Hi Callers,
Your recent success identifying dances found on YouTube, prompts me to ask
about 2 more from YouTube.
(1) On YouTube the dance is just called a Toronto contra at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heu572-r9u8
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heu572-r9u8&feature=related>
&feature=related :
A1 Men Allemande Left (1 ½ )
Star Promenade and Butterfly Whirl
A2 Women Gypsy Right once
Swing Partner on the sides
B1 Ladies Chain
Star Left
B2 Neighbor Balance and Swing (I think)
(2) Also have a look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6japuy6VM4
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6japuy6VM4&NR=1> &NR=1 . I am not even
sure what is going on, but I like it. Can you name this dance from Folk
Madness 2007 and confirm the figures used. For extra credit (?): can anyone
name the tune(s)?
Thanks,
Rickey Holt,
Fremont, NH
Hi,
Does anyone know this dance? I found it on a
youtube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1zuvvmDBeY from
Vernals - 2004
Improper (long waves, women face in, right to
neighbor)
A1 Balance wave, slide right
Balance wave, slide left
A2 Balance wave
Neighbor allemande right 3/4
Men allemande left 1 & 1/2
B1 Balance and swing partner
B2 Promenade
Women pull by right
Neighbor allemande left 3/4 to long waves
Thanks.
I find quite a few of the videos on youtube very
useful to get a feeling about contra dance. It's
all new for us here in New Zealand. We had a
second dance last weekend and more planned for
next month.
Cheers, Bill
The second dance (correctly notated by David) appears to be 'Fairport
Harbor' by Paul Balliet.
Cis Hinkle
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Well, I can get half credit on #2. It seems like a neat dance, like it
might be just on the line between being unconnected and ungraceful, and
being extremely smooth and flowing. I'd try it sometime. And that music
seems perfect for the dance.
Becket:
A1. Men alle. L 1 1/2
N promenade in big oval ccw (the convenient direction) A2. Ladies turn
back (over R shoulder), gypsy the next/new N
NS
B1. Promenade back cw in big oval
Ladies chain to Partner
B2. Pass through, PS
Thanks for the link!
-David Giusti
----- Original Message -----
From: Rickey <holt.e(a)comcast.net>
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008 10:47 am
Subject: [Callers] Name 2 more from YouTube
To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
> Hi Callers,
>
> Your recent success identifying dances found on YouTube, prompts me
> to ask
> about 2 more from YouTube.
>
> (1) On YouTube the dance is just called a Toronto contra at
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heu572-r9u8
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heu572-r9u8&feature=related>
> &feature=related :
>
> A1 Men Allemande Left (1 ? )
>
> Star Promenade and Butterfly Whirl
>
> A2 Women Gypsy Right once
>
> Swing Partner on the sides
>
> B1 Ladies Chain
>
> Star Left
>
> B2 Neighbor Balance and Swing (I think)
>
>
>
> (2) Also have a look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6japuy6VM4
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6japuy6VM4&NR=1> &NR=1 . I am not
> evensure what is going on, but I like it. Can you name this dance
> from Folk
> Madness 2007 and confirm the figures used. For extra credit (?):
> can anyone
> name the tune(s)?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rickey Holt,
>
> Fremont, NH
>
>
>
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This sounds like Paul Balliet's Fairport Harbor. When calling this, I
suggest that the ladies must turn out of the promenade on time or risk
leaving the waiting man waiting too long. Because of the big set promenade,
I associate it in my cards with Gene Hubert's Gang of Four.
--Jerome Grisanti
> Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:07:18 -0400
> From: David Giusti <David.Giusti(a)oberlin.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Callers] Name 2 more from YouTube
> To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
> Message-ID: <f9bed51c17260.17260f9bed51c(a)oberlin.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> Well, I can get half credit on #2. It seems like a neat dance, like it
> might be just on the line between being unconnected and ungraceful, and
> being extremely smooth and flowing. I'd try it sometime. And that
> music seems perfect for the dance.
>
> Becket:
> A1. Men alle. L 1 1/2
> N promenade in big oval ccw (the convenient direction)
> A2. Ladies turn back (over R shoulder), gypsy the next/new N
> NS
> B1. Promenade back cw in big oval
> Ladies chain to Partner
> B2. Pass through, PS
>
> Thanks for the link!
> -David Giusti
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rickey <holt.e(a)comcast.net>
> Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008 10:47 am
> Subject: [Callers] Name 2 more from YouTube
> To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
>
> > Hi Callers,
> >
> > Your recent success identifying dances found on YouTube, prompts me
> > to ask
> > about 2 more from YouTube.
