Re: [Callers] Calling a Halloween dance tonight? Try this circle mixer...
OOPS
*Rich Blazej* -- his full name somehow got edited out.
On 10/26/19, Amy Cann wrote:
> Hello all. I'm reposting in memory of Rich, who used to play bass
> clarinet and call at the East Putney Dance that's still happening,
> tonight in fact.
> His dances are idiosyncratic and fun and often proper and don't always
> work in today's halls/culture, but I think this one's a quirky gem.
>
>
>
> Garfield's Escape -- rebranded as "Werewolves and Zombies"
> Circle of couples PLUS ONE EXTRA in the center (Garfield),
>
> A1 All into the center EIGHT steps and back, menacing the Garfield
> A2 Circle left, circle right
>
> B1 Women (werewolves) continue promenading/prowling single file to
> the right/ccw,
> while men (zombies) "star" by the right -- each man puts his right
> hand on right shoulder of the man in front - including Garfield.
>
> B2 Caller hollers "Escape!" ("Boo!", or maybe "Braaaiiins") and all
> men run to the outside and swing with a woman in the outer circle. A
> new Garfield remains in the center.
>
> Rich himself named this after Garfield the comic-strip cat, way back
> when he was cynical and funny (the cat, not Rich).
>
> "The single man remaining at the end of the dance is entitled to a pan
> of lasagna and some fresh kitty litter".
>
> My favorite normal tune for this is the minor jig Coleraine played at
> a slightly slower lurch-y tempo, but if I'm lucky the band'll do the
> Alfred Hitchcock theme.
>
> I'd love to hear how it goes if you do it, and what variations emerge.
>
> Cheers,
> Amy
>
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Re: [Callers] Calling a Halloween dance tonight? Try this circle mixer...
Hello all. I'm reposting in memory of Rich, who used to play bass
clarinet and call at the East Putney Dance that's still happening,
tonight in fact.
His dances are idiosyncratic and fun and often proper and don't always
work in today's halls/culture, but I think this one's a quirky gem.
Garfield's Escape -- rebranded as "Werewolves and Zombies"
Circle of couples PLUS ONE EXTRA in the center (Garfield),
A1 All into the center EIGHT steps and back, menacing the Garfield
A2 Circle left, circle right
B1 Women (werewolves) continue promenading/prowling single file to
the right/ccw,
while men (zombies) "star" by the right -- each man puts his right
hand on right shoulder of the man in front - including Garfield.
B2 Caller hollers "Escape!" ("Boo!", or maybe "Braaaiiins") and all
men run to the outside and swing with a woman in the outer circle. A
new Garfield remains in the center.
Rich himself named this after Garfield the comic-strip cat, way back
when he was cynical and funny (the cat, not Rich).
"The single man remaining at the end of the dance is entitled to a pan
of lasagna and some fresh kitty litter".
My favorite normal tune for this is the minor jig Coleraine played at
a slightly slower lurch-y tempo, but if I'm lucky the band'll do the
Alfred Hitchcock theme.
I'd love to hear how it goes if you do it, and what variations emerge.
Cheers,
Amy
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Re: [Callers] Calling a Halloween dance tonight? Try this circle mixer...
I actually said “Escape.” They were acting crazed enough as it was.
Tony
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Subject: Re: [Callers] Calling a Halloween dance tonight? Try this circle
mixer...
Tony, I keep trying to imagine you saying "Briins" to a bunch of zombies,
and I keep getting a fair amount of cognitive dissonance/pushback...
On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 10:16 PM, Tony Parkes
<t...@hands4.com<mailto:t...@hands4.com>> wrote:
Thank you, Amy! I used it tonight at a wild church party, calling it Zombie
Escape. This was a record dance, so I used the track of Brisk Young Lads that
the Canterbury made for CDSS in the 1970s. It’s a jig in A minor like
Coleraine, so it worked perfectly.
Tony
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Subject: [Callers] Calling a Halloween dance tonight? Try this circle mixer...
I try and call the dances of Rich Blazej whenever I can and this one's a
Halloween favorite, re-done as "Werewolves and Zombies".
Garfield's Escape -- circle of couples PLUS ONE EXTRA in the center (Garfield)
A1 All into the center EIGHT steps and back, menacing the Garfield
A2 Circle left, circle right
B1 Women (werewolves) promenade single file to the right, while men (zombies)
"star" by the right -- each man puts his right hand on right shoulder of the
man in front - including Garfield.
B2 Caller hollers "Escape!" ("Boo!", or maybe "Braaaiiins") and all men run to
the outside and swing with a woman in the outer circle. A new Garfield remains
in the center.
Rich himself named this after Garfield the comic-strip cat, way back when he
was cynical and funny (the cat, not Rich).
"The single man remaining at the end of the dance is entitled to a pan of
lasagna and some fresh kitty litter".
My favorite normal tune for this is the minor jig Coleraine, played at a
slightly slower lurch-y tempo, but if I'm lucky the band'll do the Alfred
Hitchcock theme.
