish the Hey
>>> B1  One's Allemande Left 1 1/2
>>> Neighbor Swing
>>> B2  One's Balance & Swing
>>> 
 From what I can find out, Steve Hickman was the name of the person who
>>> collected the dance and he did not know the actual name, nor the author.
>>> Also, it seems that the B1 and B2 parts vary (the A1 and A2, being what
>>> makes the dance distinctive, do not), but this is how I learned it and how I
>>> call it.
>>> 
>>> -cynthia

Re: [Callers] Hichkman's Hey

[Eric Black]

My version from Steve Hickman has Actives allemande Right 1x in B1, and
Actives balance & swing in B2 rather than long lines followed by a swing.

Folk Process?

-Eric


At 7:21 AM -0700 8/30/13, Linda Leslie wrote:
I have a slightly different version to share; but have heard the 
same explanation for the title.

Linda
"Hickman's Hey"
by  unknown
Contra/Improper/Int

A1 ---
(8) Down the hall four in line (1's between the 2's)
(8) (all face the center) Half hey, 1's pass right shoulders to start*
A2 ---
(8) Return up the hall four in line
(8) (face center) Half hey, 1's pass right shoulders to start*
B1 ---
(4) 1's allemande right once
(12) Neighbors swing
B2 ---
(8) Long lines go forward and back
(8) 1's swing
   * the effect of each half hey is to change places with partner

On Aug 30, 2013, at 2:39 AM, Cynthia Phinney wrote:


Here's a fun twist.
"Hickman's Hey"
There is half a hey when you get the bottom of the hall, then you finish the
hey when you get back home.

Hickman's Hey

A1  Down the Hall, four in line (Ones in middle)
¦ Hey (Start facing in, ones pass right, End where partner was)
A2  Up the Hall
Finish the Hey
B1  One's Allemande Left 1 1/2
Neighbor Swing
B2  One's Balance & Swing


From what I can find out, Steve Hickman was the name of the person who

collected the dance and he did not know the actual name, nor the author.
Also, it seems that the B1 and B2 parts vary (the A1 and A2, being what
makes the dance distinctive, do not), but this is how I learned it and how I
call it.

-cynthia

Re: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls

[Eric Black]

Here's one that fits a 40-bar (AABBC) tune:

Mudslide Reel - Eric Black   [40-bar!  Fits AABBC tune!]

A: Bal & sw neighbor (16)
   Long lines (8)
   Ladies forw to pt, take him back with you (8)
B: Sashay down hall (8) [line up gents back-to-back]
   Pt do-si-do (8)
   Hey across (8) [pass pt Rt, left in center]
   Pt sw (8)  end facing UP
C: Line of 4 return (8)  bend the line
   Circle L 3/4, pass through (8)

[written 3/11/95 during a bad bout of storms, power outages,
flash floods, and mudslides in Northern California.  Our little
town was landlocked for 2 weeks by mudslides that wiped out the
road on either side.  Teaches you to be self-sufficient!]



At 4:58 PM -0400 8/29/13, JoLaine Jones-Pokorney wrote:

Hi Everyone - Many of our easier dances include down-the-halls, but there
are so many ways to come back up!  There's turn alone, and turn as a couple
of course, but there's also sliding doors, right-hand-high-left-hand-low,
loop-de-loop, cloverleaf.  What are your favorite dances that include an
unusual down-the-hall? I've thought of putting together a program that
highlights all the different ways to go down the hall.  I think there is a
wide enough variety in these dances that it could be doable without boring
the dancers.
JoLaine

Re: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls

[James Saxe]

On Aug 30, 2013, at 2:39 AM, Cynthia Phinney wrote:


Here's a fun twist.
"Hickman's Hey"
There is half a hey when you get the bottom of the hall, then you  
finish the

hey when you get back home.

