I always describe a gypsy as being just like a dos à dos, but face to
face, instead of back to back.
As that is the case, why not use French again. As "dos à dos" means
back to back, why not use "face à face" which means face to face?
Pronunciation would probably be difficult for those who don't
The Ralph Page Dance Legacy weekend will be on the weekend of January
15-17, 2016 in the Memorial Union Building at the University of New
Hampshire.
Come and join us for a great weekend of dance, music, and dance
history. We even expect Ralph Page, himself, to join us briefly for a
few dances.
I would depend on whether this were for experienced callers or new
callers trying it out for the first (or second...) time.
With experienced callers you can ask them to call an easy introductory
dance at the beginning, an energetic dance midterm, or a slower dance
for a wind down at the end. With
Woodie got it right. Talk with the B Most everyone would much
prefer the dances to be fun for everyone, rather than more complicated
and difficult dances that fail with all the beginners. Just be sure
you have a good band who can keep a strong beat and great tunes.
For the grand march have the B
I usually try to separate the courtesy turn from the chain. A courtesy
turn is used in a number of moves, including R through, and a
promenade. Practice that first with your partner. Man backs up and the
woman gores forward, with arms around your partner's back. .Remember
to stop facing the right
How about an answer to the question, Can contra callers who don't sing call
squares, if so, how?
On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 3:02 PM, Tony Parkes via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> [Posted to Shared Weight callers’ list and trad-dance-callers list,
> simultaneously but separately
Any recommendations for a dance on Monday, Nov. 14, a day when the moon
will be the closest it's been in 70 years? We'll want to celebrate then,
I'm sure, at the Nelson dance! For a syzygy, if for no other reason!!
A day we'll want to celebrate, I'm sure.
I agree with much of what you say, Tony. In response to your question, "Do
we really want to go down that road?", we have clearly already done that.
In reality, there are still many, relatively parallel contra dance roads,
some a little rougher than others.
We have not yet reached the point that
I have 4 categorizes for my dances in my card box.:
1. Easy contras
2. Medium difficulty contras
3. Hardest contras.
4. Triplets, circles, scatter mixers, etc.
Each dance clearly states the type: proper, improper, becket, etc. at the
top of the card.
The thing that I can't do, but sometimes
Perhaps you must take a "Trip to ... somewhere" and then write a dance to
celebrate the fact?
On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 3:58 PM, Don Veino via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Silly question of the day: is there some expectation/standard for what a
> "Trip to ..." dance contains
In the recent "easy dances" thread there was a brief discussion about
attracting attention and keeping dancers quiet enough to hear the walk
through, using humor.
what tricks/words do you use to get people laughing (and therefore paying
attention)? Here are a couple of things that I use. I find
Two questions. First I collected the following dance long ago. Does anyone know
the author and title?
Becket formation.
A1: Circle L 3/4
Flatten circle to wavy line or 4, woman in middle.
Balance wave. W alla main L 1 x.
A2: N Bal & Swing.
B1: Circle L 3/4
Flatten circle
I’d make sure that the dancers had already successfully danced every other move
in the dance you want to call with contra corners. That way you could focus on
the contra corners and the dancers would understand where they would be at the
beginning and end of the move.
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> On
I like Rory O’More, but Money Musk and Chorus Jig are probably the most often
danced (and perhaps most favorite) proper dances.
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> On Mar 4, 2019, at 6:27 PM, Gregory Frock via Callers
> wrote:
>
> Something new perhaps? I wrote this recently, trying to avoid the
Sometime over past year someone use liveBPM at the Nelson Monday night dances a
few times. It was interesting to see that the beat per minute varied quite a
bit depending on musicians, dancers, the caller, and particular dance. They
varied from a low in the 80’s up to about 125.
And, yes, the
A question for the group on dance transportation. Has any dance organization
tried to get an auto charging station or stations installed at or near dance
locations?
Rich.
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> On Oct 8, 2019, at 9:16 AM, Isaac Banner via Callers
> wrote:
>
> Hey Jeff,
>
> Not **us**
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