Re: [Callers] Contras which feature a "Dublin Bay" figure

Here's one I wrote. I mostly use the Balance and swing in B1 (read below) Mark and Robin's Nest by Donna Hunt Duple Improper Start with Actives (# 1 couple) in the center of line of 4 facing down the hall. A1 Down the hall as in the "Gay Gordon" couple dance (3 steps forward turn alone and 3 steps backward) Repeat up the hall to place (3 steps forward turn alone and 3 steps backward. Note: dancers end facing down the hall) A2 (Bend the line) Circle Left 1x Do-Si-Do Neighbor B1 Actives Gypsy (or Neighbor Balance) Neighbor Swing B2 Long Lines Fwd and Back Actives Swing To honor the wedding of Mark and Robin Schaffer on Oct 19, 2003, and the home (nest) they created. Donna Web Site: donnahuntcaller.com Email: dhuntdancer(a)aol.com Cell: 215-565-6050 -----Original Message----- From: Mac Mckeever via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> To: Tavi Merrill <melodiouswoodchuck(a)gmail.com>om>; callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> Sent: Mon, Jan 16, 2017 5:48 pm Subject: Re: [Callers] Contras which feature a "Dublin Bay" figure One I call frequently is Jim's Reel by Steve Snurr A1 Do Si Di N 1 1/4 ti WL - ladies in center, Rt hand to N Remember this WL - we will come back to it Bal Line - Trun N by R 1/2 - Gents pull by L A2 B&SW P B1 Down hall 4 steps - turn alone - back up 4 steps For 4 steps - turn alone back up 4 steps B2 Cir L 5 places until you can collapse to original WL Bal (on last 4 beats) A1 walk for to new N - as dance starts over Great dance Mac McKeever From: Tavi Merrill via Callers <callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> To: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Sent: Monday, January 16, 2017 4:20 PM Subject: [Callers] Contras which feature a "Dublin Bay" figure Dance genealogy question: The figure first appearing in "Dublin Bay" (aka "We'll Wed and We'll Bed," its title in Playford) morphed in contra into a modified "lines of four down the hall." I know a version of it from Sue Rosen's dance "Handsome Young Maids," where dancers facing down take four steps forwards, turn alone, and continue down the hall with four backward steps, then repeat the figure to return up the hall. I'm curious how many other contras this figure, or a version of it, appears in. Does anyone know of other dances? And any astute dance historians out there know what the first contra to use this figure is? Tavi _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net