[Callers] Re: Spilled Milk analysis (was Re: Do you add a 'do anything' move into a contra? OR other playful strategies? :) )

Hi Jim and all, This dance intrigued me and I thought I'd try and use a program I wrote ages ago to analyse it. It proved a bit tricky until I realized that the dance really begins with Shadow Bal and Swing. Starting with P Bal and Swing might be what confuses the dancers. Of course as it

[Callers] Re: Spilled Milk analysis (was Re: Do you add a 'do anything' move into a contra? OR other playful strategies? :) )

Jacqui, I think there are two rules for the robins to handle the end effects: (1) When the dance calls for you to swing or allemande someone on the side of the set (regardless of whether they're described as a "partner" or as a "neighbor") and there isn't someone in the appropriate position on

[Callers] Re: Potentially dumb question not quite about calling

edit: you know what? I'm probably conflating sharedweight with the pourparler archives, that *are* linked to the listserve emails...apologies. On 2/25/23, Amy Cann wrote: > I'm in the midst of changing my email for the first time in twenty two > years > > (I've had invasive surgery that was

[Callers] Re: Spilled Milk analysis (was Re: Do you add a 'do anything' move into a contra? OR other playful strategies? :) )

Jim I found your analysis to be interesting but it didn’t get to a summation that I was hoping to read- what is it that Robins should do at the end of the set to ensure that they get back into the dance? What are the teaching tips for end effects? Thanks! Jacqui > On Feb 25, 2023, at 16:58,

[Callers] Re: Spilled Milk analysis (was Re: Do you add a 'do anything' move into a contra? OR other playful strategies? :) )

I think I need either a martini or a cigarette after reading this. Maybe both. Well done, Jim! On 2/25/23, jim saxe via Contra Callers wrote: > Colin Hume wrote, regarding the dance No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk, by > Chris Weiler: > >> I called this last night, and one woman said she spent

[Callers] Spilled Milk analysis (was Re: Do you add a 'do anything' move into a contra? OR other playful strategies? :) )

Colin Hume wrote, regarding the dance No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk, by Chris Weiler: > I called this last night, and one woman said she spent the whole dance around > the end of the set and couldn't get out of > it, and she said a woman at the other end was in the same situation. I >

[Callers] Re: Do you add a 'do anything' move into a contra? OR other playful strategies? :)

> On 5 Feb 2023, at 18:20, Maia McCormick via Contra Callers > wrote: > One of my faves in this niche is No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk, by Chris > Weiler. I called this last night, and one woman said she spent the whole dance around the end of the set and couldn't get out of it, and she

[Callers] Re: Do you add a 'do anything' move into a contra? OR other playful strategies? :)

One night in Nelson it was someone named - I think - Larry's birthday. I was calling a generic dance with a generic "First gent + second lady do something for 8 beats that makes them swap sides" moment. (I don't remember what the exact original move was - maybe allemande R 1&1/2?) but Larry

[Callers] Re: Questions about It's a Pirate's Life for Me

Hi Emily, When walking through the A1 of Nathaniel Jack's "A Pirate's Life for Me" I find it helpful to explain the "Pass thru, Robin's take left hands and turn 1/4, Larks attach on to the end of the short wave across" before naming it Pass the Ocean. For the Larks, the Rory O'more trade places

[Callers] Potentially dumb question not quite about calling

I'm in the midst of changing my email for the first time in twenty two years (I've had invasive surgery that was more fun) and could use a hand -- the various resources/archives/boxes/files we regularly link to on here -- any warnings on which ones I'll need to re-register/sign in/update? I'm

[Callers] Re: Do you add a 'do anything' move into a contra? OR other playful strategies? :)

> On 5 Feb 2023, at 18:20, Maia McCormick via Contra Callers > > wrote: > > > Mixers—especially ones that actually have some choreographic complexity to > them—can also be fun! One of my faves in this niche is No Use Crying Over > Spilled Milk

[Callers] Re: Do you add a 'do anything' move into a contra? OR other playful strategies? :)

Hi Emily, It's not exactly what you're looking for, but I've started pointing out in the walkthru where flourishes could ADD to the dance, or take away from it by making the setup for the next move more awkward (like the clap after petronella when hands are used in the next move) For instance,

[Callers] Re: Questions about It's a Pirate's Life for Me

On 2023-02-25 12:21 p.m., Emily Addison via Contra Callers wrote: Hi folks, Hi Emily, For those who call It's a Pirate's Life for Me, I'm wondering if you might be able to help with a few questions? 1. I don't have language for describing the A1 very well. Uhh, the A1 is "Neighbor

[Callers] Questions about It's a Pirate's Life for Me

Hi folks, For those who call It's a Pirate's Life for Me, I'm wondering if you might be able to help with a few questions? 1. I don't have language for describing the A1 very well. I get what's happening for sure but I think there could be little tricks to help cue dancers in flowing through

[Callers] Re: Do you add a 'do anything' move into a contra? OR other playful strategies? :)

Hi All, Thanks so much Jacqui, Maia, and Joe for chiming in on playful strategies and dances. I'm sorry I didn't write back sooner but this was JUST the kind of stuff I was looking for. I love these types of moments as a dancer and would like to bring more of them to the dance floor as a caller.