> >
> > (1) On YouTube the dance is just called a Toronto contra at
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heu572-r9u8
> > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heu572-r9u8&feature=related>
> > &feature=related :
> >
> > A1 Men Allemande Left (1 ? )
> >
> > Star Promenade and Butterfly Whirl
> >
> > A2 Women Gypsy Right once
> >
> > Swing Partner on the sides
> >
> > B1 Ladies Chain
> >
> > Star Left
> >
> > B2 Neighbor Balance and Swing (I think)
> >
> >
> >
> > (2) Also have a look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6japuy6VM4
> > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6japuy6VM4&NR=1> &NR=1 . I am not
> > evensure what is going on, but I like it. Can you name this dance
> > from Folk
> > Madness 2007 and confirm the figures used. For extra credit (?):
> > can anyone
> > name the tune(s)?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Rickey Holt,
> >
> > Fremont, NH
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Callers mailing list
> > Callers(a)sharedweight.net
> > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
> >
>
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Hello Shared Weight colleagues,
I'm writing to let folks know that I'm leading a second "Introduction to Contra Calling" workshop series in Maine in May, and it's possible there will be some space for others. (I
am currently teaching a two-part class for new callers this month,
and it's been a great experience thus far. And, because several people
who originally planned to take the class couldn't make it at the last
minute, I'm doing a second series in May.)
If you know anyone you think might be interested, have them contact me
(or pass along their name & contact info and I'll contact them.)
Thanks! :-)
Chrissy Fowler
Belfast, ME
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Hello there,
Have
you ever wanted to try calling a contradance? Are you curious what
callers think about when they are not actively prompting a dance? Do you wonder
what they talk to the band about? Well here's a chance to learn some
new things and try your hand at calling.
I am
leading a New Callers Class next month in midcoast Maine.
The DownEast
Country Dance Festival board is sponsoring these workshops in an effort to increase the pool of interested and experienced callers in Maine. It's also an opportunity for folks who are 'just curious' (musicians, dancers, organizers) to find out a bit more about the ins and outs of the leadership role assumed by a dance caller. Also, if you are
really excited about lbecoming a caller, please note that this
introductory workshop fulfills a prerequisite for the next-level workshop that
Lisa Greenleaf will lead in the Portland area Sept 12-14.
Here are the details for the intro:
Friday evening, May 2, Belfast Flying Shoes Dance Series in Belfast - http://www.belfastflyingshoes.org
(all
participants attend as part of the series, brief 'class time' during
dance, potential for overnight hospitality in Belfast area with
pre-arrangement)
Saturday daytime, May 3, first 5 hr workshop session in Belfast
Saturday daytime, May 24, second 5 hr workshop session in Belfast or Rockport area
Saturday evening, May 24, Simonton Corners Contradance in Rockport - http://simontoncorners.com/
(all participants attend as part of the series, and are encouraged to call a dance in a guest slot.)
COST:
ONLY $20 (includes admission to both dances, handouts, and a book) This extremely low cost is made possible
through the generosity of the DECDF board
(http://starleft.org/decdf/current/callers.htm) with additional funding as needed from the Country
Dance and Song Society (CDSS -- http://www.cdss.org)
CLASS SIZE: Limited to 10 participants
TO EXPRESS INTEREST: Email me at ktaadn_me(a)hotmail.com or call me at 338-0979, and please include the following contact info.
Name:
Address:
Home Phone:
Cellphone:
Email:
TO
REGISTER: Please send a check for $20 made out to "DownEast Country
Dance Festival Association" to Chrissy Fowler, 93 Kaler Road, Belfast,
ME 04915. Once I get the check, your registration process will be
complete and your spot in the class will be reserved. :-)
If
you know other folks who may be interested, please forward and/or send
me their contact info. I'm thrilled that there is such interest in
maintaining our contradance traditions in Maine, and look forward to
working with many of you next month.
Cheers!
Chrissy Fowler
===================================================================
Announcing a NEW CALLERS WORKSHOP
in midcoast Maine (Belfast/Rockport area)
Friday evening, May 2
Saturday daytime, May 3
Saturday daytime and evening, May 24
A 3-part introduction to calling for contradances
led by Chrissy Fowler
$20 for the whole series
Please preregister - Limited to 10 participants
Sponsored by the DownEast Country Dance Festival Association
FMI: email ktaadn_me(a)hotmail.com
(207) 338-0979
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Does anyone know the name and author of the Becket dance below? I'm going to call it next weekend and I'd like to give proper credit.
