[Callers] Looking for non-mixer dances for kids (age 4-10)

[Luke Donforth]

Thanks Kalia, I think I did write that back in 2014.

I called it Circsplosion, and originally had a two hand turn one way, and
then back the other way; but DSD and then turn seems nice too.

Might have been independently created; but you can blame me for it ;-)
Glad it's been useful for you.

On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 11:46 PM Kalia Kliban via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> One resource that Luke didn't mention which I have found very useful is
> Thomas Green's barn dance website:
> https://barndances.org.uk/
> You can sort by formation, level of difficulty, dance name, etc.  I've
> gotten a lot of goodies here.
>
> A dance that I picked up a few years back (and thought was by Luke but
> apparently it isn't) and have gotten a lot of use out of is Circle
> Shuffle.  I call it Middle Muddle, and now have no idea who wrote it.
> Works well for adults too.
> A1 (8) Partner Do-si-do
>        (8) Partner two hand turn
> A2  (8) Circle left
>       (8)  Circle right
> B1 (8) Into middle/out
>        (8) Into middle/out
> B2 Promenade through the middle of the circle to a new spot.
>
> If your group is on the large side, you may want to change it to
> B1 Into the middle and back, then all promenade through the middle to
> the other side (the chaos of which will extend all the way through B2).
> If your group is a little better at sorting themselves out, then the
> extra into the middle and back as written might fit just fine.
>
> On 5/15/2019 6:45 AM, Luke Donforth via Callers wrote:
> > Hi Charles,
> >
> > I'm tweaking the subject line slightly to help the next person find this
> > in the archive ;-)
> > As Bree Kalb mentioned, Linda Leslie has a wonderful collection.
> > <http://lindalesliecaller.contracorner.com/dances/very-easy-dances.html>
> >
> > There are also a lot of resources available at New England Dancing
> Masters:
> > https://dancingmasters.com/shop/
> > a lot of those books are geared at school programs, and I think would
> > work well for you.
> >
> > *Other people's dances:*
> >
> > Heel Toe Polka:
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46K4V6xmOww
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yHDJSpy9H0
> > I hadn't seen it with the clapping version, but these were the top hits
> > on YouTube.
> > You could get rid of the "pass through" and make it go back the other
> way.
> >
> > Les Saluts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt31bYsU5BY (note: AAB tune)
> >
> > Kings & Queens (from the NEDM books, written by Peter Amidon)
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmiKhGl59xM
> ...
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