Have fun, just thought I'd share -- and I'd love to hear how it goes if you do
it, and what variations emerge.
Cheers,
Amy
Re: [Callers] Calling a Halloween dance tonight? Try this circle mixer...
Grrrl Band were playing for me in Tuscon. They used John Kirkpatrick's
tune Jump At The Sun. Definitely spooky.
Michael Barraclough
www.michaelbarraclough.com
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On Sat, 2016-10-29 at 18:10 -0400, Jacob or Nancy Bloom via Callers
wrote:
> Here's a link to the sheet music for the tune that was used for
> Alfred Hitchcock Presents, in case you want to have it for your
> musicians. It's called, "Funeral March of a Marionette."
>
> http://makingmusicfun.net/pdf/sheet_music/march-of-the-marionette-pia
> no.pdf
>
> Jacob
>
> On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 12:53 PM, Amy Cann via Callers
> .sharedweight.net> wrote:
> > I try and call the dances of Rich Blazej whenever I can and this
> > one's a Halloween favorite, re-done as "Werewolves and Zombies".
> >
> > Garfield's Escape -- circle of couples PLUS ONE EXTRA in the center
> > (Garfield)
> >
> > A1 All into the center EIGHT steps and back, menacing the Garfield
> > A2 Circle left, circle right
> >
> > B1 Women (werewolves) promenade single file to the right, while
> > men (zombies) "star" by the right -- each man puts his right hand
> > on right shoulder of the man in front - including Garfield.
> >
> > B2 Caller hollers "Escape!" ("Boo!", or maybe "Braaaiiins") and
> > all men run to the outside and swing with a woman in the outer
> > circle. A new Garfield remains in the center.
> >
> > Rich himself named this after Garfield the comic-strip cat, way
> > back when he was cynical and funny (the cat, not Rich).
> > "The single man remaining at the end of the dance is entitled to a
> > pan of lasagna and some fresh kitty litter".
> >
> > My favorite normal tune for this is the minor jig Coleraine, played
> > at a slightly slower lurch-y tempo, but if I'm lucky the band'll do
> > the Alfred Hitchcock theme.
> >
> > Have fun, just thought I'd share -- and I'd love to hear how it
> > goes if you do it, and what variations emerge.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Amy
> >
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>
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Re: [Callers] Calling a Halloween dance tonight? Try this circle mixer...
Tony, I keep trying to imagine you saying "Briins" to a bunch of
zombies, and I keep getting a fair amount of cognitive
dissonance/pushback...
On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 10:16 PM, Tony Parkes <t...@hands4.com> wrote:
> Thank you, Amy! I used it tonight at a wild church party, calling it
> Zombie Escape. This was a record dance, so I used the track of Brisk Young
> Lads that the Canterbury made for CDSS in the 1970s. It’s a jig in A minor
> like Coleraine, so it worked perfectly.
>
>
>
> Tony
>
>
>
> *From:* Callers [mailto:callers-boun...@lists.sharedweight.net] *On
> Behalf Of *Amy Cann via Callers
> *Sent:* Saturday, October 29, 2016 12:54 PM
> *To:* Caller's discussion list <call...@sharedweight.net>;
> pourpar...@yahoogroups.com; Lisa Sieverts <l...@lisasieverts.com>; Don
> Primrose <limerickf...@gmail.com>; Laurie Indenbaum <l...@sover.net>;
> Carol Compton <ca...@bitdance.com>; David Kaynor <davidkay...@mac.com>;
> Dave Bateman <dave.batema...@comcast.net>; Tod Whittemore <
> t...@stephensmtg.net>
> *Subject:* [Callers] Calling a Halloween dance tonight? Try this circle
> mixer...
>
>
>
> I try and call the dances of Rich Blazej whenever I can and this one's a
> Halloween favorite, re-done as "Werewolves and Zombies".
>
> *Garfield's Escape* -- circle of couples PLUS ONE EXTRA in the center
> (Garfield)
>
> A1 All into the center EIGHT steps and back, menacing the Garfield
>
> A2 Circle left, circle right
>
> B1 Women (werewolves) promenade single file to the right, while men
> (zombies) "star" by the right -- each man puts his right hand on right
> shoulder of the man in front - including Garfield.
>
> B2 Caller hollers "Escape!" ("Boo!", or maybe "Braaaiiins") and all men
> run to the outside and swing with a woman in the outer circle. A new
> Garfield remains in the center.
>
> Rich himself named this after Garfield the comic-strip cat, way back when
> he was cynical and funny (the cat, not Rich).
> "The single man remaining at the end of the dance is entitled to a pan of
> lasagna and some fresh kitty litter".
>
> My favorite normal tune for this is the minor jig Coleraine, played at a
> slightly slower lurch-y tempo, but if I'm lucky the band'll do the Alfred
> Hitchcock theme.
>
>
>
> Have fun, just thought I'd share -- and I'd love to hear how it goes if
> you do it, and what variations emerge.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Amy
>
Re: [Callers] Calling a Halloween dance tonight? Try this circle mixer...