Hickman's Hey

A1  Down the Hall, four in line (Ones in middle)
½ Hey (Start facing in, ones pass right, End where partner was)
A2  Up the Hall
Finish the Hey
B1  One’s Allemande Left 1 1/2
Neighbor Swing
B2  One’s Balance & Swing

From what I can find out, Steve Hickman was the name of the person  
who
collected the dance and he did not know the actual name, nor the  
author.
Also, it seems that the B1 and B2 parts vary (the A1 and A2, being  
what
makes the dance distinctive, do not), but this is how I learned it  
and how I

call it.


William Watson's snapshot of the The American Country Dances On Line
site (originally compiled by Russell Owen) offers a version of
Hickman's Hey

http://www.quiteapair.us/calling/acdol/dance/acd_69.html

as follows:

A1 (8) Down the hall four in line (1's between the 2's)
   (8) Half hey, 1's pass right shoulders to start
A2 (8) Return up the hall four in line
   (8) Half hey (again), 1's pass right shoulders to start
B1 (4) 1's allemande right
   (12) Neighbors swing
B2 (8) Long lines go forward and back
   (8) 1's swing

Note that 1's allemande right 1x (not 1 1/2) in B1.  As Perry Shafran
pointed out, this correctly brings 1's to their neighbors.  Note also
that ACDOL's version of the mutable B2 is a little different from
Cynthia's.

Dan Pearl asked about the dance on rec.folk-dancing in 1992.  See

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.folk-dancing/ 
g4vWUSQRNT4


for Dan's query and a reply by Marlin Prowell which confirms what
Cynthia says about the history (or mystery) of the dances' origin:


*I*

[that would be Marlin --js]

posted a query about this dance perhaps nine months ago.  Or ...
almost this dance... In the version I posted, B2 is Actives Bal &  
swing.

[Dan's version had "B2. Long lines: forward & back; actives swing" --js]


In the Seattle area, this dance is known as Hickman's Hey, because
(according to Luther Black) Steve Hickman has called it in the area
several times, but Steve does not know who wrote it.  So the dance has
been named (for lack of any alternative) after the person who called
it.  Steve collected it at Pinewoods in 1987 at an after hours dance,
but did not get the name or author.

I did some research before posting my query.  Luther says that Steve
Hickman did not call this dance the same way each time, and that  
*this*

version was adapted from one of Steve Hickman's versions.  The
distinctive A1 - A2 parts have always been the same, but apparently  
the
B parts mutate. (BTW, Luther Black is a local good fellow; he is on  
the
board of directors of *both* CDSS and Folklife).  I asked Larry  
Edelman

if he knew the dance, and he did not.  I asked Steve Hickman, and he
admitted to collecting the dance, and did not know the author.   
Also, I
got no response to my query about this dance from the net.  (Other  
than

seeing another permutation show up on the net nine months later).

So, who did write this?

[Nobody seems to know. --js]

The June 2009 issue of the Lloyd Shaw Foundations's newsletter,
_The American Dance Circle_

http://lloydshaw.org/Resources/adc/200906i.pdf

includes a version with Steve Hickman incorrectly listed as author and
with B2 as circle left and actives swing.

--Jim

[Callers] Hichkman's Hey

[Linda Leslie]

I have a slightly different version to share; but have heard the same  
explanation for the title.

Linda
"Hickman's Hey"
by  unknown
Contra/Improper/Int

A1 ---
(8) Down the hall four in line (1's between the 2's)
(8) (all face the center) Half hey, 1's pass right shoulders to start*
A2 ---
(8) Return up the hall four in line
(8) (face center) Half hey, 1's pass right shoulders to start*
B1 ---
(4) 1's allemande right once
(12) Neighbors swing
B2 ---
(8) Long lines go forward and back
(8) 1's swing
   * the effect of each half hey is to change places with partner

On Aug 30, 2013, at 2:39 AM, Cynthia Phinney wrote:


Here's a fun twist.
"Hickman's Hey"
There is half a hey when you get the bottom of the hall, then you  
finish the

hey when you get back home.

