Re: [Callers] ONS Plus Circle Mixers

[Kalia Kliban]

On 2/25/2014 9:36 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:


True, but the original poster mentioned a group of 5-10 couples, and
also mentioned that this is a class rather than a standard social
dance, so something that requires a bit more teaching might actually
be a good fit.


Looks like you crossed the threads -- that's bad, very bad.  [*]


:>)  I did cross threads, true.  Whoops.  The class part was Ben's 
thread.  The 5-10 couples seeking mixers and stuff a bit beyond Lucky 7 
was Sue's thread, the one I meant to be responding to.  She liked the 
idea of Levi Jackson, fwiw, so perhaps it'll be a good fit for the group 
even with the extra teaching time required.



[*] RIP, Harold Ramis, in case the joke wasn't obvious.


Got it, though I couldn't think of another convenient line in response...

K

Re: [Callers] ONS Plus Circle Mixers

[Aahz Maruch]

On Tue, Feb 25, 2014, Kalia Kliban wrote:
> On 2/25/2014 8:46 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
>>On Sun, Feb 23, 2014, Kalia Kliban wrote:
>>>
>>>And how about Levi Jackson Rag (5 cpls)?  It's not actually that
>>>hard, and uses basic figures in a fun way.  When a set gets through
>>>it for the first time it's a definite high-5 moment.
>>
>>Errrgh.  No.  ;-)  I mean, agreed on the high-5 bit, but I think of Levi
>>Jackson as being more difficult because of the pass-by-two star -- I've
>>seen way too many breakdowns there.  Combine that with the fast pace
>>(some do slow down the music, though), and just the generally odd
>>configuration, and I only recommend doing it with more experienced
>>dancers unless you want to spend a lot of time teaching it.
>>
>>The other problem with Levi Jackson is the same problem with square
>>dancing: you need exact multiples of five couples.
> 
> True, but the original poster mentioned a group of 5-10 couples, and
> also mentioned that this is a class rather than a standard social
> dance, so something that requires a bit more teaching might actually
> be a good fit.

Looks like you crossed the threads -- that's bad, very bad.  [*]

I think the thread you wanted for this bit was Ben Hornstein's "Social
Dance Club intro program".


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Re: [Callers] ONS Plus Circle Mixers

[Kalia Kliban]

On 2/25/2014 8:46 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:

On Sun, Feb 23, 2014, Kalia Kliban wrote:


I've used the Lancashire Reel with good success and it works fine
with small-to-medium groups.  It's a double circle, gents facing
out, ladies facing in.  I can't remember where I got this dance.
Looking online, I see versions where the first dosido is the left
shouldered-one.  I've found that starting with the "usual" shoulder
works fine.

P dosido
On L diagonal, L allemande and back to place.

P seesaw
On R diagonal, R allemande and stay there (new P)

With new P, balance and swing

Promenade the ring, then gents face out, ladies face in.


That's a seesaw as in left-should gypsy?


Left shoulder dosido, actually.


And how about Levi Jackson Rag (5 cpls)?  It's not actually that
hard, and uses basic figures in a fun way.  When a set gets through
it for the first time it's a definite high-5 moment.


Errrgh.  No.  ;-)  I mean, agreed on the high-5 bit, but I think of Levi
Jackson as being more difficult because of the pass-by-two star -- I've
seen way too many breakdowns there.  Combine that with the fast pace
(some do slow down the music, though), and just the generally odd
configuration, and I only recommend doing it with more experienced
dancers unless you want to spend a lot of time teaching it.

The other problem with Levi Jackson is the same problem with square
dancing: you need exact multiples of five couples.


True, but the original poster mentioned a group of 5-10 couples, and 
also mentioned that this is a class rather than a standard social dance, 
so something that requires a bit more teaching might actually be a good fit.


