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Re: Does anybody know f actve vaccinated-only, in-person contra dances?

by Winston, Alan P.

Just got this notification in the mail today; there's a dance in Monterey (a blue-tier county) on Saturday: Subject: Reminder: CONTRA DANCING this Saturday! Plus, fun contra meetup in the park that afternoon To: Monterey Contras <montereycdc(a)gmail.com<mailto:montereycdc@gmail.com>> Please join us for the fun this Saturday! Yes, we are contra dancing-- vaccinations required, and masks must be worn all the time while indoors. We look forward to dancing with you :) *** Update: Some dear contra friends have suggested a fun meetup for the contra community on Saturday afternoon at El Estero Park *** (info at bottom of email) --- Join us for our first In-Person Contra Dance! [Lee-Anne Welch- Warren Blier.jpg] Saturday, Oct. 16th, 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Monterey YMCA We have all missed dancing this last year and a half, please come on down to welcome back the dancing! Local favorite Warren Blier will call, with music by Lee Anne Welch, Sonia Shell & Yvonne Wolbroehl. Expect a slightly slower pace and shorter dances as we ease back into dancing. It will be so good to get together and try this! In-Person Rules: Open to vaccinated dancers only, proof of vaccination will be checked at the door, and noted for easy admission to future dances. Well-fitting masks must be worn throughout the dance. Bottled water will be offered outdoors during the break. Sorry, no potluck snacks yet. PRICES: $20 Contra Angel / $10 general / $8 members / $5 military and full-time students with ID No need to RSVP, just come dance with us! -- [MCDC Logo- small.jpg] Monterey Country Dance Community For more information, visit: * MCDC Website at montereycontradance.org<http://montereycontradance.org/> * MCDC's Meetup site at http://www.meetup.com/Contra-dancing-in-beautiful-Monterey-California/. * MCDC's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/85982960311/. You have received this mailing because you are on the Monterey Country Dance Community's email announcement list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3 years, 6 months

Seeking author of "Revive the High Five"

by Kalia Kliban

Hi all, There's a family dance called "Revive the High Five" that is listed in The Caller's Box as being by Luke Donforth, but at some point I heard that Luke said it wasn't his composition. Can anyone shed light on this? I'd like to give credit where it's due, and it's a great dance. Kalia in Sebastopol

3 years, 6 months

Re: Contra Callers Digest, Vol 88, Issue 1

by Claire T

Hi Kalia! In the callers box it has this link which Luke lists the dance as his own. https://www.mail-archive.com/callers@lists.sharedweight.net/msg07443.html Regards Claire Takemori , 2 hours south of Kalia’s Sebastopol. ☺️ Sent from my iPhone On Oct 3, 2021, at 10:00 PM, contracallers-request(a)lists.sharedweight.net wrote: Send Contra Callers mailing list submissions to contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to contracallers-request(a)lists.sharedweight.net You can reach the person managing the list at contracallers-owner(a)lists.sharedweight.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Contra Callers digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Seeking author of "Revive the High Five" (Kalia Kliban) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2021 18:37:35 -0700 From: Kalia Kliban <kalia.kliban(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Callers] Seeking author of "Revive the High Five" To: contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Message-ID: <4e75c19f-cee9-bcc6-f385-b26bb643b8e5(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Hi all, There's a family dance called "Revive the High Five" that is listed in The Caller's Box as being by Luke Donforth, but at some point I heard that Luke said it wasn't his composition. Can anyone shed light on this? I'd like to give credit where it's due, and it's a great dance. Kalia in Sebastopol ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ Contra Callers mailing list -- contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to contracallers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net ------------------------------ End of Contra Callers Digest, Vol 88, Issue 1 *********************************************

3 years, 6 months

Location of callers

by Jane Ewing

I have received a FB contact from someone (who is a friend of a friend) looking for a contra caller in Hawaii. I have looked at the membership list @ CDSS and do not see any. Do any of you have a contact person for contra in Hawaii that I can forward this request to? Jane Ewing contradance(a)charter.net

3 years, 7 months

Modified Wedding Dance

by Susan English

I am scheduled to provide an outdoor dance at a wedding in Ohio on Sept. 4. The musicians have bowed out, so it would be just me with recorded music, on formica sheets (!) over a large brick patio. Here are modifications I am considering: - mask optional - dance only with chosen partner, i.e. no mixers - can swing chosen partner but otherwise hand contact only (e.g. circle, star, dosidos, AL R&L, sashay) - no long lines F&B With these rules I can modify and call: - big circle dances - squares - Sicilian circles - simple ECD - longways Ceilidgh or barn dances - couple dances (e.g. waltz) - Chicken dance (requested) What do you think? or should I cancel the dance? Susan [image: 🎶] [image: ☺] 330-347-8155 woosterdance.com

