Dear Callers,
I'm writing a dance for 6 couples (in a rectangle, one at the top and
bottom, two on each side), and I want to know if one of the moves I wrote
already has a name.
Bottom couple makes an arch. Top couple splits and walks around the outside
of the set, each taking the side couples with them. They then go up through
the arch and back to place.
If this move doesn't have a proper name, I'm just going to call it "peel
the banana" because I feel that's the best way to describe it.
Sincerely,
Ben Hornstein
Hi callers,
I'd be most surprised if this dance hadn't been written already (it
occurred to me because I thought I'd danced part of it somewhere, but
I just found that the progression transition is like Amy Kahn's Sweet
Music). Does anyone recognize it?
improper
A1. gents allemande left 1+1/2; P star promenade
A2. ladies do si do; P swing
B1. circle left 3/4; N swing
B2. long lines; right hand star
Thanks,
Yoyo Zhou
Hi,
I have enjoyed studying old moves called "dosido" (or some variant
of the spelling that sounds roughly the same!) and thought I would try
getting some of them into a contra dance. I know the Rang Tang has been
used before in contras , but I haven't seen a Mountain Dosido in a contra
before.
This is the result:
DosiWhat? by John Sweeney
Contra; Becket (C)
A1: Men Dosido; Ladies Dosido 1 & 1/2 - Men turn to the Left and take Mans'
Right Hand to Partner's Left Hand to face a New Couple (progression)
A2: Mountain Dosido ("DoSi the Ladies"): Lasso Partner AC around self and
along to the other Man; Neighbour Swing*
B1: Open Ladies' Chain: Ladies Pull by Right; Partner Allemande Left -
continue into a
Rang Tang (Dosido): Men pass B-to-B; Neighbour Allemande Right; Men
pass B-to-B, weave into a
B2: Partner Gypsy Meltdown
Notes: Teach the Ladies Dosido as Dosido and Pass Thru, otherwise they will
spin and face where they think they are going.
Lasso means the man raises his right hand and leads the lady around him - he
doesn't move (except to help the ladies avoid any crashes)
*"You swing mine and I'll swing yours"
I called it for the first time yesterday at Barrie Bullimore's
Sunday afternoon contra and it went well.
Feedback appreciated if you try it :-)
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
Those are good questions. As far as teaching I'm guessing that it
would make sense to identify new men and new women, maybe just before
the first half hey.
I'm terrible at naming dances. How about The New Combination if it
hasn't been taken.
Tom
This looks like a really cool dance. How do you plan on explaining it to
people so they can understand it?
> Becket
> A1 Circle left three-quarters and swing neighbor.
>
> A2 Long lines forward and back. Half hey, women by right.
>
> B1 Women ricochet.*
> New men ricochet**
> Half hey, new women by the left.
>
> B2 Gypsy and swing partner
>
> *In the B1 the women move from right to left while they ricochet.
> They keep moving right to left behind a new man the then start the
> second hey.
>
> **While the women ricochet, the men move left to right behind their
> current neighbor. They keep moving to the right in order to ricochet
> with a new man (moving in front of a new neighbor).
>
>
>
>
>
Often I write a new dance and then discover that the idea or
combination has already been invented by someone else.
Here's a dance I just wrote that has what I think might be a new way
to progress. Please let me know if this has been done before. I
haven't tried it out yet.
Becket
A1 Circle left three-quarters and swing neighbor.
A2 Long lines forward and back. Half hey, women by right.
B1 Women ricochet.*
New men ricochet**
Half hey, new women by the left.
B2 Gypsy and swing partner
*In the B1 the women move from right to left while they ricochet.
They keep moving right to left behind a new man the then start the
second hey.
**While the women ricochet, the men move left to right behind their
current neighbor. They keep moving to the right in order to ricochet
with a new man (moving in front of a new neighbor).
Hi all-- Going through my "mystery dances" pile of cards, I discovered I
had copied this dance down three times! And I did try to call it once, but
there was no progression.
I think I've figured out how it works-- the dancers start "indecent", 1s
proper, 2s improper...
