I have a little comment about terminology in the description
http://rickmohr.net/Contra/Dances.asp#DanceAllNight
and teaching of "Dance All Night".
The "corner" with whom you do the left allemande in A2 is the same corner with whom you did the swing in A1. This is in contrast to the situation in Al Olson's "First Bloom," as notated on page 47 of the 2009 Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend syllabus
https://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2009.pdf
where in B1 you allemande with a new corner, defined relative to the position in which you formed the temporary square at the end of A1.
Conventions about terminology are a bit different in squares (where "partner" and "corner" are often defined relative to the current arrangement of dancers) than in contras (where--except in rare cases such as contra mixers or in situations where people are intentionally swapping positions--"partner" generally means your original partner, regardless of your current relative positions). In the case of a 4-face-4 dance where dancers form a temporary square, I think it pays to be explicit.
When I say to be explicit, I *don't* mean that you should give an elaborate explanation about terminology conventions, etc., etc. Long-winded explanations, no matter how technically accurate, are often more confusing than helpful. I'm merely suggesting that as dancers finish walking through the star, instead of simply identifying the person with whom to allemande left as "your corner" you can avoid ambiguity by using more explicit wording--for example, "that same corner you just swung".
--Jim
> On Jan 11, 2020, at 1:30 PM, Bill Olson via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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> "Dance all Night" would be my suggestion as well! (hi Jack)
>
> bill in Maine
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> I'm a big fan of Rick Mohr's "Dance All Night". Its also good for teaching a grand R&L before doing a square. It's on his website.
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"Dance all Night" would be my suggestion as well! (hi Jack)
bill in Maine
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Subject: [Callers] Easy but super fun 4X4 contras
I'm a big fan of Rick Mohr's "Dance All Night". Its also good for teaching a grand R&L before doing a square. It's on his website.
And, you don't even have to CA twirl at end
if you want to cut down on teaching time or
groups not ready for CA twrl.
B-2 All 8 circle L to trade places w/ other line
Balance ring and turn around to face new....
Amy,
Hi! Was it Do Si Three by Linda Leslie?
3 face 3 (youngest dancer in the middle, makes it even better)
A-1 Hands 6 Circle L
Circle R (back to place)
A-2 Ends (opposites) DoSiDo
Middles " DoSiDo
B-1 Ends Swing
Middles Swing
B-2 L of 3 F & B
F and pass thru (opposite by R sh)
Hi Emily!
My fav 4X4 dance is Coconut Cream Pie by Lynn Ackerson. It is very forgiving and fun. Here it is discussed in a previous sharedweight discussion:https://lists.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers-sharedweight.ne…'s a great dance and have used it many times.
Cheers,
Don Heinold, from Rhode Island
On Friday, January 10, 2020, 10:39:34 PM EST, Emily Addison via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi fellow contra callers :)
I was wondering if you have suggestions for very easy but SUPER FUN 4X4 contras.
I occasionally call to a room of quite new contra dancers and I'd like to have a few 4X4 which have some kind of great hook or wonderful energy but that are accessible.
Thanks for the consideration :)Emily in Ottawa
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Are you dead set on 4x4?
There's a good/superfun/easy 3x3 but I'll be darned if I can think of
it at the moment... I'll get back to you...
On 1/10/20, jmitchell.nc--- via Contra Callers
<contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> I'm a big fan of Rick Mohr's "Dance All Night". Its also good for teaching
> a grand R&L before doing a square. It's on his website.
>
Hi fellow contra callers :)
I was wondering if you have suggestions for very easy but SUPER FUN 4X4
contras.
I occasionally call to a room of quite new contra dancers and I'd like to
have a few 4X4 which have some kind of great hook or wonderful energy but
that are accessible.
Thanks for the consideration :)
Emily in Ottawa
You generally only need to pay estimated taxes if you're earning enough
from your calling that this is a major part of your overall income. So I
don't pay estimated taxes, and just file my Schedule C (sole
proprietorship) with my contra dance income and expenses along with the
rest of our taxes.
Jeff
On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 5:15 PM Joe Kwiatkowski via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Slipped fingers. The IRS.gov website allows you to make estimated tax
> payments on line. You can also download the forms and instructions if you
> want. If you don't make a "profit" in your first three years, the IRS calls
> it a hobby. You still have to pay taxes, but you can't deduct expenses
> Find a tax shop or a book on small businesses. JKLasser has some good
> thouough books.
>
> Joe Kwiatkowski
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> On Jan 10, 2020, at 5:06 PM, Don Veino via Contra Callers <
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>> OK, we all know we're really in this for the outrageous sums of money,
>> right? ;-)
>>
>> But if you're lucky, you're finally at the stage where you're at least
>> covering your costs and have enough gigs where you're concerned the IRS may
>> expect you to be reporting your income, recording expenses, etc.
>>
>> I've looked into this somewhat and from what I can tell in the US, it
>> involves making quarterly Social Security tax contributions on the income
>> and including the income/expenses toward your estimated tax payments at the
>> Fed/State/Local level. The trick is *how*.
>>
>> Does anyone have a pointer to a good tutorial or other tips/direct advice
>> on the topic?
>>
>> (Apologies for the intrusion of the *Real World* into our magic place...)
>>
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