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Hi all,
I live in a relatively isolated community in the contra dance world. To the
extent we have a house caller it's me. We are trying to foster and develop
new callers, but you gotta have bands too. So,
I'd welcome your thoughts on working with new bands.
My motive for asking is, a couple of times in the last year we have had new
bands come play for our monthly dance. One was a blue-grassey country band.
Another was a family group playing predominantly Irish tunes. Their musical
skills were fine and their repertoire was serviceable, and they did okay,
but there were definitely some rough spots.
New musical talent is a valuable commodity for us, and I want to set them
up for success. So, how would you approach this? I'd especially love to
hear from folks who have done this sort of thing before, but all thoughts
are welcome.
Joseph Erhard-Hudson
Moscow, Idaho, USA
I need to change my email address to sleepysunstudios1969(a)gmail.com
How do I do this?
Thank you!
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Hi all,
I live in a relatively isolated community in the contra dance world. To the
extent we have a house caller it's me. We are trying to foster and develop
new callers, but you gotta have bands too. So,
I'd welcome your thoughts on working with new bands.
My motive for asking is, a couple of times in the last year we have had new
bands come play for our monthly dance. One was a blue-grassey country band.
Another was a family group playing predominantly Irish tunes. Their musical
skills were fine and their repertoire was serviceable, and they did okay,
but there were definitely some rough spots.
New musical talent is a valuable commodity for us, and I want to set them
up for success. So, how would you approach this? I'd especially love to
hear from folks who have done this sort of thing before, but all thoughts
are welcome.
Joseph Erhard-Hudson
Moscow, Idaho, USA
Hello all,
A comment someone made at a recent dance festival about not liking the
current bird language in contra dancing got me thinking about the "Birds
Aren't Real" movement, a fake conspiracy theory
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_Aren%27t_Real>, with a founder who
wants to address the desire for belonging
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VEkzweBJPM> (that I think relates to why
we contra dance). Anyway, I decided I should write a dance called "Birds
Aren't Real"; and that there should be deliberate ambiguity in the dance.
Similar to Schrödinger crossword puzzles
<https://blog.brightsprout.com/examples-schrodinger-puzzles/> with multiple
solutions <https://www.xwordinfo.com/Quantum>.
I'm not saying this is a good dance, or that it should even be danced, I'm
saying it was a puzzle that I had fun with while processing, and wanted to
share:
Birds Aren’t Real
by Luke Donforth
Contra/Improper
A1 -----------
(8) Circle 3/4
(8) Back to Back on the side 1x
A2 -----------
(16) Partner balance and swing
B1 -----------
(4) Balance the Ring
(4) Roll neighbor away across the set
(8) Catch and swing partner on the other side of the set
B2 -----------
(8) Other Way Circle 3/4
(4) Balance the Ring
(4) California Twirl with Partner
A circle right in A1 sets up a see-saw, then a balance and swing with your
partner in the A2, whereas a circle left in A1 would probably work better
with a do-si-do before the balance and swing; hence the back-to-back
language.
It's a double partner swing, reflecting the unfortunate echo chamber of
conspiracy theories. Because the swings are only with your partner, who
ends on the left and right doesn't have much impact on the dance, and bird
language is optional. But then I wanted a partner and a neighbor swing, and
(building on the birbs meme
<https://www.audubon.org/news/when-bird-birb-extremely-important-guide>)
this fell out:
Birbs Aren’t Real
by Luke Donforth
Contra/Improper
A1 -----------
(8) Circle 3/4
(8) Back to Back on the side 1x
A2 -----------
(16) Partner balance and swing
B1 -----------
(4) Balance the Ring
(12) Neighbor swing (middle of the set)
B2 -----------
(8) Other Way Circle 3/4
(4) Balance the Ring
(4) Turn alone to face new neighbors
Again, not one I anticipate calling, but there it is. As Asher Elbein says
for Audubon: "*regardless of birb-status—all birds are good."*
And much like Peter McIndoe has to break character at the end of his TED
talk, I feel I should be explicit about where I stand: I first and foremost
want safe and inclusive dance spaces. I prefer the language of Larks and
Robins while acknowledging it is not flawless; and am willing to use
other terms at the request of the community.
Happy Dancing!
Long time dancer, first time caller.
Anyone know of any courses / workshops to improve my calling (in person or
online)? I'm willing to travel for the right course. (E.g. Meet Me in St
Louis had a calling workshop in 2024, but the schedule isn't out yet for
2025.)
My wife and I were long-time Boston-area contra dancers who are now trying
to bring the tradition to our adopted city in Austria. Almost all the
dancers are new, I'm a new caller, and I believe it would help me to attend
a class to learn more and get feedback on my technique.
Thanks,
Brian
----
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HI all,
We performed these as a cabaret at the ceilidh last Saturday,
so I finally got some good videos.
