Re: [Callers] Wedding dances

Hello all, Thanks for the wonderful feedback, both on and off list. Very helpful and informative. The wedding and reception went very well. I forgot one of the cardinal rules of weddings, which is that they always run late. I didn't do nearly as many contras as I'd originally blocked out, and ended up with just three. I left them all Becket dances (since the last one had to be), and had a simpler first contra without a 1s and 2s distinction, and where it didn't matter what how you ended the swing Pluck It (easy Becket) A1: C L, C R A2: S R, S L B1: P DSD, P swg B2: N DSD, LL yearn left The new dancers seemed very comfortable with slide left type transitions for dances, and not having to cross over at the ends simplified things as well. The other simple dance went over well. Easy for new folks as it's the same set of moves twice. I collected it recently at Falcon Ridge, but I don't know the name or author. Any help? Becket A1 : C L 3/4, N DSD A2: N Bal & Swg B1: C L 3/4, P DSD B2: P Bal & Swg slide on to next couple By the final contra (Star Trek), we still had a fair number of new folks, and they gamely tried the hay, and by and large they did alright with it. The "find your partner and swing them" end of it helped a lot. Thanks again for the feedback and pointers. -- Luke Donev http://www.lukedonev.com Luke.Donev(a)gmail.com