Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Dave Colestock]

Jim,
 
I like this dance.  I felt that I have danced it before, but I didn't have it 
in my box o' cards.  Then I realized that it is very similar to a dance I wrote 
back in 99.  That dance was named Lizzie's Delight, and is also in becket 
formation, but does not include shadow interaction.  If anyone wants to do a 
medley, these 2 dances look like they may go well together, being similar, yet 
different.
 
Lizzie's Delight - Becket - Dave Colestock
A1  B Partner
A2  Circle Left 3/4
  Balance the Ring
  2's arch and 1's dive thru 
B1  New Neighbor Gypsy
  Swing Neighbor
B2  Long Lines F
  Ladies Allemande Right 1 1/2 to Partner
 
In the A2 it doesn't matter who arches and who dives.  How I teach it is that I 
tell the couple facing the stage, the 2's, to make the arch and the 1's dive 
under.  I always enjoy watching the couple facing the stage make the arch, and 
it is easy for the dancers to remember, rather than calling 1's and 2's.  Also, 
balance the ring and pass thru works well rather than the arch and dive in the 
A2.
 
Dave Colestock
Harrisburg, PA
many of my other compositions are on my website at www.davecolestock.com 
 


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From: Mark Widmer <m...@harbormist.com>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?
To: call...@sharedweight.net
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Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 10:04 PM


Jim posted his dance here about a month ago, it was a subject of some 
discussion for a while.  The ending is as Richard Fischer had said.

Mark Widmer

Here is Jim's post:

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Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:31:08 -0600
From: Jim Hemphill<arcadia...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Groundhog Day

I'm fairly new to Calling and fascinated with Contra dance choreography.
Below is my attempt at a  Groundhog day dance.  The groundhog starts his
day by looking for his shadow and so does this dance.

Groundhog Daze  Becket
A1 Gypsy your shadow
      Partner swing
A2 Circle left 3 places
      Balance the circle, 1's make an arch, 2's dive thru
B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
B2 Long lines forward and back
      Ladies allemande right 1/2, partner allemande left 3/4

I know there are thousands of dances out there so if this is not an
original, please let me know the true name.

Thanks, Jim Hemphill


> From: Dave Colestock<contradancerd...@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?
>
> Looks like the B2 is incomplete.? Do you have the last move of the dance, 
> Bob?? It doesn't work as written, nor with a repeat of the long lines f? 
> Thanks,
> ?
> Dave Colestock
> Harrisburg, PA
> ?
> ?
> ?
> ?
> --- On Wed, 1/25/12, Bob Green<bobgr...@swbell.net>  wrote:
>
>
> From: Bob Green<bobgr...@swbell.net>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?
> To: "Caller's discussion list"<call...@sharedweight.net>
> Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:39 PM
>
>
> Here's one that would be totally appropriate for the occasion
>
> *Groundhog Daze*???by jim Hemphill???Becket
> A1 Shadow Gypsy once around
> ? ???Partner Swing
> A2 Circle left 3 places
> ? ???Balance the circle, 1's arch, 2's dive thru
> B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
> B2 Long lines forward and back
>
> Bob
> :
>
>
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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Andrea Nettleton]

I wondered about the timing in the B2. For those who have called it, are those 
final allemandes too short, or do they time out OK?  I'm planning to call The 
dance this weekend and would value anything useful gleaned about teaching or 
calling it.
Andrea

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 25, 2012, at 12:39 PM, Bob Green  wrote:

> Here's one that would be totally appropriate for the occasion
> 
> *Groundhog Daze*   by jim Hemphill   Becket
> A1 Shadow Gypsy once around
> Partner Swing
> A2 Circle left 3 places
> Balance the circle, 1's arch, 2's dive thru
> B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
> B2 Long lines forward and back
> 
> Bob
> :
> 
> On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Luke Donforth  wrote:
> 
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> Ground Hog's Day is more than a month away, but I wanted to send the
>> question out now. What are your favorite dances with shadows (or trail
>> buddies)?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> --
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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Mark Widmer]

Jim posted his dance here about a month ago, it was a subject of some 
discussion for a while.  The ending is as Richard Fischer had said.


