Re: [Callers] Timing on a zig and zag

I agree that the timing (say, from a zig-zag into a do-si-do) can be squishy, but I like it if the music encourages the dancers to be on time. Once I asked Anna Patton for a tune that "swoops" into A1 from B2, with the explanation that the A1 figure is a do-si-do, and but the dancers are

Re: [Callers] An observation about end effects -- becoming neutral three times at each end

Many of the dances by Cary Ravitz carry this warning: "This dance has multiple individual progressions. Be alert on the ends." I had always noticed that many of his dances were tricky at the ends but thinking about what he meant by "multiple individual progressions" made me realize it was the

Re: [Callers] Yet more unknown dances! (Mange Tak)

I believe the correct spelling for #7 is Mange Tak (with an e at the end of the first word..."Many Thanks" in Danish) but I didn't write the dance, so what do I know… On Jun 1, 2014, at 7:33 PM, Jack Mitchell via Callers wrote: > #1 is Melody's Madness by

[Callers] 1820s-1830s Dances (rich sbardella)

There is also An Elegant Collection of Contras and Squares by Ralph Page. >

[Callers] Good ending dances

I have a couple of things I look for. One is that the dance should not involve any new figures. A no-walk-through dance is ideal but not required. Maybe some small part of it needs some instruction. But the dancers are mentally tired and this is not the time to teach anything. Another is

Re: [Callers] Allemandes

OK, I don't usually enter these discussions because, although I find reading the posts interesting, by the time I see them, every possible opinion has already been expressed, with approximately equal vehemence on all sides, and as a result I don't usually feel that I have much to add. However,

Re: [Callers] Recruiting new dancers

Luke, Most of the dances in Southern California give out coupons to get you in your second dance free. I think it helps. -John Rogers On Apr 29, 2010, at 12:43 PM, callers-requ...@sharedweight.net wrote: > > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:47:43 -0500 > From: Luke Donev

Re: [Callers] Transition from a ricochet to a swing

Mark, There's actually a very nice way to do that transition. After the "reflection" off the other man, the man is backing up and circulating slightly counter-clockwise, as you describe. He is basically changing places with his swing partner, who has just emerged from the hey, and is behind

Re: [Callers] New Dance: Betty's night out

I called the dance last night, and it worked very well - it's a keeper. There was a little tendency for the dancers to finish early, and therefore begin the Dos-a-do early. I traced this back to the fact that the figure before the zig zag is a circle left 3/4. The dancers were accomplishing