Re: [Callers] Family Dances

2019-09-06 Thread Meg Dedolph via Callers
ngmasters.com/ >> >> >> >> Video of The Silly Threesome: >> >> https://squaredancehistory.net/items/show/730 >> >> >> >> or Marion Rose’s books: >> >> https://www.marianrose.com/store/ >> >> >> >> ~Erik Hoffma

Re: [Callers] Family Dances

2019-09-05 Thread Jerome Grisanti via Callers
t; > > > or Marion Rose’s books: > > https://www.marianrose.com/store/ > > > > ~Erik Hoffman > > *From:* Callers *On Behalf Of *T > Claw via Callers > *Sent:* Thursday, September 5, 2019 12:27 PM > *To:* callers@lists.sharedweight.net > *Subject:* [Caller

Re: [Callers] Family Dances

2019-09-05 Thread Bill Baritompa via Callers
Hi T Claw and all, Silly Threesomes has been mentioned by others. The video below is a simpler version which is particularly suited to an excess of young kids. Instructions in video description. https://youtu.be/q1ObiQAkZOM Cheers, Bill On 6/09/2019 7:27 a.m., T Claw via Callers wrote: Does a

Re: [Callers] Family Dances

2019-09-05 Thread Erik Hoffman via Callers
T Claw via Callers Sent: Thursday, September 5, 2019 12:27 PM To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Subject: [Callers] Family Dances Does anyone have any recommendations, for silly fun called/led dances/figures/games for a family dance that has lots of young kids and perhaps not enough adults

Re: [Callers] Family Dances

2019-09-05 Thread Winston, Alan P. via Callers
ally popular around here, needs a specific tune. Hope this helps! From: Callers on behalf of T Claw via Callers Sent: Thursday, September 5, 2019 12:27 PM To: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Subject: [Callers] Family Dances Does anyone have any recommendations, for s

[Callers] Family Dances

2019-09-05 Thread T Claw via Callers
Does anyone have any recommendations, for silly fun called/led dances/figures/games for a family dance that has lots of young kids and perhaps not enough adults joining in the mix? Thanks, T-Claw ___ List Name: Callers mailing list List Address: Caller

Re: [Callers] Family dances for 3-9 people?

2016-02-20 Thread John Sweeney via Callers
I use The Horse's Branle for small groups http://www.webfeet.org/eceilidh/dances/horses-branle.html Happy dancing, John John Sweeney, Dancer, England j...@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent

Re: [Callers] Family dances for 3-9 people?

2016-02-19 Thread JD Erskine via Callers
On 2016-02-18 2252, Claire Takemori via Callers wrote: Hi Everyone, In preparation for calling my first family dance on March 6, I’d like to find some family-friendly dances that are for very small groups, like 3-9 people. Ideally NOT proper triplets, or 3x3s (already have a few of those) and NO

Re: [Callers] Family dances for 3-9 people?

2016-02-18 Thread Alan Winston via Callers
This has worked for me: 3 or 4 couples longways. Try to get talls and smalls mixed in each line but partners are across from each other. A1 1-4 Lines go forward and back. 5-8 Link arms in line and as a unit, pass left shoulder (bottom person in one line, top in the other) and wheel ar

Re: [Callers] Family dances for 3-9 people?

2016-02-18 Thread Erik Hoffman via Callers
Here's a dance I made up sometime -- don't quite remember when, for 7, but works with 9 (or even 11...) The Millennium Bug Erik Hoffman Written for a weird New Year... Formation is a longways set of couples facing the odd person out who is "The Bug" A1 Essentially, up a double towards The B

[Callers] Family dances for 3-9 people?

2016-02-18 Thread Claire Takemori via Callers
Hi Everyone, In preparation for calling my first family dance on March 6, I’d like to find some family-friendly dances that are for very small groups, like 3-9 people. Ideally NOT proper triplets, or 3x3s (already have a few of those) and NO gender roles. I’ve got a good collection of simple

Re: [Callers] Family dances

2012-01-17 Thread jill allen
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Re: [Callers] Family dances

2012-01-14 Thread mavis mcgaugh
ok  STEP LIVELY   (Red Cover)     Mavis L McGaugh 510-814-8118 (answering machine-leave message) From: Chris Weiler (home) To: call...@sharedweight.net Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 11:50 AM Subject: [Callers] Family dances I'm calling my first family

Re: [Callers] Family dances

2012-01-14 Thread JohnFreem
Chris, There is not "correct" answer for this. This is "folk dance". That said, do you know your audience? I've been leading a family dance series for 21 years now. We've learned to plan a wide variety of dances because we never know who is going to show up. I am a huge fan of play party singi

Re: [Callers] Family dances

2012-01-14 Thread JD Erskine
On 14/Jan/12 11:50, Chris Weiler (home) wrote: I'm calling my first family dance tonight and I haven't been able to coordinate with the band on music for specific dances. What are your favorite family dances that do not have a specific tune to go with them? I'll be looking through my books, bu

Re: [Callers] Family dances

2012-01-14 Thread Laur
From: Chris Weiler (home) >To: call...@sharedweight.net >Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 2:50 PM >Subject: [Callers] Family dances > >I'm calling my first family dance tonight and I haven't been able to >coordinate with the band on music for specific dances. > >

Re: [Callers] Family dances

2012-01-14 Thread Paul Wilde
Chris, I highly recommend the Suites of May. It's a 3 part dance, but as long as you keep the general phrasing matched, no one seems to notice the dance doesn't always begin on the A-1 of the music. It is a surprisingly fun and exciting dance, compared to how it looks on paper. Keep lines to 6

Re: [Callers] Family dances

2012-01-14 Thread mavis mcgaugh
14-8118 (answering machine-leave message) From: Chris Weiler (home) To: call...@sharedweight.net Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 11:50 AM Subject: [Callers] Family dances I'm calling my first family dance tonight and I haven't been able to coordinate

Re: [Callers] Family dances

2012-01-14 Thread Laur
er wrote Family Contra in the Castle Rick Gross also has family dances to share. Laurie Grand Rapids, MI   > > From: Chris Weiler (home) >To: call...@sharedweight.net >Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 2:50 PM >Subject: [Callers] Family danc

[Callers] Family dances

2012-01-14 Thread Chris Weiler (home)
I'm calling my first family dance tonight and I haven't been able to coordinate with the band on music for specific dances. What are your favorite family dances that do not have a specific tune to go with them? I'll be looking through my books, but could use some suggestions. Thanks! Chris