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by Rickey

Hi, Do you know the dance by Nils Fredland currently called Naked in California? I have the ending as Swing your old neighbor a second time. Is this correct? The entire dance as I have it is (A1) Long Lines Forward and Back/ Swing your (new) neighbor (A2) Women allemande Right (1/2) to Partner/ Partner Allemande Left (3/4) to Shadow/ Shadow Allemande Right (1 ½) to ling wavy lines up and down the set. (B1) Balance that wave/ Slide (or twirl) Right (as in Rory OMore), into your partners arms/ Swing Partner (B2) Circle Left (3/4) / Swing your old neighbor again Thanks again for your help. Rickey Holt

17 years, 1 month

ricochet or push-back heys

by jean francis

I am looking for some dances with push-back or ricochet heys. I have only found one, by Adam Carlson: A1 N B+S; A2 Ricochet hey B1wave balance, partner swing B2 Circle 3/4 pass thru, new N DSD Heard of another called Tapsalterrie, but can't find. Also would appreciate instructions or web site for Levi Jackson Rose. Many Thanks! --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

17 years, 1 month

My own Down East session

by Chris Weiler

Hello everyone, I have the opposite problem from Richard at the Down East Festival in March. My session, titled "Unbalanced Contras", was intended to feature smooth, flowing dances. The session has been scheduled opposite the dance medley. I'm concerned about the mix of the crowd that I will get in my session. Will I only get beginner dancers? Or are there experienced dancers that will come? I know that there are several veterans of the Down East Festival on this list, so maybe they can share their experiences if they called during this slot. I'd also like to hear from anyone who has ideas about dances that I could call. What are your favorite flowing dances? Maybe you think that I should only call wild, wacky and crazy dances to use another meaning of "unbalanced". 8^) Thanks for you help, Chris Weiler Goffstown, NH

17 years, 1 month

Re: [Callers] Waiting for Lefty

by crunchymama＠juno.com

Ha! Yes I'm right handed, so kept quiet. My mother is left handed, and my oldest boy. But I have been known to nurse a kidlet while calling. :o) -Alison Murphy "If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy." ~ James Madison HTTP://WWW.RONPAUL2008.COM -- "Chris Page" <chriscpage(a)gmail.com> wrote: On 2/6/08, Tepfer, Seth <LABST(a)emory.edu> wrote: > What about all the righties? Are all the people not speaking up right handed or left handed and not chiming in? > > I'm really curious about this now. This is fascinating. Probably because the group that feels they're in the majority doesn't bother responding because they feel it's a less interesting answer. I'd assume you'd get the same thing if you asked how many callers called while trying to manage a young child at the same time. Cheers, -Chris Page San Diego (off on the right) _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers _____________________________________________________________ Live your dreams. Click here to find information on becoming a lawyer. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2111/fc/Ioyw6iigeohZ7i6YDZO1JvhVMp47zm3…

17 years, 1 month

Re: [Callers] downeast

by gtwood＠worldpath.net

Hi Chris I'll be at Downeast. If your going aginst the medly, sorry I'll be in the other room... that's the tough thing about festivals there is always to much to do and conflicting venues. Good luck with the workshop! See ya there. Gale -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting

17 years, 1 month

Re: [Callers] A Question About Nantucket Sleigh Ride

by David.Millstone＠valley.net

Gale's right that "ride the waves" is a common shortcut for the figure, but I also like to get into a rhythmic chant: Actives arch and the inactives under, Inactives arch and the actives under, Actives arch and the inactives under, One more time, and dosi do... (or "Ones arch and the Twos under" if that works for your crowd. The name "Nantucket Sleigh Ride" refers to whaling. After the sailors harpooned a whale, it often would swim off at great speed, pulling the small whaleboat behind it. David Millstone

