No priors.. BUT FWIW, just off the top of my head..
N B
Down in 4's wheel return bend line
cir L3/4 sw partner
M chain 1/2, R thru across
N B
Down in 4's wheel return bend line face across
W allem R x 1.5 Sw Pt
M ch 1/2, R/H star x 1
bill
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http://contrafusion.co.uk/KentCeilidhs.html for Live Music Ceilidhs
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive DVDs
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via Callers
Sent: 11 July 2019 16:26
To: Caller's discussion lis
I agree about not wanting people coming from both sides. For just plain
teaching the contra corners figure, I like Chorus Jig done as a triplet.. (B2 =
actives swing to end of set 3's move up). I have done this dance with total
beginner groups with no problem. The down side of doing a triplet,
Um just saying, and I don't think anyone brought this up yet,.. we're talking
about "Spring Break" by Nils. "Spring Fever" is a dance by Tony Parkes from the
1980"s, totally unrelated.. oui??
bill
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Sent:
Rich, No idea but here's the link put back together again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20AzpUhcl_E=IwAR2cUdLxooGD3zONkK4KatXcca3B3spscqRK26CLlOFcVgzPuEPaYhCf8Tc
.youtube.com/watch?v=7wzvu7yL9vQ
bill
From: Jack Mitchell
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2019 5:56 PM
To: Bree Kalb
Cc: Bill Olson; Caller's discussion list
Subject: Re: [Callers] In honor of George Rettie
I plan to call it on Friday in Charlottesville and also on Sunday eveni
duh, there's the dance at the end.. I will definitely call it..
bill
From: Bill Olson
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2019 4:07 PM
To: Caller's discussion list; Emily Rush
Subject: Re: [Callers] In honor of George Rettie
Oh this is so sad.. "Suspenders G
Oh this is so sad.. "Suspenders George" was a good friend and one of my very
favorite dancers when we toured down that way. George was always friendly and
always helpful. And he sure was a great "dipper"..
Please forward the Dean Snipes dance and I will call it next chance I get!!
bill in
I was going to suggest the same thing. I've called Chorus Jig as a triplet. B-2
just has the 1's swing down to the bottom of the set. I've used this dance in a
family dance/barn dance type situation with no problems.. It certainly teaches
the contra corners figure.
bill
Jonathan and all, Yep, here's a dance, NOMAD'S LAND, I composed in 1997, even
by then *I*, at least, didn't have a name for the figure. Read the notes at the
bottom..
http://www.billolsondance.com/nomads.html
bill
From: Callers on behalf of Jonathan
Sivier
Donna, I just Googled it and here it is:
http://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers-sharedweight.net/2017-March/002375.html
bill
From: Callers on behalf of Donna Hunt
via Callers
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2018 7:35 PM
To: call...@sharedweight.net
Judy, I really like Sackett's Harbor.. Yes contra corners. No swing,,.. but
certainly enough partner interaction for the actives..
you can find it all over the internet..
bill
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Sent: Monday, September
Hi Jack and all, A little off topic, but... Your dance made me remember a dance
I wrote back in 2002, "Do Make Waves". here's from my web site:
DO MAKE WAVES
A duple improper contra by Bill Olson
A1: Star R x 1 to long waves (Right Hand to N, L to previous N.
Women
Here we go...:
Hume Fogg Reel Becket Susan Kevra
A1 Circle Left 3/4, pass through and swing the next
A2 LL F/B, Ladies Chain
B1 Ladies Allemand R 1x Turn Partner Left 1 1/2 Gents turn R 1x
B2 Partner B and Swing
From: Callers
#6, Susan Kevra's Hume Fog Reel (Becket) has that sequence in A1. No hey, just
lots of allemands in b1.. I don't want to get the dance wrong here off the top
of my head so I'm sure it's out there.
bill
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believe it or not, I like to use Lady of the Lake (or Haymakers Jig) to point
out the tight timing thing.
A1 B Neighbor
A2 actives B
trying to get the 1's to hit that balance on time in A2 takes a little talking
ahead of time.. and I often say "this dance isn't as easy as it looks"..
