Several recent messages to this mailing list have mentioned
alternative--and perhaps more descriptive--names for the
contra dance figure known as "Mad Robin" (after an English
country dance that includes a vaguely similar, but far from
identical, figure):
side gypsy
shuttle
sliding
One or more petronellas without chains, allemandes, gypsies, or
immediately followed by a swing:
A Cactus for Kacie (LeGrone)
Arrythmia (Flaherty)
Capulets Welcome (Donforth)
Don't Let Her Go (Nordson)
Dopeca (Sweeney)
Dryden Lake (Leslie)
Flurry (Flaherty)
Fun With Alex (Leslie)
Get Your Twirl
I suspect that for prompting people to act figure descriptions resembling
verbs ("slide about") are better than than those resembling nouns ('sliding
doors") Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217 239
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On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 2:19 AM, Alan Winston
Ron Blechner wrote (perhaps in reference to Erik Hoffman's
mention of Tom Thoreau's dance "Barbarella"):
> Anything with 4 Petronella spins doesn't really fit my programming style.
I can't help noticing that that description fits "Petronella"
itself. Of course, there are many callers these days
I use "Mad Robin" because that's what people use around here, but I
kinda like "sliding doors" for the figure.
-- Alan
On 12/15/15 10:20 PM, Michael Fuerst via Callers wrote:
Movements are best described with the minimal syllables possible with
minimal jargon.
"Mad Robin" became part of
Good idea from Colin. One might also say "slide about, men (or women) in
front" Michael Fuerst 802 N Broadway Urbana IL 61801 217 239
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On Wednesday,
