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by Sam Whited

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 -- Sam Whited pub 4096R/EC2C9934 https://samwhited.com/contact

12 years, 2 months

Dance title?

by Michael Barraclough

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

12 years, 2 months

[New Dance] Sweet Scent of Sage, was Re: dances with ultimate partner time

by Don Veino

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. *

12 years, 2 months

Re: [Callers] Callers Digest, Vol 103, Issue 1 dances with ultimate partner time

by Martha Wild

I like a dance my friend JoAnn Koppany wrote called "Ride the Wave to Love" because it has 2 partner swings Ride the Wave to Love by JoAnn Koppany Duple Improper A1 Balance neighbor, box the gnat into a Wave balance (along the lines), Allemande left the next (in your hand) 3/4 into a A2 Wave balance (across the set, women in middle)/Women allemnade right to partner Swing partner B1 Half hey Swing partner again B2 Balance partner across set and half square through Balance partner across set and half square through > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. dances with ultimate partner time (JoLaine Jones-Pokorney) > 2. Re: dances with ultimate partner time (Ron Blechner) > 3. Re: dances with ultimate partner time (Michael Fuerst) > 4. Re: dances with ultimate partner time (Michael Fuerst) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >

12 years, 2 months

Moving Arches longways

by Sue Robishaw

Hi, Recently I ran across the barndance in the Disney cartoon "The Martins & the Coys" segment of the "Make Mine Music" series (about 4:50 into the cartoon -- [1]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtyUycHvYls). I liked the "moving arches" figure so I tried it out on my Int'l dancers and they really enjoyed it. They much preferred it over Dip & Dive (so did I). In consideration of my more moderate humans, we didn't do the dance exactly as shown in the cartoon (see below). But I'm wondering: (1) Is the dance in the cartoon a particular dance? (2) Is there another name for the moving arches figure? (3) Do you have other dances that use that figure? There are a lot of options as danced in the cartoon, of course, but since I had four couples and wanted to keep it to regular AB length, this is what turned out to work well. It was fun and fairly simple dance but it did require keeping the set tight and moving as there was no "recovery" time. I think it would be fun with three couples and another swift round. Disney "The Martins & The Coys" Barndance #1 - four couple longways A: Moving Arches -- Cpls 2,3,4 make arches & move up as Cpl#1 faces down and goes thru arches to bottom. At botttom, turn & join arches going up. At top turn & go thru arches to bottom. Keep moving. Two rounds back to original place. B1-8: Cpl 1 -- Thru Arches to Bottom 8: Hands 4 -- Circle Left (top 2 cpls and bottom 2 cpls) B2-8: Partner -- Right Arm turn 8: Neighbor -- Left Arm turn March cheers! Sue Robishaw, U.P. of Michigan References 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtyUycHvYls

12 years, 2 months

Dances With Minimal Partner Time (Was: dances with ultimate partner time)

by Greg McKenzie

Hey Folks, I do enjoy dances with good partner interaction...but I have a lot of those. What I am interested in now is contra dances with minimal partner interaction. No. Not dances without a partner swing. (That would likely engender too many complaints.) I'm looking for dances with eight or fewer beats of partner swing, total, for the dance.. Yes. A four-count partner swing would work. But often the better choice is one with ones-only swinging or twos-only swinging, (so the partner swing count for the entire dance is lower overall). I am particularly interested in easy-to moderate contra dances with good neighbor interaction (including neighbor swings). Thanks, Greg Santa Cruz, CA ******************* On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 1:11 PM, JoLaine Jones-Pokorney <jolaine(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Hi all - I'm looking for dances that have LOTS of partner interaction. > What are your favorites? > > -- > JoLaine Jones-Pokorney > > "We are as gods and might as well get good at it!" > - Stewart Brand > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >

12 years, 2 months

Ultimate no partner interaction

by Walter

Lady Walpole's Reel would qualify for minimal partner interaction: Note that there is no partner swing, and not much other partner interaction.It is said that this dance was composed by Lady Walpole, who, for social reasons,had to dance with her estranged husband, but wanted to spend as little time with him as possible. *A1:Neighbor Balance & Swing * *A2: #1s down the center, turn alone, return and cast around #2s * B1: Women Ch across & back B2:Promenade across; Right and left through thru back. ** e.

12 years, 2 months

Re: [Callers] dances with ultimate partner time

by JohnFreem＠aol.com

I'm not sure that there is an "ultimate partner time" dance. It is all personal opinion. Almost any dance can be a great partner dance if it has good choreography, good music, a willing partner, and neighbors who are also into the groove. I think it is a partner thing, not a dance thing. I have had great partner time dancing simple dances and lousy partner time dancing "hot" dances. John B. Freeman, SFTPOCTJ

12 years, 2 months

dances with ultimate partner time

by JoLaine Jones-Pokorney

Hi all - I'm looking for dances that have LOTS of partner interaction. What are your favorites? -- JoLaine Jones-Pokorney "We are as gods and might as well get good at it!" - Stewart Brand

12 years, 2 months

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by jill allen

I'll try pdf, but do you have to do anything special to send an attachment?

12 years, 2 months

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