3 years, 7 months

The *incredible* longevity of Shared Weight!

by The Witful Turnip

In trying to solve my issues related to the HTML and other code crap I've received in the digest forms (and thanks again to everyone who reached out to me to help), I realized that I didn't have an actual account for the Shared Weight Lists. Creating my account just now, and poking around the menus, I landed on the User posting activity page. I noticed that on the Subscriptions tab, the time since my first activity was 16 years and 10 months ago! WOW! I actually believe I remember the discussions that led to Seth Seeger and Chris Weiler creating this list, it happened at American Week at Pinewoods all those years ago. It's just amazing to me that the result of their efforts is still going strong today. HUGE thank you to Seth and Chris! And thanks to everyone for contributing :-) Stay safe and be well. May we all meet again soon. Bev

3 years, 7 months

Changing something to remove the HTML code crap

by The Witful Turnip

Hi all, Not long ago, someone posted a really helpful note to this list about how to remove all the HTML code crap that comes with posts that are combined into a digest mode email. I didn't have a chance to act on it at the time it was sent. But I cannot find it now and I cannot remember what I need to do. All I know is, I'm finding that I've mostly stopped reading these emails because I can't stand having to decipher the contents. I'd love to fix that once and for all. To the person who posted that info, would you please email me directly (wturnip(a)sympatico.ca <mailto:wturnip@sympatico.ca> ) with the notes about what I need to do. I virtually hug you in advance. Thank you so much, Bev **************************************************************************** ***** The Witful Turnip <mailto:wturnip@sympatico.ca> wturnip(a)sympatico.ca "It will be alright in the end. So, if it is not alright, it is not yet the end." - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel **************************************************************************** *****

3 years, 7 months

Re: Contra Callers Digest, Vol 87, Issue 1

by tom hinds

I think you’re correct Sue, two different parts of the brain, and two totally different ways of experiencing the evening. I can walk into a dance and tell if the caller is using a card or not. In my opinion calling a well memorized dance is far more natural. I have to tell you a short story of how my memory saved the day when I called my 6th English dance. A women from the local senior center brought about 12 of her dancers (still beginners) to our dance which is usually all experienced. She did this without warning me ahead of time. I came to the dance without any cards or a written program. It took me about two minutes to jot down a revised program, all from memory. The evening went well. Calling from memory is extremely beneficial to callers, there’s no question in my mind. We discussed this topic maybe 10 or 15 years ago. I was impressed that one person said she would try it. I’m curious why some of you haven’t given it a go. Lastly it happens that some of your messages are scrambled so I can’t read them. Any ideas why? Tony, can you send your message to me off list? Tom Hinds

3 years, 8 months

Paperless Calling

by Susan English

As I begin to travel again, I want to leave my dance cards home and access all my material virtually. I have 2 questions: 1. Which virtual method (or app) do you prefer for accessing your dance instructions and notes? 2. What is your back-up plan at a dance if you can't get on the internet? Susan [image: 🎶] [image: ☺] 330-347-8155 woosterdance.com

3 years, 8 months

Re: Paperless Calling

by Tony Parkes

It’s been interesting to read of the various approaches to dance library management. I have yet to put my working repertoire in digital form. I’ve shied away from cards for fear of losing one. As memory is one of my strengths, I rely primarily on a master list of titles; for the dances I use most often, the title is enough for me to recall the sequence. I carry a letter-size book that was made for sales reps, with many clear pockets for displaying catalog sheets; I use them for the list of titles and also for pages containing dances I haven’t memorized, with about 8 dances to a sheet. Beth has a digital document with her dance routines formatted as they would be on cards. From this she can print a set of cards, or select an evening’s worth of dances, arrange them in order, and print them on a couple of letter-size pages; she gives a copy to the band and keeps one for herself. I’m a strong advocate of relying on memory as much as possible, and of training the memory a little at a time if it’s not one of your long suits. To me it’s important to avoid looking at the card while calling, even if you need it during the walkthrough. While the music is playing, I need to focus my attention on the dancers; this means I need to know the dance so well that I’m not consciously thinking about it. The only exceptions are for workshops (or perhaps a single number in the middle of a regular evening) where I level with the dancers that I’m learning this routine along with them. Tony Parkes Billerica, Mass. www.hands4.com<http://www.hands4.com/> New book! Square Dance Calling: An Old Art for a New Century (to be published real soon)

3 years, 8 months

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