Re: [Callers] emerging artists

Richard, The dance is January 16. I hope to see you there! On topic, I've pasted all of Nathaniel's dances below, with his comments, for those of you who'd like to see them. -Dave American Gothic Duple imp. A1 8 Mad Robin (men start outside, women inside) 8 Women Al L 1½, keep left hands and pick up partner A2 8 Star promenade ½ (women inside), whirl 8 Men start ½ hay R B1 16 Partner Bal + Swing B2 8 LL F+B 8 Circle L ¾, pull by up and down to new neighbors ----------------------------------------------- The second dance I wrote was loon on the lake. It had some flow problems and so there's now a version 2. I don't keep version 1 around anymore, because I don't think it's worth dancing, so make sure you're up to date! The only thing I wish was different is I'd like the orbit to go straight into a swing (with no balance) but 16 beats of swing alone is too much I think. Loon on the Lake v. 2 Becket L A1 8 Circle L ¾ 8 Neighbor Swing A2 8 LL F+B 8 Star L 1ce B1 8 New women ½ hay L (men loop right to join, passing partner R) 8 Women Al L 1ce, men walk around clockwise ½ way around to home side B2 16 Partner Bal + Swing ----------------------------------------------- Named after my old Morris team, the high-school age team led by Tom Kruskal. This is not a great dance in my oppinion, but I wrote it so here it is. It's ok, I guess. The *'s below are because my card had "left" in those places, but while typing it up I though it made the dance a little to weavy and pushed the timing a little, so they're rights now. Do it whichever way you like better. Great Meadows Becket R A1 2,6 Men pass L, Neighbor Al L 1ce (Susie Q?) 2,6 Men pass R, Partner Al R 1½ A2 4 On Right Diagonal : Women pass R* 12 New Neighbor Swing, face across B1 8 Women Al R 1½ 8 Shadow Gypsy R* 1½ B2 16 Partner Bal + Swing ----------------------------------------------- My breakout dance! The first time I heard someone I didn't know and didn't personally give the dances to call a dance I wrote was when Nils Fredland called Dead Cat Bounce at the Cambridge VFW (how I miss it). It's named after my high-school Jazz ensamble leader's band, which is in turn named after the economics term. Dead Cat Bounce Duple Imp. A1 16 Neighbor Bal + Swing A2 4 Men Al L ½ 4 Partner Al right 1ce 8 Men start ½ hay L, women ricochet (push off the hands of the other woman to move back and to the right) B1 8 Circle left ¾ 8 Partner Swing B2 8 LL F+B 8 Women Gypsy R 1½ to new neighbors ----------------------------------------------- Who doesn't like pirates? Not me. This dance was meant to be as raucous as I could make it, filled with stomping, spinning and swinging. It's fun. A Pirate’s Life for Me Duple Imp. A1 16 Neighbor Bal + Swing A2 4,4 Pass though to a wave (pass the ocean), Balance 4,4 Spin right, men pass 2 and Al L 1ce to partner. B1 16 Partner Bal + Swing B2 8 Ladies dos `a dos 1½ 8 Neighbor gypsy 1+ to new neighbor ----------------------------------------------- This dance is actually named after an episode of Cowboy Bebop, which I think is named after a Jazz tune or something. I called a dance this so that if I published a collection of dances I wrote while I was a minor (these were all written while I was 16 or 17) I could call it "speak like a child" because I thought it was a good phrase. I guess this note is now "speak like a child". Speak Like a Child Duple Imp. A1 8 Men Al R 1½, back out to ring of 4 8 Circle left ¾ A2 4 Women roll your neighbor away up and down the set. 12 Neighbor Swing B1 8 Women Al right 1½ 8 Partner Swing B2 8 Ladies Chain across 8 Star L 1ce ----------------------------------------------- Need I ask again who doesn't like pirates? I was on a bit of a kick. Walk the Plank Duple Imp. A1 4,4 Neighbor balance, Al right ¾ 8 Men Al left 1½ A2 16 Partner Bal + Swing, end facing down B1 8 Down the hall in lines of 4, turn alone 8 Come back up, bend the line to a circle B2 8 Balance the ring, spin right one place 8 Star left 1ce around. ----------------------------------------------- This dance is named after, and actually written to a song by Flogging Molly by the same name. You can't really dance it to the recording, but if you wanted to listen to it it's pretty clear what the A and the B are and I suppose one could learn to play them and do so for this dance. That would make me pretty happy, especially because I don't expect anyone to do it.h Selfish Man Duple Imp. A1 8 Balance the ring, spin right, face away from your partner up and down 8 Shadow Gypsy, come back to your original rings A2 8 Balance the ring, spin right 8 LL F+B B1 8 Men gypsy 1½ 8 Partner Swing B2 8 Give + Take to the men’s side 8 Neighbor swing, turn away to a new ring of 4 On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 6:31 PM, Richard Allen Fischer < richardallenfischer(a)verizon.net&gt; wrote: -- David Casserly Harvard Law School JD Class of 2011 david.j.casserly(a)gmail.com (cell) 781 258-2761