Thanks.
Parker Mann
A1:
Circle L 3/4 (6)
Pass through up and down (2) [the progression]
Swing next neighbor (8)
A2:
Gents allemande L 1 1/2 (8)
Gents scoop up partner and star promenade across (4)
Partners whirl on side (4)
B1:
Full chain across and back - ladies pass R to start (16)
B2:
Partners balance and swing (16)
Hi,
I'm getting ready for an "introduction to
contra" workshop at our local folk festival next
weekend. I've been looking at some of the
'chestnut' dances. Partly to learn more about the
background, but I'd also like to teach a simple
one for everyone to try.
I've found this traditional version of Lady
Walpole's Reel in "The Country Dance Book."
A1: Balance and swing neighbor; A2: Actives
down the center, turn alone, come back and cast;
B1: Ladies chain over and back; B2: Promenade
across; Right and Left thru back.
On various web pages I've also found this version
which I thought might be a bit easier as the
dancers stay connected. It has A2: 4 in line down
the hall, turn alone and come back, cast off.
This doesn't seem right to me. In the traditional
version the actives cast around the inactive
neighbor they had just swung, thus giving the
progression. However, in this second version, the
actives are on the ends of the lines, so the
inactive neighbors are casting around and no
progression occurs (as well as men not ending up
with women on their right to start the chains). I
would have thought it should be A2: 4 in line down
the hall, as couple turn, come back, cast off (as
in David Smuckler's Stopping By Woods and Tony
Parkes' Woods Hole Jig). Could someone clarify? I
may be missing something obvious as I'm thinking
more like a square dancer. Can you chain the
ladies when the men have them on their left? If so
that would fix it, but the flow and hand
availability doesn't seem right.
Thanks. Cheers, Bill
Hey Sue (and other community dance callers),
Would you mind posting the content of some of these dances
here? The quadrille sounds very interesting. I've been
asked to call a couple of barn dances too, and keep seeing
references to these dances, but don't have access to the
books they're printed in.
Thank you!!
Tina
> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:48:46 -0500
> From: Sue Robishaw <sue(a)manytracks.com>
> Subject: [Callers] Beginner Contras
> To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
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>
> Hi,
> We are sadly lacking in contra in my neck of the
> world, and I don't
> have the experience of others on the list (who I'm
> thoroughly enjoying
> learning from), but I've taught a few easy ones to our
> IFD group to
> introduce the idea, and these worked well (I think
> they were all from
> the New England Dancing Masters "Chimes of Dunkirk"
> book:
> Jefferson & Liberty
> Haste to the Wedding
> Broken Sixpence
> A non-contra easy dance that's gone over well with
> both our IFDers and
> mixed public is the quadrille "The Carding" from
> Dudley Laufman's
> "Sweets of May". Lively and you don't need even
> numbers of couples as
> in a square.
> Snowy Cheers,
> Sue Robishaw
> Upper Peninsula of Michigan
>
> --
>
> * * * * * * * * * *
>
> Sue Robishaw ~ [1]sue(a)manytracks.com ~
> 906-644-2598
> 770N Fox Rd, Cooks MI 49817 ~ ~ ~
> [2]www.ManyTracks.com
>
> "At the heart of this story, I think , is a
> simple, abiding
> belief: it is possible to live wisely on the land,
> and to live well.
> And in behaving respectfully toward all that the land
> contains, it is
> possible to imagine a stifling ignorance falling away
> from us."
> Barry Lopez ~ "Arctic Dreams"
>
> * * * * * * * * * *
>
> References
>
> 1. mailto:sue@manytracks.com
> 2. http://www.ManyTracks.com/
>
>
Tina R. Fields, Ph.D.
(707) 824-9318
"Hindsight Now!"
If you are 35 or younger, there is a new contra dance weekend just for you!*
Where: Table Rock State Park
When: June 6-8
Talent: Mock Turtle Soup; The Cornstalkers; calling by Adina Gordon and company
Cost: if a student 35 or under $35 until 3/15; then $45 and up to $55. Prices for others at website.
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*Those over 35 are welcome, but know the dance is targeted towards the 35 and under set. (There is also a youth dance weekend in VT in Sept).
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A whole week-end festival of high quality dancing made as inexpensive as possible for students and young people in order to encourage them to attend. Not only an opportunity to dance a lot, but also to improve and broaden your dancing skills with awesome instructors and musical artists.
