Hi Angela,

              It looks like a simplified version of Bill Olsen’s “A Night at the Opera”:

http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=95

 

              Circassian Circle is much simpler.  I wouldn’t consider it to be related.  Did you know that most people only dance Part 2?  Lots more information at:

http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/EFDS4802-CircassianCircle.html

 

            Happy dancing,

                   John                      

                                   

John Sweeney, Dancer, England   john@modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574

http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent                                         

 

From: Angela DeCarlis via Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>
Sent: 19 November 2023 17:07
To: mjw@mowaddington.plus.com
Cc: Shared Weight Contra Callers <contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>
Subject: [Callers] Re: Favorite One Night Stand Dances

 

Hello all,

 

I called an awesome one-off gig on Friday night (honestly the most fun ONS ever for me) and used a lot of the dances mentioned in this thread — thanks everyone! I'll include my program below.

 

I also called a Circle Mixer that I've had in my box for a long time, but I don't remember where I got it and don't know its name or author — maybe one of y'all will recognize it? It goes:

 

A1: Ladies in 3 steps, clap on the fourth beat (4)

      While Ladies back out, Gents in 3 steps, clap on the fourth beat (4)

      Gents face out, return to place to form a wavy line (circle) (8)

A2: Balance wave R, L (4), Allemande R 1x (4)

      Balance wave L, R (4), Allemande L 1x (4)

B1: New Partner (the person you turned by the Right) Balance & Swing

B2: All promenade CCW (Gents in the Center), face in as couples to reform the circle

 

This dance was a little harder to teach than most of the other things I called (it was also the only dance I called with two roles) but was easily danced — the rhythm and timing makes sense, and if you emphasize who promenades on the inside/outside in the B2, then everyone stays in the same role regardless of the way the swing is done or where the dancers end it. The timing overall has a lot of cushion, giving dancers plenty of time to hit the beats in the A1 and (to a lesser extent) A2.

 

Here's the rest of my program:

  1. Lucky Number Seven
  2. Galopede
  3. Do Si Three
  4. Accretion Reel
  5. Waves of the Sea
  6. The Loon Dance
  7. [Circle Mixer above]

This got us through about 2 hours of dancing with some beefier-than-usual breaks in between each set. I walked through all the dances twice.

 

Best,

Angela