<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Here it is. </span> Don’t ask me how the original goes, I don’t have it. I just have this noted as “Nil’s adaptation”. Maybe Nil's mentioned that he adapted it back in 2014 when I first danced it. It is rather circular but both couples do rest 16 beats at different times.</b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><b style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><b style="font-size: 14px;" class="">High Voltage Gypsy - as adapted by Nils Fredland</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">John Combs</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Type: Contra</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Formation: Duple-Improper</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Music: Reels</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77); min-height: 11px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">A1 -----------</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">* * * 1’s take note of who your N’s are * * *</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">(16) 2’s Rt Sh Round & Sw in middle WHILE</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">-----------</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">(6) 1’s pull by & go down the outside</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">(2) Turn around</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">(6) 1’s return up the set</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">(2) Star through w/P across, face N’s (ladies LH, gents RH)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">A2 -----------</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">(8) Circle Left 1x</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">(8) N DSD 1x</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">B1 -----------</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">(16) N B&Sw</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">B2 -----------</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">(16) 1’s B&Sw in middle, end facing each other</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77); min-height: 11px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(81, 81, 77);" class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class="">Jacqui Grennan</div><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 7, 2019, at 1:21 PM, Luke Donforth <<a href="mailto:luke.donev@gmail.com" class="">luke.donev@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">I'll second Indigo Silk. Not familiar with the second one. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I wrote one a while ago that does use the ubiquitous 1/2 figure 8. But also borrows from things like David Kaynor's Open Doors</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">Simply Left in Wisconsin</div><div class="">by Luke Donforth</div><div class="">Contra/Proper/Int</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">A1 -----------</div><div class="">PROPER</div><div class="">(8) Circle Right 3/4</div><div class="">As couple with same role neighbor </div><div class="">(8) See-Saw opposite role couple</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">A2 -----------</div><div class="">(16) Partner balance and swing</div><div class="">B1 -----------</div><div class="">(8) Ladies Chain across</div><div class="">(8) Ones half Figure eight up the set</div><div class="">B2 -----------</div><div class="">(8) Long lines, forward and back</div><div class="">(8) Circle Left 1X</div><div class="">turn and face new neighbors</div></div></div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 5:13 PM QuiAnn2 via Callers <<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net" class="">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I have enjoyed Indigo Silk by Lynn Ackerson and High Voltage Gypsy by John Combs as taught by Nils Fredland. And you could always do Rory O’ More! :-)<br class="">
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> On Mar 4, 2019, at 1:50 PM, Don Veino via Callers <<a href="mailto:callers@lists.sharedweight.net" target="_blank" class="">callers@lists.sharedweight.net</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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> Hi,<br class="">
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> I've been assigned the opening slot at this year's 2019 New England Folk Festival (NEFFA) for my session:<br class="">
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> "Keepin' It Proper Contras - It's not all about improper contras! Dances from times past to the present set in a proper form."<br class="">
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> Soooo... what proper dances have you found to be particular favorites with dancers and amenable in a large hall "some experience" (non-advanced dancer) setting? I'd appreciate your suggestions.<br class="">
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> Thanks,<br class="">
> Don<br class="">
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div>-- <br class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class="">Luke Donforth<br class=""><a href="mailto:Luke.Donev@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">Luke.Donforth@gmail.com</a><br class=""></div></div>
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