15 Jan
2025
15 Jan
'25
5:58 p.m.
I think that this is a very old traditional dance. I call it the Oslo
Waltz. We do it at the end of every Dance Week at the Ashokan Center.
Great way to say goodbye to everyone after a fabulous week. When people
get back to their partner the band switches to Ashokan Farewell and
everyone free form waltzes with their original partner.
This is how I do it:
Bal and roll away 4x
Holding hands with new Partner - slide into the circle, out of the
circle and let go and spin
Holding hands with same partner - slide out of the circle, into the
circle, etc.
Slide in, Slide in
Sllide out, slide out
Waltz in place in a circle with P 1x
Hold hands in the big circle and repeat from the beginning
Here's a good Youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MS0bHEvYyI
Casey Carr
On 1/15/2025 5:23 PM, Jerome Grisanti via Contra Callers wrote:
Hello,
I've got a circle mixer that I collected 15-20 years ago. The caller
may have been Becky Hill, maybe not. It's for a 32-bar waltz. I'm
searching for the title and author.
Starts with a ring of couples all facing the center:
A1 Balance forward & back, roll away (ladies/robins moving in front
from Left to Right), Repeat
A2 Repeat twice more
B1 As couples, face center connected by usual hands (gents/larks
right, ladies/robins left). Balance while turning away back
(together), then (letting go) turn symmetrically away to face out and
take other hands.
Balance away and together, turn symmetrically away to face each other
B2 Take the ballroom position, take two waltz steps (step, close,
step, close) into circle, then two steps out, then free waltz four
waltz steps, ending by unfolding to reform a circle.
Thanks for whatever help you can provide!
Jerome Grisanti
Jerome Grisanti
660-528-0858
http://www.jeromegrisanti.com
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