Re: [Callers] Mad Robin + Lady/Raven combos
Here is one of mine. It’s a bit tricky, but swapping the dolphin hey for a regular one would make it significantly easier but the timing might not work as well at that point. E&E indecent, reverse progression Ben Werner A1: (6) Mad Robin – larks start sliding into the middle & to the right (4) Super Slide * (6) Continue Mad Robin with New Neighbors A2: (4) Ravens cross RS, partner RS ¾ (12) 1s Dolphin Hey, Ravens Start RS shoulder B1: (16) Partner RS & Swing B2: (8) ravens chain (8) long lines *Super Slide: when ravens are in middle sliding right during the first mad robin, stay in the middle & slide past new neighbors before backing out as part of the 2nd mad robin. Continue mad robbining with these new neighbors. (This is the progression) Improper at ends despite being an indecent dance. Teach tip: Start Improper - you’re going to leave these neighbors, but you’ll be right back. Turn away from this neighbor and form new hands 4 (now indecent). People that are now out will be right back in, don’t cross over, stay where you are. Easier to reference a wall that the dancers are facing instead of 1’s 2s for dolphin hey designation Author Note: Written For Erik Erhardt and Emily Ruch on the occasion of their marriage. Dolphin Hey was at the request of Erik&Emily. Cheers, Ben W. On Jul 17, 2019, at 5:58 PM, Gary Shapiro via Callers wrote: > > > On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 4:09 PM Martha Wild via Callers > wrote: > > Here’s one of mine with a couple of variations. > > > Alternate A2: full hey. If the full hey option is used it might be better to > switch the B1, as in Gateway to Julian #5, with the gate first followed by > the mad robin. Or not. > > After debuting this dance, one woman told me that at first she thought it > would be too English Country, but then she really liked it. > > I wonder what that one woman meant by "too English Country." > > ___ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Re: [Callers] dances
Caller's Box leads to Wayback Machine gets to http://web.archive.org/web/20151009131959/http://www.theyken.net/don/Dances/Webster%20Hall.pdf On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 3:20 PM Mark Hillegonds via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Webster Hall Reel, by Don Theyken. Not sure if it's OK to share so > publicly, so I'll send it to you offline. > > It has a lovely English-y move to get into the CC. Looks simple on the > card, but can be quite disorienting for newer or otherwise > geographically-challenged dancers. > > On Wed, Jul 17, 2019, 2:55 PM Charles Abell via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> There was a recent discussion of easy contra corners dances on here. As I >> have a nice body of beginner level CC dances, I am looking to add some more >> challenging contra corners dances into my repertoire. What do you all got? >> (Triplets are okay, but definitely some in contra formation ...) >> >> Chuck >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> ___ >> List Name: Callers mailing list >> List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ >> > ___ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ > ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Re: [Callers] Mad Robin + Lady/Raven combos
On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 4:09 PM Martha Wild via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: Here’s one of mine with a couple of variations. Alternate A2: full hey. If the full hey option is used it might be better to switch the B1, as in Gateway to Julian #5, with the gate first followed by the mad robin. Or not. After debuting this dance, one woman told me that at first she thought it would be too English Country, but then she really liked it. I wonder what that one woman meant by "too English Country." ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Re: [Callers] Mad Robin + Lady/Raven combos
Here’s one of mine with a couple of variations. <> Gateway to Julian #3 <> Becket September 9, 2015 A1Slide left and circle left ¾ Swing your neighbor A2Women chain Chain back B1Mad robin, woman moving to left in front of neighbor Men gate neighbor woman forward and around B2Women gypsy (or allemande) right 1 ½ Swing your partner Alternate A2: full hey. If the full hey option is used it might be better to switch the B1, as in Gateway to Julian #5, with the gate first followed by the mad robin. Or not. After debuting this dance, one woman told me that at first she thought it would be too English Country, but then she really liked it. > On Jul 17, 2019, at 10:30 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers > wrote: > > I'd like to hear examples of contra dances with combos of Mad Robins with > Lady/Raven figures, such as: > > Chain > Mad Robin (Counterclockwise) > Ravens Alle R / DSD / Lead a hey > > Or especiall a Mad Robin progression to Mad Robin with a Lady/Raven role on > either/both end. > > Thanks, > Ron Blechner > ___ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Re: [Callers] Mad Robin + Lady/Raven combos
