[Callers] What dance is this?

[David A Kaynor via Callers]

Hi Everyone,

Bill is correct:  Cherokee Shuffle is an entirely different dance.

The dance in question is one of those great blue-collar contras which were somewhat dismissively referred to as “glossary dances” by some of the bigwigs of the late 20th century.  Unsurprisingly, it seems to have been independently composed by a number of people, me included.  My composition came together on the occasion of Matthew Justin Kenney’s birth however many years ago that was (he is now entering college).  When I walked it through at my old Greenfield dance (at which Stuart Kenney played bass and banjo in the Greenfield Dance Band) for the first time, explained its inspiration, and asked the crowd what I ought to call it, someone shouted out “Matthew Just in Time”.  And it stuck.

I suspect that as time goes on and more and more people compose dances, there will be more occasions of independent composing of identical sequences.  

David

> On Oct 7, 2016, at 4:04 PM, Bill Olson via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> 
> Ummm... from David's web page:
> 
> Cherokee Shuffle
> Improper
>  
> A1 (facing up and down set) w/Ns, F & B; w/N, dos-a-dos; form circle
> A2 Bal. Circle; W/N, swing, end progressed
> B1  Gs LH turn 1/2; W/P, bal. & swing (12 beats)
> B2 Circle L 3/4; Circle Bal. 2x; W/P, California Twirl to swap places, face new Ns
> 
>  
> This is the 36 bar version to match the tune. I seem to remember the dance originally was Cir L x1, N DSD in A1 and in B1 the men turned half way to a wave across for the balance.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Callers <callers-bounces at lists.sharedweight.net> on behalf of Jim Williams via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 7, 2016 5:15 PM
> To: Aahz via Callers
> Subject: Re: [Callers] What dance is this?
>  
> Note how similar this dance is to David Kaynor's Cherokee Shuffle.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > On Oct 7, 2016, at 10:58 AM, Michael Dyck via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> > 
> >> On 16-10-06 02:08 PM, Maia McCormick via Callers wrote:
> >> Any insights?
> >> 
> >> A1: neighbor B&S
> >> A2: long lines
> >> gents alle. L 1 1/2
> >> B1: PB&S
> >> B2: circle L 3/4
> >> Bal. the ring, CA twirl to face new neighbors
> > 
> > That matches "California Twirl   No2" by Al Green:
> > http://www.dancing-without-a-care.me.uk/contras.html
> 
> Contras - Al Green - Al Green - dance caller - Home
> www.dancing-without-a-care.me.uk
> California Twirl-Duple improper A1 Neighbour dosado, neighbour swing A2 Down in 4s, turn as couples, return & bend the line B1 Right & left through, ladies chain
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > and also "Easy Peasy" by Diane Silver
> > in "Barely Legal: A Modest Collection of Modern Contra Dances".
> > 
> > -Michael
> > 
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