Mark Widmer

Here is Jim's post:

List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:31:08 -0600
From: Jim Hemphill<arcadia...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Groundhog Day

I'm fairly new to Calling and fascinated with Contra dance choreography.
Below is my attempt at a  Groundhog day dance.  The groundhog starts his
day by looking for his shadow and so does this dance.

Groundhog Daze  Becket
A1 Gypsy your shadow
 Partner swing
A2 Circle left 3 places
 Balance the circle, 1's make an arch, 2's dive thru
B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
B2 Long lines forward and back
 Ladies allemande right 1/2, partner allemande left 3/4

I know there are thousands of dances out there so if this is not an
original, please let me know the true name.

Thanks, Jim Hemphill



From: Dave Colestock<contradancerd...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

Looks like the B2 is incomplete.? Do you have the last move of the dance, Bob?? It 
doesn't work as written, nor with a repeat of the long lines f? Thanks,
?
Dave Colestock
Harrisburg, PA
?
?
?
?
--- On Wed, 1/25/12, Bob Green<bobgr...@swbell.net>  wrote:


From: Bob Green<bobgr...@swbell.net>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?
To: "Caller's discussion list"<call...@sharedweight.net>
Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:39 PM


Here's one that would be totally appropriate for the occasion

*Groundhog Daze*???by jim Hemphill???Becket
A1 Shadow Gypsy once around
? ???Partner Swing
A2 Circle left 3 places
? ???Balance the circle, 1's arch, 2's dive thru
B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
B2 Long lines forward and back

Bob
:

Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Bob Green]

http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/337-groundhog-daze.html

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Bob Green <bobgr...@swbell.net> wrote:

> Thanks Brian
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Brian Hamshar <bhams...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Dave, the B2 for Groundhog Daze is:
>>
>> Long lines
>> Ladies right allemande 1/2
>> Partners left allemande 3/4 to face shadow
>>
>> I just called this last Wednesday in Baltimore, and it's a really nice
>> dance.
>>
>> Brian Hamshar
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 3:39:32 pm
>> To: "Caller's discussion list" <call...@sharedweight.net>
>> From: "Dave Colestock" <contradancerd...@yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?
>>
>> Looks like the B2 is incomplete.  Do you have the last move of the dance,
>> Bob?  It doesn't work as written, nor with a repeat of the long lines f
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dave Colestock
>> Harrisburg, PA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Wed, 1/25/12, Bob Green <bobgr...@swbell.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Bob Green <bobgr...@swbell.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?
>> To: "Caller's discussion list" <call...@sharedweight.net>
>> Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:39 PM
>>
>>
>> Here's one that would be totally appropriate for the occasion
>>
>> *Groundhog Daze*   by jim Hemphill   Becket
>> A1 Shadow Gypsy once around
>>  Partner Swing
>> A2 Circle left 3 places
>>  Balance the circle, 1's arch, 2's dive thru
>> B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
>> B2 Long lines forward and back
>>
>> Bob
>> :
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Luke Donforth <luke.do...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Hello all,
>> >
>> > Ground Hog's Day is more than a month away, but I wanted to send the
>> > question out now. What are your favorite dances with shadows (or trail
>> > buddies)?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > --
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>> > www.lukedonev.com
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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Bob Green]

I've written to Jim as I don't have the movie for this one. I will probably
see him at the calling party tonight...maybe we can make a movie... Sorry
about the error, he posted it that way on the website and I didn't check it
before I copied it.

