1 May
2012
1 May
'12
9:16 p.m.
Hi Folks, passing along a new dance I'm partial to (not the least reason
being that it's named after our baby daughter). The dance is by Bob Isaacs
and the composition was won as an auction item at a recent Concord Scout
House fundraiser by a friend of ours, whom named it after our young maiden.
It was first called at the Thursday 4/19/12 dance before NEFFA, to our
total surprise (and with Raeden dancing with us!).
There's a video of it being called by me this past Saturday (not my best go
of the evening :) to music by the new band Firefly at
http://youtu.be/tDtih1tgdVs .
-Don
The Raeden Reel – DI – Bob Isaacs
A1
(4,4) Bal., box the gnat
(8) Mad Robin
A2
(6) Cir. Lt. 3/4
(10) p swing
B1
(8) G allem. Lt. 1+1/2
(8) n swing
B2
(8) Rt. & Lt. Thru
(8) star Lt.
*Bob says: “In the Mad Robin, gents pass in front to start. All push off
from the box the gnat and can confidently look at their partner because
they know where their neighbor is.”*
*Sponsored by Robin Humes for Don and Sage Veino's daughter Raeden. Robin
won it at the Concord Scout House auction 11/12/11. Composed 4/12/12,
called first at the Scout House on 4/19/12.*
2 May
2 May
12:07 a.m.
Hi Don,
Nice looking dance thanks. Raeden is getting early stage experience,
when can we expect her calling debut?
Cheers, Bill
6:07 p.m.
She's still working on getting her legs to extend all the way to the floor
so she can dance on her own. Calling will come probably sometime right
after that. :)
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 8:07 PM, Liz and Bill
<staf186(a)ext.canterbury.ac.nz>wrote;wrote:
Hi Don,
Nice looking dance thanks. Raeden is getting early stage experience,
when can we expect her calling debut?
Cheers, Bill
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4:08 a.m.
I took video footage at the Scout House that Thursday night and could most likely provide
a video clip of Raeden Reel for you.
Brian Hamshar
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From: Don Veino <sharedweight_net(a)veino.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 5:16 PM
Subject: [Callers] New Dance: The Raeden Reel
Hi Folks, passing along a new dance I'm partial to (not the least reason
being that it's named after our baby daughter). The dance is by Bob Isaacs
and the composition was won as an auction item at a recent Concord Scout
House fundraiser by a friend of ours, whom named it after our young maiden.
It was first called at the Thursday 4/19/12 dance before NEFFA, to our
total surprise (and with Raeden dancing with us!).
There's a video of it being called by me this past Saturday (not my best go
of the evening :) to music by the new band Firefly at
http://youtu.be/tDtih1tgdVs .
-Don
The Raeden Reel – DI – Bob Isaacs
A1
(4,4) Bal., box the gnat
(8) Mad Robin
A2
(6) Cir. Lt. 3/4
(10) p swing
B1
(8) G allem. Lt. 1+1/2
(8) n swing
B2
(8) Rt. & Lt. Thru
(8) star Lt.
*Bob says: “In the Mad Robin, gents pass in front to start. All push off
from the box the gnat and can confidently look at their partner because
they know where their neighbor is.”*
*Sponsored by Robin Humes for Don and Sage Veino's daughter Raeden. Robin
won it at the Concord Scout House auction 11/12/11. Composed 4/12/12,
called first at the Scout House on 4/19/12.*
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cool
--- On Wed, 5/2/12, Brian Hamshar <bhamshar(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Brian Hamshar <bhamshar(a)yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Callers] New Dance: The Raeden Reel
To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net>
Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 12:08 AM
I took video footage at the Scout
House that Thursday night and could most likely provide a
video clip of Raeden Reel for you.
Brian Hamshar
________________________________
From: Don Veino <sharedweight_net(a)veino.com>
To: Callers(a)sharedweight.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 5:16 PM
Subject: [Callers] New Dance: The Raeden Reel
Hi Folks, passing along a new dance I'm partial to (not the
least reason
being that it's named after our baby daughter). The dance is
by Bob Isaacs
and the composition was won as an auction item at a recent
Concord Scout
House fundraiser by a friend of ours, whom named it after
our young maiden.
It was first called at the Thursday 4/19/12 dance before
NEFFA, to our
total surprise (and with Raeden dancing with us!).
There's a video of it being called by me this past Saturday
(not my best go
of the evening :) to music by the new band Firefly at
http://youtu.be/tDtih1tgdVs .
-Don
The Raeden Reel – DI – Bob Isaacs
A1
(4,4) Bal., box the gnat
(8) Mad Robin
A2
(6) Cir. Lt. 3/4
(10) p swing
B1
(8) G allem. Lt. 1+1/2
(8) n swing
B2
(8) Rt. & Lt. Thru
(8) star Lt.
*Bob says: “In the Mad Robin, gents pass in front to
start. All push off
from the box the gnat and can confidently look at their
partner because
they know where their neighbor is.”*
*Sponsored by Robin Humes for Don and Sage Veino's daughter
Raeden. Robin
won it at the Concord Scout House auction 11/12/11. Composed
4/12/12,
called first at the Scout House on 4/19/12.*
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6:02 p.m.
Thanks Brian, would love to see it.
