Re: [Callers] Dances without circles

2007-10-06 Thread Bob Hofkin
Lisa Sieverts wrote: How about we share some dances WITHOUT a circle? Sometimes I think every dance in my repertoire has a circle left. I have my dance collection organized so I can search for dances with (or without) almost any features (hey, being a computer nerd comes in handy every once

Re: [Callers] Dances without circles

2007-10-06 Thread Bob Hofkin
It appears to be a variation of Steve Schnur's Twenty-Fourth of June. My notes begin with DsD N and omit the partner balance (which is reduced to 8 counts). Give & Take lists several variants (p. 148), all of which have a Cir L 1 1/4 after the swing. Larry does use "rotate" but I'm with Jack

Re: [Callers] Dances without circles

2007-10-06 Thread Jack Mitchell
I don't have the name, but I do have one thought on it. I would avoid using the word "rotate" to describe the cross/loop move -- it could be misinterpreted by the dancers. I've generally heard this called "circulate" -- a word that isn't used any other way in contra dancing, and doesn't

[Callers] Dances without circles

2007-10-06 Thread Lisa Sieverts
How about we share some dances WITHOUT a circle? Sometimes I think every dance in my repertoire has a circle left. Lisa Anyone know the name? from Lisa Greenleaf 12/30/2006 improper 1. NEIGHBOR alle RIGHT 1½ to long waves (W face OUT) 2. Balance wave; rotate (Men cross to P spot, women to

Re: [Callers] Dance Name

2007-10-06 Thread Dave Colestock
Dan, I wonder if you noticed the circle left 3/4 in the B2?!? Nice dance, but WITH a circle. Dave Colestock Dan Black wrote: Rich, Wow I finally got one of these. The name of the dance is Warming up the Car by who you said. Nice dance without a circle. Enjoy.

Re: [Callers] Dance Name

2007-10-06 Thread Rich Goss
That's it! Thanks so much. Rich On 10/6/07 8:45 AM, "Dan Black" wrote: > Rich, > > Wow I finally got one of these. The name of the dance is Warming up the Car > by who you said. Nice dance without a circle. Enjoy. > > Dan > > - Original Message > From:

Re: [Callers] Dance Name

2007-10-06 Thread Dan Black
Rich, Wow I finally got one of these. The name of the dance is Warming up the Car by who you said. Nice dance without a circle. Enjoy. Dan - Original Message From: Rich Goss To: Shared Weight Sent: Saturday, October 6, 2007 1:02:30

Re: [Callers] Dance Name

2007-10-06 Thread Jack Mitchell
Unless someone else knows, I'll email Nick and ask him -- he's the person that got me started calling in the first place. Jack At 01:02 AM 10/6/2007, you wrote: Hi, Hope someone can shed some light on this. I copied down a dance recently but did not catch the name. I didn't have a chance

[Callers] Dance Name

2007-10-06 Thread Rich Goss
Hi, Hope someone can shed some light on this. I copied down a dance recently but did not catch the name. I didn't have a chance to ask the caller. The dance was written by Nick Boulet. Here are the moves. A1: Long wavy lines (women facing out) Balance, allemande left ...to a ladies