Thanks All! I appreciate all of the suggestions and look forward to a fun &
spooky dance.
Joe - I may have to try "Halloween" now just to see what happens. :-)
Cheers,
Betsey
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> Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 11:31:17 -0700
> From: Betsey Mullen <dancethewind(a)gmail.com>
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> I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
> Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Cheers,
> Betsey
>
> --
> Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably.. And never regret anything that made you
> smile.
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> Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 14:35:25 -0400
> From: Donald Perley <donperley(a)gmail.com>
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> March of the coffee zombies, Wizard's Walk
> http://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/ruth_ungar/wizards_walk.html
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Betsey Mullen <dancethewind(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
> > Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Betsey
> >
> > --
> > Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably.. And never regret anything that made
> you
> > smile.
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> Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 14:36:06 -0400
> From: Maia McCormick <maia.mcc(a)gmail.com>
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> At my dance, we have a longstanding tradition of dancing The Wizard's Walk
> by Ruth Ungar<
> http://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/dances/ruth_ungar/wizards_walk.html
> >to
> the tune of the same name, and it becomes a giant contest between the
> band and the dancers to see who can go the fastest before someone falls
> apart. Great fun.
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Betsey Mullen <dancethewind(a)gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
> > Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Betsey
> >
> > --
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> you
> > smile.
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> Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:43:33 -0700
> From: Kalia Kliban <kalia(a)sbcglobal.net>
> To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Halloween dances
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> On 8/9/2013 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote:
> > I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
> > Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
> > Any suggestions?
>
> The tune Jump At the Sun can be played in an agreeably spooky way, even
> though the title isn't spooky. If your band knows it, it might be a
> nice one to throw in to the mix.
>
> Kalia
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:52:11 -0700
> From: Kalia Kliban <kalia(a)sbcglobal.net>
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> On 8/9/2013 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote:
> > I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
> > Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
> > Any suggestions?
>
> Many are a bit of a stretch, but...
>
> Black Bird in the Night (not sure who wrote this one)
> Cats and More Cats (Melanie Axel-Lute)
> Dead Cat Bounce (Nathaniel Jack)
> Giant Robot Dance (Linda Leslie)
> Hocus Pocus (Lisa Greenleaf)
> Kindred Spirits (Chris Page)
>
> Kalia
>
>
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> Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 15:10:20 -0400
> From: Susan Moffett <smoffett(a)insightbb.com>
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> Don Flaherty wrote Blackbird in the night.
> On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote:
>
> > On 8/9/2013 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote:
> >> I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
> >> Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
> >> Any suggestions?
> >
> > Many are a bit of a stretch, but...
> >
> > Black Bird in the Night (not sure who wrote this one)
> > Cats and More Cats (Melanie Axel-Lute)
> > Dead Cat Bounce (Nathaniel Jack)
> > Giant Robot Dance (Linda Leslie)
> > Hocus Pocus (Lisa Greenleaf)
> > Kindred Spirits (Chris Page)
> >
> > Kalia
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> Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:27:26 -0700
> From: Kalia Kliban <kalia(a)sbcglobal.net>
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> On 8/9/2013 12:10 PM, Susan Moffett wrote:
> > Don Flaherty wrote Blackbird in the night.
>
> Thank you!
> Kalia
>
> > On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote:
> >
> >> On 8/9/2013 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote:
> >>> I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
> >>> Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
> >>> Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> Many are a bit of a stretch, but...
> >>
> >> Black Bird in the Night (not sure who wrote this one)
> >> Cats and More Cats (Melanie Axel-Lute)
> >> Dead Cat Bounce (Nathaniel Jack)
> >> Giant Robot Dance (Linda Leslie)
> >> Hocus Pocus (Lisa Greenleaf)
> >> Kindred Spirits (Chris Page)
> >>
> >> Kalia
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> Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 15:54:28 -0400
> From: Joseph Kwiatkowski <jkwiat(a)netsync.net>
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> Subject: Re: [Callers] Halloween dances
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> There's a dance by Al Olson called "Halloween" (in Zesty Contras). Every
> time I have called it, *something* has gone wrong---sound system
> dies for no reason whatsoever, band stops playing for no reason. I've
> learned my lesson; I've sworn off it.
>
> Nobody's mentioned Melanie Axel-Lute's "Halloween Twist"
> http://www.maxellute.net/halloween.html
>
> Steve Zakon-Anderson's "Bats in the Grange" (sorry; I'm at work with no
> cards. Someone else will have to come up with that link.)
>
> Joe Kwiatkowski
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Kalia Kliban <kalia(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > On 8/9/2013 12:10 PM, Susan Moffett wrote:
> >
> >> Don Flaherty wrote Blackbird in the night.
> >>
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Kalia
> >
> > On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:52 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote:
> >>
> >> On 8/9/2013 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
> >>>> Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
> >>>> Any suggestions?
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Many are a bit of a stretch, but...
> >>>
> >>> Black Bird in the Night (not sure who wrote this one)
> >>> Cats and More Cats (Melanie Axel-Lute)
> >>> Dead Cat Bounce (Nathaniel Jack)
> >>> Giant Robot Dance (Linda Leslie)
> >>> Hocus Pocus (Lisa Greenleaf)
> >>> Kindred Spirits (Chris Page)
> >>>
> >>> Kalia
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> Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:07:50 -0700
> From: Michael Dyck <jmdyck(a)ibiblio.org>
> To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Halloween dances
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> On 13-08-09 11:31 AM, Betsey Mullen wrote:
> > I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
> > Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
> > Any suggestions?
>
> http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/search.php?ti=ghost
> finds 4 ghostly dances.
>
> http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/search.php?ti=bat
> finds 12 records, but only 2 are of the flying mammal variety.
