Re: [Callers] Feeling old and creaky. Recommend some "youth"?

[Maia McCormick via Callers]

Oh gosh, this is an interesting question because as a young dancer/caller,
I suppose I'm sort of like the fish who asks "what's water?" but for what
it's worth, a few moves that I can think of as particularly popular with me
and my cohort are box circulates, mad robins, and pousettes, as well as a
good circle right. Maybe square through and Rory O'Moore make this list as
well.

A few dances I'd recommend: Folklike Frolic
 by Lindsey Dono, Playground Stomp
 by Ron
Blechner, A Thing of Trust  by Chris Page,
or my own Barack Me Obamadeus
, Neighbor
Neighbor On the Wall
,
or Violet
Ice  (the latter is
a set up in difficulty but also was quiet literally written to be a
cool-hip-young-people dance, so do with that what you will).

You can of course get more where these came from by looking at stuff from
the younger choreographer crowd -- in addition to the folks who wrote the
above dances, Yoyo Zhou  comes
to mind as one of that demographic. I'm sure there are others that I'm
blanking on at the moment. I've also  yet to dance a boring Rick Mohr
 dance.

Let me know if you want any more specific recommendations!

Best of luck,
Maia

On Fri, Nov 2, 2018 at 4:26 PM Amy Cann via Callers <
callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Hi all. I'm heading in to Boston this weekend to call a double bill for
> BIDA -- family dance for an hour, then potluck, then the regular Sunday
> evening.
>
> It's intergenerational, leans young/collegiate, uses "Larks/Ravens" (just
> found this out) and is in general all things hip.
>
> I am staring at my cards and feeling... Ralph Page-y. Out of date.
> Wa too many proper dances. Not enough "cool moves".
>
> Old fashioned.
>
> Help me?
>
> What's your current dance that adapts well to gender-role-free, has an
> interesting "hook", isn't too hard, keeps everyone moving, and in general
> comes across as "cool"?
>
> Low mental piece count, but interesting pieces?
>
> Contras, sicilians, circles all welcome. Also links to any past threads on
> here w/ a similar focus.
>
> I'm going to go drink my Postum.
>
> Amy
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[Callers] Feeling old and creaky. Recommend some "youth"?

[Amy Cann via Callers]

Hi all. I'm heading in to Boston this weekend to call a double bill for
BIDA -- family dance for an hour, then potluck, then the regular Sunday
evening.

It's intergenerational, leans young/collegiate, uses "Larks/Ravens" (just
found this out) and is in general all things hip.

I am staring at my cards and feeling... Ralph Page-y. Out of date.
Wa too many proper dances. Not enough "cool moves".

Old fashioned.

Help me?

What's your current dance that adapts well to gender-role-free, has an
interesting "hook", isn't too hard, keeps everyone moving, and in general
comes across as "cool"?

Low mental piece count, but interesting pieces?

Contras, sicilians, circles all welcome. Also links to any past threads on
here w/ a similar focus.

I'm going to go drink my Postum.

Amy
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