Dugan --
Over in English-country-dance land there are a zillion longways duple
minor waltz-time dances. Some of them have contra figures.
Gary Roodman's "Winter Dreams Waltz" to Jonathan Jensen's tune starts
off with a leisurely unassisted 1s cast down and face up while 2s lead
up and face
In the 1980s in the SF Bay Area at English dances (which was where I saw
Sicilian Circles regularly) "opposite" was the term generally used.
Nowadays if I call an evening of longways dances and include one
Sicilian, if I say "opposite" I get a lot of blank looks, so I say
'neighbor' and the
On 5/19/15 1:08 PM, Ben Hornstein via Callers wrote:
Hi All,
I'm calling a dance this weekend at Comicpalooza, a large comic book
convention. The crowd will be at least 95% people who have never
danced. What are some dances that you all recommend for this sort of
crowd?
-Ben
If you're
On 7/9/15 11:58 PM, Claire Takemori via Callers wrote:
I'm still looking for good instructions on when to cue the band for the ending?
Is it simply when a couple is out at the top that you signal during B1 that
there are 3 more times left?
Basically, mostly.
And you have to stay with
Amy's Harmonium, by Cary Ravitz. (Just called that in Petaluma, to good
effect.)
http://www.dance.ravitz.us/#ah
Amy Asked for a Gypsy (which I must have gotten off this mailing list
at some point):
Amy Asked for a Gypsy
by Unknown
Contra/Becket-CCW
Form:BK Figs:
Here's the thing:
- There really is harassment, creepy behavior, etc.
- There really are cases where third parties see those things and
they aren't actually there in the eyes of the perceived victim
So organizers have to keep their eyes open and review things on a case
by case basis.
Depends on what kind of thing it is, but:
Community Dance
Family Dance
No-experience-needed dance
Dance for Everybody
Community Dance Party
(And although I don't advocate it, a bunch of people in the world seem
to think "Square Dance" means this.)
-- Alan
On 9/22/15 12:52 PM, Hulsether Sue
On 10/24/15 12:12 AM, Amy Wimmer via Callers wrote:
Hello All,
I taught a dance this evening that included a ladies' gypsy. I
received the email below a few minutes ago. In teaching it I wanted to
convey that it is a flirty, eye contact sort of move. This person was
obviously offended. I
On 10/26/15 7:36 AM, Colin Hume via Callers wrote:
Well, now we've moved on from political correctness to dance interpretation
(reconstruction) I have some interest in the matter.
On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 01:40:18 -0700, Alan Winston via Callers wrote:
�Basically, Cecil Sharp made up *and named
On 10/29/15 2:45 AM, Jeff Kaufman via Callers wrote:
On Oct 29, 2015 4:24 AM, "Erik Hoffman via Callers"
> wrote:
>
>
> No Hand Allemande (and I do think Allemande comes from "The
German," a dance)
>
I wonder
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
Martha --
I believe "Double Mad Robin" in ECD is a reimportation from contra of
the contra-style Mad Robin.
-- Alan
On 12/17/15 7:42 AM, Martha Wild via Callers wrote:
Hear, hear, John. I agree with you. I’ve heard this move called "petronella turn" at
least since the late 80s and, as you
This has worked for me:
3 or 4 couples longways. Try to get talls and smalls mixed in each line
but partners are across from each other.
A1 1-4 Lines go forward and back.
5-8 Link arms in line and as a unit, pass left shoulder (bottom
person in one line, top in the other) and wheel
I would like to associate myself with Rich's sentiments here:
On 3/3/16 10:28 AM, Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote:
Although I have had many good nights as a square dance and/or contra
dance caller, My best gigs are often one night stands/party dances.
It is a thrill to see non dancers learn
First off, you're not charging for the number of minutes of dancing.
You're charging for your experience, expertise, and skill, showing up on
time and being ready to do it, waiting around as necessary, traveling if
needed, being mellow if (when) things go over and your time is cut, etc.
What
Of course you're funning, but this gives me the chance to refer to an
incident described in Herbert Asbury's book, "The French Quarter", where
a riot broke out in c. 1800 New Orleans and someone was killed because
of a conflict over whether to do American or French contradanses at a
public
In fact, MacArthur was considered a potential Republican presidential
candidate and made some speeches, but it didn't work out. So he was a
politician, too.
