9 Mar
2023
9 Mar
'23
1:43 p.m.
Fun question!
Last fall my wife, Kathleen, and I had a marriage celebration dance with
the Russet Trio playing and we wrote Autumn Marriage to be danced to Tom
Kruskal's Reel.
Autumn Marriage by Kathleen Larkin and Jon Greene
CW becket
A1, A2:
[slide left and] circle left 3/4x,
partners half CW pousette around current neighbors (robins move forward to
start)
partners full CCW pousette around future neighbors (larks move forward to
start)
*current* neighbors swing (end facing across)
B1: larks allemande left 1.5x, partners star promenade, butterfly whirl
B2: robins right shoulder round (or do-si-do)
partners swing
end effects:
if no couple is waiting out, the end couple should do the full CCW pousette
with a ghost couple
If a couple is waiting out, they should participate in the full CCW
pousette with the end couple.
Possible flourish: during the full CCW pousette, partners can do two CW
half turns (i.e., turning pousette), preferably on the outside of the set
while going around future neighbors. This happens twice hence a half turn
each time puts the couple back oriented correctly for the neighbor swing.
On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 11:02 PM Don Veino via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I'm looking for recommendations for contras
written to specifically match
a given tune, square or crooked. Obviously, there's singing squares, the
Chestnuts and some well known examples like David Kaynor's Cherokee
Shuffle. I'm looking for other examples of excellent "modern era" dances
perfectly crafted to fit an outstanding or unusual tune - such that it
surpasses the standard "pick the dance, then a suitable tune" approach to
foster dance floor joy.
I've written a few such dances but would love to augment my repertoire
with others.
Thanks,
Don
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