<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div><br></div><div>Since no one has mentioned it yet, Paul Rosenberg's book Peel The Banana is another excellent source. </div><div><br></div><div>I'll be getting in touch with Sister Mary Joseph after I get back home tomorrow.</div><div><br></div><div>Jacob</div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:75%;color:#575757">Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device</div></div><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: "P. Campbell via Callers" <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> <br>Date:07/15/2015 9:33 AM (GMT-05:00) <br>To: Colin Hume <colin@colinhume.com> <br>Cc: Sister Mary Joseph <smjmicm2004@gmail.com>,Callers List <callers@sharedweight.net> <br>Subject: Re: [Callers] Help for a caller <br><br>I agree - the dances she's leading are what I call "community dances" and I've also emailed her separately with some suggestions of mainly whole set dances and circle, square, & other formations that are family-friendly.<br><br>Marion Rose also has some great books with CDs; the series is called Step Lively (Canadian).<br><br>Patricia<br><br>countrydancecaller@gmail.com<br>www.countrydancecaller.com<br><br><br>Sent from my iPhone<br><br>> On Jul 15, 2015, at 9:00 AM, Colin Hume via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:<br>> <br>>> On Tue, 14 Jul 2015 18:34:10 -0400, Sister Mary Joseph wrote:<br>>> I'm not sure if the dances I do know are even contras technically. <br>>> I am pretty much working with the families who come here to Mass<br>>> and am looking to add to the ten or so dances that they already<br>>> know. Here are a few of our dances.<br>>> <br>>> -The Virginia Reel<br>>> - The Bridge of Athlone<br>>> - Heel & Toe Polka<br>>> - Oh Suzanna<br>> <br>> No, they're not contras; they're English Barn Dance repertoire - <br>> though I'm not saying they're all dances from England; Bridge of <br>> Athlone comes from Ireland and Virginia Reel comes from America though <br>> the original was Sir Roger de Coverley which comes from England. <br>> Every Saturday night hundreds of callers in England will be teaching <br>> these at Barn Dances to people who may never have danced before: <br>> school PTAs, Weddings, Scout or Guide parents, etc.<br>> <br>> I recommend http://barndances.org.uk/ where Thomas Green which gives <br>> lots of good advice and instructions for lots of good dances.<br>> <br>> To find out what the terms mean, I recommend Hugh Stewart's book <br>> "Elements of English Country Dance" which you can find online at<br>> http://round.soc.srcf.net/dances/elements.htm<br>> <br>> Colin Hume<br>> <br>> Email colin@colinhume.com Web site http://www.colinhume.com<br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Callers mailing list<br>> Callers@lists.sharedweight.net<br>> http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net<br>_______________________________________________<br>Callers mailing list<br>Callers@lists.sharedweight.net<br>http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net<br></body>