[Callers] Other Valentine Dance possibilities

Seth Tepfer's Will You Marry Me A1 Slide left, circle .75 to a wavy line, ladies in center; balance the line; ladies allm L once A2 N b/s (16) end facing across B1 Circle .75 to wavy line, ladies in the center; balance the line, ladies allm L once B2 Partner b/s (16) Carol Ormond's My Ex Ex-Fiance's Ex (Both stars are hands-across) (for experienced dancers) (Introduce next neighbors and former neighbors before beginning the walk thru) A1 Begin in a RH hands-across star. Balance the star (critical to timing, and dancers tend to forget -- watch the dance and call this balance if needed a few times extra) (4); Turn the star 0.5 to NEXT neighbors (4); form LH hands-across star with Next neighbors, turn it once around, end facing original neighbors (8) (for walk thru: "drop hands, face up and down the set") A2 PASS original neighbors by the right (4) Allm left PREVIOUS neighbor once around (4 or so), go back and swing your CURRENT neighbor (no balance -- about 8) B1 Men allm. L 1.5 (8), partner swing (no bal) (8) B2 Women allm right 1.5 to a wave of four (8); balance the wave (4), ladies let go in the center, allm current neighbor left ABOUT .75 to form the NEXT hands-across star (4) -- ready to BALANCE THE STAR.. Bob Isaac's United We Dance Starts in long wavy lines, with men facing out, women facing in. A1 Balance the wave, slide R past neighbor, balance the wave, slide L (16) A2 B/s N (16) B1 Circle L .75 (8) Partner swing (8) B2 Ladies chain across to N (8); LH star to form a new long wavy line No gypsies or down the hall, and symmetrical. April Blum In a message dated 2/9/2010 1:36:10 P.M. 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Re: Valentine's theme dance (Susan Moffett) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:49:18 -0500 From: Andy Shore &lt;square.a.shore(a)gmail.com&gt; To: callers(a)sharedweight.net Subject: [Callers] Valentine's theme dance Message-ID: &lt;FB523876-475C-4558-B9C0-4251CB7B1B4A(a)gmail.com&gt; Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I know this has been covered before (I've searched the archives) but I figured others might want new ideas for programming dances for this weekend. I'm calling a dance on Saturday 2/13 with a Valentine's Day theme. Thus far, I've come up with the following ideas (not in program order yet) Bob's Valentine - Chris Ricciotti Gypsy 'Round Two - Tom Hinds Pam's Clock-wise Valentine (2.5) - Seth Tepfer Love Sting - Rick Mohr Heart of Glass - Cary Ravitz Spring Dance Romance - Dean Snipes The Tease - Tom Hinds Also thinking about: The Country of Marriage - Susan Kevra The Rendezvous - Dan Pearl Caught in the Act - Donna McAllister The Valentine's Day Massacre - Colin Hume (circle mixer, not sure about the clap "massacre" progression) Other ideas? Any dances with titles including "cupid" "arrow" or "chocolate"? I keep finding dances that are heavy on gypsy's, unequal, or have lines of 4 down the hall and I don't want to make my program too heavy on any of those. Also, I've had a request (from the band) for a dance that begins A1 with Petronella-style balance and spins. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks! /Andy Shore andyshore(a)gmail.com http://andyshore.com/ ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:02:10 -0500 From: Jeff Kaufman &lt;jeff(a)alum.swarthmore.edu&gt; To: Caller's discussion list &lt;callers(a)sharedweight.net&gt; Subject: Re: [Callers] Valentine's theme dance Message-ID: &lt;20100209180210.GA1349(a)melfpelt.swarpa.net&gt; Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Andy Shore wrote: Heartbeat contra starts this way and has "heart" in the title. Jeff -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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On Feb 9, 2010, at 1:02 PM, Jeff Kaufman wrote: ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:58:10 -0600 From: "Mortland, Jo" &lt;j-mortland(a)neiu.edu&gt; To: "Caller's discussion list" &lt;callers(a)sharedweight.net&gt; Subject: Re: [Callers] Valentine's theme dance Message-ID: &lt;9B0B0B8FF2328E48930D4B6273C1B261132CF35B(a)EXNODE2.univ.neiu.edu&gt; Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I am not above announcing that "just for tonight, this dance is called "I Love Chocolate"!! ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:17:24 -0500 From: Susan Moffett &lt;smoffett(a)insightbb.com&gt; To: Caller's discussion list &lt;callers(a)sharedweight.net&gt; Subject: Re: [Callers] Valentine's theme dance Message-ID: &lt;8224D8F5-CA40-4E24-A681-BC28C6FBC979(a)insightbb.com&gt; Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes here's one-Love of my Life by Dan Pearl, and no gypsy. improper duple A1 circle left, once around w/partner, california twirl (back to back with neighbors) 2's arch and 1's back up to reform ring A2 Balance ring, N swing B1 Down the hall 4 in line turn alone and come back up, bend the line B2 2's 1/2 figure 8 below 1's swing, end facing down On Feb 9, 2010, at 12:49 PM, Andy Shore wrote: ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:19:20 -0500 From: Susan Moffett &lt;smoffett(a)insightbb.com&gt; To: Caller's discussion list &lt;callers(a)sharedweight.net&gt; Subject: Re: [Callers] Valentine's theme dance Message-ID: &lt;29BC9DB0-7BA7-4904-8B97-714BC779E102(a)insightbb.com&gt; Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes And "Young at Heart" by Steve Zakon-Anderson is a great dance, a classic, solid dance in my repertoire. On Feb 9, 2010, at 12:49 PM, Andy Shore wrote: ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:26:24 -0500 From: Linda Leslie &lt;laleslierjg(a)comcast.net&gt; To: Caller's discussion list &lt;callers(a)sharedweight.net&gt; Subject: Re: [Callers] Valentine's theme dance Message-ID: &lt;CBE0AC57-D363-4C88-977E-D127F60ED365(a)comcast.net&gt; Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes And another few, enjoy! Linda Leslie Lover's Leap Peter Stix Type: Contra Formation: Becket A1 ----------- Right diagonal right and left through (pass N#1) Straight across right and left through A2 ----------- Circle left three-quarters Pass through up and down N#1 Swing B1 ----------- Long lines forward, on the way back roll away/half sashay Half hey (gents center right) B2 ----------- Gents pass right Partner swing Love's Score Steve Zakon-Anderson Type: Contra Formation: Improper Level: A1 ----------- Circle left once Neighbor Swing A2 ----------- Hey (ladies center right) Three-quarters OR Gents center left (Instead of the second pass, take right/left hands in the center) to Wave with ladies (or Gents) all in the center WAVE balance if ladies start the hey, the gents go over and back B1 ----------- Ladies allemande right once (or gents allemande left once) Partner Swing B2 ----------- Circle left three-quarters Balance If ladies start: Twirl to Swap If Gents: Twos arch, Ones duck Love's First Circle Steve Zakon-Anderson Type: Contra Formation: Improper A1 ----------- Ring Balance Neighbor allemande right once and a quarter (or once and a three- quarters) Ladies allemande left once and a half (Gents pass by the left) A2 ----------- Partner Balance and Swing B1 ----------- Ladies allemande left once and a half (or gents) Neighbor Swing B2 ----------- Ring Balance Pass through across, turn alone Ring Balance California Twirl Love & Twirls James Hutson Type: Contra Formation: Duple-Improper Level: Easy A1 ----------- (start in long waves, ladies in, gents out) Balance R,L slide right Balance L,R, slide left A2 ----------- (16) Neighbor balance and swing B1 ----------- (8) Circle Left 3/4 (8) Partner swing B2 ----------- (8) Long lines, forward and back Ladies pull by the