That
Yeah, That's what I was more thinking of than moderately difficult dances like
Beneficial Tradition.. I like Gene Hubert's circle mixer "the wheel" :
The Wheel, circle mixer by Gene Hubert
A1 Promenade (CCW)(16)
A2 (face partner Gents facing out, Women facing in) join 2 hands with partner
and
I love that dance and use it often. It's Chuck the Budgie, BTW. Especially nice
paired with the Graham Townsend tune "Pat the Budgie" which matches the
balances in B2. The story is that Graham had a parakeet named Pat that used to
sit on his fiddle bow (I am guessing NOT when he was playing). I
You Can't Get There From Here by Carol Ormand (Improper, 10 June 1994)
A1 Balance; allemande Right 3/4 (to long waves, Women facing in); Balance;
allemande Right 3/4 (to waves of four, Men in the middle)
A2 Balance; Neighbors swing
B1 Circle Left 3/4; Partners swing
B2 Circle Left 3/4;
A really really GREAT dance by Dan Pearl! Yeah, the "end effects" are mostly
created by dancers doing something they weren't instructed to do! Pointing out
that the dance is a double progression during the walk through (to those who
are actually listening) is helpful I've found. It gives
. It has a figure
that Peter Johnson had dreamed up and had been sitting on for a while.. Guess
then *I* sat on it. Not sure if anyone else of the authors published it any
where. If so, I didn't see it.. - bill
Stellar Gypsy Becket
by: Bill Olson, Peter Johnson, Riley Geistman, Sam Smith
Dugan and all, I don't know if Cary Ravitz actually "invented" the Gypsy Star
but he wrote a dance entitled that and a lot of others that include it. Dugan,
you're sort of Cary's protégé, right?, so you must know the dance. This is the
same figure, correct??
bill
Hey all,.. The dance was "Bases Loaded" by Jim Saxe, Lydee Scudder and Tom
Thoreau. Curiously enough I first learned it from Kathy!! You can find it
several places online..
bill
From: Callers on behalf of Alexandra
Hi Don, My expectation, or assumption maybe, is that the dance was composed on
the way to the place in the title or after returning from there.. I don't think
there is anything expected in the choreography.. at least there isn't for me..
bill
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Dugan, Here are Dan's own notes regarding the dance.. not sure what the Steve
Schnur dance is titled, someone on here certainly knows..:
"I always loved this zig-zag gimmick when I danced it in Cor Hogendijk's "Pat's
Tradition", done by English country dancers. A dance by Steve Schnur that
Hi Donna, I booked quite a few tours back in the day. These were mostly with my
own bands, but sometimes just as a caller. I never took a booker fee, even
though it was often an incredible amount of extra work.. I guess the
justification was that we all contributed as much as we could and in
Kalia, I often call a NWT dance at that same point.. The dancers are all
"wiggly" and just don't want to hear someone else (the caller) talk to (at)
them.. At this point I just call something totally easy, and a dance that has
both a partner and neighbor balance and swing - take your pick - I
an via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net>
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2016 9:05 PM
To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
Subject: Re: [Callers] Variations of 3-33 by Steve Zakon-Anderson
On 12/16/2016 11:48 AM, Bill Olson via Callers wrote:
> 3-33-33
>
> Steve Zakon (Duple improper)
>
Hi Dugan and all,... let's get the original dance down here: originally the
dance was titled 3-33-33. The title had to do with the way the money split on a
tour Steve took with "Fresh Fish" back in the 80's (I think). I have the author
as Steve Zakon back then.. but now this guy Steve
Yep, I agree..
bill
From: Callers on behalf of Dave
Casserly via Callers
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 7:25 PM
To: Neal Schlein
Cc: callers
Subject: Re: [Callers] Pre-existing dance?
