Re: [Callers] Favorite relatively Modern ECD

Hi Erik, I've called Mendocino several times. It's a wonderful community dance with dedicated English dancers of varying experience. A lot of the dance is driven around Beth & Mickie's community band. They can provide you with their "list of regular tunes/dances" which the band is familiar with, but they're also good at taking new (to them) tunes and making them come to life. Attendance will vary depending on circumstance, so I would suggest making sure you have a number of 3- and 4-couple dances either in the program or available as backup alternates. One modern dance I know they are familiar with is one of mine - Pebbles, from 2011. I'll send you the .pdf of the tune off-list, along with samples from previous programs there, but here's the instructions for Pebbles itself. Pebbles Longways duple minor, 2/2 meter, G Tune and dance: Ric Goldman, 2011 A1 1-4 All set fwd to corner, turn single back 5-8 All circle L 1x 9-12 All set fwd to corner, turn single back 13-16 All star R 1x B1 1-4 1s cross and go below (2s moving up) 5-8 1s half figure-8 up and around into center of a line-of-4 9-12 Line-of-4 up-a-dbl & back 13-16 2s gate 1s up and around to progressed places Since we shouldn't do attachments on the list, here's the tune in ABC notation: X:1 T:Pebbles C:Ric Goldman 2011 M:2/2 L:1/8 K:G Q:1/2=112 P:A D2||"G"G6D2|"D"A6D2|"G"Bcd2c2B2|"D"A6dc|"G"B2G2"D"d3c|"G"B2g2"C"e2dc|"G"B2G2 "D"D2F2|"G"G6D2| G6D2|"D"A6D2|"G"Bcd2g2d2|"C"e6d2|"Am"cdcBA2G2|"D"F2E2D2D2|"C"EFG2"D"G2F2|"G" G4F4|| P:B "Em"EFG2EFG2|E2B2B2G2|"Am"cdcBA2G2|"B"F8|"Em"E2^DE"B"F2B,2|"G"G2A2B2G2|"Am"A 3Bc2e2|"D"d6dc| "Em"B2GFE2B,2|"C"E4"G"D3D|"C"E2C2G2E2|"D"D6C2|"G"B,CDE FGAB|c2B2A2D2|"C"EFG2"D"G2F2|"G" G6|| Thanx, Ric Goldman letsdance(a)rgoldman.org P.S. Info on abc notation - http://www.lesession.co.uk/abc/abc_notation.htm P.P.S. I use the ABC wizywig editor is at: http://abcexplorer.software.informer.com/1.6/ but you can google for desktop and mobile platforms. P.P.S. Musical notation .pdf available on request -----Original Message----- From: Callers [mailto:callers-bounces@lists.sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Erik Hoffman via Callers Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2016 11:21 AM To: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Subject: Re: [Callers] Favorite relatively Modern ECD As per my request for modern English dances, I don't mind collecting any few dances that people really like. But, for more info on the dance I'll be leading, it's the Mendocino, California, English dance. Having not been to it before, but knowing the organizers: Beth & Mickie Zekely, I think it's a dedicated English dance with dedicated English dancers. My suspicion is that Kalia and Alan Winston may know more about the dance than I, since they've both been there. Again, Thanks for any help! ~Erik Hoffman Oakland, CA -----Original Message----- From: Callers [mailto:callers-bounces@lists.sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Kalia Kliban via Callers Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2016 9:47 AM To: callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net Subject: Re: [Callers] Favorite relatively Modern ECD On 12/9/2016 10:49 PM, Erik Hoffman via Callers wrote: Erik, can you specify what the group is like that you'll be calling for? Hardcore English dancers? Mostly contra folks who are taking a walk on the wild side? Brand-new dancers? That will make a difference for the dances we can recommend. Kalia _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net