[Callers] Holiday contras - BEG/EASY

[Tom Hinds via Callers]

Rich,

Good point.  I'm always on the look out for new material.  Do you  
have any in mind?

Come to think of it, JIngle Bells can be used as a singing square and  
for contras too.

Tom

On Dec 6, 2016, at 9:15 AM, Rich Sbardella wrote:

> Tina, If you investigate Square Dance singing calls, many, many  
> have been arranged into 32 bar tunes, and many are appropriate for  
> contra dance with a slight tempo adjustment.
> Rich
>
> On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 9:08 AM, Tom Hinds via Callers  
> <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> It's not my cup of tea but Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer could  
> be used as a singing square or in a contra medley.
>
> On Dec 5, 2016, at 11:49 PM, Tina Fields via Callers wrote:
>
> The year I called the No Snow Ball in the SF Bay Area, Hillbillies  
> from Mars agreed to include I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus as one  
> tune in a set. I sang it after dancers got their flow going, and it  
> went great.
>
> I like Alan's idea of including not only holiday tunes but bad  
> holiday puns as alt dance titles. That way, you can choose  
> excellent dances and still get your holiday theme on.
>
> I also look forward to hearing more ideas here. Have fun!
> Tina
>
>
> On Saturday, December 3, 2016 David Harding via Callers  
> <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> I'm interested in familiar holiday tunes that work for contras. I know
> I've danced to Jingle Bells a couple of times (as Alan suggested), and
> think I remember doing a mixer to Gloria in Excelsis Deo. Any other  
> ideas?
>
> David
>
>
> On 12/2/2016 6:10 PM, Winston, Alan P. via Callers wrote:
> Claire --
>
> In my experience, choosing dances because their titles fit a
> particular theme isn't the best way to make programs.
>
> For Christmas holiday dances I'm used to bands slipping familiar
> holiday tunes into their regular sets. (Jingle Bells fits in nicely as
> a bouncy tune. Several carols can be played as waltzes.) You can also
> playfully alter the names of dances you'd want to call anyway to make
> them fit the theme.
>
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