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Dances with R & L Thru

by Rich Sbardella via Callers

I am looking for a few good contras with a R & L Thru that do not contain a Ladies chain. Any suggestions? Peace, Rich

10 years

Identifying Dances (Was "Anyone know this dance?"]

by Jeremy Gmail via Callers

There are occasional requests on this forum for a dance to be identified, which got me thinking. As with, I’m sure, many callers, I have a number of dances that I’ve come across, often at dances, where I know neither the name nor the author. I like to honour the choreographer by mentioning their name and the name of the dance when I call it, but I can’t do this if I don’t know it. It is usually relatively easy to find the author if you know the title, using Michael Dyck's excellent Contradance Index, but without a title it becomes a much bigger task. An “obvious” solution would be a magical web page that lets you put in the dance and to reward you with the name and author. Apart from the massive logistical challenge of creating and maintaining such a database, this seems morally dubious as some authors prefer not to publish their work. So what can we do? We could all ask on [Callers] but we’d soon get fed up with the forum being taken over. I wondered about a “please identify this dance” (sub-)forum, similar to the many ”ask the expert” forums (fora?) you see in the IT community. Do members have any thoughts about this? Will it work? How do we get people on it? What are the issues? Is there a batter / alternative approach? Over to the Hive Mind. Jeremy http://barndancecaller.net/SocialDance.html

10 years

Anyone know this dance?

by Ann Fallon via Callers

I learned this dance from George Marshall at the Charlottesville, VA, Fall Festival, 2014. Can someone tell me the name of the dance and its author? Thanks. Improper Contra A1 Half-pousette around Neighbors, women push Swing Neighbor A2 Men allemande L 1 1/2 Meet P and pass R for half a hey B1 Gypsy and swing P B2 Women chain Circle RIGHT into half-pousette >

10 years

CALLER NEEDED FOR SPECIAL DANCE IN POUGHKEEPSIE

by Eric Gidseg via Callers

At the last minute Bob Isaacs had to cancel calling for our double contradance on November 21.just a few days away. This is a double dance with the amazing Jay Unger and Molly Mason. The afternoon dance is from 3-5 for experienced dancers followed by a potluck and an evening dance from 7-10:30. We can provide lodging if needed. Please contact me ASAP: egidseg(a)optimum.net Eric Gidseg For Hudson Valley Community Dances <http://hudsonvalleydance.org/> http://hudsonvalleydance.org/

10 years

Caller Needed This Saturday - Poughkeepsie, NY

by Bob Isaacs via Callers

Hi All: Passing this on from the organizer. I hate to cancel any gig, especially so close to the date, but a business trip got extended into the weekend. Any help is greatly appreciated - Bob At the last minute Bob Isaacs had to cancel calling for our double contra dance on November 21…just a few days away. This is a double dance with the amazing Jay Unger and Molly Mason. The afternoon dance is from 3-5 for experienced dancers followed by a potluck and an evening dance from 7-10:30. We can provide lodging if needed. Please contact me ASAP: egidseg(a)optimum.net Eric GidsegFor Hudson Valley Community Danceshttp://hudsonvalleydance.org/

10 years

Caller needed this Sunday, Framingham MA, 4-5:30, private gig, pays decently.

by Amy Cann via Callers

Hi folks. I need to hand off this gig to be at a memorial service. This is a dance celebrating the installation of an old student and dear friend of mine as the new pastor at the Framingham UCC church. Expect 150-200 people to be at the installation in the sanctuary; how many choose to dance afterwards in the church hall and for how long is a question mark -- probably 75 for the first dance, 50 for the second, 30 for the third/fourth, and 16 close friends of the brand new Reverand for the final one, if I had to guess. Community/family dance repertoire, not hard-core contra. Budget is 400; I'm willing to pitch in 50$ of my own to bring it up to 150 each. I'm very sorry to be missing this, but the memorial concert for a colleague who recently, suddenly, and sadly passed away has to take precedence. I'd welcome suggestions for family-dance-savvy callers within reasonable driving range who might not be regularly reading this board. Thanks, Amy

10 years, 1 month

square dancers who are contra callers

by Judy Greenhill via Callers

The 20th Canadian National Square and Round Dance Convention will be held in London ON July 19-21, 2018. http://www.squaredance.ca/2018/ Why am I mentioning this on a contra callers list? Because I have been asked to coordinate the contra programming. I'm hoping there are a few contra callers out there who dance MWSD, who might be interested in attending the Convention. Price goes up January 2016, and it's in Canadian dollars so a double good time to think about it! I've been promised at least 8 hours contra programming, and there will be a live band available for at least part of the time. Judy Greenhill --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

10 years, 1 month

Fwd: Josefins Dopvals (Waltz)

by Martha Wild via Callers

All, This is Josefins Waltz. Chris Peoples provided me with a copy. It is a very beautiful and fairly easy waltz to play (not many eighth notes). If you get a chance, play through it, and see what you think. We could add it to our repertoire and try it this week - thoughts from other fiddlers? I know Drew, Chris, and Michael know it already. I know slightly different chords but for now we can stick with these so mando/guitar/dulcimer folks etc. would all be together. Martha > > > >

10 years, 1 month

Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend Scholarships Available

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The 29th Annual Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend is January 15 - 17, 2016 on the UNH Campus in Durham, NH. Providing scholarships to aspiring callers and dance musicians has long been an important part of our event. There are 2 scholarships for callers and 2 for musicians. Should you know someone who would be interested, please have them visit the website: http://ralphpage.neffa.org/ and look at the "Scholarship" link. The application couldn't be easier! Application deadline is Dec. 5. Thanks! Sandy Lafleur RPDLW Committee

10 years, 1 month

Radio stations

by Brooks Hart via Callers

Hello all. Does anyone know of a radio station that plays contra dance music and streams online? Thanks, Brooks

10 years, 1 month

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