Bob

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Dave Colestock
<contradancerd...@yahoo.com>wrote:

> Looks like the B2 is incomplete.  Do you have the last move of the dance,
> Bob?  It doesn't work as written, nor with a repeat of the long lines f
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Colestock
> Harrisburg, PA
>
>
>
>
> --- On Wed, 1/25/12, Bob Green <bobgr...@swbell.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: Bob Green <bobgr...@swbell.net>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?
> To: "Caller's discussion list" <call...@sharedweight.net>
> Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:39 PM
>
>
> Here's one that would be totally appropriate for the occasion
>
> *Groundhog Daze*   by jim Hemphill   Becket
> A1 Shadow Gypsy once around
>  Partner Swing
> A2 Circle left 3 places
>  Balance the circle, 1's arch, 2's dive thru
> B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
> B2 Long lines forward and back
>
> Bob
> :
>
> On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Luke Donforth <luke.do...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Ground Hog's Day is more than a month away, but I wanted to send the
> > question out now. What are your favorite dances with shadows (or trail
> > buddies)?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > --
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> > www.lukedonev.com
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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Richard Fischer]

The way I have it is

B2  long lines fwd & back; ladies allemande right 1/2, partners allemande left 
3/4

Richard

On Jan 25, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Dave Colestock wrote:

> Looks like the B2 is incomplete.  Do you have the last move of the dance, 
> Bob?  It doesn't work as written, nor with a repeat of the long lines f  
> Thanks,
>  
> Dave Colestock
> Harrisburg, PA
>  
>  
>  
>  
> --- On Wed, 1/25/12, Bob Green <bobgr...@swbell.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Bob Green <bobgr...@swbell.net>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?
> To: "Caller's discussion list" <call...@sharedweight.net>
> Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:39 PM
> 
> 
> Here's one that would be totally appropriate for the occasion
> 
> *Groundhog Daze*   by jim Hemphill   Becket
> A1 Shadow Gypsy once around
>  Partner Swing
> A2 Circle left 3 places
>  Balance the circle, 1's arch, 2's dive thru
> B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
> B2 Long lines forward and back
> 
> Bob
> :
> 
> On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Luke Donforth <luke.do...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> Ground Hog's Day is more than a month away, but I wanted to send the
>> question out now. What are your favorite dances with shadows (or trail
>> buddies)?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> --
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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Dave Colestock]

Looks like the B2 is incomplete.  Do you have the last move of the dance, Bob?  
It doesn't work as written, nor with a repeat of the long lines f  Thanks,
 
Dave Colestock
Harrisburg, PA
 
 
 
 
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From: Bob Green <bobgr...@swbell.net>
Subject: Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?
To: "Caller's discussion list" <call...@sharedweight.net>
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Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:39 PM


Here's one that would be totally appropriate for the occasion

*Groundhog Daze*   by jim Hemphill   Becket
A1 Shadow Gypsy once around
     Partner Swing
A2 Circle left 3 places
     Balance the circle, 1's arch, 2's dive thru
B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
B2 Long lines forward and back

Bob
:

On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Luke Donforth <luke.do...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Ground Hog's Day is more than a month away, but I wanted to send the
> question out now. What are your favorite dances with shadows (or trail
> buddies)?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Bob Green]

Here's one that would be totally appropriate for the occasion

*Groundhog Daze*   by jim Hemphill   Becket
A1 Shadow Gypsy once around
 Partner Swing
A2 Circle left 3 places
 Balance the circle, 1's arch, 2's dive thru
B1 Next neighbor balance and swing
B2 Long lines forward and back

Bob
:

On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Luke Donforth  wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Ground Hog's Day is more than a month away, but I wanted to send the
> question out now. What are your favorite dances with shadows (or trail
> buddies)?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
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> luke.donfo...@gmail.com 
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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Jack Mitchell]

http://www.prismnet.com/contradance/sequences/trip-to-phan-reel.html

On 12/25/2011 10:28 PM, Jeff Kaufman wrote:

Richard Mckeever wrote:

I like Susan Kevra's 'Trip to Phane' reel - but it seems to get
called more around Thanksgiving - maybe it is ready for a second
holiday.

Dorcas Hand wrote:

Gosh - I thought it was the Tryptophan Reel, after the amino acid
found in quantity in Turkey, which is why it is called at
Thanksgiving.

Total speculation, but this sounds like it's related to pinewoods
bathrooms.  Many (all?) of the bathrooms are named after "trip to"
dances with the "trip to" left off: "tunbridege", "kilburn", etc.  My
guess is someone named one of the bathrooms off the kitchen "phane" [1]
as a pun, and then someone wrote a dance to match.  Or the bathroom
could be named after the dance.