Hickman's Hey

A1  Down the Hall, four in line (Ones in middle)
½ Hey (Start facing in, ones pass right, End where partner was)
A2  Up the Hall
Finish the Hey
B1  One’s Allemande Left 1 1/2
Neighbor Swing
B2  One’s Balance & Swing

From what I can find out, Steve Hickman was the name of the person  
who
collected the dance and he did not know the actual name, nor the  
author.
Also, it seems that the B1 and B2 parts vary (the A1 and A2, being  
what
makes the dance distinctive, do not), but this is how I learned it  
and how I

call it.

-cynthia



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Subject: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls

Hi Everyone - Many of our easier dances include down-the-halls, but  
there
are so many ways to come back up!  There's turn alone, and turn as a  
couple
of course, but there's also sliding doors, right-hand-high-left-hand- 
low,
loop-de-loop, cloverleaf.  What are your favorite dances that  
include an

unusual down-the-hall? I've thought of putting together a program that
highlights all the different ways to go down the hall.  I think  
there is a
wide enough variety in these dances that it could be doable without  
boring

the dancers.
JoLaine

--
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Re: [Callers] Caller backed out; need a new one (or a fiddler) for Saturday in East Putney.

[Ron T Blechner]

Aaaand that was meant as a reply, not reply-all.

*forehead slap*


On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Ron T Blechner wrote:

> Hi Amy,
>
> Has someone been found yet to call this dance? I'm located in South
> Deerfield, Massachusetts, and I hadn't yet made Saturday plans. I'd be
> happy to come call.
>
> I've been calling for 2 years, and completed Bob Isaacs' most recent
> caller's class in Spring 2012. I only moved to New England a year ago, from
> New Jersey, so most of my calling gigs have been Mid-Atlantic area.
> However, I've called at Amherst, MA, at BIDA and MIT in Cambridge, MA, as
> the DEFFA festival this past Spring, and I've done some guest spots at the
> Guiding Star Grange. (I'll be there tonight to help with the dance, as
> David Kaynor's doing a new-dancers-get-in-free evening.)
>
> You can find more information about my calling here:
> http://contradances.tumblr.com/ron - as well as links to videos of me
> calling.
>
> I am off from work today, so you can contact me by email or phone at
> anytime. 908.763.2838
>
> Thanks, and best regards,
> Ron Blechner
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Amy Cann  wrote:
>
>> Want a gig? Know any other caller who might? Or a fiddler?
>>
>> I haven't posted in ages so some of you might wonder who the heck I am.
>>
>> I'm Amy Cann, and usually I play anchor fiddle for the every-other-month
>> East Putney All-Comers band.
>>
>> It's a local dance, off in the woods (outhouse, not bathroom!) that's been
>> going continuously for many decades -- it was Fred Breunig's for many
>> years, along with Andy Davis and the Tune Police.
>>
>> It's much beloved by locals and we have a very, very good time. There's
>> about a dozen amateur musicians that pile onto the stage, somebody brings
>> lemonade and cookies, we dance pretty much without a long break but with
>> lots of short ones for water and neighborly gossip, and usually end by
>> 10:30.
>>
>> Quena Crain ended up with a last minute family conflict and has had to
>> withdraw; I can step in if I can find a fiddle replacement, or one of you
>> can step up to call.
>>
>> The dancers are zest-ful and experienced but NOT contra-only types;
>> squares
>> and circles and Quebecois longways and anything else you enjoy is fair
>> game, they'll do it and love it. Pay is reasonably decent, and for this
>> we'll hit up the kitty for travel $ if we need to.
>>
>> WE ARE WILLING TO SUPPORT LEARNERS. If you have an apprentice, someone
>> who's shared the mic and is just about ready to take on a whole night,
>> this
>> is their chance. They'll get good feedback and tons of patience/gratitude.
>>
>>
>> Give me a ring - 802-222-7598 or email me directly, and
>>
>> PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PASS THIS ON to fiddling friends.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Amy
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>

Re: [Callers] Caller backed out; need a new one (or a fiddler) for Saturday in East Putney.

