4 Nov
2024
4 Nov
'24
12:54 p.m.
Oh, that's neat. Like Tika Tika Timing, but a Larks Chain.
I'll likely add that to my box.
Coincidentally, I just premiered this one Thursday in Concord, MA (named
because we have very very few Halloween themed dance names)
The Transylvania Twist
Julian Blechner
Becket
A1. Slide L to Next Ns, Circle L 3/4 (2,6)
NS (10)
A2. LLFB (8)
Larks (LH) Chain (8) (to P), form rings of 4.
B1. Bal Ring, Petro (4,4)
Bal Ring, Petro (4,4)
B2. P Bal + Sw (4,12)
On Mon, Nov 4, 2024 at 12:48 PM Jeff Kaufman via Contra Callers <
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Neat dance! This looks like one where what would feel
right to me is
spinning into the swing in A1 (no clap) and then clapping in B1. I don't
think I've seen a dance with that mixture!
Jeff
On Mon, Nov 4, 2024 at 5:37 AM Michael Fuerst via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
At A1's beginning do you think those who
choose to spin should do so
CW (resulting in a spin 1+ times around) or CCW (resulting in a spin 1-
times around)?
On Sun, Nov 3, 2024 at 4:28 PM Luke Donforth via Contra Callers <
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Hello all,
I recently got to drop in on the Charlotte dance in North Carolina, and
had a chance to chat with Dean Snipes. Dean (and independently, Linda
Leslie) wrote my favorite contra dance, Tika Tika Timing
<https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=11680>.
Judging from the 100 videos of it on Caller's Box, I think I'm not alone in
enjoying this dance.
Dean said he was inspired to write the dance after hearing the hit *Good
Timin'* by Jimmy Jones <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmRG0Y5N8lg>,
and felt the B1 petronella's did a nice job of conveying the rhythm. He
also mentioned that Mr. Jones had another hit "Handy Man
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKpbNvDg6zY>" (later covered and
turned into another more sedate hit by James Taylor).
So with a recent bout of insomnia, instead of re-writing Tika Tika
Timing as I have done numerous times, I put together a new dance. Jimmy
Jones seemed to like twirls, he does several in his live performance of
Handy Man. I hope he'd be amused by this.
Handy Man
Contra/Becket-CCW
A1 -----------
(8) Balance the ring and spin to the right (petronella)
Turn away and face new neighbors
(8) Neighbor swing
A2 -----------
(8) Long lines, forward and back
(8) Larks’ Chain across
B1 -----------
(8) Balance the ring and spin to the right (petronella)
(8) Balance the ring and spin to the right (petronella)
B2 -----------
(16) Partner balance and swing
Hope you're all doing well and finding fun connections.
Luke
Burlington, VT
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