Margate Hoy is a simple English dance that can be done quite zestily. "Hoy"
is some kind of ship. I heard somewhere that Margate Hoy was a ferry boat
named for the town of Margate, but I have not found "hoy" defined as a
ferry boat anywhere online (yet). I did find this definition of Hoy from
To expand on what Amy said, we have been doing house dances we call Calling
Parties every Wednesday for the last 8 years. One of the most important parts
of this is a inviting new dancers to attend. This has proven to be useful on
two fronts: it gets new people to bond to the group; it gives
On Jul 8, 2015, at 1:07 PM, Sue Hulsether wrote:
> ...
> I practiced with imaginary people in my living room: practicing (out loud!)
> the walk-through, practicing the calling,
Hey, kids! Modern technology is your friend! Just put on a
Bluetooth and you can practice teaching and calling
On 7/8/2015 1:07 PM, Hulsether Sue via Callers wrote:
All great suggestions.
I would also like to add that when I first started calling, I did many
of the things already listed, but I also practiced.
I practiced with imaginary people in my living room: practicing (out
loud!) the walk-through,
On 7/8/2015 1:00 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:
If you can get the band on-board, any number of sea chanteys are
contra-tune-able--for instance, Drunken Sailor and South Australia, in
addition to the sea songs already in the repertoire like Sailor's
Hornpipe (which turns up in the Popeye
All great suggestions.
I would also like to add that when I first started calling, I did many of the
things already listed, but I also practiced.
I practiced with imaginary people in my living room: practicing (out loud!)
the walk-through, practicing the calling, dancing in each position
At least 2 dances commemorate naval victories in the war of 1812: Hull's
Victory and Sacketts Harbor.
On Jul 8, 2015 3:36 PM, "Lindsey Dono via Callers" <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Hi Callers,
>
> In a couple of weeks, I'll be calling the annual Ferry Boat Contra for the
> second
If you can get the band on-board, any number of sea chanteys are
contra-tune-able--for instance, Drunken Sailor and South Australia, in
addition to the sea songs already in the repertoire like Sailor's Hornpipe
(which turns up in the Popeye theme!). Also, He's a Pirate from Pirates of
the
Hi Callers,
In a couple of weeks, I'll be calling the annual Ferry Boat Contra for the
second time. Last year I put a good deal of effort into coming up with nautical
themes/jokes, so this year I'll really need to go "overboard."
I'd love to hear your ideas regarding entertaining (but not
I'd also be careful about what you plan to call. It's very exciting to call
complicated figures, but it may be worth considering doing relatively simpler
dances as you develop your self confidence. Simple doesn't necessarily mean
boring, and in fact can leave more time for dancers to enjoy
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