For those of you in the Boston area:
A New Callers Dance
Saturday, December 4th, 2-5pm
in Arlington, MA
Introducing callers:
Chris Weiler
Seth Seeger
Nathaniel Jack
Flyer:
http://www.seeger.ws/dec4_contradance.pdf
We hope that people can come and support us!
Thanks!
Chris
So sorry that I will be out of town on December 4th! Looks as though all of
you will have a great time....my best wishes to all of you: Seth, Chris, and
Nathaniel.
The program looks terrific! Two notes for Nathaniel, in "It's a Pirate's
Life..." At the A2, a pass through to a wave only takes 4 beats of the
music, then a wave balance (also 4 beats), and the Rory O'More spin (also 4
beats); this means there are 4 beats still left. The gent's allemande will
then start during the A2, rather than the beginning of the B1. So that
partner swing will be a nice long one (unless you put a Balance in there).
Also a question about American Gothic: Is the Mad Robin oriented toward your
neighbor (along), or toward your partner (across)? The pass through along at
the end of the dance makes me think that is with neighbor; otherwise, when
passing through, each dancer must turn to face partner in order to
accomplish the Mad Robin. I enjoy doing Mad Robins a lot! So your dance
intrigues me, so I want to understand it in the way you intended it. Thanks!
Linda Leslie
The Medway Contra Dance series will sponsor an Open Mike evening on
Saturday, March 5, 2005, 7:30 - 10:30 pm. This is the second of Medway's
open mike evenings that I have MC'd. The first evening was a great success,
and I am looking forward to even better results with participation from
members of this list!
The number of dances that each individual caller will lead depends upon
the number of participating callers. Last time we had four callers so each
participant called at least two dances.
My requests to participants are few: 1) Contact me if you're interested.
2) After contacting me, develop a list of three or four dances that you'd
like to call. I'll then edit the selections so that we have varied
choreography throughout the evening (for example, we don't want six of the
evening's dances to have a hey-for-four). 3) If possible, I'd like
participants to stay and dance for the whole evening, so that you can
support the other callers when they're at the microphone.
For over five years, I have very much enjoyed calling contras at Medway.
Medway is a small dance, held in a lovely hall. It is a true community
dance. Your dance choices should be at an easy to moderate dancing skill
level. The band will be Heathen Creek (this is a change from earlier posted
information).
If you enjoy calling at Medway, and Medway's dancers enjoy your calling,
I'm confident that the dance organizers will consider you for a full evening
of calling in next season's schedule.
For more information about the Medway dance, including the 2004-2005
schedule and directions to the hall, go to:
http://www.contradancelinks.com/medway.html
Please let me know if you'd like to call at Medway! .... Bob
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Robert Jon Golder
164 Maxfield Street robertgolder(a)comcast.net
New Bedford, MA 02740 (508) 999-2486 voice
Hi Everyone,
Below is our dance program for the New Caller's dance on Dec. 4th. We'd
be happy to answer any questions about how we arrived at this program.
Those of you who are coming to the dance can tell us how well it works
and see if we have to change it at all... 8^)
Chris
Dance sequences follow.
CHRIS
1) Forgotten Treasure (reels)
2) Love and Kisses Mixer (French Canadian reels)
3) The Carousel (reels)
4) Another Nice Combination (hot reels)
SETH
5) You're Already There (chunky jigs)
6) Roll 11 (reels)
7) Rockin Robin (zesty reels)
waltz
-------
hambo
SETH
8) Joel's in The Kitchen (driving, downbeat reels)
NATHANIEL
9) Chorus Jig
10) Pirates Life (groove jigs)
11) American Gothic (smooth reels)
12) Square Affair (hot reels)
Forgotten Treasure Beth Parkes DI
(16) B&S N (8) Down 4, as couples (8) Up, bend line (8) CL 3/4
(8) Sw P (8) F&B (8) LC 1/2
Love and Kisses Ted Sannella Circle Mixer
(4,12) B&S P
(8) W to center and back
(8) M to center turn around and come back to wavy ring
(4,4) Balance, P Allem L
(8) Corner DSD, give RH to corner (#1)
(16) #1 pull by R, #2 pull by L, #3 pull by R, #4 Allem L
#3 pull by R, #2 pull by L, #1 is new partner
Carousel, The Tom Hinds DI
(8) F&B (8) W Allem L 1-1/2 (16) Hey, P R (16) B&S P
(8) CL 3/4 (8) Sw N
Another Nice Combination Tom Hinds DI
(16) B&S N (orig Gyp and Sw) (8) CL 3/4, face P, pass thru
(8) DSD Shadow (16) B&S P (8) LC 1/2 (8) Star L
You¹re Already There LG DI
(4) Bal Wave X (R to N) (4) Al R N 3/4 to long ws, W face in (4) Bal (4)
Al R 3/4 to w X, M in ctr (16) B&S N (8) M Al L 1-1/2 (8) Sw P
(8) 1/2 Prom (R&L) (8) CL 3/4 pass, thru to new w
Roll Eleven Sue Rosen & Larry Jennings DI
(4) CL 1/2! (12) Sw N on other side (8) F&B (8) LC 1/2 to P make
a ring (4) Bal ring; (4) Roll N X (8) Catch P and Sw (8) 1/2 Prom
(8) CL 3/4, Calif Twirl
Rockin Robin Rick Mohr DI
(8) C Right once (8) Al L N once, M pull by R (16) Hey, P L
(16) B&S P (12) CL 1-1/4 (orig place) Hold on to P (4) Veer L,
veer R to next cple
Joel¹s in the Kitchen Sue Rosen B L1
(8) F&B (8) LC1/2 to N make a ring (8) Bal and Petronella Twirl
(8) Bal and Petronella Twirl now P is X from you (8) Bal and X Trail!
