[Callers] Contra Friendly Squares

Tom Hinds wrote: > There are many reasons some contra dancers don't like squares. One > is that they take a long time to teach. _Some_ squares take a long time to teach with any group, because they're complex even by square dance standards. Other squares take longer to teach to contra dancers

Re: [Callers] Contra Friendly Squares -- people left over.

Here's a couple of 5-couple dances in Levi Jackson formation: http://dancekaleidoscope.org.au/dance.html#Rubigold http://dancekaleidoscope.org.au/dance.html#Sundowner Click the Call Sheet button to see and print the instructions. Cheers Keith Wood Over the past several years, we have had

[Callers] Contra Friendly Squares -- people left over.

Over the past several years, we have had several ‘extra’ dances here in Tallahassee that are advertised to the contra dance listserv and elsewhere as old-time or square dances, or old time square dances, with live music. We have had anywhere from 8 to 30 dancers come. One of the things we

Re: [Callers] Contra friendly squares

I don’t dislike squares. But I hesitate to call them unless there are only four or maybe 8 couples left at the end of the dance for a number of reasons - one being the large teaching to dancing ratio in general as mentioned below, another being the fact that you can have two - seven people who

Re: [Callers] Contra friendly squares

There are many reasons some contra dancers don't like squares. One is that they take a long time to teach. For some squares it's a good idea to walk through the figure for both the heads and sides. Depending on the caller and dancers a full length break may be taught as well. When I

Re: [Callers] Contra friendly squares

Erik, I really like the break and figure you sent! Is the promenade in the figure about 3/4 of the way around? When you say it's "not the easiest in the world" do you think it's better for an all experienced crowd? Tom

Re: [Callers] Contra friendly squares

Though Banjos in Love, For Maxine & Brendan does fit the quality of "Contra-like", it's not the easiest dance in the world. But it does have its own intro/break: Banjos in Love, for Maxine and Brendan Quadrille Intro, Break, End A1 Head women chain right; Same four half hey A2

Re: [Callers] Contra friendly squares

Hi Ron, Here are some figures that might fit your needs. But you also need some breaks/choruses that contra dancers will find easy; you don’t have to use ones shown with the figures. Chippenham Square by Colin Hume http://colinhume.com/insts.htm#ChippenhamSquare Geezy Peezy by Larry

Re: [Callers] Contra friendly squares

can keep picking up the phrasing. Bob LivingstonMiddletown, CT From: Ron Blechner via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> To: Caller's discussion list <call...@sharedweight.net> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2016 11:51 AM Subject: [Callers] Contra friendly squares Hi all,

Re: [Callers] Contra friendly squares

Here’s one I love for the contra dancers: Pete’s Square Tom Hinds A1: H's lead to cpl on R; Circle L 1/2 to line of 4 (at sides); 8 go F and B A2: R and L thru with cpl across (1 with 4, 2 w/ 3) Sw opp dancer; end sw facing pt (keep hand on back, stand side by side)

Re: [Callers] Contra friendly squares

Hi, Ron, Here are some favorites of mine. I hope a few might be the type of square you would like. Have fun! warmly, Linda On Oct 14, 2016, at 11:51 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking to expand the number of contra-friendly Squares

Re: [Callers] Contra friendly squares

I like The Compost Pile Breakdown by Gene Hubert. (You can find it online.) Richard On Oct 14, 2016, at 11:51 AM, Ron Blechner via Callers wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking to expand the number of contra-friendly Squares in my box. > > 1. Keepers preferred unless it's a really good mixer. > 2.

[Callers] Contra friendly squares

Hi all, I'm looking to expand the number of contra-friendly Squares in my box. 1. Keepers preferred unless it's a really good mixer. 2. Not too gimmicky. 3. Not really interested currently in Southern style visiting couple squares (heads and sides fine, but not one couple at a time). (Got