Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

[Donna Calhoun]

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Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

[Mac Mckeever]

I do recall one time a band had adapted the Adams Family Theme to work for 
contras

Mac





 From: Joy Greenwolfe <joy2...@mindspring.com>
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Sent: Friday, August 9, 2013 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Callers] Halloween dances
 

For extra themed music, you could have the band play one of Dave  
Wiesler tune's like We are Devils or Monsters in the Cellar.  Any time  
is a good time for a Dave Wiesler tune, but those two would definitely  
fit with a Halloween favor!

Extra work for the band, I know. You could suggest them if they don't  
already have ideas.

Joy
Durham, NC


On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:31 PM, Betsey Mullen wrote:

> I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
> Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Cheers,
> Betsey
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Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

[Chris Page]

I just renamed them for that night: Six-sixty-six, To Turn a Blob, The
Second Scare Around, Zombie Hypnosis, Best of Fiends...

-Chris Page
San Diego



On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen  wrote:
> I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
> Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Cheers,
> Betsey
>
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> smile.
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Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

[tavi merrill]

Joe Kwiatkowski, you beat me to the punch, dammit. But since i already had
the card in my stack for tonight ;) here are the calls

Bats in the Grange (improper) Steve Zakon-Anderson

A1. Nbr balance & swing
A2. Gents L 1.5, partner swing
B1. Partner promenade 3/4 (until 1s are facing down, 2s up in original
improper orientation)
   neighbor do-si-do
B2. In a ring, balance (4) 2s arch, 1s dive through (4)
   IN REVERSE 1s arch, 2s back up (4) 2s arch, 1s dive through to meet
new nbrs (4)

I personally prefer a left shoulder do-si-do in B2 since it flows naturally
from the promenade motion path, and is spookier.

Have fun Betsey - this sounds like one SCARILY good theme dance from the
ideas folks are sending out!

Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

[Joy Greenwolfe]

For extra themed music, you could have the band play one of Dave  
Wiesler tune's like We are Devils or Monsters in the Cellar.  Any time  
is a good time for a Dave Wiesler tune, but those two would definitely  
fit with a Halloween favor!


Extra work for the band, I know. You could suggest them if they don't  
already have ideas.


Joy
Durham, NC


On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:31 PM, Betsey Mullen wrote:


I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
Any suggestions?

Cheers,
Betsey

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made you

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Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

[Linda Leslie]

Also the following:

Zombies of Sugar Hill by Gene Hubert

Devil's Nightmare by Tom HInds
Devils' Backbone by William Watson
The Devil's Becket by Becky Hill

All Hallow's Eve by Chris Ricciotti

Have fun! Linda

On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:31 PM, Betsey Mullen wrote:


I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
Any suggestions?

Cheers,
Betsey

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Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably.. And never regret anything that  
made you

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Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

[Joseph Kwiatkowski]

There's a dance by Al Olson called "Halloween" (in Zesty Contras).  Every
time I have called it, *something* has gone wrong---sound system
dies for no reason whatsoever, band stops playing for no reason.  I've
learned my lesson; I've sworn off it.

Nobody's mentioned Melanie Axel-Lute's "Halloween Twist"
http://www.maxellute.net/halloween.html

Steve Zakon-Anderson's "Bats in the Grange" (sorry; I'm at work with no
cards.  Someone else will have to come up with that link.)

Joe Kwiatkowski


On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Kalia Kliban  wrote:

> On 8/9/2013 12:10 PM, Susan Moffett wrote:
>
>> Don Flaherty wrote Blackbird in the night.
>>
>
> Thank you!
> Kalia
>
>  On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote:
>>
>>  On 8/9/2013 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote:
>>>
 I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
 Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
 Any suggestions?

>>>
>>> Many are a bit of a stretch, but...
>>>
>>> Black Bird in the Night (not sure who wrote this one)
>>> Cats and More Cats (Melanie Axel-Lute)
>>> Dead Cat Bounce (Nathaniel Jack)
>>> Giant Robot Dance (Linda Leslie)
>>> Hocus Pocus (Lisa Greenleaf)
>>> Kindred Spirits (Chris Page)
>>>
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Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

[Kalia Kliban]

On 8/9/2013 12:10 PM, Susan Moffett wrote:

Don Flaherty wrote Blackbird in the night.


Thank you!
Kalia


On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote:


On 8/9/2013 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote:

I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
Any suggestions?


Many are a bit of a stretch, but...

Black Bird in the Night (not sure who wrote this one)
Cats and More Cats (Melanie Axel-Lute)
Dead Cat Bounce (Nathaniel Jack)
Giant Robot Dance (Linda Leslie)
Hocus Pocus (Lisa Greenleaf)
Kindred Spirits (Chris Page)

Kalia
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Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

[Kalia Kliban]

On 8/9/2013 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote:

I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
Any suggestions?


Many are a bit of a stretch, but...

Black Bird in the Night (not sure who wrote this one)
Cats and More Cats (Melanie Axel-Lute)
Dead Cat Bounce (Nathaniel Jack)
Giant Robot Dance (Linda Leslie)
Hocus Pocus (Lisa Greenleaf)
Kindred Spirits (Chris Page)

Kalia

Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

[Kalia Kliban]

On 8/9/2013 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote:

I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
Any suggestions?


The tune Jump At the Sun can be played in an agreeably spooky way, even 
though the title isn't spooky.  If your band knows it, it might be a 
nice one to throw in to the mix.


Kalia

Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

[Maia McCormick]

At my dance, we have a longstanding tradition of dancing The Wizard's Walk
by Ruth 
Ungarto
the tune of the same name, and it becomes a giant contest between the
band and the dancers to see who can go the fastest before someone falls
apart. Great fun.


On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Betsey Mullen wrote:

> I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
> Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Cheers,
> Betsey
>
> --
> Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably.. And never regret anything that made you
> smile.
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Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

[Donald Perley]

March of the coffee zombies, Wizard's Walk
http://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/ruth_ungar/wizards_walk.html


On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Betsey Mullen  wrote:
> I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
> Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Cheers,
> Betsey
>
> --
> Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably.. And never regret anything that made you
> smile.
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