right Neighbor allemande left three-quarters to long wves (new neighbor in right) Two Hearts in Reel Time Lisa Greenleaf Type: Contra Formation: Becket-CW Level: A1 ----------- Circle left three-quarters Neighbor allemande right once and a half A2 ----------- Half hey (gents center left) Neighbor Swing B1 ----------- Long Lines forward on the way back roll away Gents do si do once and a half B2 ----------- Partner Balance and Swing Other Notes: Written for the wedding of Steve and Betty Zakon-Anderson Hearts & Flowers Ted Sannella Type: Contra Formation: Improper Level: A1 ----------- Neighbor allemande left once and a half Half hey (ladies, center, right) A2 ----------- Ladies allemande right once and a half Partner Swing B1 ----------- Promenade across Ladies chain B2 ----------- Left hand star Right hand star Hearts & Flowers Ted Sannella Type: Contra Formation: Improper A1 ----------- Neighbor allemande left once and a half Half hey (ladies, center, right) A2 ----------- Ladies allemande right once and a half Partner Swing B1 ----------- Promenade across Ladies chain B2 ----------- Left hand star Right hand star On Feb 9, 2010, at 1:17 PM, Susan Moffett wrote: ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:28:25 -0500 From: Jack Mitchell &lt;jamitch3(a)mindspring.com&gt; To: Caller's discussion list &lt;callers(a)sharedweight.net&gt; Subject: Re: [Callers] Valentine's theme dance Message-ID: &lt;4B71A949.708(a)mindspring.com&gt; Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed How about Song in the Night by Gene Hubert....a song in the night sounds romantic. Also including Always My Love, another Dean Snipes dance. Let me know if either of these don't come through readable. Jack. *Song in the Night** -- *Gene Hubert Improper *A1* N Alle L 1? women end up facing in men turn in to Promenade across Shift right do this with a ghost at the ends *A2* Star Left ? P Sw *B1* w/ partner Promenade across Shift Right, Star Left ? *B2* N Sw LL F&B also *Always My Love* -- Dean Snipes *Becket* A1 Circle Left ? N Sw A2 LL F&B Pass thru to a wave of 4, Balance Wave ladies take LH as they pass each other, men take N's RH B1 N Alle R ?, Gents Alle L ?, P Alle R 1x face up or down -- partners facing in opp directions walk forward and with your neighbor and shadow, LHS 1x B2 P B&S ** On 2/9/2010 12:49 PM, Andy Shore wrote: figured others might want new ideas for programming dances for this weekend. yet) the clap "massacre" progression) "chocolate"? of 4 down the hall and I don't want to make my program too heavy on any of those. with Petronella-style balance and spins. Any suggestions would be appreciated. ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:35:57 -0500 From: Susan Moffett &lt;smoffett(a)insightbb.com&gt; To: Caller's discussion list &lt;callers(a)sharedweight.net&gt; Subject: Re: [Callers] Valentine's theme dance Message-ID: &lt;8E1B95A2-4F11-4C12-B013-8607C95BCBA9(a)insightbb.com&gt; Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes OK one more and I'm done....for now. I wrote this dance a while back "Stars in our Eyes" becket, double progression A1 On the left diagonal, lines go forward and back (face a new couple) Ladies chain A2 Star left once around, look for a new neighbor and swing B1 Gents alle left 1 and 1/2, pick up your pt. for a star promenade and a butterfly twirl B2 Ladies gypsy Pt. swing Jo Mortland and I turned this one into a crooked contra ( I guess you call it that....one with a C part) "48 Stars" A1-B1 Same as above B2 Hey for 4 C1 Pt. balance and swing C2 Long lines F&B Circle left once around If any of you try either of these let me know (and Jo too) what you think. Thanks! On Feb 9, 2010, at 12:49 PM, Andy Shore wrote: ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers End of Callers Digest, Vol 66, Issue 9 **************************************