We are fortunate that there is a broad and growing interest among young people in traditional dance. As with every other movement centered around young people, we have brought a new momentum and energy with us. The purpose of this weekend is to both provide an outlet for this energy and channel it into a new unity and positive change in the community as the torch is being passed to new leaders and movers and shakers across the nation.
Please keep in mind that this weekend is open to everyone and we welcome people of all ages. The dance is merely designed primarily for and by young people as a way to help young dancers to mesh well with the dance community nation wide.
This years weekend we will be dancing to music by Mock Turtle Soup and the Cornstalkers, with calling by Adina Gordon and Co.
We have waltz, swing, and other couple dance classes in the works, details soon!
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<Would you mind sharing some of these dances,>
Be glad to -- here they are:
Haste to the Wedding (contra duple proper or circle)
A1 4 Circle left
4 Circle right
A2 4 Right hand star
4 Left hand star
B1 4 Partner Do-si-do
4 Clap 2x; Two hand turn
B2 4 Neighbor Do-si-do
4 Clap 2x; Walk on by (right shoulders)
Jefferson & Liberty - 1 contre proper duple
A1 8 Circle left
8 Circle right
A2 8 Right hand star
8 Left hand star
B1 16 Ones Down Outside & Back (between twos)
B2 8 Four hands down
8 Ones Arch (back up) & pull Twos thru (move up)
Jefferson & Liberty - 2 contre Improper duple
A1 8 Circle left
8 Circle right
A2 8 Right hand star
8 Left hand star
B1 8 Ones Down Ctr
8 Back and Cast Off (with twos, going one below)
B2 16 Right and Left through, over and back*
(* not a beginner figure but a comfortable place to
teach it if they've done J&L1)
Broken Sixpence contre Improper duple (by Don Armstrong)
A1 8 Neighbors - Do-si-do
8 Ladies - Do-si-do
A2 8 Men - Do-si-do
8 Ones - Two hand turn
B1 8 Four Hands Down (ones between twos)
8 Turn single; Back to place
B2 8 Bend the Line - Circle Left
8 Left Hand Star (prog 1s below 2s - remember which side
you're on*)
(*for women dancing men's side, more a problem with
lots of women)
The Carding Quebec quadrille for as many as will
(refers to carding of wool) (from Dudley Laufman's "Sweets of May"
book)
(note: music is 4 1/2 x through a regular reel. Something lively with a
strong rhythm for the stamps. Not too fast for beginners. Faster for
experienced is fun.)
In "square" formation, one or two couples per side. Doesn't have to be
even number anywhere. Single person can easily dance with ghost
partner. Pattern of Heads do figure, then Sides do figure, back to
Heads, etc.
Starts with
CHORUS - CARDING: Heads Card // then Sides Card: (face partner,
sashay/side slips)
4-4 In-2-3-stamp / Out-2-3-stamp
8 Cross over (sashay across)
4-4-8 In - Out - Cross back
Verse1 8-8 Heads Circle Left / Circle Right // Sides ...
Chorus: 8-8-16 Heads Card // Sides Card
Verse2 8-8 Heads Right hand Star/ Left hand Star // Sides ...
Chorus: 8-8-16 Heads Card // Sides Card
V3 8-8 All Circle Left / Circle Right ("face partner" at end so
ready for..)
4-4-4-4 All (sashay) In-2-3-stamp / Out-2-3-stamp. That
again (strong Stamp on final beat).
Notes: Couples have to pass by when sashaying across, so when setting
up, look across at opposites. If same number of couples on both sides,
all step one step to their own right, and see that space to their opps
right where they will go. If two cpls on one side and one on the other,
the one cpl go between the two, so the two step away from each other a
step to make room.
Point out need to face partner at end of V3 so they're ready to all
Sashay In... If they're slow going they'll probably end In the circle
instead of out, which isn't a big problem.
Sue Robishaw
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* * * * * * * * * *
Sue Robishaw ~ [1]sue(a)manytracks.com ~ 906-644-2598
770N Fox Rd, Cooks MI 49817 ~ ~ ~ [2]www.ManyTracks.com
"At the heart of this story, I think , is a simple, abiding
belief: it is possible to live wisely on the land, and to live well.
And in behaving respectfully toward all that the land contains, it is
possible to imagine a stifling ignorance falling away from us."
Barry Lopez ~ "Arctic Dreams"
* * * * * * * * * *
References
1. mailto:sue@manytracks.com
2. http://www.ManyTracks.com/
