Re: [Callers] favourite easy 'out of minor set' dances???
On Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:51:59 -0800, Kalia Kliban wrote: > In this dance it's good for the folks who go out at the end in the > B2 to turn as a cpl right away. They're needed just 8 bars later. In many contras the golden rules are "Keep doing the dance at the end" and "Treat your partner as a neighbour at the end". So while the others are doing Balance the ring and California twirl the ends do Balance (using both hands) and California twirl. Then it's not an extra different thing to remember; it's the same move but modified for one couple. Similarly if the move is Allemande left your neighbour one and a half, the ends do the move with their partner. Colin Hume Email co...@colinhume.com Web site http://www.colinhume.com
Re: [Callers] favourite easy 'out of minor set' dances???
The dance is actually Moon and Star Contra and it is by Don Flaherty. Michael Barraclough www.michaelbarraclough.com On Wed, 2013-02-06 at 15:51 -0800, Kalia Kliban wrote: > On 2/6/2013 6:23 AM, Emily Addison wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > > > I was wondering if anyone had relatively 'easy on the brain' 'out of your > > minor set' dances??? > > One that I've been using a fair bit is Moon and Stars Contra. I don't > know who wrote it, so if anyone out there does, please tell me. > > Moon and Stars > duple improper > > A1 1-4 Balance the ring and California twirl your P to face old Ns > 5-8 With those olds Ns, LH star once around > A2 1-8Come back to current Ns for balance and swing > B1 1-4 Men allemande 1-1/2 > 5-8 P swing > B2 1-4 Circle L 3/4 and pass through > 5-8 New N dosido into a ring of 4 > > As some other folks have noted, it's a good idea to introduce the > dancers to all the characters in the sequence before you start moving. > You've got your current Ns in the circle with you, look over your > shoulder for your old Ns, and look past your current Ns for the next Ns. > In this dance it's good for the folks who go out at the end in the B2 > to turn as a cpl right away. They're needed just 8 bars later. I've > had beginner dancers get confused by that, and am now trying to be more > mindful of letting them know how soon they need to be ready to come back > into the pattern. > > Again, let me know if you know who wrote this dance! > Kalia > ___ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
Re: [Callers] favourite easy 'out of minor set' dances???
On 2/6/2013 6:23 AM, Emily Addison wrote: Hi Folks, I was wondering if anyone had relatively 'easy on the brain' 'out of your minor set' dances??? One that I've been using a fair bit is Moon and Stars Contra. I don't know who wrote it, so if anyone out there does, please tell me. Moon and Stars duple improper A1 1-4 Balance the ring and California twirl your P to face old Ns 5-8 With those olds Ns, LH star once around A2 1-8 Come back to current Ns for balance and swing B1 1-4 Men allemande 1-1/2 5-8 P swing B2 1-4 Circle L 3/4 and pass through 5-8 New N dosido into a ring of 4 As some other folks have noted, it's a good idea to introduce the dancers to all the characters in the sequence before you start moving. You've got your current Ns in the circle with you, look over your shoulder for your old Ns, and look past your current Ns for the next Ns. In this dance it's good for the folks who go out at the end in the B2 to turn as a cpl right away. They're needed just 8 bars later. I've had beginner dancers get confused by that, and am now trying to be more mindful of letting them know how soon they need to be ready to come back into the pattern. Again, let me know if you know who wrote this dance! Kalia
Re: [Callers] favourite easy 'out of minor set' dances???
On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 11:54 AM, James Saxewrote: > Yoyo, I'm curious why you think a dance being in Becket formation > would make the end effects less confusing (either for dances with > out-on-minor-set interactions in general or for "Vote with Your Feet" > in particular) than in a duple improper dance of otherwise similar > complexity. Perhaps it's not the becketness per se that makes it more forgiving to couples out at the ends, but how much time they have to figure out what to do next. There's a detail I observed when teaching Steve Zakon-Anderson's 3-33 to a small crowd of beginners. Dancers progress in B2 and then immediately in A1 a couple is out at the top. I saw some people flummoxed by the choices available, (a) turn to face their partner and balance and pull by as neighbor #1, (b) trade places to wait improper (at the top) and wait for neighbor #2. Neither of these is hard, but not knowing what to do can throw in that instant can throw off even seasoned dancers. By contrast, in Vote with Your Feet, the dancers progress in the A section, so the couple out at the top has all of the B section to wait improper for neighbors to come at them. Even if they end with a swing in B2, there is only one way to end that swing. Nonetheless, I agree that this belongs in the more challenging end of the range of things you can do to leave the minor set. Yoyo Zhou
Re: [Callers] favourite easy 'out of minor set' dances???
