Hey all, going over many notes - I am looking for a Peter Stix dance, I can't find a notation or reference for it and the books I have with his dances do not include it. Perhaps I have it notated incorrectly?...
"Expert Bits" ?
Thanks -
Laurie P
West MI
I have the order in for the reference - 'No Rest For The Wicked'.
If someone has the book, can you send me a note- I lost my notes on two dances in the reference, and want to prep. I'm concerned that the book will take a while to get here and I work out of town so I'll miss delivery.
Thanks!
Laurie P
West MI
Triangle Country Dancers (Durham/Chapel Hill, NC) is hosting a callers
workshop with Carol Ormand April 13-14 (she is also calling for our
Friday dance on the 12th), and we still have a few slots available. I'm
including the description for the workshop below.
If you are interested in attending, please let me know or register at
http://www.tcdancers.org/workshop/ We do need to finalize the
participant list ASAP because Carol plans to contact all participants a
few weeks before the workshop to discuss goals for the workshop.
Jack
Callers' Workshop with Carol Ormand - April 13-14
Madison, Wisconsin caller Carol Ormand is beloved throughout the dance
community for her smooth and unflappable style, wickedly fun dances, and
penchant for keeping all the dancers on the floor smiling. Carol's
enthusiasm, paired with her clear and efficient teaching, creates a
delightful dancing experience for beginners and veteran dancers alike.
Carol will be in the Chapel Hill, NC area the weekend of April 12-14.
She is calling for the Triangle Country Dancers regular Friday night
dance on April 12th and on Saturday we will have an all day workshop
designed to improve a specific calling related skill. Calling well can
be a great source of pleasure. In the workshop, each participant will
get to focus on improving one calling-related skill. By the end of the
day on Saturday, you will know how to make progress on the skill of your
choice and on all of the other topics covered that day. Anything related
to calling is fair game: creating an inviting atmosphere, programming an
evening, communicating with the band, efficient yet effective
walk-throughs, effective use of a microphone... whatever you most want
to work on next. On Sunday, we'll gather to reflect on what we've
(collectively) learned and to plan our (individual) next steps in that
work. Participants are also invited to join Carol for an informal dinner
(probably at Weaver Street Market) on Friday evening before the dance.
Cost for the workshop is on a sliding scale from $40-90. The Saturday
workshop and evening dance will be held in a private home near Chapel
Hill, NC. Meals on Saturday are included in the cost of the workshop.
The location of the Sunday wrap-up is still to be announced. If you have
any questions, please email Jack Mitchell at: jamitch[number three][at
sign]mindspring.com <http://mindspring.com/>. This event is supported in
part by the Outreach Fund of the Country Dance and Song Society
(www.cdss.org <http://www.cdss.org/>).
Dear callers,
Like many of you, I've collected a few dances whose titles and authors I
don't know. Since I always find it interesting to read when other people
post their unidentified dances, I thought I'd reciprocate. I've included
the name of the caller who called them, if that helps. Does anyone
recognize these?
(Transcription errors are always possible; corrections are welcome.)
? 1 (from Warren Blier)
becket
A1 gents allemande L 1+1/2
neighbor swing
A2 right and left thru
ladies chain
B1 circle left 3/4, pass thru up/down
next ladies allemande L 1 while gents orbit 1/2
B2 partner balance, swing
? 2 (from Lisa Greenleaf)
improper
A1 square thru 2 up/down ((new) neighbor R, partner L)
this neighbor swing
A2 long lines
ladies allemande R 1+1/2
B1 partner balance, swing
B2 ladies chain
square thru 2 across (partner R, this neighbor L)
? 3 (from Lisa Greenleaf; the author is from Denmark)
becket
A1 circle left 3/4, pass thru
next neighbor swing
A2 long lines
pass thru to wave (no balance), swing thru
B1 full hey, pass partner R
B2 partner gypsy, swing
(In the swing thru, it can flow better if gents just pass left instead of
allemanding left 1/2.)
? 4 (from George Marshall)
improper
A1 ladies walk forward to long wave, balance
ladies allemande R 1/2, balance wave
A2 gents walk forward to long wave as ladies back up, balance
gents allemande L 1/2, balance wave
B1 gents walk forward, partner gypsy, swing
B2 circle left 3/4; neighbor swing
? 5 (from Bob Isaacs, who I think is also the author)
becket
A1 circle left 3/4, pass thru to new neighbor
single file promenade the set up/down (gents outside, ladies inside)
A2 turn over right shoulder and promenade back (ladies outside, gents
inside)
neighbor swing
B1 long lines
ladies allemande R 1+1/2
B2 partner balance, swing
(The tricky part is remembering who your new neighbor was.)
? 6 (from Mary Wesley)
becket
A1 slide left to new neighbors, ladies allemande R 1+1/2
neighbor swing
A2 long lines
gents allemande L 1+1/2, fall back into a ring
B1 balance ring, petronella turn
balance ring, petronella turn
B2 partner balance, swing
(Ladies should make sure to catch gents spinning out of the allemande to
form a ring.)
