Re: [Callers] Colonial Dances Adapted for ONS?

[Robert Green via Callers]

Jefferson & Liberty - just replace the. 4 changes with “1s Swing”... l call it 
Jefferson’s Remorse” ( He must have regretted his Dance didn’t have a partner 
swing, right?).


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> On Feb 10, 2018, at 1:29 PM, Dorcas Hand via Callers 
>  wrote:
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> Lady of the Lake? Not sure dates and not near my cards, but definitely easy. 
> Dorcas Hand
> Houston
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>> On Feb 10, 2018, at 12:26 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Hello Folks, 
>> 
>> Does anyone have dances that they are willing to share of Colonial period 
>> dances that are adapted to a Party Dance environment for non dances?  I 
>> instantly think of Rakes of Mallow (longways) and Haste to the Wedding (as a 
>> Duple Minor).
>> 
>> I have a few others, but would like to add to my repertoire.  Easy is what I 
>> am looking for.  Alcohol involved in reenactment party dance.
>> 
>> Thanks, 
>> From one of the colonies!
>> Rich Sbardella
>> Stafford, CT
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Re: [Callers] Looking for "fun" dances

[Robert Green via Callers]

Here is a photo of The Wheel from the original Dizzy Dances

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> On Feb 1, 2018, at 9:27 AM, Bill Olson via Callers 
>  wrote:
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> Rick and Mac and all, I also tried various "fixes" like promenading clockwise 
> but like a lot of  times I have tried to "fix" a dance, it gets clunky and I 
> end up going back to the original. Since the "Wheel" is the most fun with a 
> hall packed with dancers, I have settled on calling it only for large crowds 
> when the original "circle up" has the dancers pretty much pushed up against 
> the walls. Then when they get in promenade position, that all loosens up but 
> during the circle lefts the women's arms are saved.
> 
> bill
> 
> 
> From: Callers  on behalf of Rick Mohr 
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> Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2018 1:11 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Callers] Looking for "fun" dances
>  
> "The Wheel" has been a favorite of mine since 1994. Around here some call it 
> "Wheel of Misfortune" -- hilarious! (i.e. who will the fates deliver unto you 
> for a swing?)
> 
> I could never find it in my Gene Hubert books -- apparently because it was 
> published in his first collection "Dizzy Dances" 
> (https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/DD1.txt) which I don't have. I 
> never thought that was a problem, since "Dizzy Dances II" is subtitled 
> "Featuring the best of Volume 1 plus...". But now I wonder how many other 
> great dances that Gene didn't consider "the best" are hiding in that book!
> 
> I've also long struggled with the "women's arms pulled out of their sockets" 
> problem, and tried a couple fixes that failed spectacularly. Mac, your 
> solution looks brilliant and I'm excited to try it!
> 
> Rick
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Re: [Callers] New Dance?

[Robert Green via Callers]

I put it in an English country dance to "Lisa, Lisa"' , a Tango vals by Larry 
Unger. The dance is A Lean Tango.

Easy enough to teach as " Hands across star, Ladies ( or gents) backing up.)

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> On Oct 2, 2017, at 2:17 PM, Dugan Murphy via Callers 
>  wrote:
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> Hi, Bill,
> 
> I'm pretty sure Cary Ravitz first developed the figure we call "gypsy star.." 
>  I know three of his dances which use the figure.  "Woven Waves" and "Gypsy 
> Star" were both written in May 1999.  "Gypsy Waves" was written in 2013.
> 
> I haven't seen it in many other dances.  Ryan Smith and I helped Stacey Lang 
> write a dance with the figure called "The Fault in Our Stars."  See 
> http://www.twirlyshirts.com/dances/by-ryan/the-fault-in-our-stars/
> 
> Dugan Murphy
> Portland, Maine
> dugan at duganmurphy.com
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>> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 4:29 PM, Bill Olson  wrote:
>> Dugan and all, I don't know if Cary Ravitz actually "invented" the Gypsy 
>> Star but he wrote a dance entitled that and a lot of others that include it. 
>> Dugan, you're sort of Cary's protégé, right?, so you must know the dance. 
>> This is the same figure, correct??
>> 
>> 
>> bill
>> 
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Re: [Callers] Callers Digest, Vol 40, Issue 10

[Robert Green via Callers]

Amen Louise

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> On Aug 16, 2017, at 4:31 PM, Gretchen Caldwell via Callers 
>  wrote:
> 
> Tulsa Tribute is a simple, lovely "contra waltz" that works well as a 
> cool-down on a hot night.  I sometimes use it as the next-to-last dance of 
> the evening.  The band needs to choose a waltz in AABB, rather than ABAB as 
> many are usually played.  If I teach it in tempo, they usually figure it out.
> 
> Tulsa Tribute -  Keith ?Juxhorn? (can't read my own writing)
> **Becket**
> A1:  Circle left 1/2, balance the ring
> Circle left 1/2, balance the ring
> A2:  Ladies chain over and back (it really helps to call this in tempo - the 
> ladies tend to pick up the loveliness of the waltz tempo with the chain)
> B1:  Full hey for four (ladies start by passing right shoulders)
> B2:  With your partner, waltz in place, end by sliding left to a new couple.
> 
> Gretchen Caldwell, Charlotte NC  
> gretchenda...@yahoo.com
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