Re: [Callers] Contra- roll differences?

2015-08-24 Thread Tom Hinds via Callers
I'd be interested in knowing which one came first, stationary verses step sideways. Anyone know? In the book book, Cowboy Dances I believe there's a square called Sashay, re-sashay - Mad Robins with a different attitude. T

Re: [Callers] Contra- roll differences?

2015-08-24 Thread Aahz Maruch via Callers
On Mon, Aug 24, 2015, Tom Hinds via Callers wrote: > > In the book book, Cowboy Dances I believe there's a square called Sashay, > re-sashay - Mad Robins with a different attitude. One MWSD caller (Bob Elling) likes to point out that there is in fact a sashay (as opposed to a half-sashay) that

Re: [Callers] Misplaced a dance...

2015-08-24 Thread Jeremy Gmail via Callers
I’m not sure if our American friends will realise it, but the name is a pun on the “Vickers Machine Gun”, one of the main weapons used by the British Army in the First World War (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_machine_gun). Jeremy From: Callers

Re: [Callers] Misplaced a dance...

2015-08-24 Thread April Blum via Callers
I called it in Baltimore last Wednesday. It's helpful to tell the ladies that the first chain is to a shadow. April Blum On Aug 24, 2015 10:06 AM, Jeremy Gmail via Callers wrote: > > I’m not sure if our American friends will realise it, but the name is a pun >