Sue Robishaw wrote:
>PS - Has anyone danced/called Pat Shaw's "Margaret's Waltz"? Love
>the tune (particularly the original version as in Pinewoods Collection)
>but I've never seen it danced.
I'm very fond of it. I called it on Saturday at my "Congress of Vienna"
Regency ball.
I can't wait to try the alternate Wood Phoenix, sounds fun. And with
the right group Wood Duck. You're probably looking for more complex
dances but for an Easy Waltz Circle for non-dancers I like:
Even number of dancers in a circle (gender doesn't matter and they
don't have to
Martha wrote:
> I'm surprised not to see The Spanish Waltz on this list, as I love to dance
> it. Is it not English enough, or is there some authenticity problem with it?
Which flavor Spanish Waltz? The one I'm generally used to is a duple minor or
Sicilian Circle; a keeper, not a mixer.
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I'm surprised not to see The Spanish Waltz on this list, as I love to dance
it. Is it not English enough, or is there some authenticity problem with it?
M
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On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 8:37 AM, Michael Clark wrote:
> It's interesting to see the votes for The Wood Duck,
It's interesting to see the votes for The Wood Duck, which has always
been a favorite of mine, too.
About 15 years ago I was asked to call a series of dance parties for
a church social group, one a month for 3 months. One night I thought
I'd try a waltz mixer. Knew The Wood Duck would be too
I agree with Alan's choices, and will just add that Circle Waltz (or Family
Waltz) works very nicely to the tune Tombigbee Waltz, especially at the chassee
steps.
Richard
On Oct 11, 2010, at 10:41 PM, Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing wrote:
> Chrissy wrote:
>
>> A poll: What's your
Chrissy,
What a sweet question. Thanks.
My favorite? The Wood Duck by Fried de Metz Herman. Even the
contracentrics may cave into this ECD.
Done w/ proper spacing, it is a thing of total beauty, to watch and to
dance. It's easy to remember from a caller's view. It has a quality of
very