So, if anyone can name this dance...
A1 Star R 1 1/4; P swing
A2 Promenade across; pass thru to short wave, balance
B1 W allmnde L 1 1/2; N swing
B2 Long lines; balance across (w/P), CA twirl (to new Ns)
Thanks for the help!
Keith Tuxhorn,caller
Austin TX
thanks so much, Linda, Don, and Yoyo! - Nate
>
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:30:10 -0400
> > From: Linda Leslie <laleslierjg(a)comcast.net>
> > To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Callers] Author of Tranquility?
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> > The author would be me, Don! Except that for the B2, the original
> > dance has the women do an allemande left just 1/2, then a long Partner
> > swing. Certainly the allemande left 1 and 1/2 also works!
> > warmly, Linda
> >
> >
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:18:12 -0400
> From: Don Veino <sharedweight_net(a)veino.com>
> To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Tranquility
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> At the end of the A2 you are on the side of the set with your N in standard
> "Gents on the left, Ladies on the right" orientation. G is on the opposite
> side from where they started the dance, L are on their home side.
>
> B1 starts with a pass the ocean (where Gs essentially just walk across the
> set and then turn to their right 1/4. At the same time L Allem. Lt. 1/2 to
> cross set and give Rt. to their same N to form a short wave across with L
> still holding Lt. in the center). Wave balance. (So everyone is now facing
> direction of progression up/down at this point, opposite direction of their
> current Ns.)
>
> All walk forward to new short wave across in same orientation (so Ps travel
> together but join wave with new Ns in their Rt. hand, new Ls holding Lt.
> hands). Wave balance before starting the B2.
>
> I suggest fwd & back balances to use the momentum to help timing. Just my
> opinion.
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 12:35 PM, Nathaniel Puffer <
> nathanielpuffer(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > This looks like a very nice dance. I'm not sure I'm picturing correctly
> > what happens in B1 part - is anyone able & willing to describe this in
> > slightly more detail?
> >
> > Nathaniel Puffer
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:00 AM, <callers-request(a)sharedweight.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Message: 1
> > > Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 14:44:51 -0400
> > > From: Don Veino <sharedweight_net(a)veino.com>
> > > To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
> > > Subject: [Callers] Author of Tranquility?
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> > > I got this one from a local caller but there was no author known.
> > Googling
> > > has failed to uncover them. Do you know?
> > >
> > > Tranquility ? Becket ? Unknown
> > >
> > > A1
> > >
> > > (8) LLFB
> > >
> > > (8) G Allem. Lt. 1+1/2 *to N*
> > >
> > > A2
> > >
> > > (4,12) N Bal. & Swing *end facing across*
> > >
> > > B1
> > >
> > > (4,4) Pass The Ocean to Wave/4, Bal. *Fwd/Bk*
> > >
> > > *Pass the Ocean: L take LH as cross, RH to N - G are back on home
> side, L
> > > away*
> > >
> > > (4,4) Pass Thru Up/Dn to new Wave/4, Bal. *Fwd./Bk.*
> > >
> > > B2
> > >
> > > (8) L Allem. Lt. 1+1/2 *to your P*
> > >
> > > (8) P Swing
> > >
> > >
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> > > Message: 2
> > > Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:30:10 -0400
> > > From: Linda Leslie <laleslierjg(a)comcast.net>
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> > > Subject: Re: [Callers] Author of Tranquility?
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> > > The author would be me, Don! Except that for the B2, the original
> > > dance has the women do an allemande left just 1/2, then a long Partner
> > > swing. Certainly the allemande left 1 and 1/2 also works!
> > > warmly, Linda
> > >
> > >
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 10:32:59 -0700
> From: Yoyo Zhou <yozhov(a)gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Callers] Tranquility
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> Here's an animation of pass the ocean (sometimes called pass thru to
> an (ocean) wave) from a square dance club, since it's a move borrowed
> from square dancing:
> http://www.tamtwirlers.org/tamination/b2/pass_the_ocean.html
>
> Yoyo Zhou
>
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