19 Mar
2011
19 Mar
'11
9:32 p.m.
In situations like this I often do Family Waltz, and the tune I like to use for it is
Tombigbee Waltz. Do you know it? It too is a mixer, but I change it to a keeper with
partners changing places back and forth, rather than the women passing repeatedly to the
right. (You can simplify the B part too.) It's a nice relaxed dance. I also turn La
Bastringue into a keeper, though that's livelier. Hey Ho (to the tune the Black Joke)
is a Sicilian Circle dance very suitable to a parent/child dance. It's on the New
England Dancing Masters Chimes of Dunkirk recording/book. And if you and your group are
okay with Yiddish cowboys, you might try Patch Tanz (as a keeper).
Richard
On Mar 19, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Tina Fields wrote:
Hi o esteemed community of callers -
I'm going to call a big father-daughter dance for the Girl Scouts next month.
(It's called "Me and My Cowboy; how cute is that?!) In preparing, I realize that
most of the supremely easy dances I know are mixers. While this is usually
great, these girls are likely not going to want to partner up with other girls'
dads, but instead keep their own dad. They'll also enjoy partnering with each
other, especially for the goofier dances.
But I still seek delightful and very easy ONS dances wherein the dancers keep
their partners.
I already have a lot of galloping longways set dances like Galopede, Weaver's
Galopede, Four Around Four, & White Mountain Reel. I also have Do-Si-Three
(thanks, Linda Leslie!) and Jefferson & Liberty. I mostly seek a variety of
calmer (but still fun) ones so the dads can rest up a bit while still dancing,
and a couple of circle dances that aren't mixers, if they exist. A few more easy
Sicilians would also be welcome.
Do your repertoires include these? What are your favorites? Will you share?
Thank you!
Tina
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