<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14720" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14719">Hello all! I've been meaning to chime in. Don't think anyone has mentioned this one. I would consider Beneficial Tradition by Dan Pearl has having an unusual sequence. A friend used the exact same words, gimmicky, when I called it. That term hadn't occurred to me until he mentioned it. Anyway, here it is and a youtube link:</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14795" dir="ltr"><span></span><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14814" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14856">Becket, double progression</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14942" dir="ltr"><span></span><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14944" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14943">A1 Ladies alle L 1.0 to form a wavy line; Bal wave, swing P</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14941" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14975">A2 Circle L 3/4, N swing</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14945" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14946">B1 Ladies chain, LLFB</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14917" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14916">B2 straight across with opposite sex, pull by left, face in (4)</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14982" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14981">on slight right diagonal, with same sex, pull by right, face in (4)</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14984" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14983">straight across, with opposite sex pull by left, face in (4)</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14995" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14994">on slight right diagonal with same sex, pull by right, face in (4)</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15008" dir="ltr"><span></span><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15009" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15010">The author advises: This one needs strong, clear four-beat phrases in B2. More driving or exuberant and not mysterious or in a minor key.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15318" dir="ltr"><span></span><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15312" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15311">I think Brian Hamshar did an excellent job teaching this dance.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14997" dir="ltr"><span></span><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_14783" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15247" face="Arial" size="2"><a id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15272" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvB0RCB-QIw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvB0RCB-QIw</a> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15280"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Bob Green via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com" <trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Caller's discussion list <callers@sharedweight.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, March 19, 2016 12:48 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Callers] [trad-dance-callers] Novelty & Gimmick Contras<br> </font></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15246" style="display: block;"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15245" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15244" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15243"><br><div id="yiv5405008798"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15242"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15241" dir="ltr"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15240"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15239"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15238"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15237"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15236"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15235"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15234"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym18_1_1458414309114_15271">Here are a few....<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>Unusual Formations:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><b>Missionary Men </b>("proper Becket") by Jim Hemphill - <a href="http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/443-mission-men" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/443-mission-men</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><b>Maple & Cedar </b>(partners at the corners) by Bob Green - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQBj-zyKjnA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQBj-zyKjnA</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><b>Wes Side Story </b>(Becket mixer) by Bob Green - <a href="http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/445-wes-side-story" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/445-wes-side-story</a><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none">Unusual moves:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><b>Shaker Buddha </b>(double back dip) by Norm Stewart & Bob Green - <a href="http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/444-shaker-buddha" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/444-shaker-buddha</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><b>Seesaw Surfer </b>(courtesy fling) by Jim Hwnphill - <a href="http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/206-seesaw-surfer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect">http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-modern/206-seesaw-surfer</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>Enjoy!<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>Bob Green<br clear="none"><div><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div><div class="yiv5405008798gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv5405008798gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 1:13 PM, Rich Sbardella <a href="mailto:richsbardella@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:richsbardella@gmail.com">richsbardella@gmail.com</a> [trad-dance-callers] <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com">trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv5405008798gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;">
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<div></div><div dir="ltr">Here I am with another question. I learn so much from these threads.<div><br clear="none"></div><div>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.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Maybe Ovals, Wholeset Promenades, Old-Timey square dance moves?</div><div>Two of my favorites are "Hot Buttered Rolls" and "Roll Over Johannes"</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Rich Sbardella</div><div>Stafford, CT</div></div>
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