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by Charles

Hello all - I have two dances I've been calling of late, and wanted to verify they are both original to the best of our collective knowledge. Both have been satisfying to call and dance, so I also wanted to share them in the hopes that others might want to call either or both. I'm not including instructions for the Zia dance - there are already general instructions in Shared Weight for Zia set up and calling tips. Thanks, Chuck X, Y, and Zia (Zia formation, double progression) Chuck Abell 3/18 A1 - Into the middle and back (8) Balance the ring/square, circle left four steps (8) A2 - Bal the ring/square, w/ partner California Twirl (8) New N swing on side (8) B1 - Give right to partner, balance square through past two (8) Give right to partner, balance square through past two (8) B2 - P bal and swing in middle, face new N (16) Caller’s Delight (Becket) Chuck Abell 2/18 A1 Bal ring, pass through across and turn alone (8) RHS (right hand star) 1x to long wavy line, gents face out (8) A2 Bal, box circulate 1x (8) N swing (8) B1 On left diagonal ladies chain, make ring (8) Bal ring, PT to ocean wave (8) B2 Bal wave, all walk fwd (8) P swing (8) w/ same N…

7 years, 3 months

Does this already exist? If so, what's its name and who wrote it?

by Ric Goldman - Letsdance

Hi all, I thru this together on the fly for a no walk thru, but I have to think someone already wrote this. Does anyone know the name and author? Temporary name “Just Do It”, improper A1 1-8 Neighbors balance and swing A2 1-4 Long lines fwd and back 5-8 Gents allemande left 1-1/2 B1 1-8 Partners balance and swing B2 1-4 Promenade across the set 5-8 Circle left ¾, pass thru Thanx, Ric Goldman letsdance(a)rgoldman.org

7 years, 3 months

easy dance to Wizard's walk ?

by Claire Takemori

Does someone have dance choreography for an easy contra that goes well with Wizard’s walk tune? I know there was a “Grumpy” longways family dance written to go with it. Thanks ! Claire Takemori SF Bay Area

7 years, 3 months

Handheld mic advice

by Delia Clark

Hi, I need some advice. My wireless mic (Shure PGx2) has finally died - a problem with the on/off switch. I sent it to Shure but they said it was was too old to repair. Rather than buying through a cheap online site like I did last time, which might be why it seems to have broken and gone out of date so quickly, I went to the Shure website to look at new ones. Two that seem to look a lot like my old one are below. Can anyone recommend which might be better for calling, or another handheld wireless mic that you’d recommend more? BLX The ideal entry-level wireless microphone system for small venues, BLX offers professional quality sound with simple setup and an intuitive interface. $299 - Transmitter form factors include handheld (customizable at designstudio.shure.com), bodypack, headworn, lavalier, instrument clip-on, and combo - Single-channel, dual-channel, and rack mount receiver options available - Powered with AA batteries - Offers a 24 MHz tuning bandwidth and up to 12 compatible systems per frequency band (region dependent) PGX-D Digital offers wireless audio that sounds like wired, rock-solid RF performance, and simple setup and operation for small clubs and venues. $349 Transmitter form factors include handheld, lavalier, headworn, bodypack, and instrument clip-on Powered with AA batteries Operates in the 900 MHz frequency band Up to 5 systems can be used simultaneously Thanks for any advice you have! Delia <>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<>:<> Delia Clark PO Box 45 Taftsville, VT 05073 Office/mobile: +1-802-457-2075 deliaclark8(a)gmail.com www.deliaclarkconfluence.com

7 years, 3 months

Unknown Dance,

by Liam Binley

Hi, I don’t know if anyone can help me, but this is worth a shot. I recently viewed a video of a dance on youtube called by Will Mentor, at the Atlanta dance weekend, but I cannot find a name for it, and am struggling to get the full notation for it. I have attached the link for the dance below and any help would be appreciated! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkXO3VOXu78&index=18&list=PL_1-nPBZes8RfQKh… <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkXO3VOXu78&index=18&list=PL_1-nPBZes8RfQKh…> Many Thanks, Liam Binley. liam.binley(a)me.com P.S. I’m a 22 year old caller from the uk, not sure if I’ve done this right!

