3 Mar
2014
3 Mar
'14
9:34 p.m.
The Cottontail Rag can also be done with 7 or 9. Bev Smith (who I think,
learned it from me), calls it for various sizes, and, once started lets
them work it out on their own.
I wrote a dance I call the Millennium Bug. Designed for 7, but works
with 9 or 11...
Millennium Bug
Erik Hoffman for the turn of the century...
A line of 3 or 4 couples facing a lonely person (the Millennium Bug)
A1 Forward and back towards the Bug (up a double), end in lines at sides
holding hands
The Bug goes down center, and, facing down with arms crossed,
joins hands with the free hands at the end of the lines.
A2 Unzip the Line: the Bug backs up, pulling the "low hand" line under
the arch made by the "high hand" line
(both lines move, the low hand line going under, the high hand
line going around)
B1 Circle Left & Right
B2 Bug Choose & Swing! then all others choose & swing, new Bug goes to top
~erik hoffman
oakland, ca
On 3/3/2014 10:40 AM, Martha Wild wrote:
Not sure if anyone mentioned the 5 person dance called
either Hot Tub Rag, or Jack Turn Back, or sometimes Cottontail Rag. It's by Steve
Schnur and you can find instructions for it here:
http://www.library.unh.edu/special/forms/rpdlw/syllabus2012.pdf#page=15b
Martha
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Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2014 21:33:09 -0500
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<snip> In the B2 of the dance, Microchase you say "Turn Single (spacer if
needed.") Is that because there's music left over after the arch and all thru?
<snip>
Yes, I'd simply changed from the Contra Corners in the original to DoSiDos but almost
always had time left so ended up adding the TS. I like your arrangement though and look
forward to trying it. Even better, it starts with something other than F&B! I just
realized I only have one dance in about 50 that has arming in it (other than ECD).
Don't know why I didn't notice that before. Thanks!
Sue
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Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 21:46:43 -0500
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Hi Rich,
Ted's Triplet #3 has already been mentioned. Of Ted's Triplets, it's the
only one I know of that's suitable for a less-experienced group.
My dance The Luck of the Morris is in Zesty Contras, in Larry Jennings'
version. Here's my version:
Formation: From a three couple longways set, have ladies #1 and #3 change
places, and have lady #2 and gent #2 change places with each other, to get
a circle with each dancer's partner across from them. Dancers retain their
numbers throughout the dance. The dance is not square with the walls of
the room.
A1: Couple #1 lead a forward six and back [1]
All swing opposite. End couples end their swing facing the center
of the set, and the active couples end facing either of the other two
couples
A2: Active couple ladies chain with the couple you face
Chain back with an extra half turn to face the other couple
B1: Actives half R&L with the couple they face
Actives down center of set and cast off
B2: Circle 6 to the left
All go forward and back
Repeat with couple two leading the first Forward & Back, then couple three.
[1] The forward and back is oriented so that the active couple is going
forward and back to each other, and the other four dancers are going
forward and back towards someone who is not their partner.
For two-couple dances, both Billingsdale Pattern by Chip Hendrickson and
O'Donnell Anew by Tony Saletan are in Zesty Contras.
General Dummer's Reel (for five), my dance Shira's Seven (for seven), and
Cornish Six Hand Reel (for six) are three other dances I've found useful.
They are described in the archives, at:
http://www.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers/2013-February/005742.html
Jacob Bloom
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 08:01:29 -0800 (PST)
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Friends,
I have a small weekly dance session with seniors in CT and often lack
dancers.? If anyone could share dances for 5 or 7 people, or two or three
couples, I would?greatly appreciate it.? I often fall back on solo lines
similar to the electric slide, or I dance them in squares with a phantom
(not too successful).
Thanks,
Rich Sbardella
Stafford, CT
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Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 22:15:07 -0800
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On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 6:33 PM, Sue Robishaw <sue(a)manytracks.com> wrote:
<snip> In the B2 of the dance, Microchase
you say "Turn Single (spacer if
needed.") Is that because there's music left over after the arch and all
thru? <snip>
Yes, I'd simply changed from the Contra Corners in the original to DoSiDos
but almost always had time left so ended up adding the TS. I like your
arrangement though and look forward to trying it. Even better, it starts
with something other than F&B! I just realized I only have one dance in
about 50 that has arming in it (other than ECD). Don't know why I didn't
notice that before. Thanks!
I believe the original (Microchasmic) has B1 partner
balance and
swing, B2 all cast off and 1s arch and the rest go through. It looks
like your variation changes the 16-count balance and swing to an
8-count 2-hand turn, which is where the extra time to turn single
comes from. The cast off and arch ("peel the banana" I've heard it
called) feels to me like a single figure, so I like it being all in
one phrase.
I do like Tom's suggestion; the partner left arm turn flows nicely to
the first corner.
Yoyo Zhou
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