On Feb 6, 2013, at 9:56 AM, Yoyo Zhou wrote, describing a variety of dances with out-of-minor-set interactions ranging from the easiest ("dances where you see a next neighbor briefly but return to your first neighbor") to somewhat more difficult: ... Or see lots of neighbors: Vote with Your Feet (Bob Isaacs) - becket, so it's not as confusing for dancers out at the end Yoyo Zhou Yoyo, I'm curious why you think a dance being in Becket formation would make the end effects less confusing (either for dances with out-on-minor-set interactions in general or for "Vote with Your Feet" in particular) than in a duple improper dance of otherwise similar complexity. I'd never thought of such a thing, and my first reactions is to be mildly skeptical for various reasons, starting with the fact that many dances can be set as either Becket or improper depending on where in the sequence you start the A1 music. But you seem to be pretty thoughtful about this stuff, so rather than going on in a skeptical vein, I think I'll learn more by asking you to explain in more detail what you had in mind. Thanks. --Jim
Re: [Callers] favourite easy 'out of minor set' dances???
For an easy one, I like Al's Advice by Paul Tyler. However, my favorite out of minor set dance is Gene Hubert's Reunion. I can't ever dance that one enough! Jeff _ Jeffrey Spero Web: www.syncopaths.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/syncopaths CDBaby: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Syncopaths Contemporary California Celtic music On Feb 6, 2013, at 9:56 AM, Yoyo Zhou wrote: > You can start with dances where you see a next neighbor briefly but > return to your first neighbor: > > Sneak Preview (Claudio Buchwald) > Poetry in Motion (Lisa Greenleaf) > Stripes and Solids (Lisa Greenleaf) > Mary Cay's Reel (David Kaynor) > > Or dances where you see a shadow briefly but return to your partner: > > Another Nice Combination (Tom Hinds) > Summer of '94 (Mike Richardson (Lisa Greenleaf variation)) > > Then you can be with your shadow for a while longer: > > Chrysalis (Don Flaherty) - hey with your shadow, meet your partner > Balance to My Lou (Becky Hill) - one of the many from the petronella > with extra spin genre > > Or with your next neighbor for a while longer: > > Traveler's Welcome (Jim Kitch) - reasonably easy progressions forward > and backward and forward > > Or see lots of neighbors: > > Vote with Your Feet (Bob Isaacs) - becket, so it's not as confusing > for dancers out at the end > > Yoyo Zhou > > > On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 6:40 AM, Jack Mitchellwrote: >> Here are two: >> >> Another Nice Combination - Tom Hinds >> >> A1N B >> A2Circle L 3/4, pass partner -- shadow DsD 1x >> B1P B >> B2Ladies Chain, Left Hand Star >> >> You're just barely out of your minor set, and it's generally the same >> person. Also, if they miss it, they can just wander around somewhere for 8 >> beats and then B their partner. >> >> Becky's Brouhaha - Rhiannon (Giddens) Laffan >> >> A1N Bal and Box the Gnat, Pull by R, (Previous N) Allemande L >> A2(Current) N B >> B1Circle L 3/4, P Sw >> B2Ladies Chain, Left Hand Star >> >> As far as the dance goes, similar reasoning to ANC. Also, the dance was >> written as a birthday present for my wife by her best friend, so it has a >> personal connection too. ;-) >> >> >> >> On 2/6/2013 9:23 AM, Emily Addison wrote: >>> >>> Hi Folks, >>> >>> I was wondering if anyone had relatively 'easy on the brain' 'out of your >>> minor set' dances??? >>> >>> Here in Ottawa (Ontario), dancers aren't used to leaving their minor >>> set/partner to go dance with other. I'd like to try a few really great >>> dances with this feature but they need to have a high success rate for a >>> room of folks not used to this feature of some contras. >>> >>> Any ideas and if so, why did you choose that dance >>> >>> Much thanks! >>> Emily Addison >>> ___ >>> Callers mailing list >>> call...@sharedweight.net >>> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >>> >>> >> >> ___ >> Callers mailing list >> call...@sharedweight.net >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > ___ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
Re: [Callers] favourite easy 'out of minor set' dances???
You can start with dances where you see a next neighbor briefly but return to your first neighbor: Sneak Preview (Claudio Buchwald) Poetry in Motion (Lisa Greenleaf) Stripes and Solids (Lisa Greenleaf) Mary Cay's Reel (David Kaynor) Or dances where you see a shadow briefly but return to your partner: Another Nice Combination (Tom Hinds) Summer of '94 (Mike Richardson (Lisa Greenleaf variation)) Then you can be with your shadow for a while longer: Chrysalis (Don Flaherty) - hey with your shadow, meet your partner Balance to My Lou (Becky Hill) - one of the many from the petronella with extra spin genre Or with your next neighbor for a while longer: Traveler's Welcome (Jim Kitch) - reasonably easy progressions forward and backward and forward Or see lots of neighbors: Vote with Your Feet (Bob Isaacs) - becket, so it's not as confusing for dancers out at the end Yoyo Zhou On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 6:40 AM, Jack Mitchellwrote: > Here are two: > > Another Nice Combination - Tom Hinds > > A1N B > A2Circle L 3/4, pass partner -- shadow DsD 1x > B1P B > B2Ladies Chain, Left Hand Star > > You're just barely out of your minor set, and it's generally the same > person. Also, if they miss it, they can just wander around somewhere for 8 > beats and then B their partner. > > Becky's Brouhaha - Rhiannon (Giddens) Laffan > > A1N Bal and Box the Gnat, Pull by R, (Previous N) Allemande L > A2(Current) N B > B1Circle L 3/4, P Sw > B2Ladies Chain, Left Hand Star > > As far as the dance goes, similar reasoning to ANC. Also, the dance was > written as a birthday present for my wife by her best friend, so it has a > personal connection too. ;-) > > > > On 2/6/2013 9:23 AM, Emily Addison wrote: >> >> Hi Folks, >> >> I was wondering if anyone had relatively 'easy on the brain' 'out of your >> minor set' dances??? >> >> Here in Ottawa (Ontario), dancers aren't used to leaving their minor >> set/partner to go dance with other. I'd like to try a few really great >> dances with this feature but they need to have a high success rate for a >> room of folks not used to this feature of some contras. >> >> Any ideas and if so, why did you choose that dance >> >> Much thanks! >> Emily Addison >> ___ >> Callers mailing list >> call...@sharedweight.net >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >> >> > > ___ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
Re: [Callers] favourite easy 'out of minor set' dances???