Kalia

Re: [Callers] ONS Plus Circle Mixers

[Aahz Maruch]

On Sun, Feb 23, 2014, Kalia Kliban wrote:
>
> I've used the Lancashire Reel with good success and it works fine
> with small-to-medium groups.  It's a double circle, gents facing
> out, ladies facing in.  I can't remember where I got this dance.
> Looking online, I see versions where the first dosido is the left
> shouldered-one.  I've found that starting with the "usual" shoulder
> works fine.
> 
> P dosido
> On L diagonal, L allemande and back to place.
> 
> P seesaw
> On R diagonal, R allemande and stay there (new P)
> 
> With new P, balance and swing
> 
> Promenade the ring, then gents face out, ladies face in.

That's a seesaw as in left-should gypsy?

> And how about Levi Jackson Rag (5 cpls)?  It's not actually that
> hard, and uses basic figures in a fun way.  When a set gets through
> it for the first time it's a definite high-5 moment.

Errrgh.  No.  ;-)  I mean, agreed on the high-5 bit, but I think of Levi
Jackson as being more difficult because of the pass-by-two star -- I've
seen way too many breakdowns there.  Combine that with the fast pace
(some do slow down the music, though), and just the generally odd
configuration, and I only recommend doing it with more experienced
dancers unless you want to spend a lot of time teaching it.

The other problem with Levi Jackson is the same problem with square
dancing: you need exact multiples of five couples.
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Re: [Callers] ONS Plus Circle Mixers

[Grant Goodyear]

Here's one that I've used for years:

Chris & Lisa Found Each Other (Circle mixer, June
1997)
A1. (16) P swing A2. (8) Circle left
(8) Circle right B1. (8) Into the center and back
(8) Into the center and back, end facing P and taking right hands B2. (16) Pull
by to a single file promenade w/ men on the inside promenading ccw, women
on outside promenading cw, look for a new partner  Notes:

   1. Written for the wedding of Chris Johnson and Lisa Edwards.
   2. This dance is almost as much of a game as it is a dance, since I
   deliberately designed this dance so that it would be common for dancers to
   *not* have a partner at the end of B2. Thus, they would have to find a
   new partner from the "lost-and-found" in the center.
   3. Experienced dancers have to be told up-front that the pull-by in B2
   does *not* start a grand right and left.
   4. I frequently use this dance with beginners because it's easy, lots of
   fun, and it sneakily gets across the idea that when something goes "wrong"
   in a dance, the dancers can fix it.

 (
http://www.grantgoodyear.org/dance/dances.html#chris-lisa-found-each-other-circle-mixer-june-1997
)


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Re: [Callers] ONS Plus Circle Mixers

[Jonathan Sivier]

On 2/23/2014 6:58 PM, Sue Robishaw wrote:

 I'm looking for a few interesting circle (or longways) mixers for
5-10 cpl size group who are beyond Lucky 6/7 but still learning. Along
the lines of Cabot School Mixer maybe. I have plenty of easy mixers for
new dancers, and many nice ones for 3-4 cpls, but could use a few more
in the middling range. Recommendations appreciated!


   Some mixers I keep on hand for situations like this are
All American Promenade (mixer version of Gay Gordons, has many names)
Circassian Circle
Circle Waltz Mixer (aka Oslo Waltz)
Grosser Atlantik by A. J. Hildenbrand
Heel and Toe Polka Mixer
La Bastringue

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Re: [Callers] ONS Plus Circle Mixers

[Linda Leslie]

Dear Maia,
In the grand web of serendipity, I actually did write almost this  
dance about 14 or so years ago when the daughter of good friends was  
born. I named it "Maya's Mixer". The only difference is that there is  
an alamo ring balance after the P allemande Right. This makes for more  
zesty timing. Your version is more forgiving in this regard.

Thanks for sharing!
warmly, Linda

On Feb 24, 2014, at 12:47 AM, Maia McCormick wrote:


Recently wrote this one for a beginner dance I was calling (so named
because it was written right next to the Catholic chapel at my  
school and I

couldn't breathe because of the overpowering incense...)