[Ron T Blechner]

Hi Amy,

Has someone been found yet to call this dance? I'm located in South
Deerfield, Massachusetts, and I hadn't yet made Saturday plans. I'd be
happy to come call.

I've been calling for 2 years, and completed Bob Isaacs' most recent
caller's class in Spring 2012. I only moved to New England a year ago, from
New Jersey, so most of my calling gigs have been Mid-Atlantic area.
However, I've called at Amherst, MA, at BIDA and MIT in Cambridge, MA, as
the DEFFA festival this past Spring, and I've done some guest spots at the
Guiding Star Grange. (I'll be there tonight to help with the dance, as
David Kaynor's doing a new-dancers-get-in-free evening.)

You can find more information about my calling here:
http://contradances.tumblr.com/ron - as well as links to videos of me
calling.

I am off from work today, so you can contact me by email or phone at
anytime. 908.763.2838

Thanks, and best regards,
Ron Blechner


On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Amy Cann  wrote:

> Want a gig? Know any other caller who might? Or a fiddler?
>
> I haven't posted in ages so some of you might wonder who the heck I am.
>
> I'm Amy Cann, and usually I play anchor fiddle for the every-other-month
> East Putney All-Comers band.
>
> It's a local dance, off in the woods (outhouse, not bathroom!) that's been
> going continuously for many decades -- it was Fred Breunig's for many
> years, along with Andy Davis and the Tune Police.
>
> It's much beloved by locals and we have a very, very good time. There's
> about a dozen amateur musicians that pile onto the stage, somebody brings
> lemonade and cookies, we dance pretty much without a long break but with
> lots of short ones for water and neighborly gossip, and usually end by
> 10:30.
>
> Quena Crain ended up with a last minute family conflict and has had to
> withdraw; I can step in if I can find a fiddle replacement, or one of you
> can step up to call.
>
> The dancers are zest-ful and experienced but NOT contra-only types; squares
> and circles and Quebecois longways and anything else you enjoy is fair
> game, they'll do it and love it. Pay is reasonably decent, and for this
> we'll hit up the kitty for travel $ if we need to.
>
> WE ARE WILLING TO SUPPORT LEARNERS. If you have an apprentice, someone
> who's shared the mic and is just about ready to take on a whole night, this
> is their chance. They'll get good feedback and tons of patience/gratitude.
>
>
> Give me a ring - 802-222-7598 or email me directly, and
>
> PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PASS THIS ON to fiddling friends.
>
> Cheers,
> Amy
> ___
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>   1. dances with down-the-halls (JoLaine Jones-Pokorney)
>   2. Re: dances with down-the-halls (Rich Goss)
>   3. Re: dances with down-the-halls (Kalia Kliban)
>   4. Caller backed out;need a new one (or a fiddler) for Saturday
>  in East Putney. (Amy Cann)
>   5. Re: dances with down-the-halls (Bill Baritompa)
>   6. addenda: East Putney is in Vermont (Amy Cann)
>   7. Re: dances with down-the-halls (Bob Isaacs)
>   8. Re: dances with down-the-halls (Liz and Bill)
>   9. Re: dances with down-the-halls (Cynthia Phinney)
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> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 16:58:27 -0400
> From: JoLaine Jones-Pokorney 
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> Subject: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls
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> Hi Everyone - Many of our easier dances include down-the-halls, but there
> are so many ways to come back up!  There's turn alone, and turn as a couple
> of course, but there's also sliding doors, right-hand-high-left-hand-low,
> loop-de-loop, cloverleaf.  What are your favorite dances that include an
> unusual down-the-hall? I've thought of putting together a program that
> highlights all the different ways to go down the hall.  I think there is a
> wide enough variety in these dances that it could be doable without boring
> the dancers.
> JoLaine
> 
> -- 
> JoLaine Jones-Pokorney
> 
> "We are as gods and might as well get good at it!"
> - Stewart Brand
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:31:49 -0700
> From: Rich Goss 
> To: Caller's discussion list 
> Subject: Re: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls
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> You could include Alberta Street.  Has an unusual way to reverse the line of 
> four.
> 
> Alberta Street Contra ? Rich Goss 
>   Improper
> Easy, down hall
> 
> A1:   (new) Neighbor Balance and Swing
> 
> A2:   Down hall 4-in-line, *Dixie Twirl
> Return, Bend the line
> 
> B1:   Circle left 3/4, Partner Swing
> 
> B2:   R/L Thru across (or Prom), Ladies chain
> 
> *Middles arch.  Keep hands joined, right hand dancer (#1 lady) leads through 
> arch 
> while the left hand dancer (#1 Gent) leads across set to face up.  
> At the end of the move, the line is still in the same order, just facing up.
> 
> 
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> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:36:37 -0700
> From: Kalia Kliban 
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> Subject: Re: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls
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> On 8/29/2013 1:58 PM, JoLaine Jones-Pokorney wrote:
>> Hi Everyone - Many of our easier dances include down-the-halls, but there
>> are so many ways to come back up!  There's turn alone, and turn as a couple
>> of course, but there's also sliding doors, right-hand-high-left-hand-low,
>> loop-de-loop, cloverleaf.  What are your favorite dances that include an
>> unusual down-the-hall? I've thought of putting together a program that
>> highlights all the different ways to go down the hall.  I think there is a
>> wide enough variety in these dances that it could be doable without boring
>> the dancers.
> 
> Al Olson's "Leaving Home" features a Dublin-Bay-style (that's an English 
> country dance, for those who aren't familiar with the name) down the hall.
> 
> A1 N gypsy and swing, ending facing down.
> A2 Line of 4 lead down for 4, turn toward N to face up but keep backing 
> down the hall for another 4, then lead up for 4, turn toward N to face 
> down and keep backing up the hall, bending the line at the very end. 
> The 1s are below.
> B1 Circle L 3/4 and swing P on side
> B2 Ladies chain.  Star L to new Ns.
> 
> And I'm sure someone will correct me if I've picked up a tweaked version 
> of this.  The "lead down, turn, and keep backing down" move is 
> 