Recently it has pretty much been the custom to attribute dance authorship to
the first one who came up with the sequence. I agree that Luke came up with
this sequence independently but someone else did that before him. It's only
fair, since it's not unlikely that the second author (Luke, me,
20 years ago
that fits the bill..
below is cut and pasted from my website:
FACE THE MUSIC
A duple improper, double progression contra by Bill Olson
A1 Circle L 1/2, INACTIVES Swing (face up) (16)
A2 With new neighbors up the hall in 4's (inactives are in the middle)(8) turn
alone and return
Ummm... from David's web page:
Cherokee Shuffle
Improper
A1 (facing up and down set) w/Ns, F & B; w/N, dos-a-dos; form circle
A2 Bal. Circle; W/N, swing, end progressed
B1 Gs LH turn 1/2; W/P, bal. & swing (12 beats)
B2 Circle L 3/4; Circle Bal. 2x; W/P, California Twirl to swap places,
Hi Vicki, Here's one.
http://www.billolsondance.com/nomads.html
bill
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Subject: [Callers] Box circulate dances
From: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
Hello all. In addition to the
Hi Luke, "Bases Loaded" was the one.. authors: Jim Saxe, Lydee King Scudder, To
Thoreau, maybe a few more? As far as I know this was written in a choreography
workshop led by Jim Saxe. The "concept" was to put a grand square into a 2x2
contradance, where there obviously aren't enough dancers
Kalia, good morning. After thinking about this more and reading others'
comments, and realizing you now have only one day.. here's what I think..
my original answer to you (below) just responded to what you were asking for,
i.e... jigs and reels, sheet music, pretty easy, etc..
Unless the
Kalia, Go to the Maine Fiddle Camp web site www.mainefiddlecamp.org click on
tunes.. There's an archive of dance tunes from the last 7 or 8 year's camps..
Take a look then take a listen to the MP3.. maybe select some "beginner" or
intermediate tunes. there's sheet music here too with
tavi said: also do si do and swing the one behind offers a simple but fun
twist. U can find it in Tom Hinds' "Python Reel" and Rick Mohr's "Leave the
Wine"
I agree and... actually this comes up (originally I believe) in "another nice
combination" also by Tom..
bill
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For Ovals/Wholeset Promenades, certainly "Gang of Four", though I don't know if
I'd call that a novelty or gimmick dance!! bill
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 14:13:29 -0400
To: call...@sharedweight.net; trad-dance-call...@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Callers] Novelty & Gimmick Contras
From:
the community aspect of the mixer.. everyone
seems to "get" that.
bill
> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 07:08:20 -0800
> To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
> Subject: Re: [Callers] New Years Eve favorites
> From: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
>
> On Sat, Dec 19, 2015, Bill Olso
I got this one from David Kaynor and have used it several times: "La
Bastringue", timed so everyone is going into the center with a big hoot at the
stroke of midnight.
bill
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Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 09:44:19 -0500
To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
Hi Erik and all, heh heh, I often chuckle at MYSELF when I find myself saying
that same thing: "as in Petronella", when I realize very few of the dancers
have ever danced Petronella.. BUT, after trying to teach the move with out
saying the "P word", I realized that some of the dancers at least
Well, any improper dance that has a partner swing on the side could be
rephrased to be Becket, actually it wouldn't even have to be a swing.. just a
partner interaction that ended facing across the set. So you could argue that
just about ANY modern improper contra dance "goes through" Becket
Wow, maybe that couple didn't actually know what Becket Formation was?
bill
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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:45:17 -0500
To: call...@sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] Becket Formation
From: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
Folks,
I was at a dance not too
"Roll in the Hey" by Roger Diggle
> To: call...@sharedweight.net
> Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 10:01:52 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Contras with a Hey
> From: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
>
> > *From:* Rich Sbardella via Callers
> > *To:* Caller's discussion list
I think most people figured that one out! Go Cardinals!! Win PAC 12 title!
> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 16:10:45 -0800
> To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Caller needed: 1/16 Stanford barn dance
> From: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
>
> On Mon, Nov 30, 2015, Aahz via
Wow, I'm pretty amazed by this thread.. I call dances with gypsies fairly often
(some times dancers request it), but NEVER emphasize the flirting aspect. To
tell the truth, when I first started dancing, well let's say when I first
became aware of the figure, probably years after I started
ail.com
> CC: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
>
> On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Bill Olson via Callers
> <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> > They are often very proprietorial about their floors,
> > especially schools! The sad thing is a lot of venues t
Whew, If I had to cancel all the gigs I had that had sticky, or otherwise less
than optimum dance floors, I'd lose half my work! Outdoor gigs on the grass
(often sloping or uneven or with holes) or on weddings on rented "dance
floors", indoor school (or other) gigs on super sticky polyurethane
Hi all, FWIW I always like to credit both Ed Shaw and Al Olson for "Dancing
Sailors". In "Dance a While" it's written that Al was "a consultant" on the
dance, but I'm pretty sure Ted (Sannella), who actually named the dance and was
first to call it, told me the following story. Ed and Al, both
Kalia, You said you already had a triplet with contra corners in it, BUT I
figured I'd offer this anyway. I often call Chorus Jig as a triplet, (B2 being
1's (bal and) swing to bottom of set and others move up). I found that in a
triplet dancers can learn contra corners very easily without the
Luke, "Dance a While" pages 63/64 has a list of figures. Pretty much all the
ones I know are on there.. If you don't have the book, find one on ebay or
something and buy it!!