(pass R, pass L) P R, N L (8) Sw next N (8) CL 3/4 (8) Sw P
Chorus Jig Trad DP *
(8) 1s down outside (8) Up (8) 1s down middle, alone (8) is up,
cast off w/ same role (16) CC (16) 1s B&S end facing up and roll
down
A Pirate's Life for Me (Really Bad Eggs): (Improper) NJ
A1 4,12 Neighbor Bal + Swing
A2 8 Pass through to a wave
8 Balance the wave, Rory O'More spin R--BUT the men go past
N adn the oterh man--catch the other man by the L!
B1 4 Men Allemande left once
12 Partner Swing
B2 8 Ladies Dos a dos 1-1/2 in the center
8 Neighbor gypsy 3/4 to new neighbors
American Gothic: (Improper) NJ
A1 Mad Robin
Women Al left 1-1/2
A2 Star Promenade 1/2 (women in the center) w/ whirl
Men start 1/2 hey by right
B1 Partner Balance and Swing
B2 Long Lines F+B
Circle Left 3/4, Pass through to next
Square Affair Becky Hill B L1 X
(8) F&B (8) LC (8) Bal P, Pull by, Pull by N (8) Bal P, Pull by,
Pull by N (16) B&S Next N (8) CL 3/4 (8) Sw P
That's a great question. I've gotten into many discussions about this
very issue. I think that your first example is the one to go with. Just
for fun, go down the hall with a partner and keep your joined hands down
during beats1 through 6. Then, on beats 7 and 8, turn as a couple.
You'll probably find that allowing 2 beats to turn as a couple is
rushed. So I think of turning as a couple as a 4 beat move. Turning
alone in 2 beats works but I'd still call it on 5-8. Calling in fours
fits the music nicely and sounds good.
Tom
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> Subject: [Callers] Timing on calling a 4 in line down the hall
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> Hey all,
>
> We sat down today and programmed our dance on Dec. 4th.
> (http://www.seeger.ws/dec4_contradance.pdf)
>
> We're all pretty excited. I was going through my dances tonight doing a
> little thinking ahead and realized that I'm not sure about timing the
> calls for a 4 in line down the hall. Do you time the call to end on the
> 6th beat to encourage dancers to use the final 2 beats to turn around,
> or do you time it to end on the eighth beat?
>
> Beat - Call
> 5 - Down the
> 6 - Hall
> 7 - 4 in
> 8 - Line
> 1 -
> 2 -
> 3 -
> 4 -
> 5 - Turn as a
> 6 - Couple
> 7 - C'mon
> 8 - Back
>
> Or:
> 5 - Down the
> 6 - Hall
> 7 - 4 in
> 8 - Line
> 1 -
> 2 -
> 3 -
> 4 -
> 5 -
> 6 -
> 7 - Turn as a
> 8 - Couple
> 1 - C'mon
> 2 - Back
>
> I think that I answered my own question, but I'm interested in hearing
> what people say about it.
>
> Thanks!
> Chris
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Hey all,
We sat down today and programmed our dance on Dec. 4th.
(http://www.seeger.ws/dec4_contradance.pdf)
We're all pretty excited. I was going through my dances tonight doing a
little thinking ahead and realized that I'm not sure about timing the
calls for a 4 in line down the hall. Do you time the call to end on the
6th beat to encourage dancers to use the final 2 beats to turn around,
or do you time it to end on the eighth beat?
Beat - Call
5 - Down the
6 - Hall
7 - 4 in
8 - Line
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 - Turn as a
6 - Couple
7 - C'mon
8 - Back
Or:
5 - Down the
6 - Hall
7 - 4 in
8 - Line
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 - Turn as a
8 - Couple
1 - C'mon
2 - Back
I think that I answered my own question, but I'm interested in hearing
what people say about it.
Thanks!
Chris
You guys are going to be terrific ! I wish I could be there, but alas, I was
already double booked for that dated. And unfortunately, I had to cancel on
the dance in order to do the politically correct thing and attend the
company Christmas party. Too many events and not enough time, or air miles.
Break a leg, and I know I'll want a full report afterwards !
Bev
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> Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 06:04:55 -0500
> From: Chris Weiler <chris(a)sharedweight.net>
> Subject: [Callers] New Callers Dance in Arlington, MA
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> For those of you in the Boston area:
>
> A New Callers Dance
> Saturday, December 4th, 2-5pm
> in Arlington, MA
>
> Introducing callers:
> Chris Weiler
> Seth Seeger
> Nathaniel Jack
>
> Flyer:
> http://www.seeger.ws/dec4_contradance.pdf
>
> We hope that people can come and support us!
>
> Thanks!
> Chris
>
>
>
>
>
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