>
> http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/index/search.php?ti=monster
> finds 0 monstrous dances, clearly an under-represented theme in dance
> titles.
>
> -Michael
>
>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 16:27:22 -0400
> From: Linda Leslie <laleslierjg(a)comcast.net>
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> Subject: Re: [Callers] Halloween dances
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> Also the following:
>
> Zombies of Sugar Hill by Gene Hubert
>
> Devil's Nightmare by Tom HInds
> Devils' Backbone by William Watson
> The Devil's Becket by Becky Hill
>
> All Hallow's Eve by Chris Ricciotti
>
> Have fun! Linda
>
> On Aug 9, 2013, at 2:31 PM, Betsey Mullen wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
> > Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Betsey
> >
> > --
> > Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably.. And never regret anything that
> > made you
> > smile.
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Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably.. And never regret anything that made you
smile.
I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
Any suggestions?
Cheers,
Betsey
--
Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably.. And never regret anything that made you
smile.
Sent from my iPad
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 11:31:17 -0700
> From: Betsey Mullen <dancethewind(a)gmail.com>
> To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
> Subject: [Callers] Halloween dances
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> I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
> Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Cheers,
> Betsey
>
> --
> Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably.. And never regret anything that made you
> smile.
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Witches switches
Bats in the grange by Steve Zakon-Anderson
Witchy woman bill pope
Witches switches al Olson
Witches cauldron kirston koths
I teach an alternate version of my Brown Bag Reel for Halloween. For the single file promenade in the A2 I ask the dancers to walk like monsters or zombies. I call that version the zombie walk.
Donna Calhoun
Whichever of the great dance suggestions you call, here's a Larry Edelman
tune the band might want to consider:
http://neoincunabula.org/music/spooky_monsters_sheet_music.png
Chip Hedler
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 11:31:17 -0700
> From: Betsey Mullen <dancethewind(a)gmail.com>
> To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
> Subject: [Callers] Halloween dances
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> I'm looking for some Halloween-theme dances. Something with
> Monster/Ghost/Bat, etc in the title.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Cheers,
> Betsey
>
> --
> Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably.. And never regret anything that made you
> smile.
>
>
Try Saint Anne's in a minor key. Very spooky.
Martha
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> 2. Re: a mad and fruitless search (tavi merrill)
> 3. Re: Halloween dances (tavi merrill)
> 4. Re: Halloween dances (Chris Page)
> 5. Re: Halloween dances (Mac Mckeever)
> 6. Re: Halloween dances (Mac Mckeever)
> 7. Re: a mad and fruitless search (Jack Mitchell)
> 8. Halloween dances (Michael Fuerst)
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> Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 17:18:18 -0400
> From: Joy Greenwolfe <joy2the(a)mindspring.com>
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> For extra themed music, you could have the band play one of Dave
> Wiesler tune's like We are Devils or Monsters in the Cellar. Any time
> is a good time for a Dave Wiesler tune, but those two would definitely
> fit with a Halloween favor!
>
> Extra work for the band, I know. You could suggest them if they don't
> already have ideas.
>
> Joy
> Durham, NC
>
>
>
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Thanks to all who responded. It's possible the dance i recalled was Sharon
of the Green (thanks Linda) or Mad Robin Migration II (thanks Jim) - may
never know for sure, but probably one of those!
Joe Kwiatkowski, you beat me to the punch, dammit. But since i already had
the card in my stack for tonight ;) here are the calls
Bats in the Grange (improper) Steve Zakon-Anderson
A1. Nbr balance & swing
A2. Gents L 1.5, partner swing
B1. Partner promenade 3/4 (until 1s are facing down, 2s up in original
improper orientation)
neighbor do-si-do
B2. In a ring, balance (4) 2s arch, 1s dive through (4)
IN REVERSE 1s arch, 2s back up (4) 2s arch, 1s dive through to meet
new nbrs (4)
I personally prefer a left shoulder do-si-do in B2 since it flows naturally
from the promenade motion path, and is spookier.
Have fun Betsey - this sounds like one SCARILY good theme dance from the
ideas folks are sending out!
There are several dances out there with a progression from mad robin with
current neighbors to mad robin with new neighbors. My favorite is
Mad Robin Migration II improper
A1 Mad robin (clockwise)
Ladies allemande left 1 1/2
A2 Partner balance and swing
B1 Men allemande left 1 1/2
Neighbor swing
B2 Right left thru
Mad Robin (counterclockwise)
But it sounds from your description " the progression is from a mad robin
with your old
hands four sliding along the set into a mad robin with the new four" like
you mean a dance with a becket progression where you mad robin with current
neighbor, slide left then mad robin with next neighbors. I haven't seen a
dance like that.
Jim
Hullo comrades,
One night recently i wanted to call a very special dance for a very special
dancer, whose favorite move is the mad robin. I searched through the
hundreds of dances i have in various festival compilations and couldn't
find the one i was looking for.
All i remember is that the progression is from a mad robin with your old
hands four sliding along the set into a mad robin with the new four. Does
anyone know which dance(s) i'm talking about?
Many thanks,
tavi
Hi All:
Faced with a largely beginner audience at a recent festival, I came up with the following when the band wanted high-energy Petronellas in the A's. I suspect it isn't new, but have been unable to find it in the usual sources. Thanks in advance for whoever has the author/title; otherwise I'll have to come up with one -
Improper
A1. Balance, Petronella, balance, Petronella
A2. N1 balance, swing
B1. Gents allemande L 1 1/2, partner swing
B2. Circle L 3/4 and pass through, N2 dosido and form ring
Yes, I know - I need to write a new Petronella dance like I need a hole in my head. Some things just can't be helped -
Bob