Clouds of Incense - circle mixer
by Maia McCormick
Begins with all in a ring with partner, lady on the right
A1: forward and back (2x)
A2: partner alle. R 1.5x
neighbor alle. L 1x
B1: back to partner for balance and swing
B2: w/ partner, promenade the circle counterclockwise (i.e. to the  
right)
ladies loop back to the gent behind and swing him--becomes new  
partner,

dance restarts.

(It's also quite possible that this dance already exists somewhere, in
which case someone should certainly tell me!)


On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 11:00 PM, Mac Mckeever <mac...@ymail.com>  
wrote:


I have always had great success with the Patty Cake Polka - the  
only ONS

dance where I can stop calling!

One of my current favorites came from a discussion on this group a  
few

months ago ( I modified it a bit)

The Wheel by Gene Hubert - random circle mixer

Start with ladies w/backs to center holding 2 hands with partner
A1 Ladies back into center pulling partner with them
 all take hands in 2 circles - circle of ladies facing out and  
cir of

gents facing in
A2 All circle left (causes circles to go opposite directions)
B1 Find a new partner and Dosido then swing
for those with no partner - lost and found is in the middle
B2 promenade - lost and found couples join in the promenade
at end of prominade - roll the ladies in so their backs are toward  
the

center

Mac McKeever





From: Sue Robishaw <s...@manytracks.com>
To: Shared Weight Callers List <call...@sharedweight.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 6:58 PM
Subject: [Callers] ONS Plus Circle Mixers


Hi,
I'm looking for a few interesting circle (or longways) mixers for
5-10 cpl size group who are beyond Lucky 6/7 but still learning.  
Along the
lines of Cabot School Mixer maybe. I have plenty of easy mixers for  
new
dancers, and many nice ones for 3-4 cpls, but could use a few more  
in the

middling range. Recommendations appreciated!
Thanks,   Sue Robishaw, U.P.M.
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Re: [Callers] ONS Plus Circle Mixers

[Maia McCormick]

Recently wrote this one for a beginner dance I was calling (so named
because it was written right next to the Catholic chapel at my school and I
couldn't breathe because of the overpowering incense...)

Clouds of Incense - circle mixer
by Maia McCormick
Begins with all in a ring with partner, lady on the right
A1: forward and back (2x)
A2: partner alle. R 1.5x
neighbor alle. L 1x
B1: back to partner for balance and swing
B2: w/ partner, promenade the circle counterclockwise (i.e. to the right)
ladies loop back to the gent behind and swing him--becomes new partner,
dance restarts.

(It's also quite possible that this dance already exists somewhere, in
which case someone should certainly tell me!)


On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 11:00 PM, Mac Mckeever <mac...@ymail.com> wrote:

> I have always had great success with the Patty Cake Polka - the only ONS
> dance where I can stop calling!
>
> One of my current favorites came from a discussion on this group a few
> months ago ( I modified it a bit)
>
> The Wheel by Gene Hubert - random circle mixer
>
> Start with ladies w/backs to center holding 2 hands with partner
> A1 Ladies back into center pulling partner with them
>   all take hands in 2 circles - circle of ladies facing out and cir of
> gents facing in
> A2 All circle left (causes circles to go opposite directions)
> B1 Find a new partner and Dosido then swing
>  for those with no partner - lost and found is in the middle
> B2 promenade - lost and found couples join in the promenade
> at end of prominade - roll the ladies in so their backs are toward the
> center
>
> Mac McKeever
>
>
>
>
> 
>  From: Sue Robishaw <s...@manytracks.com>
> To: Shared Weight Callers List <call...@sharedweight.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 6:58 PM
> Subject: [Callers] ONS Plus Circle Mixers
>
>
> Hi,
>  I'm looking for a few interesting circle (or longways) mixers for
> 5-10 cpl size group who are beyond Lucky 6/7 but still learning. Along the
> lines of Cabot School Mixer maybe. I have plenty of easy mixers for new
> dancers, and many nice ones for 3-4 cpls, but could use a few more in the
> middling range. Recommendations appreciated!
>  Thanks,   Sue Robishaw, U.P.M.
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Re: [Callers] ONS Plus Circle Mixers

[Mac Mckeever]

I have always had great success with the Patty Cake Polka - the only ONS dance 
where I can stop calling!