7 years, 3 months

Re: [Callers] Callers Digest, Vol 48, Issue 9

by Dugan Murphy

Hi, Claire, My favorite dance to pair with the tune "Wizard's Walk" is "Bev's Becket" by Cary Ravitz: http://www.dance.ravitz.us/#bb. I find that the hey in A2 pairs well with the musical buildup in that phrase and that the balance at the top of B1 pairs well with the musical explosion at the top of that phrase. Dugan Murphy Portland, Maine dugan at duganmurphy.com www.DuganMurphy.com www.PortlandIntownContraDance.com > > From: Claire Takemori <cht(a)mac.com> > Subject: [Callers] easy dance to Wizard's walk ? > > Does someone have dance choreography for an easy contra that goes well > with Wizard?s walk tune? > > I know there was a ?Grumpy? longways family dance written to go with it. > > Thanks ! > > Claire Takemori > SF Bay Area

7 years, 3 months

Re: [Callers] Great dances for learning how to dance with ghosts?

by K Panton

Warning: rabbit hole ahead. Colin: I read your text for your workshop. All useful stuff and you do say more than "treat your partner as a neighbour". Re Michael Fuerst's quote, I agree that end-effects are what they are and they are not (necessarily?) the point of the dance, but they sometimes must be dealt with head-on. Example: I have tried to make any sense of the end effects in the dance The Hobbit http://www.quiteapair.us/calling/acdol/dance/acd_283.html . I think it's a great dance - if you can avoid the ends - but I'll be [darned] if I can make it around the end successfully. I've tried calling it, walking thru at a callers workshop with several experienced dancers and none of us could make sense of the end-effects. We were missing some magical key to understanding (perhaps guarded by Smaug). "Go where you are needed" wasn't going to work. Nor were the other rules. Sometimes, it seems, the end-effects must be taught just as the dance. No easy feat. Colin Hume via Callers <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=callers@lists.sharedweight.net&q=from…> Thu, 05 Apr 2018 02:42:50 -0700 <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=callers@lists.sharedweight.net&q=date…> I'm not sure that dancing with ghosts is the best way to deal with end-effects - I prefer "treat your partner as a neighbour". I have a whole section of notes on End-effects at https://colinhume.com/dtendeffects.htm Colin Hume

7 years, 3 months

Cinco deMayo dances

by Mary Collins

Looking for dance ideas. Either with May or '5' idea in title. Thanks! Mary Collins

7 years, 3 months

Re: [Callers] Need help teleporting to other side of set - new dance

by K Panton

Thanks for all the great ideas; it is much appreciated. I was particularly intrigued at the thought of incorporating an MWSD figure (I know squat about MWSD and had no idea there were so many figures.). So, I've settled on a short list of 3 possibilities and, as it happens, our community has a caller workshop this coming weekend so I'm going to ask the dancers to suffer through the 3 options to see how the options dance, in practice. I think the dance would work well with any of them but each provides a somewhat different feel. Ken

7 years, 3 months

Re: [Callers] New (?) 4x4 contra

by Dugan Murphy

I agree that changing the rollaway so ladies roll their partners away left-to-right fixes the issue I raised in A1 of "Tamlin's Cross." I think it would be a fun variation on the rollaway-swing transition, which, in my experience, is always done with gents rolling ladies away. Dugan Murphy Portland, Maine dugan at duganmurphy.com www.DuganMurphy.com www.PortlandIntownContraDance.com On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 4:11 PM, Luke Donforth <Luke.Donforth(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Dugan, > > Thanks for the feedback! I liked the gents roll partner away (from R to L) > when it went into a DSD (it feeds the common twirl direct); but I can see > your concern when it's running right into the swing. > > Would ladies roll their partner (L to R) work better in your opinion? The > gents would pick up the same clockwise rotation they have in a swing. It's > more on the Ladies role to catch then. >

7 years, 3 months

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