On 2024-01-24 10:11 p.m., Maia McCormick via Contra Callers wrote:
> Late in a regular evening dance a caller recently threw in a contra with
larks and robins progressing in opposite directions or at different rates.
Although it was announced as a mixer, it was sufficiently unexpected that
On 2023-07-30 11:52 p.m., Amy Wimmer via Contra Callers wrote:
I'm pretty sure that Claude Ginsberg's tune, Oddville Cupola, is AABBCC.
Erik Weberg wrote his dance, "Ad Vielle," specifically to go with that tune,
though the dance is written in the usual AABB format.
'Oddville Cupola' is
A few people reported that the Caller's Box wasn't working today.
(It looks like the problem started at about midnight Eastern time.
Some kind of networking weirdness at ibiblio.)
It should be working now.
Thanks for the reports!
-Michael
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Contra
On 2023-07-23 3:01 a.m., Vicki Morrison via Contra Callers wrote:
Berkeley Bind by Erik Hoffman
Berkeley Bind is similar to Seth's mystery dance,
but they differ in a couple spots:
In A2, Berkeley Bind has "Circle left" rather than "Long lines".
In B1, it has "Balance" rather than "DSD".
On 2023-07-22 10:42 a.m., Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers wrote:
Hello hive mind and happy Saturday.
Hiya Seth.
What is the name (and author) of this dance?
A1: Neighbor balance and Swing
A2: Long lines; Larks/Gents allemande left 1.5
B1: Partner DSD and Swing
B2: Circle left 3 places,
On 2023-06-29 10:07 p.m., Emily Addison via Contra Callers wrote:
Hi folks :)
As a dancer, I remember loving the feel of waves lines that balance forward
and back. However, I don't have any dances that specifically call for that.
Might you have suggestions of dances that specifically call
On 2023-05-14 6:04 p.m., jim saxe via Contra Callers wrote:
[...]
The tune in this video of large band playing at the 2011 Northwest Folklife Festival in
Seattle is "The Telephone Tune", played at about 113 to 114 BPM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCTKRMyp0GI
Unfortunately, the NW
On 2023-04-14 8:45 a.m., Jerome Grisanti via Contra Callers wrote:
Hello Friends,
I have called a dance that I cannot now find, it included a petronella turn
to the right and one to the left. I liked it because the unusual direction
is different for experienced dancers while easy for newish
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
On 2023-01-11 10:42 p.m., Joe Harrington via Contra Callers wrote:
[Thanks] for the idea of using spiral-bound cards rather than drilling my own.
Now I might actually do it...
Isaac, try Staples: [...]
Note that for edge-notched cards, you need a fairly sturdy card stock to
survive
On 2023-01-11 12:44 a.m., Joe Harrington via Contra Callers wrote:
I heard recently (I believe from Angela DeCarlis) of a mechanical sorting
system based on the Jacquard loom concept that became the Hollerith punched
card system. I've never seen it in use. Does anyone do this?
See
On 2023-01-01 11:53 a.m., Julian Blechner via Contra Callers wrote:
A dance this past Friday had a balance partner on the side, square Thru 4
and got me thinking:
Do people know any dances with a grand R+L for the set, like 3,33-33, but
with partner and 2 shadows?
I checked Caller's Box, no
On 2022-12-06 2:16 a.m., Michael Fuerst via Contra Callers wrote:
I've written two, but wonder if anyone know of others?
The Caller's Box currently has 165:
On 2022-10-18 9:26 a.m., Michael Dyck wrote:
In The Caller's Box, searching for Formation = "Four Facing Four"
and Figures match "long lines", I get 10 hits:
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/?formation=Four+Facing+Four_lines=long+lines
Whoops, that should be:
On 2022-10-18 9:02 a.m., Tony Parkes via Contra Callers wrote:
... “long lines forward and back” ... is so unusual in 4x4s (in fact, I
don’t think I’ve encountered it before)
In The Caller's Box, searching for Formation = "Four Facing Four"
and Figures match "long lines", I get 10 hits:
On 2022-10-12 1:51 p.m., Tepfer, Seth via Contra Callers wrote:
Hey callers and dance-choreographic-encyclopedic-knowledgeable people*
Last Friday I needed a transitionary dance at the last second. We had many
more first time contra dancers than I was expecting. I wanted something a
bit more
On 2022-07-08 10:18 a.m., playford1651--- via Contra Callers wrote:
Hi,
Does anybody recognise this dance:-
Duple minor, improper, double progression
Star right all the way, star left halfway, balance neighbour.
Swing neighbour, promenade across set, cross trail.
Square through 2 changes,
On 2021-11-30 9:46 p.m., Cheryl Joyal via Contra Callers wrote:
Could you share the cards for
Apples and chocolate
That one's visible in The Caller's Box:
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=10266
Becky’s Brouhaha
For that one, we don't have permission to show
[Replying to the list since there might be others in the same boat,
and the Subject might draw them here.]
On 2021-08-20 4:39 p.m., The Witful Turnip via Contra Callers wrote:
Not long ago, someone posted a really helpful note to this list about how to
remove all the HTML code crap that comes
On 2021-02-17 3:52 p.m., Folk Dance via Contra Callers wrote:
Your first point of call should probably be the singlets on The Callers Box
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https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/?title===Singlet=_lines=_mode=all_given_lines=_mode=any_any
Thanks for the shout-out! In fact, The
On 2019-12-12 7:35 p.m., Kalia Kliban via Contra Callers wrote:
This dance appears in the RPLDW syllabus from 1990, transcribed from the
previously-taped calling of Ralph Page. It's a triple minor (1s) improper
contra. The notes are pretty minimal:
"Allemande left 1-1/2
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