Thanks,
Yoyo Zhou
TL;DR — Contra Card LaTeX package updated with your suggestions
----------
Hi all:
Many of you probably saw my email a while back about `Contra Card' a
package/class for the LaTeX document typesetting system for
typesetting dances and generating calling cards.
Lots of people over several caller and contra lists sent me some great
feedback, and I've incorporated most of it in the most recent versions
of the project (0.4).
Some of the changes that were incorporated:
v0.3
— Core functionality split into package (to be used in books,
articles, and other non-caller card related media)
— More formatting options
v0.4
— Add support for swung dances
— Add the ability to generate an index of dances (for books)
— More customization of the dance and phrase separation (whitespace,
separator characters, etc.)
— More (and better looking) example dances in the documentation
A complete change log and several example dances can be found in the
documentation.
Release version: http://ctan.org/pkg/contracard
Development version: https://github.com/SamWhited/contra-card
Let me know if you have any feedback or suggestions.
As always, if you don't already know what LaTeX is, be warned: it's a
steep learning curve. More info at http://latex-project.org/intro.html
for those who are so inclined.
—Sam
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Sam Whited
pub 4096R/EC2C9934
https://samwhited.com/contact
Does anyone have a title/author for this dance? I am sure that it must
exist. If not, it is called JuneApple by me!
A1 Neighbor balance and swing
A2 Long lines forward and back, ladies chain
B1 Partner balance and swing
B2 Circle left 3/4, balance and pass through along
Michael Barraclough
www.michaelbarraclough.com
I've been toying with a very partner-centric dance I've named for my wife
Sage. Below is the original (successfully tried) and two new variations I
hope to try out soon.
The AFAIK unique A1 Mad Robin to A2 slide left transition I originally had
as a slide on the left diagonal to diagonal waves, but it proved nearly
impossible to teach without a demo. The revised dance achieves effectively
the same result with more familiar calls to make for a more conventional
walk-thru. The variations try to further improve call familiarity by
omitting the "hook".
Thanks to Lynn Ackerson for pointing out there being a shadow in the wave.
-Don
Sweet Scent Of Sage v1 – DI – Don Veino
A1
(4,4) N Bal. & Star Thru *(or Box the Gnat)*
(8) Mad Robin *(G start in Middle) – **ID shadow on Lt. Diagonal**.*
A2
(2,2) *w/N* Slide Lt. to short Wavy Line
*Slide Lt.,G Allem. Rt. in ctr, take Shadow in LH, facing P in next wave*
(4,2) Wave Bal. *Fwd/Back*, Shdw Lt. Pull By *to P*
(6) P Lt. Hook & SF Prom.* *Across the Set*
B1
(4,12) P Bal. & Swing
B2
(8) LLFB
(8) LH Across Star, L Drop 1/2 Way
*& L Loop/Turn to Face Progression*
**Lt. Hook & SF Promenade: Similarly to the “hook” in A Rare Bird, L Gypsy
P Lt. ~1/4 to face in & crosses the set. G eff. Gypsies ~3/4 & follows P L
straight across set (pass N by Lt. shoulder). Like a SF Prom. CCW 1/2 with
the L lead and G looping Lt. at the start to follow them. Written Aug 2012
for Sage Veino.*
Sweet Scent Of Sage v2 – DI – Don Veino
A1
(4,4) N Bal. & Star Thru *(or Box the Gnat)*
(8) Mad Robin *(G start in Middle) – **ID shadow on Lt. Diagonal**.*
A2
(2,2) *w/N* Slide Lt. to short Wavy Line
*Slide Lt.,G Allem. Rt. in ctr, take Shadow in LH, facing P in next wave*
(4,2) Wave Bal. *Fwd/Back*, Shdw LH Pull By *to P*
(2,2,-) P Pass Rt. *Along the Set* & N Pass Lt. *Across Set to P*
B1
(8,8) P Gypsy & Swing
B2
(8) LLFB
(8) LH Across Star, L Drop 1/2 Way
*& L Loop/Turn to Face Progression*
*Written Aug 2012 for Sage Veino, this variation March 2013. Could let
dancers know there is “extra” time at the bottom of the A2, no need to
rush. Can start Gypsy early.*
Sweet Scent Of Sage v3 – DI – Don Veino
A1
(4,4) N Bal. & Star Thru *(or Box the Gnat)*
(8) Mad Robin *(G start in Middle) – **ID shadow on Lt. Diagonal**.*
A2
(2,2) *w/N* Slide Lt. to short Wavy Line
*Slide Lt.,G Allem. Rt. in ctr, take Shadow in LH, facing P in next wave*
(4) Wave Bal. *Fwd/Back*
(2,2,2,-) Shdw LH Pull By *Along Set*, P RH Pull By *Along Set* & N LH Pull
By *Across Set to P*
B1
(4,12) P Bal. & Swing
B2
(8) LLFB
(8) LH Across Star, L Drop 1/2 Way
*& L Loop/Turn to Face Progression*
*Written Aug 2012 for Sage Veino, this variation March 2013. Could let
dancers know there is “extra” time at the bottom of the A2, no need to rush.
*