One of my current favorites came from a discussion on this group a few months 
ago ( I modified it a bit)

The Wheel by Gene Hubert - random circle mixer

Start with ladies w/backs to center holding 2 hands with partner
A1 Ladies back into center pulling partner with them
  all take hands in 2 circles - circle of ladies facing out and cir of 
gents facing in
A2 All circle left (causes circles to go opposite directions)
B1 Find a new partner and Dosido then swing
 for those with no partner - lost and found is in the middle
B2 promenade - lost and found couples join in the promenade
at end of prominade - roll the ladies in so their backs are toward the center

Mac McKeever





 From: Sue Robishaw <s...@manytracks.com>
To: Shared Weight Callers List <call...@sharedweight.net> 
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 6:58 PM
Subject: [Callers] ONS Plus Circle Mixers
 

Hi,
     I'm looking for a few interesting circle (or longways) mixers for 5-10 cpl 
size group who are beyond Lucky 6/7 but still learning. Along the lines of 
Cabot School Mixer maybe. I have plenty of easy mixers for new dancers, and 
many nice ones for 3-4 cpls, but could use a few more in the middling range. 
Recommendations appreciated!
     Thanks,   Sue Robishaw, U.P.M.
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Re: [Callers] ONS Plus Circle Mixers

[Kalia Kliban]

On 2/23/2014 4:58 PM, Sue Robishaw wrote:

Hi,
 I'm looking for a few interesting circle (or longways) mixers for
5-10 cpl size group who are beyond Lucky 6/7 but still learning. Along
the lines of Cabot School Mixer maybe. I have plenty of easy mixers for
new dancers, and many nice ones for 3-4 cpls, but could use a few more
in the middling range. Recommendations appreciated!
 Thanks,   Sue Robishaw, U.P.M.


I've used the Lancashire Reel with good success and it works fine with 
small-to-medium groups.  It's a double circle, gents facing out, ladies 
facing in.  I can't remember where I got this dance.  Looking online, I 
see versions where the first dosido is the left shouldered-one.  I've 
found that starting with the "usual" shoulder works fine.


P dosido
On L diagonal, L allemande and back to place.

P seesaw
On R diagonal, R allemande and stay there (new P)

With new P, balance and swing

Promenade the ring, then gents face out, ladies face in.

And how about Levi Jackson Rag (5 cpls)?  It's not actually that hard, 
and uses basic figures in a fun way.  When a set gets through it for the 
first time it's a definite high-5 moment.


Kalia

Re: [Callers] ONS Plus Circle Mixers

[Laur]

I'm sure many of us would be interested in responses.  Thanks for posting the 
inquiry, Sue.  I'll check my data base while others check in.

Laurie P
West Michigan
 




On Sunday, February 23, 2014 8:14 PM, Sue Robishaw  wrote:
 
Hi,
>     I'm looking for a few interesting circle (or longways) mixers for 5-10 
>cpl size group who are beyond Lucky 6/7 but still learning. Along the lines of 
>Cabot School Mixer maybe. I have plenty of easy mixers for new dancers, and 
>many nice ones for 3-4 cpls, but could use a few more in the middling range. 
>Recommendations appreciated!
>     Thanks,   Sue Robishaw, U.P.M.
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[Callers] ONS Plus Circle Mixers

[Sue Robishaw]

Hi,
I'm looking for a few interesting circle (or longways) mixers for 5-10 cpl 
size group who are beyond Lucky 6/7 but still learning. Along the lines of 
Cabot School Mixer maybe. I have plenty of easy mixers for new dancers, and 
many nice ones for 3-4 cpls, but could use a few more in the middling range. 
Recommendations appreciated!
Thanks,   Sue Robishaw, U.P.M.