Re: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls

[Perry]

It seems the ones allemande doesn't bring partners together (if it is the ones 
who allemande) but it does seem to bring you to your same sex neighbor.  An 
allemande once will do it.

Perry


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 Original message 
From: Bill Baritompa  
Date: 08/30/2013  6:36 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: Caller's discussion list  
Subject: Re: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls 
 
Hi Cynthia,

  Could you clarify a bit. Is there a typo? Doesn't the AL 1 1/2 in B1 bring
partners together? The transition A1/A2 seems like it requires two of the 
dancers
  to make quick changes of direction. The transition A2/B1 has the AL coming
after the left shoulder pass of the hey. How do the dancers react to it?

Cheers, Bill

On 30/08/2013 9:39 p.m., Cynthia Phinney wrote:
> Here's a fun twist.
> "Hickman's Hey"
> There is half a hey when you get the bottom of the hall, then you finish the
> hey when you get back home.
>
> Hickman's Hey
>
> A1 Down the Hall, four in line (Ones in middle)
> ½ Hey (Start facing in, ones pass right, End where partner was)
> A2Up the Hall
> Finish the Hey
> B1One's Allemande Left 1 1/2
> Neighbor Swing
> B2One's Balance & Swing
>

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Re: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls

[Bill Baritompa]

Hi Cynthia,

 Could you clarify a bit. Is there a typo? Doesn't the AL 1 1/2 in B1 bring
partners together? The transition A1/A2 seems like it requires two of the 
dancers
 to make quick changes of direction. The transition A2/B1 has the AL coming
after the left shoulder pass of the hey. How do the dancers react to it?

Cheers, Bill

On 30/08/2013 9:39 p.m., Cynthia Phinney wrote:

Here's a fun twist.
"Hickman's Hey"
There is half a hey when you get the bottom of the hall, then you finish the
hey when you get back home.

