[Callers] Labor Day dances

Hey all, Can someone point me to the thread I imagine already exists with dances for Labor Day? Or, if you have written or know of some good ones, please let me know? Anything about work, workers, labor, and the like. The one I have that came to mind was Labor of Love, by, I think, Kathy

Re: [Callers] Another approach to Gender Free calling

In previous discussions here, on FB, and privately with organizers at Hampshire over the last two years, I have discussed the possible use of global terminology for gender free contra. I would contend that if used, everyone would become more aware of the structure of dances. Only the most

Re: [Callers] Another approach to Gender Free calling

>> 1. Lines of one role/position to the center to a wavy line, as in Trip to > >>> Lambertville, et all? > >>> > >>> 2. Indication of who walks forward / backs up in a gypsy star? > >>> > >>> 3. Indication of who-leads-who, such as

Re: [Callers] Another approach to Gender Free calling

wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> With regard to Ron's questions >> >> >> >> >> >> 1. Would be easily covered by 1st or 2nd corners walk forward to a wave >> >> >> >> >> >> 2. Again can be done wi

Re: [Callers] Another approach to Gender Free calling

t;> 5. Indication of who crosses, who turns in a box circulate? >> >> 6. Indication any other role/position specific move that I haven't >> mentioned? Turn over right shoulder, as in Fairport Harbour? Rollaways? >> >> None of these fall under the "most unusua

Re: [Callers] Another approach to Gender Free calling

n the diagonal. >> So therefore the ladies would be in the first corner positions (same >> positions as in a proper English dance), and the gents are the second >> corners. In a swing, first corners end up on the right. I think by >> thinking about it this way

Re: [Callers] Another approach to Gender Free calling

second corners. In a > swing, first corners end up on the right. I think by thinking about it this > way you could do any dance, easy to challenging, with the corner terminology > in place. Just substitute any incidence of "gents" in your choreography with > &

Re: [Callers] Another approach to Gender Free calling

ho are > standing in first corners at the time of the call? If so that's why this > isn't a substitution of role names. > > Is this what you mean? > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jun 2, 2015, at 12:52 PM, Andrea Nettleton via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net>

Re: [Callers] sticky floors

Talc is a mineral, in character like asbestos. Not only is it a hazard for anyone with breathing problems, it's a problem for everyone. Please, do not talc the floor! Andrea Sent from my iOnlypretendtomultitask > On Jul 20, 2015, at 3:05 PM, Jerome Grisanti via Callers >

[Callers] Fwd: Fw: Shadow Swing Disclaimers?

> > Maia, > Did we give you what you needed? If so, could you let us know and put a stop > to the thread? Callers are now more busy calling one another out for getting > off topic or being inappropriate than generating new answers. > Summary of suggestions, as best I remember: > 1) don't

Re: [Callers] Shadow Swing Disclaimers?

Richard, My bad. That was suggested (by Luke D?), as a triplet-esque solution, whereby smaller sets, run shorter, limited the potential for problems. If the problem is dancers who are new, or easily confused, short sets can increase the confusion as you get turned around that much faster, with

Re: [Callers] Ye ole Does This Exist - Mad Robin 2 Hey dance

Well that was weird! Not sure why my last email came through empty. Trying again. Ron et al, In general I really like this dance. That loop right will snag people at least a few times through though, in that it will make them want to gypsy L with the next, continuing the weave, when they

Re: [Callers] Ye ole Does This Exist - Mad Robin 2 Hey dance

eems to be a way to avoid calling it part of > the hey, and since it's the start of a new phrase, I can see why one would > want to differentiate it from the hey. > > Perry > > From: Andrea Nettleton via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> > To: Ron Blechner <contr

Re: [Callers] Ye ole Does This Exist - Mad Robin 2 Hey dance

Meh. I meant gents pass Left in the center. Andrea Sent from my iOnlypretendtomultitask > On Sep 14, 2015, at 1:59 PM, Andrea Nettleton via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > > > Hmm. Perry, I wasn't thinking the loop R was part of the hey at all, n

Re: [Callers] Who're all the whos?