Here are two: Another Nice Combination - Tom Hinds A1N B A2Circle L 3/4, pass partner -- shadow DsD 1x B1P B B2Ladies Chain, Left Hand Star You're just barely out of your minor set, and it's generally the same person. Also, if they miss it, they can just wander around somewhere for 8 beats and then B their partner. Becky's Brouhaha - Rhiannon (Giddens) Laffan A1N Bal and Box the Gnat, Pull by R, (Previous N) Allemande L A2(Current) N B B1Circle L 3/4, P Sw B2Ladies Chain, Left Hand Star As far as the dance goes, similar reasoning to ANC. Also, the dance was written as a birthday present for my wife by her best friend, so it has a personal connection too. ;-) On 2/6/2013 9:23 AM, Emily Addison wrote: Hi Folks, I was wondering if anyone had relatively 'easy on the brain' 'out of your minor set' dances??? Here in Ottawa (Ontario), dancers aren't used to leaving their minor set/partner to go dance with other. I'd like to try a few really great dances with this feature but they need to have a high success rate for a room of folks not used to this feature of some contras. Any ideas and if so, why did you choose that dance Much thanks! Emily Addison ___ Callers mailing list call...@sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
Re: [Callers] favourite easy 'out of minor set' dances???
The easiest of such dances have dancers do-s--do new neighbors as the last part of B2. Excellent exampes are Small Potatoes by Jim Kitch and Simplicity Swing by Becky Hill (http://www.dancerhapsody.com/handouts/danceseasycall.pdf) Then comes dances where an out of foursome do-si-do occur somewhere else in the dance, one of the earliest examples (and a very good example) being Al's Advice by Paul Tyler: 1. Almd R N 1+1/2 2. Left shoulder dsd next N 3. With orig Ns: cir L 3/4 4. Sw pt 5. Long lines: fwd & bk 6. 1/2 W ch 7. Bal pt (across); pull past pt by R hd; pull past N by L hd! 8. Bal pt (across); pull past pt by R hd; pull past N by L hd! Alternative for 7&8: Bal pt; four changes of gd R & L around minor set, st pt R hd Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217-239-5844 Links to photos of many of my drawings and paintings are at www.ArtComesFuerst.com
Re: [Callers] favourite easy 'out of minor set' dances???
I have a lot of success with Another Nice Combination by Tom Hinds. The original starts with a gypsy and swing, but I find a Balance & swing more to my liking. Because your shadow is the person outside of the minor set, it is a great way to have folks experience the movement, but to see the same person. Here's the dance: Another Nice Combination Tom Hinds Type: Contra Formation: Duple-Improper Level: Easy A1 --- Neighbor gypsy & swing (or Balance & swing) A2 --- Circle left three-quarters (face partner) Pass through up and down Do si do shadow B1 --- Partner Balance & Swing B2 --- Ladies chain Star left once* Notes: *When out at the ends, change places right away to be ready for your shadow! Another useful one, great for newer dancers: New Year's Day by Paul Balliet Contra/Improper/Easy A1 --- Long lines forward and back Gents do si do once A2 --- Ladies allemande left once and a half Partner Swing B1 --- Circle left three-quarters, pass through Next (future) neighbor gypsy right once B2 --- Original (present) neighbor Balance and Swing Good luck! Linda Feb 6, 2013, at 9:23 AM, Emily Addison wrote: Hi Folks, I was wondering if anyone had relatively 'easy on the brain' 'out of your minor set' dances??? Here in Ottawa (Ontario), dancers aren't used to leaving their minor set/partner to go dance with other. I'd like to try a few really great dances with this feature but they need to have a high success rate for a room of folks not used to this feature of some contras. Any ideas and if so, why did you choose that dance Much thanks! Emily Addison ___ Callers mailing list call...@sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
[Callers] favourite easy 'out of minor set' dances???
Hi Folks, I was wondering if anyone had relatively 'easy on the brain' 'out of your minor set' dances??? Here in Ottawa (Ontario), dancers aren't used to leaving their minor set/partner to go dance with other. I'd like to try a few really great dances with this feature but they need to have a high success rate for a room of folks not used to this feature of some contras. Any ideas and if so, why did you choose that dance Much thanks! Emily Addison