Hickman's Hey

A1  Down the Hall, four in line (Ones in middle)
½ Hey (Start facing in, ones pass right, End where partner was)
A2  Up the Hall
Finish the Hey
B1  One's Allemande Left 1 1/2
Neighbor Swing
B2  One's Balance & Swing

Re: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls

[Cynthia Phinney]

Here's a fun twist.
"Hickman's Hey"
There is half a hey when you get the bottom of the hall, then you finish the
hey when you get back home.

Hickman's Hey

A1  Down the Hall, four in line (Ones in middle) 
½ Hey (Start facing in, ones pass right, End where partner was)
A2  Up the Hall
Finish the Hey
B1  One’s Allemande Left 1 1/2
Neighbor Swing
B2  One’s Balance & Swing

>From what I can find out, Steve Hickman was the name of the person who
collected the dance and he did not know the actual name, nor the author.
Also, it seems that the B1 and B2 parts vary (the A1 and A2, being what
makes the dance distinctive, do not), but this is how I learned it and how I
call it.

-cynthia



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Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 4:58 PM
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Subject: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls

Hi Everyone - Many of our easier dances include down-the-halls, but there
are so many ways to come back up!  There's turn alone, and turn as a couple
of course, but there's also sliding doors, right-hand-high-left-hand-low,
loop-de-loop, cloverleaf.  What are your favorite dances that include an
unusual down-the-hall? I've thought of putting together a program that
highlights all the different ways to go down the hall.  I think there is a
wide enough variety in these dances that it could be doable without boring
the dancers.
JoLaine

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Re: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls

[Liz and Bill]

Hi Bob and All,


Does it always have to be down-the-hall?
Turning in Turn   Improper - line/4 (2s in the middle)
1A1.  Up hall in line/4 - turn alone, down hall and bend line


The up then down will require the contra lines to stay away from the band :-)

Why not go down the hall and stay there the first time, and up the hall and stay 
there the
second?  Combining Turning in Turn and the use of a swing  to start back as in 
Two Way Street  and Walking Down the Street gives a dance with a  N Sw. The 
reminder feature for the 1s and 2s

is even more pronounced, and it doesn't require a gap at the head of the lines.

1A1 (#1 between #2) Down the hall; Nbr Swing Face Across
1A2  Circle Left 1; 2s figure 8 below
1B1  2s turn contra conrners
1B2  2s balance and swing - face up
2A1 (#2 between #1) Up the hall; Nbr Swing Face Across
2A2  Circle Left 1; 1s figure 8 above
2B1  1s turn contra conrners
2B2  1s balance and swing - face down

Cheers, Bill

Re: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls

[Bob Isaacs]

JoLaine and All:

 

Does it always have to be down-the-hall?

 

Turning in Turn   Improper - line/4 (2s in the middle)

Bob Isaacs, 12/99

 

1A1.  Up hall in line/4 - turn alone, down hall and bend line

1A2.  Circle L, 1s 1/2 figure 8 above

1B1.  1s turn contra corners

1B2.  1s balance, swing - face down
2A1.  Down hall in line/4 - turn alone, up hall and bend line

2A2.  Circle L, 2s 1/2 figure 8 below

2B1.  2s turn contra corners

2B2.  2s balance, swing - face up


Unlike other alternating cc dances, this povides a reminder of who's active.  
When starting up the hall, it's the 1s; down the hall, it's the 2s - 

 

Bob

 

> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 16:58:27 -0400
> From: jola...@gmail.com
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> Subject: [Callers] dances with down-the-halls
> 
> Hi Everyone - Many of our easier dances include down-the-halls, but there
> are so many ways to come back up! There's turn alone, and turn as a couple
> of course, but there's also sliding doors, right-hand-high-left-hand-low,
> loop-de-loop, cloverleaf. What are your favorite dances that include an
> unusual down-the-hall? I've thought of putting together a program that
> highlights all the different ways to go down the hall. I think there is a
> wide enough variety in these dances that it could be doable without boring
> the dancers.
> JoLaine
> 
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> JoLaine Jones-Pokorney
> 
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