bill
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Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:17:46 -0400
To: call...@sharedweight.net
e middle
>
> "The progressions are pretty much automatic. The pass thru followed by a
> right and left thru in B1 is a progression not seen much in traditional style
> contrast. The convenient one is, for the lady, the gent on your left, and for
> the gent it is the lady on your r
A bunch of years ago I loaned out a bunch of my contradance books to an
aspiring caller, she gave them to someone else, then they started making the
rounds.. When I got them back MANY years later, they weren't all there and
specifically both my Dizzy Dances booklets by Gene Hubert. Should've
Yep.. I often call Chorus Jig as a triplet.. In B2 the ones swing their way to
the bottom of the set. I wouldn't THINK OF calling Chorus Jig for a beginning
group BUT as a triplet it works well and it's a really nice way to TEACH contra
corners without dancers getting mixed up about who their
: a...@pobox.com
> To: call...@sharedweight.net
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Calling weddings and private parties
>
> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014, Bill Olson wrote:
> >
> > [...] There are some easy circle dances too (La Bastringue where you
> > stay with your partner the whole tim
> or three dances during the entire evening. In the end, we flow with
> event. It's THEIR wedding.
>
> Woody
>
>
> On 2/10/2014 8:19 AM, Bill Olson wrote:
> > Harold, I call a LOT of weddings and private parties.. It is very unusual
> > that I would ca
ditto
> From: co...@colinhume.com
> To: call...@sharedweight.net
> Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:20:06 +
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Calling weddings and private parties
>
> On Mon, 10 Feb 2014 07:59:26 -0800, Les Addison wrote:
> > * Don't use any figure in both the left and right direction--
Harold, I call a LOT of weddings and private parties.. It is very unusual that
I would call a duple improper or other "normal contradance" at such an event..
You're right, often the couple has been at another wedding or party which had
(let's call it) old time country dancing.. and it was
dancer they take that dancer and continue
> > together to the RH dancers original side and turn in to face the center.
> >
> > Rich
> > Stafford CT
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Bill Olson <callb...@hotmail.com>
> > To: Caller
into the definition of "flow"
bill
> Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 11:21:12 -0800
> From: a...@pobox.com
> To: call...@sharedweight.net
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Flutter Wheel
>
> On Sat, Feb 08, 2014, Bill Olson wrote:
> >
> > OK, so walk me through
eight.net
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Flutter Wheel
>
> On Sat, Feb 08, 2014, Bill Olson wrote:
> > Rich Sbardella
> >>
> >> I am curious, why isn't the Flutter Wheel being used in contras
> >> today. It basically accomplishes what a men's chain does but
> &g
ancer, most
> often the lady, go into the center and turn by the right. When they move
> adjacent to the original opposite dancer they take that dancer and continue
> together to the RH dancers original side and turn in to face the center.
>
> Rich
> Stafford CT
>
>
>
djacent to the original opposite dancer they take that dancer and continue
> together to the RH dancers original side and turn in to face the center.