17 years, 1 month

Re: [Callers] A Question About Nantucket Sleigh Ride

by gtwood＠worldpath.net

clicked out to soon (darn computer) Nantucket Sleighride is one of my favorite dances to dance and call! The "Ride the Waves" looks great from a high stage. (The arches resemble ocean waves thus the name) Beginners as well as experianced dancers seem to really enjoy the dance. (nuf said) Original Message: ----------------- From: Rickey holt.e(a)comcast.net Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:47:04 -0500 To: callers(a)sharedweight.net Subject: [Callers] A Question About Nantucket Sleigh Ride Hi All, In B1 of Kirstin Koths' dance Nantucket Sleigh Ride there is a figure I will call "Arches". In this figure everyone is facing up and the ones, who are now below the twos, join inside hands, make an arch and walk forward, while the twos duck and back under that arch. Then the twos arch and walk forward while the ones duck under to place. My notes say to do arches twice. It would appear from the timing that that entire sequence - ones over twos under and twos over, ones under - is repeated twice. Is that what you remember? Rickey Holt Fremont, NH _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting

17 years, 1 month

Re: [Callers] A Question About Nantucket Sleigh Ride

by gtwood＠worldpath.net

Hi Ricky, You can teach it as 1s Arch 2s back through 2s arch 1s back through (2X) the traditional call after teaching the dance is "Ride the Waves" which is the whole arch sequence. It saves a lot of 'talk' during the dance. Gale Original Message: ----------------- From: Rickey holt.e(a)comcast.net Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:47:04 -0500 To: callers(a)sharedweight.net Subject: [Callers] A Question About Nantucket Sleigh Ride Hi All, In B1 of Kirstin Koths' dance Nantucket Sleigh Ride there is a figure I will call "Arches". In this figure everyone is facing up and the ones, who are now below the twos, join inside hands, make an arch and walk forward, while the twos duck and back under that arch. Then the twos arch and walk forward while the ones duck under to place. My notes say to do arches twice. It would appear from the timing that that entire sequence - ones over twos under and twos over, ones under - is repeated twice. Is that what you remember? Rickey Holt Fremont, NH _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com - Microsoft® Exchange solutions from a leading provider - http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange

17 years, 1 month

A Question About Nantucket Sleigh Ride

by Rickey

Hi All, In B1 of Kirstin Koths' dance Nantucket Sleigh Ride there is a figure I will call "Arches". In this figure everyone is facing up and the ones, who are now below the twos, join inside hands, make an arch and walk forward, while the twos duck and back under that arch. Then the twos arch and walk forward while the ones duck under to place. My notes say to do arches twice. It would appear from the timing that that entire sequence - ones over twos under and twos over, ones under - is repeated twice. Is that what you remember? Rickey Holt Fremont, NH

17 years, 1 month

Re: [Callers] Can you name this dance ? Well I can !

by The Witful Turnip

Hey gang, Kathy's in Costa Rica at the moment (I'm so envious!) but took a minute to email and let me know that she wrote the dance I asked about below. It's called Top Spin. There you go... Bev ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:25:36 -0500 From: "The Witful Turnip" <wturnip(a)sympatico.ca> Subject: [Callers] Can you name this dance ? To: <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Message-ID: <000001c870f3$3bf22d30$6d00a8c0@BB1> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi all, I was poking around on YouTube for banjo tunes and happened to stumble across a video of Kathy Anderson calling this dance in St Louis. Does anyone know the name and author of this dance? Thanks in advance! Bev A1. (starts in a wavy line, ladies in ctr by L, neigh in R) Balance wave, neighbors allemande R 1/2 Gents allemande L 3/4 to long wave down the ctr, balance wave A2. Gents allemande L 3/4, partner swing B1. Ladies allemande R 1 1/2 Neighbor swing B2. Partners R hand balance across, pull by R, pull by neighbour L (sq thru) With the next, do si do (into the wave) *************************************************************************** The Witful Turnip wturnip(a)sympatico.ca "Ambition is the last refuge of failure." - Oscar Wilde *************************************************************************** ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers End of Callers Digest, Vol 42, Issue 15 ***************************************

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