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by Ben Hornstein via Callers

Hi All, I'm calling a dance this weekend at Comicpalooza, a large comic book convention. The crowd will be at least 95% people who have never danced. What are some dances that you all recommend for this sort of crowd? -Ben

10 years, 3 months

Lost a posting, please help

by jean francis via Callers

I thought I'd saved a fairly recent discussion on 'transgressive contras'...there was one posting that had a link to a video of 2 contra lines where the 1's bounced back and forth from line to line in subsequent verses. Could some kind soul who did save that please email me the link and any relevant discussion they saved at catherineaura(a)yahoo.com. Sadly I do not know how to access any archives...tried googling 'transgressive contra shared weight' and just brought up a long discussion from 2006 Many thanks!

10 years, 3 months

monkey in the middle instructions?

by Val Medve via Callers

At the Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend (RPDLW) in January, Carol Ormand called a fun & silly little dance that I liked: Monkey in the Middle. I think there were 4 couples plus 1 extra person ("the monkey"). I don't think that the 2015 RPDLW syllabus is available yet online. Would anyone have instructions they're willing to share? Val Medve, Essex, Vermont ( val.medve(a)gmail.com) -- My new email address is val.medve(a)gmail.com

10 years, 3 months

Re: [Callers] Rory slides and Box circulates

by Dugan Murphy via Callers

Hi Ron, I don't know of any dances with a Rory O'More figure and a box circulate in the same dance, but if you're looking for a Petronella figure and a Rory O'More figure in the same dance, check "Wave-Particle Duality" by Ryan Smith: http://www.twirlyshirts.com/dances/by-ryan/wave-particle-duality/. Dugan Murphy dugan(a)duganmurphy.com > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:44:18 -0400 > From: Ron Blechner via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> > To: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net > Subject: [Callers] Rory slides and Box circulates > Message-ID: > < > CALf+g+5B02YzKizDh1E-YMoJx-n1V9sgjsR4rqxDjuwOy3JecA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Long wave Rory O'Moore balance and slides/spins and box circulates ... in > the same dance, adjacent to one another? > > I've not yet seen or danced any. Anyone have? > > I have a few dances; trying one or two this week. > > In dance, > Ron Blechner > _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

10 years, 3 months

Identify dance

by Amy Wimmer via Callers

Hive mind, I've been calling this dance but don't know its name or author. Do you? The link is to the YouTube video where I found it. Improper contra A1 Ring of 4 balance, gents roll away Ladies chain A2 Ladies gypsy once Partner swing B1 Circle left 3/4 Balance, Petronella B2 Balance, Petronella Balance, California twirl https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MiY4bThBhnE -Amy

10 years, 3 months

Contra Dance Birthday Round

by William Loving via Callers

Dear Contra friends, With the help of a number of contributors I believe I finally have a good accounting of the origins of the now rapidly spreading “Contra Dance Birthday Round”. You can read all I’ve put together here on the Downtown Amherst Contra Dance website, with more details, links to recordings and sheet music: http://www.amherstcontra.org/Amherst_Contradance/Birthday_Song.html We’ve known for a long time that the song was composed in the 1950s or early 60s by Dorothy Dushkin, co-founder of the Kinhaven Music School & Camp in Weston, Vermont, but the origins of the tune have remained a mystery until recently. Some years ago, long-time contra dance caller Ralph Sweet came across an out-of-print Girl Scout songbook at a flea market, and in it he recognized a song that had the same melody as the birthday round. He bought the book, took it home and then, misplaced it for a time. In today’s mail, I received from Ralph a photocopy from that book with the song “Whene’er You Make a Promise”, written in 1828 by English composer William Shield, who also composed the tune to “Auld Lang Syne” (to lyrics from Robert Burns). The original lyrics are lovely and may also be familiar to anyone who was in the Girl Scouts or Girl Guides, this apparently having been sung as a campfire song for generations. When e're you make a promise, Consider well its importance And...when...made, Engrave it upon your heart. Enjoy! Will Loving Northampton, Massachusetts USA

10 years, 3 months

Chinese Fan from Square dance

by Claire Takemori via Callers

Hi. I'm new to the list, not a caller yet, but wanting to learn more about Contra dance and maybe calling. I've got a friend who is writing a 4x4 contra for me with a Chinese Fan in it. He needs to know how to call the Fan as he can't figure it out from the one video I've found on youtube that has it in it (Three Arches) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8c6Xzn3AyE Can you tell me how to call a Chinese Fan? Thanks! claire

10 years, 3 months

Re: [Callers] Itty-bitty dances, triplets, odd numbers

by Kalia Kliban via Callers

On 5/4/2015 3:00 PM, Chris Page wrote: > Some of my favourite triplets: > > Ted's Triplet #3 > Star Chase (Al Olson, one of the variants with a swing) > Ted's Triplet #2 > Microchasmic Triplet (Ann Fallon) > Triplet to Eugene (Mary Devlin) > Housewarming (Jacob Bloom) > Proofreader's Triplet (Al Olson) > Beneficial Triplet (Al Olson) > TLC Triplet (Me) > Right and Left Triplet (Me) > Cinnamon Cruller (Bob Issacs) > David's Triplet #4 (David Smukler) > > Cheers, > -Chris Hooray! Sounds like I'll be ready for my next triplet-intensive evening, and then some. Thanks, Chris! Kalia

10 years, 3 months

Re: [Callers] Transgressive contras

by Lindsey Dono via Callers

Clarification: by "transgressive," I mean contras that progress between lines (pass through to a new line) as well as along them. (Based on a YouTube video, Colin Hume's Kim's Game looks like a 4x4, but contains this "pass through to a new line" concept...) On Apr 30, 2015, at 8:48 PM, Lindsey Dono via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: Hi all, I'd like to start exploring transgressive contras; care to share dances you've tried and the hall's reaction(s)? Happy dancing!Lindsey Dono_______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net

10 years, 3 months

Definition, description

by Amy Wimmer via Callers

I collected a dance recommended by someone and do not quite understand part of it. I need a description of what the gents are doing in B2 when they "loop over their left shoulder." Can you 'splain me? Catch a Falling Star, by Melanie Axel-Lute A1 Nbr B&S A2 Cir L 3/4 Ptr sw B1 LLF&B Star R (hands across) B2 Bal star, ladies pull by to trade places while gents loop over their left shoulder Star L (hands across) Thanks! -Amy

10 years, 3 months

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