Yes. In a Down the Hall, far left gent turn alone, center gent do a right hand high left hand low to switch the ladies and turn to face up. For example. You have to say who, either by place alone (left end person), or by place and role, or place and facing direction (in a wave, the person at

[Callers] Gypsies

I don't like the idea that a term we use might be offensive to someone. I think part of its tenacity is that it can be used for a whole family of similar eye locking moves. The term walk around will not serve in what is now called a gypsy star, or in a traveling gypsy, gypsy chase, or gypsy

Re: [Callers] Advice about "gypsy"

I've been reading all the historical origins discussion. It's seems to me we are far from concluding that the term 'gypsy' is associated with Romani people. We have that Cecil Sharp probably heard Morris Dancers using whole and half gip, and appropriated the movement and term for broader use

Re: [Callers] another new word idea

I love this! And it has a playful kind of sound, despite its technical origin. :-) reminds me of jabberwocky somehow... Andrea Sent from my iOnlypretendtomultitask > On Jan 25, 2016, at 11:26 AM, Jonathan Sivier via Callers > wrote: > > I've been thinking

Re: [Callers] another new word idea

ome raths" as in: > All mimsy were the borogoves, > And the mome raths outgrabe. > > Raths and toves? > > David > >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Andrea Nettleton via Callers >> <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> I love this! A

[Callers] Walk around, ease around etc.

What I feel Is missing from these expressions is twofold. One is memorability. We remember things better to which we attach emotions of some kind. A name people giggle or oo ah about is going to stick and be pleasurable each time they hear it. I love the name Mad Robin, as an example of a

Re: [Callers] Walk around, ease around etc.

he moment but, > to be fair, I was just skimming on a work night when it flew by. > > >> On Jan 27, 2016, at 5:57 PM, Andrea Nettleton via Callers >> <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> >> What I feel >> Is missing from these expressions is two

Re: [Callers] looking for zesty Proper dances?

Here's one of mine that has made the rounds in the south and PNW with success: A Proper Cuppa Tea Proper Note: you will have a shadow. Consider them temporary. As a function of the dance, you will get a new shadow when you get out at the end. A1 •In a Ring Bal, Spin R, to a wave (After

[Callers] Slip jigs

Gene Hubert's Fan In The Doorway -Andrea Sent from my iOnlypretendtomultitask

Re: [Callers] Role Scramblers dances with balances

Why not post for all? Andrea Sent from my external brain > On Apr 5, 2016, at 1:10 PM, Lindsey Dono via Callers > wrote: > > Thanks! > > Any chance you could send Dancing Frog, Chain the Swain, and Digital Divide > (I have this one in a notebook

[Callers] Dolphin Heys

Hi all, I'm still recovering from the red eye I took back from my most recent PNW trip. Below find my first crack at a Dolphin Hey contra, referred to by Lindsey, written about 6 months ago. Porpoiseful Play Imp A1 LL F [In the original, which is a tad more challenging, this is a Mad Robin CW

Re: [Callers] Chains: the other side of the coin

Hi Tavi et al, I have to challenge you on your history. As a lover of chestnuts, in which the vast majority of courtesy turns are same gender as the dances are proper, and a one time historical dancer, I find your conception of the history of courtesy turn flawed. In the 18th and 19th

Re: [Callers] What dance is this?

Sent from my external brain > On Oct 6, 2016, at 2:44 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers > wrote: > > While we are at this, here is another untitled dance. I am not sure where I > collected it. > > Can anyone name it? > > a1 N B > a2 LL, Ladies Alle R 1 1/2

Re: [Callers] Wrist-Lock Stars

John, Somewhere south of Asheville and leading west possibly into the lower Midwest, is the land of hands across stars. They are standard in Atlanta, the heart of hands-across-land. Andrea Sent from my external brain > On Oct 10, 2016, at 8:37 AM, Dave Casserly via Callers >

Re: [Callers] Another vote for "jets" and "rubies"

Really Angela? Huge numbers are offended by "gents/ladies"? I'll happily call with whatever the community uses, though I may avoid a community using lead/follow as I think it perniciously encourages passivity in half the dancers, which I object to. And I was vocal in earlier discussions

Re: [Callers] Another vote for "jets" and "rubies"

of the > dances who don't come because of the terms. > > I call at both genderfree and traditional dances. Seriously, I do not > understand this pushback we are getting for discussion of role terms for > *genderfree* dances. This isn't some existential threat to non-genderfree

Re: [Callers] Does this dance already exist?

