[Callers] Calling a Halloween dance tonight? Try this circle mixer...

Michael Barraclough via Callers callers at lists.sharedweight.net
Sun Oct 30 01:16:25 PDT 2016


Grrrl Band were playing for me in Tuscon. They used John Kirkpatrick's
tune Jump At The Sun. Definitely spooky.
Michael Barraclough
www.michaelbarraclough.com

-- 
On Sat, 2016-10-29 at 18:10 -0400, Jacob or Nancy Bloom via Callers
wrote:
> Here's a link to the sheet music for the tune that was used for
> Alfred Hitchcock Presents, in case you want to have it for your
> musicians.  It's called, "Funeral March of a Marionette."
> 
> http://makingmusicfun.net/pdf/sheet_music/march-of-the-marionette-pia
> no.pdf
> 
> Jacob
> 
> On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 12:53 PM, Amy Cann via Callers 
> .sharedweight.net> wrote:
> > I try and call the dances of Rich Blazej whenever I can and this
> > one's a Halloween favorite, re-done as "Werewolves and Zombies".
> > 
> > Garfield's Escape -- circle of couples PLUS ONE EXTRA in the center
> > (Garfield)
> > 
> > A1  All into the center EIGHT steps and back, menacing the Garfield
> > A2  Circle left, circle right
> > 
> > B1  Women (werewolves) promenade single file to the right, while
> > men (zombies) "star" by the right -- each man puts his right hand
> > on right shoulder of the man in front - including Garfield. 
> > 
> > B2  Caller hollers "Escape!" ("Boo!", or maybe "Braaaiiins") and
> > all men run to the outside and swing with a woman in the outer
> > circle. A new Garfield remains in the center.
> > 
> > Rich himself named this after Garfield the comic-strip cat, way
> > back when he was cynical and funny (the cat, not Rich).
> > "The single man remaining at the end of the dance is entitled to a
> > pan of lasagna and some fresh kitty litter".
> > 
> > My favorite normal tune for this is the minor jig Coleraine, played
> > at a slightly slower lurch-y tempo, but if I'm lucky the band'll do
> > the Alfred Hitchcock theme.
> > 
> > Have fun, just thought I'd share -- and I'd love to hear how it
> > goes if you do it, and what variations emerge.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Amy
> > 
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