[Callers] Sackett's Harbor comments

Hi All, I can't help looking for opportunities to modify... For crowds that don't like the "inactive" role of 2's and 3's, the dance can be made into a triplet, (set of 3 couples) if the 2's and 3's allemande once and a half to change places while the actives go "across the hall and come back." If this is timed perfectly, a group of 6 can actually be in a line up and down the hall, just before the cast off. About the "across the hall," the same old-timer who asked me about the contra corners with each active visiting 4 corners, (BTW Thank you all for the feedback) demonstrates what he termed a "rant" step at the end of the "across the hall" before the "and come back." And, when dancing Sackett's harbor with a playful crowd, the Contra corners can be turned into two "stars for three" with a little fast footwork. And I wonder if anyone has written a version of this dance that includes that "visit all 4 in the contra corners" figure... bobfab(a)aol.com -----Original Message----- From: callers-request <callers-request(a)sharedweight.net> To: callers <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Wed, May 29, 2013 12:00 pm Subject: Callers Digest, Vol 105, Issue 28 Send Callers mailing list submissions to callers(a)sharedweight.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers r, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to callers-request(a)sharedweight.net You can reach the person managing the list at callers-owner(a)sharedweight.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific han "Re: Contents of Callers digest..." oday's Topics: 1. Historic dances, Sacktt's Harbor (Donald Perley) 2. Re: Historic dances, Sacktt's Harbor (Kalia Kliban) 3. Re: Historic dances, Sacktt's Harbor (Jonathan Sivier) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 ate: Tue, 28 May 2013 13:19:43 -0400 rom: Donald Perley <donperley(a)gmail.com> o: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> ubject: [Callers] Historic dances, Sacktt's Harbor essage-ID: <CAMKNU+-+H8CYAY3++-gFvyA=TY0sprL1_5nG7tx53hySvtjmwg(a)mail.gmail.com> ontent-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Last year the 200th anniversary of Hull's Victory had a lot of callers eaturing that fine chestnut. Today marks the 200th for the battle of Sacket's Harbor (second of 2 nyway) so consider adding it to your program in the next week. I alled it last weekend to an enthused crowd. Sackets Harbor ormation: Contra, triple minor proper igs: Steamboat Quickstep/I Lost My Love A1- orward six and back ircle left, 3/4 round (six hands,) gents face up and the ladies face down 2- ctives ?down? the center, turn alone eturn, cast off 1- urn contra corners and fall back into your own line 2- orward six and back ircle right, 3/4 round ( six hands) In A2 the actives are actually moving across the hall as the minor ets are rotated. If the stage is north, they move est to east. ----------------------------- Message: 2 ate: Tue, 28 May 2013 10:39:26 -0700 rom: Kalia Kliban <kalia(a)sbcglobal.net> o: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net> ubject: Re: [Callers] Historic dances, Sacktt's Harbor essage-ID: <51A4EBCE.7020803(a)sbcglobal.net> ontent-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed On 5/28/2013 10:19 AM, Donald Perley wrote: Last year the 200th anniversary of Hull's Victory had a lot of callers featuring that fine chestnut. Today marks the 200th for the battle of Sacket's Harbor (second of 2 anyway) so consider adding it to your program in the next week. I called it last weekend to an enthused crowd. And you can get the English dancers in the crowd intrigued by telling hem that it's essentially Trip to Tunbridge turned sideways. The -to-T tune segues pretty nicely out of Steamboat Quickstep if you want fun musical trivia moment. Kalia ----------------------------- Message: 3 ate: Tue, 28 May 2013 12:40:33 -0500 rom: Jonathan Sivier <jsivier(a)illinois.edu> o: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> ubject: Re: [Callers] Historic dances, Sacktt's Harbor essage-ID: <51A4EC11.5030907(a)illinois.edu> ontent-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; format=flowed On 5/28/2013 12:19 PM, Donald Perley wrote: Last year the 200th anniversary of Hull's Victory had a lot of callers featuring that fine chestnut. Today marks the 200th for the battle of Sacket's Harbor (second of 2 anyway) so consider adding it to your program in the next week. I called it last weekend to an enthused crowd. The next two Fridays, May 31 and June 7, Scott Meyer and I will be eading workshops on Chestnut Contras prior to the Urbana Country ancers' regular contra dances in Urbana, IL. We will be doing a number f different classic dances including Hull's Victory and Sackett's arbor. Here is the list of dances we will be selecting from for the orkshops. Chorus Jig ull's Victory ady of the Lake ady Walpole's Reel etronella ortland Fancy ory O'More ackett's Harbor There were several others we considered, but had to leave off the ist. We could easily have added a 3rd or even a 4th workshop. We hope o give our local dancers a feel for some of the history of contra dance nd where some of the figures they encounter in modern dances came from. Jonathan ---- onathan Sivier aller of Contra, English and Early American Dances sivier AT illinois DOT edu ance Page: http://www.sivier.me/dance_leader.html ---- : How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? : It depends on what dance you call! ----------------------------- _______________________________________________ allers mailing list allers(a)sharedweight.net ttp://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers nd of Callers Digest, Vol 105, Issue 28 ***************************************