6 Dec
2016
6 Dec
'16
9:08 a.m.
It's not my cup of tea but Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer could
be used as a singing square or in a contra medley.
On Dec 5, 2016, at 11:49 PM, Tina Fields via Callers wrote:
The year I called the No Snow Ball in the SF Bay Area,
Hillbillies
from Mars agreed to include I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus as one
tune in a set. I sang it after dancers got their flow going, and it
went great.
I like Alan's idea of including not only holiday tunes but bad
holiday puns as alt dance titles. That way, you can choose
excellent dances and still get your holiday theme on.
I also look forward to hearing more ideas here. Have fun!
Tina
On Saturday, December 3, 2016 David Harding via Callers
<callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I'm interested in familiar holiday tunes that work for contras. I
know
I've danced to Jingle Bells a couple of times (as Alan suggested),
and
think I remember doing a mixer to Gloria in Excelsis Deo. Any
other ideas?
David
> On 12/2/2016 6:10 PM, Winston, Alan P. via Callers wrote:
> Claire --
>
> In my experience, choosing dances because their titles fit a
> particular theme isn't the best way to make programs.
>
> For Christmas holiday dances I'm used to bands slipping familiar
> holiday tunes into their regular sets. (Jingle Bells fits in
> nicely as
> a bouncy tune. Several carols can be played as waltzes.) You can
> also
> playfully alter the names of dances you'd want to call anyway to
> make
> them fit the theme.
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