Thanks, folks! Will help with an experiment. Also, some good choices that I should add to my box. :) Ron On Wed, Jul 17, 2019, 2:56 PM Jim Hemphill via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > *Mad about You * improper by Jim Hemphill > > A1 Mad robin (clockwise) > Ladies pass left 1/2 hey, gents ricochet > A2 Partner Gypsy and swing > B1 Gents Pass left, 1/2 hey, Ladies ricochet > Neighbor swing > B2Right Left thru > Mad robin (counterclockwise) > > The progression occurs at the end of B2. Ladies will be moving forward and > to their right and gents back and to the left as they complete the mad > robin. Have dancers continue moving in this same direction to flow right > into the clockwise mad robin with next neighbors. > > Written for my lovely wife Mariah on our 22nd anniversary. > > On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 1:38 PM Don Veino via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Two that immediately come to mind... >> >> -Don >> >> By left hand: >> >> >> *For All, There Exists, Such That - Becket - Nicholas Rockstroh* >> A1 (left diag.) Circle Left 3/4x, NBR Dosido/Mad Robin 1+1/4x >> >> A2 LDY/RVN Allemande Left 1+1/2x, PNR Star Promenade, BFWhirl >> >> B1 GNT/LRK by RH Revolving Door w/PNR (drop LDY/RVN 1/2 way), NBR Swing >> >> B2 Give & Take to LDY/RVN, PNR Swing >> >> By right: >> >> *RUTH’S (FOR) REEL – (Progressed) DI – DON VEINO 20161113* >> >> A1 >> LLFB >> Mad Robin, Ladies through center first/CCW (so looking at P across) >> >> A2 >> LDY/RVN Chain >> Mad Robin, LDY/RVN through center first/CCW (so looking at N across) >> (look away from P to Shadow) >> >> B1 >> RT Shldr w/Shadow >> Partner Swing >> >> B2 >> Circle Left 3/4, Pass Through Up/Down >> Swing (new) Neighbor >> >> End effects: never really out, shadow needs you in B1 before crossing >> over. >> >> On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 1:31 PM Ron Blechner via Callers < >> callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> >>> I'd like to hear examples of contra dances with combos of Mad Robins >>> with Lady/Raven figures, such as: >>> >>> Chain >>> Mad Robin (Counterclockwise) >>> Ravens Alle R / DSD / Lead a hey >>> >>> Or especiall a Mad Robin progression to Mad Robin with a Lady/Raven role >>> on either/both end. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Ron Blechner >>> ___ >>> List Name: Callers mailing list >>> List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >>> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ >>> >> ___ >> List Name: Callers mailing list >> List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ >> > ___ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ > ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Re: [Callers] dances
Webster Hall Reel, by Don Theyken. Not sure if it's OK to share so publicly, so I'll send it to you offline. It has a lovely English-y move to get into the CC. Looks simple on the card, but can be quite disorienting for newer or otherwise geographically-challenged dancers. On Wed, Jul 17, 2019, 2:55 PM Charles Abell via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > There was a recent discussion of easy contra corners dances on here. As I > have a nice body of beginner level CC dances, I am looking to add some more > challenging contra corners dances into my repertoire. What do you all got? > (Triplets are okay, but definitely some in contra formation ...) > > Chuck > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ > ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Re: [Callers] Mad Robin + Lady/Raven combos
*Mad about You * improper by Jim Hemphill A1 Mad robin (clockwise) Ladies pass left 1/2 hey, gents ricochet A2 Partner Gypsy and swing B1 Gents Pass left, 1/2 hey, Ladies ricochet Neighbor swing B2Right Left thru Mad robin (counterclockwise) The progression occurs at the end of B2. Ladies will be moving forward and to their right and gents back and to the left as they complete the mad robin. Have dancers continue moving in this same direction to flow right into the clockwise mad robin with next neighbors. Written for my lovely wife Mariah on our 22nd anniversary. On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 1:38 PM Don Veino via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Two that immediately come to mind... > > -Don > > By left hand: > > > *For All, There Exists, Such That - Becket - Nicholas Rockstroh* > A1 (left diag.) Circle Left 3/4x, NBR Dosido/Mad Robin 1+1/4x > > A2 LDY/RVN Allemande Left 1+1/2x, PNR Star Promenade, BFWhirl > > B1 GNT/LRK by RH Revolving Door w/PNR (drop LDY/RVN 1/2 way), NBR Swing > > B2 Give & Take to LDY/RVN, PNR Swing > > By right: > > *RUTH’S (FOR) REEL – (Progressed) DI – DON VEINO 20161113* > > A1 > LLFB > Mad Robin, Ladies through center first/CCW (so looking at P across) > > A2 > LDY/RVN Chain > Mad Robin, LDY/RVN through center first/CCW (so looking at N across) > (look away from P to Shadow) > > B1 > RT Shldr w/Shadow > Partner Swing > > B2 > Circle Left 3/4, Pass Through Up/Down > Swing (new) Neighbor > > End effects: never really out, shadow needs you in B1 before crossing over. > > On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 1:31 PM Ron Blechner via Callers < > callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> I'd like to hear examples of contra dances with combos of Mad Robins with >> Lady/Raven figures, such as: >> >> Chain >> Mad Robin (Counterclockwise) >> Ravens Alle R / DSD / Lead a hey >> >> Or especiall a Mad Robin progression to Mad Robin with a Lady/Raven role >> on either/both end. >> >> Thanks, >> Ron Blechner >> ___ >> List Name: Callers mailing list >> List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net >> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ >> > ___ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ > ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Re: [Callers] dances
There was a recent discussion of easy contra corners dances on here. As I have a nice body of beginner level CC dances, I am looking to add some more challenging contra corners dances into my repertoire. What do you all got? (Triplets are okay, but definitely some in contra formation ...) Chuck Sent from my iPhone ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Re: [Callers] Mad Robin + Lady/Raven combos
Hi Ron, Bob’s dance looks nice with all you want. Thus one has lady/raven move surrounding the mad robin. http://christchurch.contradance.nz/dances/Mad%20Robin%20Imagination%20%28MRI%29.pdf Cheers, Bill > On 18/07/2019, at 05:30, Ron Blechner via Callers > wrote: > > I'd like to hear examples of contra dances with combos of Mad Robins with > Lady/Raven figures, such as: > > Chain > Mad Robin (Counterclockwise) > Ravens Alle R / DSD / Lead a hey > > Or especiall a Mad Robin progression to Mad Robin with a Lady/Raven role on > either/both end. > > Thanks, > Ron Blechner > ___ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Re: [Callers] Mad Robin + Lady/Raven combos
Two that immediately come to mind... -Don By left hand: *For All, There Exists, Such That - Becket - Nicholas Rockstroh* A1 (left diag.) Circle Left 3/4x, NBR Dosido/Mad Robin 1+1/4x A2 LDY/RVN Allemande Left 1+1/2x, PNR Star Promenade, BFWhirl B1 GNT/LRK by RH Revolving Door w/PNR (drop LDY/RVN 1/2 way), NBR Swing B2 Give & Take to LDY/RVN, PNR Swing By right: *RUTH’S (FOR) REEL – (Progressed) DI – DON VEINO 20161113* A1 LLFB Mad Robin, Ladies through center first/CCW (so looking at P across) A2 LDY/RVN Chain Mad Robin, LDY/RVN through center first/CCW (so looking at N across) (look away from P to Shadow) B1 RT Shldr w/Shadow Partner Swing B2 Circle Left 3/4, Pass Through Up/Down Swing (new) Neighbor End effects: never really out, shadow needs you in B1 before crossing over. On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 1:31 PM Ron Blechner via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > I'd like to hear examples of contra dances with combos of Mad Robins with > Lady/Raven figures, such as: > > Chain > Mad Robin (Counterclockwise) > Ravens Alle R / DSD / Lead a hey > > Or especiall a Mad Robin progression to Mad Robin with a Lady/Raven role > on either/both end. > > Thanks, > Ron Blechner > ___ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/ > ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
Re: [Callers] Mad Robin + Lady/Raven combos
Hi Ron: This covers much of what you're looking for: The Morning Commute Chuck Abell / Bob Isaacs Improper, 4/1/16 A1. 8 Mad Robin (1) 8 ½ hey (LL, PR, GL, -) A2. 16Neighbor gypsy and swing B1. 8 Gents allemande L 1½ 8 Partner swing B2. 8 Ladies chain to neighbor 8 Mad Robin (2) (1) – With the ladies passing in front first, going clockwise around the neighbor. (2) – With the ladies passing in front first, going counterclockwise around the neighbor. Bob From: Callers on behalf of Ron Blechner via Callers Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 1:30 PM To: Caller's discussion list Subject: [Callers] Mad Robin + Lady/Raven combos I'd like to hear examples of contra dances with combos of Mad Robins with Lady/Raven figures, such as: Chain Mad Robin (Counterclockwise) Ravens Alle R / DSD / Lead a hey Or especiall a Mad Robin progression to Mad Robin with a Lady/Raven role on either/both end. Thanks, Ron Blechner ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
[Callers] Mad Robin + Lady/Raven combos
I'd like to hear examples of contra dances with combos of Mad Robins with Lady/Raven figures, such as: Chain Mad Robin (Counterclockwise) Ravens Alle R / DSD / Lead a hey Or especiall a Mad Robin progression to Mad Robin with a Lady/Raven role on either/both end. Thanks, Ron Blechner ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Callers@lists.sharedweight.net Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/
