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Dare To Be Square Weekend in Helvetia, West Virginia - May 19, 20, 21st

by T Claw via Callers

This is my favorite square dance focused festival of all time. If you can find a way to be there, you will not regret it. Today is the last day for early bird rates on the super affordable tickets. If you can't afford it, but want to get there, we can make it happen. Please forward to friends of old time music and dance and try to send a contingent to represent your community. T-Claw https://mountaindancetrail.org/364-2/ https://www.facebook.com/events/161612907668582/ http://bittersoutherner.com/my-year-in-helvetia-west-virginia/ "DARE TO BE SQUARE HELVETIA, WV May 19th - 21st 2017 A weekend for aspiring and advanced callers, dancers and musicians in a small swiss town in the mountains of West Virginia! Workshops will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday with Bill Ohse, Will Mentor, Lou Maiuri, Mary Alice Milnes, Gerry Milnes, T- Claw, Taylor Runner, Jesse Milnes, Ellen & Eugene Ratcliffe and many others yet to be determined! There are two beautiful dance halls and there will be many opportunities to practice calling! Evening public square dances will be held on both Friday and Saturday night with late night jam sessions at all hours. The High Ridge Ramblers with Dave Bing, Andrew Dunlap and Mark Payne will play the Friday night square dance! Saturday night square dance will be Jesse Milnes and friends. Workshops will be held in Helvetia Fiddle Tunes, Calling 101 & 102, Helvetia Baking, Big Circle Square Dances, Glenville Style Squares, Flatfooting 1 & 2, West Virginia Ballad Singing, Play Party Games, Calling Feedback Sessions much more! REGISTRATION is open!! https://mountaindancetrail.org/364-2/ $65 prior to May 1st and $75 at gate. FREE to folks under 18 years of age! Please let me know if you can't come due to not being able to afford the admission price, we can work something out. There are several volunteer opportunities for partial and full tuition. There are also several scholarships available to eager beginning callers! Also, We are in need of a few more musicians to play for workshops. Contact hillreb1(a)gmail.com for inquiries. HOUSING - $10-15 suggested donation per person for rustic camping for the whole weekend. Rooms available for rent at the Bee Keeper Inn and the Kultur Haus Helvetia reserve yours before it's too late. "

8 years, 1 month

Website development

by Jeanette Mill via Callers

Can anyone recommend an open source website development tool that is appropriate for touring dance callers and musicians? cheersJeanette Jeanette MillContra dance caller, musician and workshop convenor+61 (0)449 686 077Canberra, Australia "The piano - 88 little mistakes waiting to happen" Kate Barnes

8 years, 1 month

Re: [Callers] Ralph Sweet's Birthday Dance

by James Saxe via Callers

Hi, Rich, I'm interested, and I think I can make it out there. Can you put me down for a spot? Thanks. --Jim Saxe Santa Clara, CA > On Apr 18, 2017, at 6:33 PM, Rich Sbardella richsbardella(a)gmail.com [trad-dance-callers] <trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > Hello Friends, > > I am hosting/organizing a contra dance on Sunday evening, May 21st, to celebrate Ralph Sweet's 88th birthday. This is the last dance in Ralph's Shindig in the Barn series this season, and next season is not a certainty. Ralph's son Walter is part of a trio of musicians that will be providing the dance music. > > We are planning this dance as a tribute, and a thank you to Ralph for all he is to the dance community, and I am hoping for multiple callers to participate. If you are available, and would like to call a dance please send me a message. I can program in about 10 callers, and I will reserve slots on a first come, first serve basis. > > Please consider helping us to make this dance at Ralph's barn a celebration! > > Rich Sbardella > Stafford, CT

8 years, 1 month

Ralph Sweet's Birthday Dance

by Rich Sbardella via Callers

Hello Friends, I am hosting/organizing a contra dance on Sunday evening, May 21st, to celebrate Ralph Sweet's 88th birthday. This is the last dance in Ralph's Shindig in the Barn series this season, and next season is not a certainty. Ralph's son Walter is part of a trio of musicians that will be providing the dance music. We are planning this dance as a tribute, and a thank you to Ralph for all he is to the dance community, and I am hoping for multiple callers to participate. If you are available, and would like to call a dance please send me a message. I can program in about 10 callers, and I will reserve slots on a first come, first serve basis. Please consider helping us to make this dance at Ralph's barn a celebration! Rich Sbardella Stafford, CT

