7 Aug
2023
7 Aug
'23
10:16 p.m.
Erik,
I wasn't planning to alter your dance, and indeed I was hoping to call it
soon. I just wanted to cross-reference the similar sequence (now identified
as Heart of Glass) but couldn't recall its name. My original note was
likely unclear.
Thanks for sharing your memories of Fred. He was indeed a special person
and I learned new things whenever I was privileged to dance when he was
calling.
Cheers!
Jerome
On Mon, Aug 7, 2023, 1:51 PM Erik Hoffman <erik(a)erikhoffman.com> wrote:
On my dance, *Fred Park’s Long Drive*, it can, of
course, be converted to
a 32 bar dance by eliminating the B2 Rory O’More figure (something I
considered). But I think, with the recent passing of Fred, it would be
appropriate not alter it—at least for the next some period of time.
I seem to recall it was first called at Warren Wilson College. I was
traveling with the String Beings, and Fred appeared there after a long
drive. He liked it.
Fred and I spent a number of nights staying up into the wee hours talking
about dances, teaching, and our lives. I miss him. Besides being a renown
story teller, as a dance caller and teacher, Fred was, among other things,
a choreographer, innovator, musician, historian, mentor, and friend. I miss
him.
~Erik Hoffman
Oakland, CA
*From:* Maia McCormick via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
*Sent:* Monday, August 7, 2023 7:48 AM
*To:* Jerome Grisanti <jerome.grisanti(a)gmail.com>
*Cc:* Shared Weight Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
*Subject:* [Callers] Re: Need Title and Author
Off the top of my head, Erik’s “Missing Duck” is similar, though with the
hey and Rory reversed:
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=2754
On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 10:28 AM Jerome Grisanti via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hello friends,
I saw Erik Hoffman's 40-bar dance "Fred Park's Long Drive" online, and
got
to wondering about a 32-bar version without the B2 (ocean wave Rory
O'More), thus going from the hey to the partner balance & swing. Surely
I've seen and danced such a sequence, but I cannot recall the title.
https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=5021
I could thus add a "See Also" reference to each card, so I could use
whichever sequence a band can accommodate.
Thanks!
Jerome
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