Jeff

  [1] The name is unfortunate: it needs a sign saying "this is a bathroom,
  not a phonebooth" that it wouldn't need if it were further from "phone"
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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Luke Donforth]

> Perhaps with that in mind Luke, if you are going to have a number of
> shadow dances, let the interaction with the shadow be different in each
> dance: one a swing, the next allemandes, the next a gypsy, a do si do, what
> have you.  Sounds fun.  Wish I could be there. :)
> Andrea
>
>
A good idea Andrea. I hadn't planned on putting in more than two shadow
dances in an evening anyway, but even at two I think varying the shadow
interaction is the way to do it.

-- 
Luke Donforth
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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Greg McKenzie]

Colin wrote:

> Surely the objection to mixers (in The States) is that you don't get to
> swing your original partner every time through the dance.  In most mixers
> you wouldn't swing the same shadow every time - if you did I'd change the
> starting format so that the person you swing is actually the one you asked
> to dance.
>

I suspect that the real objection to unannounced mixers is that they remove
control of the partnering process from the dancers.  With a shadow dance
every dancer is assigned a second "partner" in the form of a shadow,
someone they might not want to partner with.  That's why some dislike
shadow swings.

I like mixers, in general.  But I also think it is very important to
empower the dancers to partner with whomever they wish.  This is key to
integrating first-timers as well.  When you give control of the partnering
process to the regulars you also give responsibility to the regulars for
integrating newcomers.  It is important to maintain the caller-dancer trust
relationship.

- Greg McKenzie

Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Andrea Nettleton]

Hey all,
In the case of a hall with many same gendered couples, I am not sure how the 
shadow helps the person playing the opposite gender role, if they even can be 
said to need the opposite gender interaction.  Let us assume a couple made up 
of two women.  A shadow, by definition, is a partner analogue, so the person 
playing the W will likely get a man as her shadow, several men if there are 
several shadows, but the woman playing the gent will get all women shadows.  
For her, should she desire opposite gender interaction, a same gender gypsy, or 
swing, or allemande serves the purpose a shadow never could.  Just saying I 
don't believe gender imbalance should be the excuse to roll out a shadow dance. 
 Groundhog Day seems a better opportunity!
One further point, shadows are so called because, at least in all the instances 
I can summon to mind, they follow you through the dance, or you follow them.  
At any rate, you are linked.  While the first introduction may be a surprise, 
this does not make it a mixer unless the line gets very confused and you lose 
your original shadow as a result.  I take your point about not everyone 
enjoying repeatedly swinging a person randomly destined to be their shadow, but 
it is after all, just a dance, and unless they are very horrible indeed, fun 
can be had with most anyone, and it is over soon enough.  
Perhaps with that in mind Luke, if you are going to have a number of shadow 
dances, let the interaction with the shadow be different in each dance: one a 
swing, the next allemandes, the next a gypsy, a do si do, what have you.  
Sounds fun.  Wish I could be there. :)
Andrea

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 25, 2011, at 2:27 PM, Greg McKenzie  wrote:

> I call dances with shadows.  They are particularly good for times when
> there is an imbalance of genders because same-gender couples get to
> interact with an opposite-gendered shadow.  With added non-partner
> interaction shadow figures tend to lower what I call "partnering pressure"
> because you still have significant interaction with someone other than your
> partner.  I can see why some people don't like shadow swings.  To some
> extent shadow swings can turn a contra into a forced "random" mixer where
> you swing with an unexpected "partner" (shadow) every time.  They have some
> of the same disadvantages as mixers.
> 
> One shadow dance I like is "Every Second Counts" by Jim Kitch.  It has a
> shadow gypsy which allows good interaction but avoids some of the
> awkwardness you can feel with a particular swinger you might not be
> comfortable swinging with--either for physical or social comfort.  And if
> the "shadows" wish they can conspire to swing instead of gypsy.
> 
> - Greg McKenzie
> 
> On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 6:22 AM, Luke Donforth  wrote:
> 
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> Ground Hog's Day is more than a month away, but I wanted to send the
>> question out now. What are your favorite dances with shadows (or trail
>> buddies)?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> --
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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Jeff Kaufman]

Richard Mckeever wrote:
> I like Susan Kevra's 'Trip to Phane' reel - but it seems to get
> called more around Thanksgiving - maybe it is ready for a second
> holiday.

