I've been making heavy use of the Caller's Box site lately, but it took
me a while to realize how handy and extensive the video links are. Not
all, but most, of the dances I've been looking at have video links, and
it's very rare that I can find those videos any other way (I've tried,
just out of curiosity). My gratitude to Chris and Michael for putting
that site together continues to grow!
Kalia
Good morning, Chris!
If you're on the archives page, it's the tiny link icon under the time
stamp on the right hand side, next to the A.
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Emily
On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 11:08 PM Chris Page via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> I've been looking through the archives of the new list.
>
> There's a way to link to threads, by cut-and-pasting the url.
>
> Is there a way to either link to individual posts, or an anchor within a
> thread that will lead to a particular post?
>
> Hopeful,
> -Chris Page
> Los Angeles, CA
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Look for the permalink icon under the posting date. It’s a bit of chain (but looks like handcuffs to me).
\Bob
> On Dec 16, 2019, at 23:08, Chris Page via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> I've been looking through the archives of the new list.
>
> There's a way to link to threads, by cut-and-pasting the url.
>
> Is there a way to either link to individual posts, or an anchor within a thread that will lead to a particular post?
>
> Hopeful,
> -Chris Page
> Los Angeles, CA
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I've been looking through the archives of the new list.
There's a way to link to threads, by cut-and-pasting the url.
Is there a way to either link to individual posts, or an anchor within a thread that will lead to a particular post?
Hopeful,
-Chris Page
Los Angeles, CA
I should note that I've been trying this year to add multiple
references to the Caller's Box, especially for the older dances.
http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=3615
should give 10 references, six of which are online.
(There's one more for in the next update: Oglebay Institute Syllabus
<vol> 1982 <no> Spring <p> 10. It's still an ongoing project.)
-Chris Page
On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 4:35 PM Kalia Kliban via Contra Callers
<contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> This dance appears in the RPLDW syllabus from 1990, transcribed from the
> previously-taped calling of Ralph Page. It's a triple minor (1s)
> improper contra. The notes are pretty minimal:
>
> "Allemande left 1-1/2
> To next below for a dosido
> Circle 6 to the left once around
> Star left below
> Swing the one above
> Right and left four (over and back)"
>
> Since it's a triple minor and we need to get the 1s into the middle
> somehow, the obvious place for that to happen is during that initial
> allemande 1-1/2. And instructions in this period usually talked to the
> 1s, which makes most of the rest of the dance pretty self-driving.
> Anyone know whether that final over-and-back is with the 2s above or the
> 3s below? If it's with the 2s above, then the propriety is right for
> the courtesy turns.
>
> If you've danced this, or have it in your files, could you confirm or
> correct my guesses?
>
> Many thanks,
> Kalia in Sebastopol
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On 2019-12-12 7:35 p.m., Kalia Kliban via Contra Callers wrote:
> This dance appears in the RPLDW syllabus from 1990, transcribed from the
> previously-taped calling of Ralph Page. It's a triple minor (1s) improper
> contra. The notes are pretty minimal:
>
> "Allemande left 1-1/2
> To next below for a dosido
> Circle 6 to the left once around
> Star left below
> Swing the one above
> Right and left four (over and back)"
>
> Since it's a triple minor and we need to get the 1s into the middle somehow,
> the obvious place for that to happen is during that initial allemande
> 1-1/2. And instructions in this period usually talked to the 1s, which
> makes most of the rest of the dance pretty self-driving. Anyone know whether
> that final over-and-back is with the 2s above or the 3s below? If it's with
> the 2s above, then the propriety is right for the courtesy turns.
>
> If you've danced this, or have it in your files, could you confirm or
> correct my guesses?
See Northern Junket vol 13, #11, p 27:
http://digital.unh.edu/fedora/objects/northernjunket:0155/datastreams/APPLI…
(That's dated June 1981, so I think it's the first appearance.)
The printing is fairly bad, but you can still read:
"Actives allemande left the one below - once around and a little more"
and
"Top two couples right and left four (over & back)"
So both of your guesses are confirmed.
Less authoritatively, but more readably, there's also RPDLW 2013:
https://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2013.pdf#page=46
-Michael
Hi Kalia,
Well, found it in Larry Jenning's "Zesty Contras" #115:
Triple & improper:1. Allmd L below 1&1/2 2. Dsd #3 3&4. Cir six L 5. Star L #3!
6. Sw #2 7. R&L #2 8. Ret.Alt: Duple & improper:
1. Allmd L below 1&1/2 2. Dsd #3 3&4. Act & #3&4: Cir L 2x 5. Same four: Star L
6. Sw #2 7. R&L with #2 8. Ret
Hope this helps!
Don Heinold, caller from RI
On Thursday, December 12, 2019, 7:35:25 PM EST, Kalia Kliban via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
This dance appears in the RPLDW syllabus from 1990, transcribed from the
previously-taped calling of Ralph Page. It's a triple minor (1s)
improper contra. The notes are pretty minimal:
"Allemande left 1-1/2
To next below for a dosido
Circle 6 to the left once around
Star left below
Swing the one above
Right and left four (over and back)"
Since it's a triple minor and we need to get the 1s into the middle
somehow, the obvious place for that to happen is during that initial
allemande 1-1/2. And instructions in this period usually talked to the
1s, which makes most of the rest of the dance pretty self-driving.
Anyone know whether that final over-and-back is with the 2s above or the
3s below? If it's with the 2s above, then the propriety is right for
the courtesy turns.
If you've danced this, or have it in your files, could you confirm or
correct my guesses?
Many thanks,
Kalia in Sebastopol
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This dance appears in the RPLDW syllabus from 1990, transcribed from the
previously-taped calling of Ralph Page. It's a triple minor (1s)
improper contra. The notes are pretty minimal:
"Allemande left 1-1/2
To next below for a dosido
Circle 6 to the left once around
Star left below
Swing the one above
Right and left four (over and back)"
Since it's a triple minor and we need to get the 1s into the middle
somehow, the obvious place for that to happen is during that initial
allemande 1-1/2. And instructions in this period usually talked to the
1s, which makes most of the rest of the dance pretty self-driving.
Anyone know whether that final over-and-back is with the 2s above or the
3s below? If it's with the 2s above, then the propriety is right for
the courtesy turns.
If you've danced this, or have it in your files, could you confirm or
correct my guesses?
Many thanks,
Kalia in Sebastopol
how about Head, Heart, Hands, Health and Hoedown
Mac McKeever
On Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 09:17:00 PM CST, Sivier, Jonathan E via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I'm going to be leading a dance workshop for 4-H kids in the spring and I'm trying to figure out a catchy title. I want something that will be descriptive, but also something that will get their attention and will look like it might be fun. If anyone has any ideas, especially if you have done something similar in the past and have something that worked, let me know.
Thanks.
Jonathan
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