Re: [Callers] Another dolphin surfaces

Sapphire Sea does win the Academy Award for "Best Use of the Dolphin Hey"...what a magnificent dance! thank you Christine! On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 12:01 AM, Don Veino via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Sometimes better to show than explain - there's one in an ECD by Christine

Re: [Callers] Another dolphin surfaces

Sometimes better to show than explain - there's one in an ECD by Christine Robb here: https://youtu.be/g-8LyExynvA After seeing Christine's dance I played with writing contras with one but hadn't considered this entry into the hey... nice. You've inspired me to dig my drafts out and try to finish

Re: [Callers] Another dolphin surfaces

This has me intrigued…. But I don’t know what a “dolphin hey” is or how to teach ….. additional help appreciated.Thanks - Cheryl Cheryl Joyal clmjo...@gmail.com clmjo...@aol.com 630-667-3284 (cell) On Apr 4, 2018, at 11:21 PM, April via Callers wrote:

[Callers] Another dolphin surfaces

We danced this one last weekend, and it works quite well, even if the "dolphin" couple doesn't quite get the "switch leads without switching places" bit. As long as they wind up in the center, it works. Passion for Dolphins A1 Down the hall, 1s in the middle. Turn alone, come back,

Re: [Callers] Down the hall - do something - then come back up

Hickman's Hey is one I've had local dancers request. I see from Martha's post that it's credited to Dan Pearl - it came to me as "unknown author." Below are a couple of mine that fit the bill - one well proven and one yet to be. -Don (Riding in the) Zoomy Car – DI – Don Veino 20170717 *Status:*

Re: [Callers] Unknown dances

On 2018-04-04 10:26 PM, Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers wrote: Anyone know who wrote late in the evening? A1 n balance and box the gnat, mad robin A2 g cross, p swing B1 g all left 1.5, n s B2 int sq thru 4 Don't know. Might be a variant of "The Raeden Reel" by Bob Isaacs:

Re: [Callers] Down the hall - do something - then come back up

I’ve got these in my database: Hickman’s Hey, Dan Pearl Two Way Street, Bob Isaacs & Lisa Greenleaf Whoops Jamboree, Camy Kaynor Ants Marching, Ron Blechner Brimmer and May Reel, Dan Pearl California Cloverleaf, Margo Gunsenhauser Four Cubed Contra, Martha Wild Lady Madonna, Martha Wild Tag,

Re: [Callers] Down the hall - do something - then come back up

*Downstream* by John Coffman: http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/261-downstream-by-john-coffman-duple-improper On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 9:01 PM, K Panton via Callers < callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > It's been a while since I've danced one of these but I know they

Re: [Callers] Down the hall - do something - then come back up

I have always liked Marching Ants by Ron Blechner (I hope I have that name right Mac McKeever Ron's Contra Dances, Ants Marching | | | | Ron's Contra Dances, Ants Marching Ants Marching Ants Marching Duple Improper Contra by: Ron T Blechner Setup: Neighbors face up and down the set a...

[Callers] Down the hall - do something - then come back up

It's been a while since I've danced one of these but I know they exist! 1. Line of four goes down the hall. 2. While there, do something such as 1/2 hey. 3. Line of 4 comes back up. Any suggestions for lovely dances that include such a (or similar) sequence? Thanks. Ken Panton

Re: [Callers] Great dances for learning how to dance with ghosts?

Ken, I just happened to be pulling dances for an upcoming gig. One of the dances I selected is Lisa's Contra (Tom Hinds) that has an out and back in A2 that may work for your purposes. Looking forward to seeing other suggestions. Lisa’s Contra by Tom Hinds Contra/Improper/Int A1 ---

[Callers] Great dances for learning how to dance with ghosts?

I'm planning to include, in an upcoming evening, a dance with some moderate (from a beginner perspective) end-effects. Preceding that, I'd like to get the dancers accustomed to dancing with ghosts with a view to making the end-effects make sense or, at least, be less of a concern. I can think of

[Callers] New (?) 4x4 contra

I picked up a Square Dance break from somewhere that was called the Dixie Chain Break: Dixie Chain Break: Heads Hey for Four with hands – Ladies lead with Right Hand Sides the same Heads and Sides do simultaneous Heys – when four are in the middle they do a Hands Across Star (Ladies Star, Pull

Re: [Callers] New (?) 4x4 contra

Thanks for starting this strain, Luke, and for your dance. Our Jo Mortland here in Chicago recently organized a Dutch Crossing workshop, and we did a successful demo at our Monday night dance. Lisa's video certainly helped us out a lot! Somewhere on the internet ours is floating around also...and

Re: [Callers] New (?) 4x4 contra

On Wed, 4 Apr 2018 19:09:58 + (UTC), Mac Mckeever via Callers wrote: > I have called hey mania several times and it is not hard to stay with the > phrasing - as long as you use the swing > after the heys to let everyone catch up I agree with that - and I add a promenade after the final

Re: [Callers] New (?) 4x4 contra

I have called hey mania several times and it is not hard to stay with the phrasing - as long as you use the swing after the heys to let everyone catch up Mac McKeever On Wednesday, April 4, 2018, 11:17:08 AM CDT, Luke Donforth via Callers wrote:

Re: [Callers] New (?) 4x4 contra

Thanks all for the feedback! I'll reach out to Erik and Nils. As Rick pointed out, the dance could work from standard 4x4 lines; and I certainly wouldn't object to folks dancing it that way. In my head, the half grand hey precludes this from many dance events, so I figured dancers I could toss

Re: [Callers] New (?) 4x4 contra

Having tested something like this a decade ago, I can report from painful experience that the half hey takes about 12 beats, not 8. "Harvest Hey" by Erik Hoffman gets the timing right. -Chris Page San Diego On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 6:04 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers

Re: [Callers] New (?) 4x4 contra

On Tue, 3 Apr 2018 22:27:19 -0400, Luke Donforth wrote: > I'd appreciate feedback on flow (would it work), timing (is it too much?) and > how you'd teach it. I think the "Bent 4x4" is an unnecessary complication. People expect to finish the figure facing the next line, not facing into the