Hi Esther, If anyone has not mentioned it, I feel there is a kink in the flow trying to go from a petronella to a chain. As you spin R, it is the left hand which feels available as you face the set because your body has been rotating clockwise, even as it move CCW around the minor set. So

Re: [Callers] Does this dance already exist?

spin that it > tires people. > >> On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:48 PM, Andrea Nettleton via Callers >> <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: >> >> Hi Esther, >>If anyone has not mentioned it, I feel there is a kink in the flow trying >> to go

Re: [Callers] Poise points (WAS: Does this dance already exist?)

g up > of a spring that you then unleash in the other direction. Some dances that > look as if they have good flow end up having so much clockwise spin that it > tires people. > > On Apr 10, 2017, at 5:48 PM, Andrea Nettleton via Callers > <callers@lists.sharedweight.n

Re: [Callers] New Dance: Dirty Rotten Double Crosser

The timing of the cross trail here is not dissimilar to that in Joel's in the Kitchen by Sue Rosen, (to give an example of a x trail where you pass across, pass up and down to the next) where you Bal, X trail, (8), then Sw a new N (8). Because it's a Sw, there is some fudging. If one is late,

[Callers] Self flagellation

I'm sure every caller has been there, just as every dancer was once new and stumbling, and no matter how long we've been doing it, every one of us will make mistakes. You will take stock, and try to note patterns and correct them. But striving for perfect is never going to result in being

[Callers] Balancing left in a wave

Hi Maia, A balance, ideally, is first toward, then away from, the dancer with whom one is about to interact, and even better if it is in, then against, the flow of movement. Even better if the choreography does the work for you by flowing into the balance. In this particular dance, you have

[Callers] Preschool dances

Luke, The age range you describe actually has extremely variable abilities. A three year old is just learning to control their body, likely cannot yet skip, or leap from one foot among the many as yet unlearned skills. A five year old is much more in control of both their body, and their

Re: [Callers] More substitute terms for the g-word

Hi everyone, Here we are once more, sharing our likes and dislikes, our preferred term (I’ve shared and still like whimsy, but look-see got my attention) of the moment. But why are we circling this wagon again? Though everyone is polite, and thankfully we haven’t begun to rehash whether

Re: [Callers] Hand Turns & Safety

Hi all, I’m going to add a controversial note. I also loathe the many poor allemandes I get, unweighted, awkward handed, arm pulled in like a chicken wing, what have you. As a MWSD, I have come to love the forearm allemande for arm turns. Callerlab made the switch some years ago, and at

Re: [Callers] Hand Turns & Safety

Hi all, I think that particular video is a poor example of what forearm turns can be. I can’t deny the potential for sweat, but, confession, my hands sweat like crazy anyway, and I seem to collect plenty of other people’s sweat in swings and courtesy turns, as it is. I disagree about weight.

Re: [Callers] Hand Turns & Safety

I think thumb pressure, even finger “pressure” has to be avoided and it’s avoidance taught thoroughly no matter the hold. I once had nerve pain for weeks after a cupped elbow hold in which that nerve going into the front inside of the elbow was deeply squashed by a zealously gripping digit, I

Re: [Callers] Callers Digest, Vol 61, Issue 9

en >> it and can't quite picture it. Or maybe send a link to a video that shows >> it? >> >> Of possible interest to some, one of the scenes portrayed on the Shield of >> Achilles in the Iliad shows youths and maidens dancing, "holding their hands >> on one