Dorcas Hand wrote:
>
> Gosh - I thought it was the Tryptophan Reel, after the amino acid
> found in quantity in Turkey, which is why it is called at
> Thanksgiving.

Total speculation, but this sounds like it's related to pinewoods
bathrooms.  Many (all?) of the bathrooms are named after "trip to"
dances with the "trip to" left off: "tunbridege", "kilburn", etc.  My
guess is someone named one of the bathrooms off the kitchen "phane" [1]
as a pun, and then someone wrote a dance to match.  Or the bathroom
could be named after the dance.

Jeff

 [1] The name is unfortunate: it needs a sign saying "this is a bathroom,
 not a phonebooth" that it wouldn't need if it were further from "phone"

Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Colin Hume]

On 25/12/2011 19:27, Greg McKenzie wrote:

To some extent shadow swings can turn a contra into a forced "random" mixer 
where
you swing with an unexpected "partner" (shadow) every time.  They have some
of the same disadvantages as mixers.


Surely the objection to mixers (in The States) is that you don't get to 
swing your original partner every time through the dance.  In most 
mixers you wouldn't swing the same shadow every time - if you did I'd 
change the starting format so that the person you swing is actually the 
one you asked to dance.


Colin Hume


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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Bill Baritompa]

Me and My Shadows by David Kiershner is interesting
with triple shadows.

Cheers, Bill

Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Greg McKenzie]

I call dances with shadows.  They are particularly good for times when
there is an imbalance of genders because same-gender couples get to
interact with an opposite-gendered shadow.  With added non-partner
interaction shadow figures tend to lower what I call "partnering pressure"
because you still have significant interaction with someone other than your
partner.  I can see why some people don't like shadow swings.  To some
extent shadow swings can turn a contra into a forced "random" mixer where
you swing with an unexpected "partner" (shadow) every time.  They have some
of the same disadvantages as mixers.

One shadow dance I like is "Every Second Counts" by Jim Kitch.  It has a
shadow gypsy which allows good interaction but avoids some of the
awkwardness you can feel with a particular swinger you might not be
comfortable swinging with--either for physical or social comfort.  And if
the "shadows" wish they can conspire to swing instead of gypsy.

- Greg McKenzie

On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 6:22 AM, Luke Donforth  wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Ground Hog's Day is more than a month away, but I wanted to send the
> question out now. What are your favorite dances with shadows (or trail
> buddies)?
>
> Thanks
>
> --
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Re: [Callers] Shadow Dances?

[Linda Mrosko]

Aren't Shadows the same as Trail Buddies?  I think so.  But here are a few
dances that called shadows shadows...

Gene Hubert's "Boomerang" and "Dance Gypsy" and "The Ritz"
Don Flaherty's "Chrysalis"
Robert Cromartie's "Ex-Patriot Jig"
Becky Hill's "Fair Jenny's Jig"
Mike Boerschig's "Happy as a Cold Pig in Warm Mud"
Tom Hind's "Lost in the Stars"
Carol Orman's "MN-NY Happy Returns"
Mike Richardon's "Pearl Anniversary Whirl"


On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Richard Mckeever  wrote:

> I like Susan Kevra's 'Trip to Phane' reel - but it seems to get called
> more around Thanksgiving - maybe it is ready for a second holiday.
>
>
> Mac
>
>
>
> 
>  From: Luke Donforth 
> To: Caller's discussion list 
> Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 8:22 AM
> Subject: [Callers] Shadow Dances?
>
> Hello all,
>
> Ground Hog's Day is more than a month away, but I wanted to send the
> question out now. What are your favorite dances with shadows (or trail
> buddies)?
>
> Thanks
>
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