8 years, 2 months

Try this link: Another new article about Square Dancing [NPR]

by Rich Sbardella via Callers

Here is the link again, this time it really should work. Rich >> From NPR affiliate KJZZ, : >> >> http://kjzz.org/content/459685/not-your-grandpa%E2%80% 99s-hoedown-square-dance-calls-get-remix <http://kjzz.org/content/ 459685/not-your-grandpa%E2%80%99s-hoedown-square-dance-calls-get-remix> >> >

8 years, 2 months

MWSD Link

by Rich Sbardella via Callers

Her is the link of the MWSD Radio program. http://kjzz.org/content/459685/not-your-grandpa ’s-hoedown-square-dance-calls-get-remix This should work. Rich

8 years, 2 months

Looking for "A Great Catch"

by Linda S. Mrosko via Callers

A friend is looking for a dance called by Steve Zakon-Anderson and she believes it's called "A Great Catch." Her description, as she remembers it, is: "Ladies left allemande 1 1/2 and balance in a short wave with partner in R hand, Walk forward to new wave with your shadow in your R hand, Allemand R 1 1/4 with shadow to long lines, ladies facing out, men facing in, Slide to the right in front of your shadow and catch your partner for a swing, ?Circle to the left all the way around" Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! -- *Looking forward,Linda S. Mrosko* *102 Mitchell Drive* *Temple, Texas 76501* *(903) 292-3713 (Cell)* *(903) 603-9955 (Skype)* *contradancetx.com <http://www.contradancetx.com>* *www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy* <http://www.zazzle.com/fuzzycozy*> (Dance buttons, t-shirts, & more)*

8 years, 2 months

MWSD Radio Piece

by Rich Sbardella via Callers

Here is a little piece about MWSD, Enjoy! http://kjzz.org/content/459685/not-your-grandpa ’s-hoedown-square-dance-calls-get-remix Rich

8 years, 2 months

Re: [Callers] Ladies Chain to Allemande Left (Was: Does this dance already exist?)

by John Sweeney via Callers

Hi All, Ladies' Chain to Allemande Left is actually the original version of the Ladies' Chain! I believe that the Courtesy Turn was added sometime late in the 19th century, or maybe in the first half of the 20th century. Prior to that the "Chaine des Dames" was always danced as Ladies Pull By Right, Allemande Left the Man You Meet - and always there and back again. It occurs in countless dances over the last few hundred years, going back to the 18th century quadrilles and probably earlier. The Ladies' Chains in Chestnut contras were probably danced that way originally. Of course If the man maintains that Allemande position he will end up facing the wrong way in most dances. So he will usually have to make a quick turn to his left at the end of the Allemande. I find it quite hard to persuade the men NOT to touch the lady with their right arm. Many ECD dances contain this move and I understand that some American ladies hate it when the man guides her with his right arm. So, between the two extremes of the man ending up facing out, and the man putting his right arm around the lady, you have the compromise of starting the Allemande normally, but then the man turning towards the lady as the move ends - this is known in some circles as a Polite Turn. Happy dancing, John John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent

8 years, 2 months

Ladies Chain to Allemande Left (Was: Does this dance already exist?)

by Jacob or Nancy Bloom via Callers

My dance You Married My Daughter (written in 1987) has a Ladies Chain into an Allemande Left, although I find it less confusing to teach it as "ladies pull by, allemande left with the opposite gent. You Married My Daughter Jacob Bloom Duple Improper Balance in long lines (gents facing out), slide past to right Balance left and right, slide to left Balance in long lines, allemande right 3/4 Gents allemande left once and a half Balance and swing partner end facing across Promenade across Ladies pull by, allemande left with opposite gent to long lines On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 5:51 PM, Don Veino via Callers < callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Hi Esther, > > Such a move is in my Greenfield Tornado dance. Choreo and a video link is > on my blog post <http://veino.com/blog/?p=1363>. I'm not aware of any > other dance until now which used this combination, but would be happy to > give credit to a prior pioneer. > > -Don > > On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 5:24 PM, Esther Fraser via Callers < > callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > >> Also interested in other dances that have a Ladies' Chain to into >> Allemande Left (with the one you chain to) combo. I think I might have seen >> it somewhere, but I can't remember where. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > > -- jandnbloom(a)gmail.com http://jacobbloom.net/ View my Arlington Food Pantry fundraiser at https://www.youcaring.com/arlington-food-pantry-621657

8 years, 2 months

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