There is a lot that goes on at NEFFA and it may be easy to miss certain
gems.
I urge you to consider attending Lisa Greenleaf's
Callers & Dancetunes
North Star Room -- Saturday 11:00 am - Noon
This is an interactive workshop for contra callers: How to pick the
right kind of tunes for contra dancing; how styles of music affect the
dance feel; and how to communicate with musicians.
Lisa is a master at this and I know we will learn a lot that can't be
picked up by book learning.
--
Clark Baker, Belmont, MA
cmbaker(a)tiac.net
Hi All,
Here's two opportunities:
1. Friday evening:
9:15 - 9:45pm in the Main Hall; this leaves time to dance 1 - 2 Role Free contras...
If on the dance floor, face the band, meet in bleachers to the LEFT of the stage...
Then, of course, we all want to be there for the next session (10 - 11:30pm) to support Chris Weiler!
2. Saturday afternoon:
3pm - 4pm in the int'l bazaar cafeteria
This means, we can attend two dances of each square session....
The only other opportunity I saw was:
8 - 9pm Saturday evening....
If anyone has any preference, or other suggestions, good meeting places - outside?, let me know, otherwise, I'll plan to be at #1 and #2 and hope to meet as many of you as possible!
Karen Fontana
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Hi Shared Weight friends,
I will be coming from California to NEFFA, and it would be great to meet as many of you as possible.
I am thinking to set up up a mtg time (maybe two?), that we can meet either in the cafeteria/ int'l food bazaar, or perhaps after hours? Similar to what you did at RPLW.
Any interest? I'll need to take a closer look at the schedule, so much good stuff, that I'm sure we all don't want to miss.
Please let me know if anyone else is interested,
I will also be at the Thursday nite Springstep dance, so pls say HELLO.
Looking forward to next week,
Karen Fontana
California
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Anyone recognize this dance? I got it from Ron Buchanan in January in FL
(at Snowball) but have not been able to get a title or author ...
Title:?
Author: ?
A1: (8) F&B; (8) on left diagonal, gents allemande left 1.5
A2: (16) that neighbor balance and swing (partner of guy just allemanded)
B1: (6) circle left .75, (2) pass thru; (8) partner swing
B2: (8) gents start 1/2 hey; (8) partner swing
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Hello Everyone,
Recently, some people have been posting questions to both SharedWeight
and to trad-dance-callers more frequently. I understand the desire to
reach the most number of people and how easy it is to post to both
lists. However, you may not realize that the majority of experienced
callers on this list also belong to t-d-c. You also may not realize
that there are people on t-d-c who are hitting "reply all" when
responding to the messages and triggering moderator requests when
their messages try to post to SharedWeight.
Seth and I have discussed this a few times, and while we don't want to
discourage discussion on this list, the topics and threads on t-d-c
tend to drift towards discussions of minutia or historical events or
cultural differences between dance styles. While these topics are
interesting and valuable to experienced callers with broad
experiences, we hope to keep discussion on this list directed towards
topics of use to beginner or intermediate callers of contra and
traditional squares. Our hope for this list is to be a different place
for discussion instead of a subset or extension of the t-d-c list. We
hope that the people in this group feel the same way.
We will not bring this up again unless there are complaints by members
of t= his list.
Thank you for your attention,
Chris Weiler and Seth Seeger
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And while I'm at it, anyone know the name of this double contra
(four-face-four/mescolanza)?
title: ?
Author: ?
A1: (8) F&B; (8) ladies chain
A2: (16) across the set, full hey
B1: (8) ladies grand chain (1/2); (8) circle left 1/2
B2: (16) swing ... partner or Significant other
Notes: each time through, you alternate swinging partner or 'other' partner
(traveling companion)
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I don't know if this has already been posted here. If so, my apologies.
>From: Contradans(a)aol.com
>******
> The Central Florida Dance Alliance is co-sponsoring a contra dance
> choreography contest along with one of our long-term dancers, Chere
> Force. She lost her mother in 2005 and wishes to honor her Momâs
> passing (10/2/05) by dedicating a new Contra Dance in her mother's name.
>
> There is a cash prize of $250 to the person that comes up with the
> dance we pick. To personalize the dance, Chere asks that the
> choreographer use Troy Lee and any of the following words in the
> calling: gardening, jam, blackberry, bingo, scrabble, deviled
> eggs. Feel free to create new moves & name them from the suggested
> list. Please suggest a name for your dance, but Chere reserves the right
> to name the dance.
>
> The dance will debut at Orlando Contra Halloween dance 2006. We
> will do our best to showcase all entries that night.
>
> If you have any questions, please direct them to Chere Force,
> <mailto:otterplay@cfl.rr.com>otterplay(a)cfl.rr.com, or Alice Milmoe,
> <mailto:contradans@aol.com>contradans(a)aol.com.
>
> Entries should be submitted by e-mail to
> <mailto:otterplay@cfl.rr.com>otterplay(a)cfl.rr.com no later than
> August 1, 2006.
>
> Please pass this along to any others who might be interested in
> entering. We're looking forward to your entry.
>
> Alice Milmoe Chere Force
> Vice Pres.
> Central Florida Dance Alliance
>*******
Hi All,
What are your favorite dances for beginners, and "very beginners" - any
formation? Are there some of these that experienced dancers can also enjoy?
I would be happy to share what I have, if folks would like that, as well.
Thanks,
Rickey Holt
Hi all!
I am doing a callers discussion at NEFFA on private party dances aka One
Night Stands. I define these as events where the vast majority (or all) of
the attendees are what Dudley so aptly called "Not beginners. They're not
beginning anything." In other words, dancers once a year or once a lifetime
with no experience who, appropriately, just want to have a good time.
I am hoping that many of you will be interested in attending, (Friday night,
9:30 pm, in the Chorus room. If you don't know about NEFFA: www.neffa.org)
but that is not why I'm posting this. My original intention for this hour
was a material swap. I'm rethinking that, but would still want to have
material to share.
If you have favorite private party material (remember, 100% non-experienced
dancers) that you are willing to share, I would appreciate it. If you call
lots of private party dances and would be willing to email me a "typical"
program*, that would be great. I would give you credit, unless specifically
requested not to.
So email me back at: beth(a)hands4.com and I hope to see some of you at NEFFA,
where I am wearing way too many hats.
* Yes, I know that there is no "typical" program and that one of the skills
of a good caller is the ability to adapt to conditions on the floor, but
many of us have a pretty good idea of what is common.
Beth Parkes