>
> Rich
> Stafford CT
>
>
>
> From: Bill Olson <callb...@hotmail.com>
> T
hat I think flows really well.. (well once you get over the discomfort or
unfamiliarity of a gent's chain...) Here's the dance and the notes from the
original posting on my web page. PB, A duple improper contra by Bill Olson
> A1 M allem R x 1.5 (8), Sw Partner (8) >A2 Cir L 3/4,
ft 3/4 with the next (6) * In "sort of' a
similar vein.. here's one I wrote that I think flows really well.. (well once
you get over the discomfort or unfamiliarity of a gent's chain...) Here's the
dance and the notes from the original posting on my web page. PB, A du
Hi Donna, I like Dan Pearl's "Beneficial Tradition". It's online several places
as well as on YouTube..
bill
> To: call...@sharedweight.net
> From: dhuntdan...@aol.com
> Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 11:04:04 -0500
> Subject: [Callers] complicated Contras
>
> Hi All:
> I have a few "experienced"
well, uuhhh, darn,.. now I'm gonna think of tofu every time i call this one..
hee hee..
HAPPY NEW YEAR everybody!
bill
> Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:18:38 -0800
> From: wins...@slac.stanford.edu
> To: call...@sharedweight.net
> Subject: [Callers] Dances which work with a wide variety of tune
ct: Re: [Callers] Peel the Banana
>
> I think that "strip the willow" is also used, though perhaps only in the
> dance by that name.
>
> Les
> (who is new here, first post)
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Bill Olson <callb...@hotmail.com>
Of course, I always thought it was more like "unpeeling" the banana.. putting
the banana back together...
b
> Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:26:03 -0600
> From: bhornstein5...@gmail.com
> To: call...@sharedweight.net
> Subject: [Callers] Peel the Banana
>
> Dear Callers,
>
> I'm writing a
Ben, Paul Rosenberg calls it "Peel the Banana" and has written a whole book of
"family dances" by that name..
bill
> Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:26:03 -0600
> From: bhornstein5...@gmail.com
> To: call...@sharedweight.net
> Subject: [Callers] Peel the Banana
>
> Dear Callers,
>
> I'm writing a
Of course, (the) Carousel is also a duple inproper contra by Tom Hinds..
hmm,... so, that's sort of *the point* here, right??
bill
> Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 14:23:47 -0700
> From: suzan...@wolfenet.com
> To: call...@sharedweight.net
> Subject: Re: [Callers] A Walk In The Park
>
>
how he did that, some sort of ESP.. he didn't
like banjos though.. too bad.. heh heh..
b
> From: laleslie...@comcast.net
> To: call...@sharedweight.net
> Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 11:45:54 -0400
> Subject: [Callers] Memorizing Dances
>
> > Bill Olson states:
> > I
OK, so time to chime in here again. I haven't used a card or a notebook or a
tablet or a lap top or ANYTHING in about 15 years. I have probably 100-150
dances in memory and keep adding new ones, though sometimes that pushes old
ones out of my brain.. Originally I stopped using cards (it was
Hi Rickey, (1) The progression in 3-33-33 is at the end of the B-2. Well
actually the men are in their progressed positions after the partner swing,
which is on the gents' side, then the women Do sa do 1.5 times to meet THEIR
new neighbor as the dance begins again..
bill
> From:
duple improper, double progression, if that's not obvious..
> From: callb...@hotmail.com
> To: call...@sharedweight.net
> Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 15:39:12 +
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Shutdown related dances
>
> Up the hall dance:
>
> "Face the Music" by B
Interesting.. Well, all I can do is describe my experience, but every dance
crowd is different and it's true I mainly call, these days, in Maine and New
England. I'm all for trying new things, and I know Gene would certainly have
encouraged that too..
And on and on it goes..
bill
>
Jim said:
>.. especially if you think--as I know Tom does and
> Gene did--that squares can have any place at a "contra" dance.
>
> --Jim
ME TOO!!
b
Hi Tom, Long time.. There are 2 why nots I guess, first is dancers don't
normally promenade that way so it might be "un-natural" at first - of course
that will smooth out. second is just to honor Gene (maybe i'm old fashioned or
a little nostalgic that way, I dunno), I guess there's a third -
Hi all, I've been reading the mail here for a while, time to speak up I guess.
I'm not sure I get what the problem is.. I admit I haven't read all the posts
completely, but I guess I want to ask if there has actually been a problem..
i.e.:
Has a choreographer had his or her work used in a way
12:07:38 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Favorite mixers?
>
> Another solution to the short arms problem, Bill, might be to have the
> couples face differently: women (or those dancing this role) face
> out, and men face in for the forward and back.
> Linda
>
> O
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> To: call...@sharedweight.net
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Favorite mixers?
