Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

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Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

I do recall one time a band had adapted the Adams Family Theme to work for contras Mac From: Joy Greenwolfe <joy2...@mindspring.com> To: Caller's discussion list <call...@sharedweight.net> Sent: Friday, August 9, 2013 4:18 PM Subject:

Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

I just renamed them for that night: Six-sixty-six, To Turn a Blob, The Second Scare Around, Zombie Hypnosis, Best of Fiends... -Chris Page San Diego On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote: > I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with >

Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

Joe Kwiatkowski, you beat me to the punch, dammit. But since i already had the card in my stack for tonight ;) here are the calls Bats in the Grange (improper) Steve Zakon-Anderson A1. Nbr balance & swing A2. Gents L 1.5, partner swing B1. Partner promenade 3/4 (until 1s are facing down, 2s up

Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

For extra themed music, you could have the band play one of Dave Wiesler tune's like We are Devils or Monsters in the Cellar. Any time is a good time for a Dave Wiesler tune, but those two would definitely fit with a Halloween favor! Extra work for the band, I know. You could suggest them

Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

Also the following: Zombies of Sugar Hill by Gene Hubert Devil's Nightmare by Tom HInds Devils' Backbone by William Watson The Devil's Becket by Becky Hill All Hallow's Eve by Chris Ricciotti Have fun! Linda On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:31 PM, Betsey Mullen wrote: I'm looking for some

Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

There's a dance by Al Olson called "Halloween" (in Zesty Contras). Every time I have called it, *something* has gone wrong---sound system dies for no reason whatsoever, band stops playing for no reason. I've learned my lesson; I've sworn off it. Nobody's mentioned Melanie Axel-Lute's "Halloween

Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

On 8/9/2013 12:10 PM, Susan Moffett wrote: Don Flaherty wrote Blackbird in the night. Thank you! Kalia On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote: On 8/9/2013 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote: I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the

Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

On 8/9/2013 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote: I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title. Any suggestions? Many are a bit of a stretch, but... Black Bird in the Night (not sure who wrote this one) Cats and More Cats (Melanie Axel-Lute) Dead

Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

On 8/9/2013 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote: I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title. Any suggestions? The tune Jump At the Sun can be played in an agreeably spooky way, even though the title isn't spooky. If your band knows it, it might

Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

At my dance, we have a longstanding tradition of dancing The Wizard's Walk by Ruth Ungarto the tune of the same name, and it becomes a giant contest between the band and the dancers to see who can go the fastest before

Re: [Callers] Halloween dances

March of the coffee zombies, Wizard's Walk http://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/ruth_ungar/wizards_walk.html On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Betsey Mullen wrote: > I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with > Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.