Wheels Within Wheels by Carmen Giunta
A beautiful dance in waltz-time in an unusual formation
https://youtu.be/I8qBKFqsDCU
Sun Skip by John Sweeney
A contra-style dance for three couples in a circle
https://youtu.be/j_6K58i-cb4
Click "...more" below the videos for lots more information, including the
instructions.
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802
940 574
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
Hello callers,
Apologies for the non-contra question: I'm looking for a dance that a
musician remembers and would like called. He pictures trios facing
around a circle like spokes, waltzing somehow and the middle dancer
progressing to the next trio.
Please let me know if you have a dance that matches this description!
David Kreiss-Tomkins
Well I wrote this for a family dance….. could be done in trios.
Kids Family Waltz
by Claire Takemori (Asheville NC)
families in sm rings (2 adults 1-2 kids), in big circle
A1 -----------
(6,6 ) In and Out, Circle Left
(12) 2 adults Arch/Kids Duck thru
A2 -----------
(6,6 ) In and Out, Circle Right
(12) Arch/Kids Duck to Lines (spokes around the circle)
B1 -----------
(12) lines promenade big circle
(12) Roll ends across (Right end rolls in front to other end of the line)
B2 -----------
cont. (keep rolling until kids are back in the middle)
end in circle.
Claire Takemori, Dance Caller
website <https://clairetakemoridanceteacher.godaddysites.com/>
email <mailto:clairedancecaller@gmail.com>
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> Hello callers,
>
> Apologies for the non-contra question: I'm looking for a dance that a
> musician remembers and would like called. He pictures trios facing
> around a circle like spokes, waltzing somehow and the middle dancer
> progressing to the next trio.
>
> Please let me know if you have a dance that matches this description!
>
> David Kreiss-Tomkins
>
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> Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2025 12:42:05 +0000
> From: Mo Waddington <mjw(a)mowaddington.plus.com>
> Subject: [Callers] Re: waltz circle mixer with trios
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> I can think of 2 dances in that formation that aren't waltzes and
> thumbing through CDM (Tony Parkes 1967 ed) finds more:
>
> Silly threesome ( Community Dance Manual book5.16)
>
> Rebecca's Roundabout (John Chapman)
>
> Kielder Schottische (CDM book 3.4)
>
> Russian Ballet (CDM bk 3.5)
>
> Texas Rpogressive Threesome (CDM 5.17)
>
> Nope, can't find one with waltzing
>
> On 04/02/2025 08:35, None via Contra Callers wrote:
>> Hello callers,
>>
>> Apologies for the non-contra question: I'm looking for a dance that a
>> musician remembers and would like called. He pictures trios facing
>> around a circle like spokes, waltzing somehow and the middle dancer
>> progressing to the next trio.
>>
>> Please let me know if you have a dance that matches this description!
>>
>> David Kreiss-Tomkins
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> Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2025 09:19:43 -0500
> From: Michael Dyck <jmdyck(a)ibiblio.org>
> Subject: [Callers] Re: waltz circle mixer with trios
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> On 2025-02-04 3:35 a.m., Mo via Contra Callers wrote:
>> Hello callers,
>>
>> Apologies for the non-contra question: I'm looking for a dance that a
>> musician remembers and would like called. He pictures trios facing
>> around a circle like spokes, waltzing somehow and the middle dancer
>> progressing to the next trio.
> At the Caller's Box, this is "Circle of Threesomes" formation, with single
> progression:
> https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/?formation=Circle+of+Thre…
>
> Currently, there are 20 such, but none of them involves waltzing, or is
> paired with waltz-time music.
>
> I don't think waltzing would fit very well in that formation. If two in each
> threesome are waltzing, that leaves out the third. You could have (e.g.) the
> center person waltz with each other person in turn, but that would take up a
> lot of time. (Say, 8 bars each, 16 bars total of waltzing?)
>
> More significantly, waltzing is asymmetric, so if the dance doesn't want
> awkward pairings, it would have to dictate (e.g.) that each trio consists of
> one 'lead' between two 'follows', with no rearrangement after the
> progression. Which is not unheard of, but the examples are fairly old, and
> might not go over that well these days (depending on the context).
>
> -Michael
>
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> Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2025 18:14:22 GMT
> From: Colin Hume <colin(a)colinhume.com>
> Subject: [Callers] Re: waltz circle mixer with trios
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> On Tue, 4 Feb 2025 09:19:43 -0500, Michael Dyck via Contra Callers wrote:
>> I don't think waltzing would fit very well in that formation. If two in each threesome are waltzing, that leaves out
>> the third.
>
> You're assuming that a dance in waltz time involves rotating with a ballroom hold - that's not true.
> There are certainly old dances such as "Duke of Kent's Waltz" and "The Bath Waltz" which don't,
> and there's no reason why there couldn't be modern ones too.
>
> Colin Hume
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> I have a funny feeling I have danced this dance before, but so vague is my memory there's no way to be sure. I recall that there is indeed a portion of the dance where the middle person dances an individual waltz with the person on the right, then with the person on the left, and there may have been something like a hey for 3 (with hands) and some promenading.