Thank you, Amy! I used it tonight at a wild church party, calling it Zombie
Escape. This was a record dance, so I used the track of Brisk Young Lads that
the Canterbury made for CDSS in the 1970s. It’s a jig in A minor like
Coleraine, so it worked perfectly.
Tony
From: Callers [mailto:callers-boun...@lists.sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Amy
Cann via Callers
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2016 12:54 PM
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pourpar...@yahoogroups.com; Lisa Sieverts <l...@lisasieverts.com>; Don Primrose
<limerickf...@gmail.com>; Laurie Indenbaum <l...@sover.net>; Carol Compton
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Subject: [Callers] Calling a Halloween dance tonight? Try this circle mixer...
I try and call the dances of Rich Blazej whenever I can and this one's a
Halloween favorite, re-done as "Werewolves and Zombies".
Garfield's Escape -- circle of couples PLUS ONE EXTRA in the center (Garfield)
A1 All into the center EIGHT steps and back, menacing the Garfield
A2 Circle left, circle right
B1 Women (werewolves) promenade single file to the right, while men (zombies)
"star" by the right -- each man puts his right hand on right shoulder of the
man in front - including Garfield.
B2 Caller hollers "Escape!" ("Boo!", or maybe "Braaaiiins") and all men run to
the outside and swing with a woman in the outer circle. A new Garfield remains
in the center.
Rich himself named this after Garfield the comic-strip cat, way back when he
was cynical and funny (the cat, not Rich).
"The single man remaining at the end of the dance is entitled to a pan of
lasagna and some fresh kitty litter".
My favorite normal tune for this is the minor jig Coleraine, played at a
slightly slower lurch-y tempo, but if I'm lucky the band'll do the Alfred
Hitchcock theme.
Have fun, just thought I'd share -- and I'd love to hear how it goes if you do
it, and what variations emerge.
Cheers,
Amy
Re: [Callers] Calling a Halloween dance tonight? Try this circle mixer...
Here's a link to the sheet music for the tune that was used for Alfred
Hitchcock Presents, in case you want to have it for your musicians. It's
called, "Funeral March of a Marionette."
http://makingmusicfun.net/pdf/sheet_music/march-of-the-marionette-piano.pdf
Jacob
On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 12:53 PM, Amy Cann via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> I try and call the dances of Rich Blazej whenever I can and this one's a
> Halloween favorite, re-done as "Werewolves and Zombies".
>
> *Garfield's Escape* -- circle of couples PLUS ONE EXTRA in the center
> (Garfield)
>
> A1 All into the center EIGHT steps and back, menacing the Garfield
> A2 Circle left, circle right
>
> B1 Women (werewolves) promenade single file to the right, while men
> (zombies) "star" by the right -- each man puts his right hand on right
> shoulder of the man in front - including Garfield.
>
> B2 Caller hollers "Escape!" ("Boo!", or maybe "Braaaiiins") and all men
> run to the outside and swing with a woman in the outer circle. A new
> Garfield remains in the center.
>
> Rich himself named this after Garfield the comic-strip cat, way back when
> he was cynical and funny (the cat, not Rich).
> "The single man remaining at the end of the dance is entitled to a pan of
> lasagna and some fresh kitty litter".
>
> My favorite normal tune for this is the minor jig Coleraine, played at a
> slightly slower lurch-y tempo, but if I'm lucky the band'll do the Alfred
> Hitchcock theme.
>
> Have fun, just thought I'd share -- and I'd love to hear how it goes if
> you do it, and what variations emerge.
>
> Cheers,
> Amy
>
> ___
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> Callers@lists.sharedweight.net
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>
>
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[Callers] Calling a Halloween dance tonight? Try this circle mixer...
I try and call the dances of Rich Blazej whenever I can and this one's a
Halloween favorite, re-done as "Werewolves and Zombies".
*Garfield's Escape* -- circle of couples PLUS ONE EXTRA in the center
(Garfield)
A1 All into the center EIGHT steps and back, menacing the Garfield
A2 Circle left, circle right
B1 Women (werewolves) promenade single file to the right, while men
(zombies) "star" by the right -- each man puts his right hand on right
shoulder of the man in front - including Garfield.
B2 Caller hollers "Escape!" ("Boo!", or maybe "Braaaiiins") and all men
run to the outside and swing with a woman in the outer circle. A new
Garfield remains in the center.
Rich himself named this after Garfield the comic-strip cat, way back when
he was cynical and funny (the cat, not Rich).
"The single man remaining at the end of the dance is entitled to a pan of
lasagna and some fresh kitty litter".
My favorite normal tune for this is the minor jig Coleraine, played at a
slightly slower lurch-y tempo, but if I'm lucky the band'll do the Alfred
Hitchcock theme.
Have fun, just thought I'd share -- and I'd love to hear how it goes if you
do it, and what variations emerge.
Cheers,
Amy
