[Callers] Fw: Novelty & Gimmick Contras

[Rich Sbardella via Callers]

Mac,
That is really what I was thinking of.
Unique or seldom used figures.  (I call Roll Over Johannes with a rip 'n
snort.)
Add to that unusual sequences and progressions.
Rich

On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Mac Mckeever via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> I don't think of those as novelty - but more dances with unique or seldom
> used figures
>
> A couple that come to mind without digging too deep
>
> Gold Star Wednesday - by Dale Wilson - has a square dance figure that I
> have not seen in any other contra
> Deep Well by Kathy Anderson - unique way to get into a star
> Down by the Riverside - Melony Axle Lute - fun 3 face 3
> A Valentine Surprise - Eric Hoffman - recently posted on this group - has
> large set prominade
>
> Mac McKeever
>
>
>
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> *Subject:* [Callers] Novelty & Gimmick Contras
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> Here I am with another question.  I learn so much from these threads.
>
> What are some easy, but good, novelty, or gimmick contras.  To elaborate,
> I mean contras that have unusual moves, or contras that use basic moves in
> unusual ways.
>
> Maybe Ovals, Wholeset Promenades, Old-Timey square dance moves?
> Two of my favorites are "Hot Buttered Rolls" and "Roll Over Johannes"
>
> Rich Sbardella
> Stafford, CT
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