>
> Hopefully that helps jog the memory.
>
>
> Greg Allan, Winnipeg
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> On Tuesday, February 4th, 2025 at 12:35 AM, None via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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>> Hello callers,
>>
>> Apologies for the non-contra question: I'm looking for a dance that a
>> musician remembers and would like called. He pictures trios facing
>> around a circle like spokes, waltzing somehow and the middle dancer
>> progressing to the next trio.
>>
>> Please let me know if you have a dance that matches this description!
>>
>> David Kreiss-Tomkins
>> _______________________________________________
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> Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2025 14:10:43 -0500
> From: Allison and Hunt Smith <huntandallison(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: [Callers] Re: waltz circle mixer with trios
> To: Mo Waddington <mjw(a)mowaddington.plus.com>
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> This certainly sounds as though it might be an English Country Dance.
> Leah's Waltz by Fried Herman comes to mind
> https://youtu.be/Zp_5pf3Xr6M?si=z-hMahQjyZmFDqtE
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 4, 2025 at 7:47 AM Mo Waddington via Contra Callers <
> contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
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>> I can think of 2 dances in that formation that aren't waltzes and
>> thumbing through CDM (Tony Parkes 1967 ed) finds more:
>>
>> Silly threesome ( Community Dance Manual book5.16)
>>
>> Rebecca's Roundabout (John Chapman)
>>
>> Kielder Schottische (CDM book 3.4)
>>
>> Russian Ballet (CDM bk 3.5)
>>
>> Texas Rpogressive Threesome (CDM 5.17)
>>
>> Nope, can't find one with waltzing
>>
>> On 04/02/2025 08:35, None via Contra Callers wrote:
>>> Hello callers,
>>>
>>> Apologies for the non-contra question: I'm looking for a dance that a
>>> musician remembers and would like called. He pictures trios facing
>>> around a circle like spokes, waltzing somehow and the middle dancer
>>> progressing to the next trio.
>>>
>>> Please let me know if you have a dance that matches this description!
>>>
>>> David Kreiss-Tomkins
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Hello callers,
This just came across my inbox, and I told them I would forward it to the list. I know nothing more than is in this email.
Seth
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> From: "Coladangelo, LP" <lcoladan(a)kent.edu>
> Subject: Research Study on Gender-Free Contra Dance Callers
> Date: February 4, 2025 at 11:24:21 AM EST
> To: "chris(a)sharedweight.net" <chris(a)sharedweight.net>, "seth(a)sharedweight.net" <seth(a)sharedweight.net>
>
> Hello Chris and Seth (and members of the Shared Weight community),
> My name is L.P. Coladangelo and I am a doctoral candidate in Communication and Information at Kent State University. I am conducting dissertation research on the knowledge practices of gender-free contra dance callers. In order to complete my study, I am asking for participants to fill out a questionnaire about their expertise, their calling practice, their social networks in the dance community, and their understanding of the culture and values of gender-free contra dance.
> If you would be so kind as to share this study participation announcement (found below) with your community, I would greatly appreciate it. Additionally, if you know of others who may be interested in participating in the study, please feel free to send this information on to them. You may also have potential participants contact me directly to follow up by sharing my contact information with them.
> If you or anyone interested in learning more about the study would wish to contact me, please email me at lcoladan(a)kent.edu <mailto:lcoladan@kent.edu> or my advisor Dr. Lala Hajibayova at 330- 672-2872 or lhajibay(a)kent.edu <mailto:lhajibay@kent.edu>.
> Thank you in advance for your help.
> Best,
> L.P. Coladangelo (he/him)
> PhD Candidate, College of Communication and Information, Kent State University
> ****************
> Study Title: Exploring Knowledge Practices of Callers as Core Practitioners of Gender-Free Contra Dance
> Principal Investigator Name: L.P. Coladangelo (PhD Candidate), Dr. Lala Hajibayova (Advisor)
> You are being invited to participate in a research study about gender-free contra dance callers that is being conducted by L.P. Coladangelo at Kent State University. This study has been approved by the Kent State University IRB.
> Participation is confidential and involves answering a questionnaire that will take 30-45 minutes.
> Eligible participants need only be over the age of 18 and currently identify as a contra dance caller.
> All participants who complete the survey will be part of a drawing to win one of two $50 Visa Gift Cards.
> If you wish to participate in this study, please click on the link below.
> https://kent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d3Z8lmaaJ1l7ZOK <https://kent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d3Z8lmaaJ1l7ZOK?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0…>
> Thank you for your time, and if you have any questions, feel free to contact me at lcoladan(a)kent.edu <mailto:lcoladan@kent.edu> or Dr. Lala Hajibayova at 330- 672-2872 or lhajibay(a)kent.edu <mailto:lhajibay@kent.edu>.