-- Alan
On 3/28/16 9:42 AM, James Saxe via Callers wrote:
This isn't exactly a case of naming a dance after a politician
(in the
Most of the places I call which take out of town callers have Facebook
pages, web pages, etc, and I check those. Several of those places have
a standardized reminder email *they* send to booked staff about a week
before - "We are looking forward to ...". (At Palo Alto Contra, while
I book
On 6/12/16 10:42 PM, Liz and Bill via Callers wrote:
Hi Luke,
There is a New Zealand connection. Do you know the origin of the move?
I suspect it comes from the Scottish country dance which was in honour of a
dolphin named Pelorus Jack.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelorus_Jack
On 8/23/16 8:10 PM, Don Veino via Callers wrote:
Following this logic, where an on-time arrival is essential out of a
star it would be best to make it hands-across (H-A). In a H-A star,
folks can use a similar arm angle adjustment to vary the star
circumference (and resulting speed). Due to
Claire:
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If you call it tonight, I suspect some dancers will have some trouble
with the circle left all the way around the second and subsequent times
through.
But let us know how it goes!
-- Alan
On 9/24/16 2:39 PM, Ric Goldman - Letsdance via Callers wrote:
Hi folks,
I was thinking about dances
go back far enough (1700s) and you get "moulinet" in French sources,
"mill" in some English sources,f or what I'm pretty sure are
hands-across stars.
-- Alan Winston
On 10/10/16 9:57 AM, Robert Livingston via Callers wrote:
Millstone or "windmill" - term I've seen used in print for older
This came to me earlier today and I don't seem to have it in my
collection, although it seems so completely glossary-esque that it must
be around. I'm not sure it has any merit other than a pretty low piece
count and a partner and neighbor swing; might work in a medley. No
place to stop and
The Mendocino series has a giant band (which lately has included a bunch
of people young enough that their parents have to bring them, and then
stay and sometimes dance). The band rehearses; they're willing to learn
three or four new tunes for an evening, and the organizer will give you
a
Don --
I think you should ask the organizers what they have in mind. Have they
booked an Irish band? They might be perfectly happy with a regular
contra program to Irish tunes, which is what I'd hope it would be. What
audience are they aiming for? (If it's at the Irish Cultural Center for
BACDS Code of Conduct says:
http://bacds.org/conduct/CodeOfConduct.pdf
-
"Ask a partner kindly. Accept their answer cheerfully. If you are
repeatedly declined by a prospective partner, it is best to give them space.
Feel free to decline a dance with someone with whom you
Accidentally sent only to Maia.
Sent from my iPad
Begin forwarded message:
> From: "Winston, Alan P."
> Date: November 8, 2017 at 11:30:06 AM PST
> To: Maia McCormick
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Balancing LEFT in a wave?
>
> I would say the
Here's one of mine. Low piece count, promenade to chain is good flow.
(I never totally love the "chain, look for new neighbors" because you
either have to bail out of the courtesy turn to face new neighbor or
complete the turn (now facing partner) and turn away to new neighbor,
but it's
Tom —
Why is the square through 4 10 beats?
— Alan
Sent from my iPad
> On Sep 8, 2018, at 1:39 PM, Tom Hinds via Callers
> wrote:
>
> Jean, nice dance. Let us know how it goes if you try it out. I would be
> surprised if your dance has been written before. You list it as a double
>
It really doesn’t make much difference in this case since the domino will take
8 beats if there’s 8 beats left. I was just curious about 10 for the square
through - in English dancing we do have eight beat circular heys (like
“Collier’s Daughter”) but the convention is usually not to take
Luke --
This isn't directly responsive to your actual question, but here's what
it reminded me of:
In proper duple formation, the place where same-sex neighbors would
stand in improper formation is diagonally opposite. Most longways
English dances are proper, so in English for these
My approach varies considerably depending on what kind of dance it is, and it
also depends on my attitude about it and the musicians attitude about it. I
work with a lot of different musicians in my different dance worlds (English,
contra, Civil War, Regency, Early American, Victorian,
If you can teach pass through to a wave and swing through to a new wave
as "couples start to pass through across; the 2 people who *can* catch
left hands do so and allemande 1/4 while the others continue to the
sideline; neighbors allemande right halfway and the two now in the
middle
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