>
> On Fri, Sep 27, 2013, Bill Olson wrote:
> >
> > The Wheel, circle mixer by Gene Hubert
> >
> > A1 Promenade (CCW)(16)
> > A2 (face partner Gents facing out, W
The Wheel, circle mixer by Gene Hubert
A1 Promenade (CCW)(16)
A2 (face partner Gents facing out, Women facing in) join 2 hands with partner
and walk ~8 steps IN (8), join hands in concentric circles and walk ~8 steps
back out (8)
B1 all circle LEFT (opposite directions obviously)
B2 *SWING*
well, better here than on the dance floor.. *been there*.. hee hee..
> Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:09:02 -0700
> From: a...@pobox.com
> To: call...@sharedweight.net
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Orange You Glad We Met?
>
> Ignore this, I hate when I hit "send" and immediately realize there's a
>
lers write down.. I don't know, I really
like balancing in a ring after the twirl..
bill
WEEKS ON THE ROAD
A Becket(*) formation contra by Bill Olson. Single Progression to left
A1 Balance in a ring and swing partner (face across and to left) (16)
A2 Ladies chain on Left diagonal (8) 1/2 hey
Hi everyone, Here's another thing I often say from the stage. It applies to end
effects but other times as well.. "If you aren't sure what to do and someone
comes towards you who looks like he/she DOES KNOW what to do,... GO WITH IT!!
and you'll probably be OK"
As Erik points out, dancers
oops, that's by BILL Olson, so guess I can chime in.. (The "en" "on" thing I
have been putting up with all my life, suppose Al has too). Where did you find
this dance as written by Al if I may ask??
First of all, the dance was written as starting at your B2 and it'
#7 is "Cranky Ingenuity" by bill olson. B1 should be Allem *L* x 1.5
bill
> Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 09:32:26 -0500
> From: emilyladdi...@gmail.com
> To: call...@sharedweight.net
> Subject: [Callers] 11 dances without names (or authors) ... possible help???
>
Hi all, If in fact this IS a new composition, IMO, "Hole in My Head" is by far
the best title so far. Sort of a "no brainer" (hah hah). Other titles are too
long or will get mispronounced and therefore transcribed incorrectly..
AND, as Bob so clearly explained, there is certainly a place for
On type #1, Rule: don't cross over immediately when waiting out, face partner
and participate in dance using inevitable partner swing to change places .
On type #2 Don't know if this is a rule or not, but when women chain (let's
say) to couple waiting out she thinks she's still in the
and don't forget "tempo tempo tempo"!!!
> To: call...@sharedweight.net
> From: dhuntdan...@aol.com
> Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 13:43:10 -0400
> Subject: [Callers] Favorite Hot Weather Dances
>
> Hi
> As the summer is beginning (nearing 90 degrees today!) I'm wondering if any
> of you have
"Lost the century" maybe.. hee hee..
I wonder if anyone had the opportunity to call Sacket's last night or possibly
tonight (I saw somewhere Sackets II was the 29th). Last year we danced Hull's
Victory at Maine Fiddle Camp on the actually anniversary date and as close as
we could to the
I seem to remember the original thread where the "folded arms" came up was
teaching traditional dancing in elementary schools and I think that's when Dan
gave his three VERY EXCELLENT reasons why not to try to change anything. I
agree completely and would think the same reasons would apply for
meant this to go to the group too
From: callb...@hotmail.com
To: s...@manytracks.com
Subject: RE: [Callers] Teaching in Classroom
List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net
Date: Sat, 18 May 2013 20:50:21 +
I've done this a LOT in schools. the level of ability varies from class to
If folding arms gets them to dance don't try to "unlearn it" at a school.. What
the heck, it means they actually "learned" some dancing at one point. It would
only happen if someone else taught them that before.. sometimes they do dancing
in gym class.. This is more often to happen in a family
hmm.. that is extremely hard to read.. does THIS help? well if not it's also at
http://www.megalink.net/~pweeks/Hussybri.html bill
THE HUSSY BRIDE A duple improper contra by Bill Olson
A1: Long Lines F & B (8), W allem R x 1.5 (8) (left hand to partner, right to
next in long waves) A2:
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