-Don
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 12:08 AM, Brian Hamshar <bhamshar(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
I took video footage at the Scout House that Thursday
night and could most
likely provide a video clip of Raeden Reel for you.
Brian Hamshar
________________________________
From: Don Veino <sharedweight_net(a)veino.com>
To: Callers(a)sharedweight.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 5:16 PM
Subject: [Callers] New Dance: The Raeden Reel
Hi Folks, passing along a new dance I'm partial to (not the least reason
being that it's named after our baby daughter). The dance is by Bob Isaacs
and the composition was won as an auction item at a recent Concord Scout
House fundraiser by a friend of ours, whom named it after our young maiden.
It was first called at the Thursday 4/19/12 dance before NEFFA, to our
total surprise (and with Raeden dancing with us!).
There's a video of it being called by me this past Saturday (not my best go
of the evening :) to music by the new band Firefly at
http://youtu.be/tDtih1tgdVs .
-Don
The Raeden Reel – DI – Bob Isaacs
A1
(4,4) Bal., box the gnat
(8) Mad Robin
A2
(6) Cir. Lt. 3/4
(10) p swing
B1
(8) G allem. Lt. 1+1/2
(8) n swing
B2
(8) Rt. & Lt. Thru
(8) star Lt.
*Bob says: “In the Mad Robin, gents pass in front to start. All push off
from the box the gnat and can confidently look at their partner because
they know where their neighbor is.”*
*Sponsored by Robin Humes for Don and Sage Veino's daughter Raeden. Robin
won it at the Concord Scout House auction 11/12/11. Composed 4/12/12,
called first at the Scout House on 4/19/12.*
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3 May
3 May
11:46 p.m.
Thanks for sharing, Don.
I'm calling a dance in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday and will give it a whirl.
Mark Hillegonds
cell: 734-756-8441
email: mhillegonds(a)comcast.net
blog: www.defriction.com
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[mailto:callers-bounces@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Don Veino
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 5:16 PM
To: Callers(a)sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] New Dance: The Raeden Reel
Hi Folks, passing along a new dance I'm partial to (not the least reason
being that it's named after our baby daughter). The dance is by Bob Isaacs
and the composition was won as an auction item at a recent Concord Scout
House fundraiser by a friend of ours, whom named it after our young maiden.
It was first called at the Thursday 4/19/12 dance before NEFFA, to our total
surprise (and with Raeden dancing with us!).
There's a video of it being called by me this past Saturday (not my best go
of the evening :) to music by the new band Firefly at
http://youtu.be/tDtih1tgdVs .
-Don
The Raeden Reel - DI - Bob Isaacs
A1
(4,4) Bal., box the gnat
(8) Mad Robin
A2
(6) Cir. Lt. 3/4
(10) p swing
B1
(8) G allem. Lt. 1+1/2
(8) n swing
B2
(8) Rt. & Lt. Thru
(8) star Lt.
*Bob says: "In the Mad Robin, gents pass in front to start. All push off
from the box the gnat and can confidently look at their partner because they
know where their neighbor is."*
*Sponsored by Robin Humes for Don and Sage Veino's daughter Raeden. Robin
won it at the Concord Scout House auction 11/12/11. Composed 4/12/12, called
first at the Scout House on 4/19/12.*
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4 May
4 May
12:50 a.m.
Yes, thanks Don. I'm calling in Lexington, KY this weekend and will
give it a go!
Susan Moffett
On May 3, 2012, at 7:46 PM, Mark Hillegonds wrote:
Thanks for sharing, Don.
I'm calling a dance in Ann Arbor, MI on Saturday and will give it a
whirl.
Mark Hillegonds
cell: 734-756-8441
email: mhillegonds(a)comcast.net
blog: www.defriction.com
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[mailto:callers-bounces@sharedweight.net] On Behalf Of Don Veino
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 5:16 PM
To: Callers(a)sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] New Dance: The Raeden Reel
Hi Folks, passing along a new dance I'm partial to (not the least
reason
being that it's named after our baby daughter). The dance is by Bob
Isaacs
and the composition was won as an auction item at a recent Concord
Scout
House fundraiser by a friend of ours, whom named it after our young
maiden.
It was first called at the Thursday 4/19/12 dance before NEFFA, to
our total
surprise (and with Raeden dancing with us!).
There's a video of it being called by me this past Saturday (not my
best go
of the evening :) to music by the new band Firefly at
http://youtu.be/tDtih1tgdVs .
-Don
The Raeden Reel - DI - Bob Isaacs
A1
(4,4) Bal., box the gnat
(8) Mad Robin
A2
(6) Cir. Lt. 3/4
(10) p swing
B1
(8) G allem. Lt. 1+1/2
(8) n swing
B2
(8) Rt. & Lt. Thru
(8) star Lt.
*Bob says: "In the Mad Robin, gents pass in front to start. All push
off
from the box the gnat and can confidently look at their partner
because they
know where their neighbor is."*
*Sponsored by Robin Humes for Don and Sage Veino's daughter Raeden.
Robin
won it at the Concord Scout House auction 11/12/11. Composed
4/12/12, called
first at the Scout House on 4/19/12.*
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9 May
9 May
6:29 p.m.
Hi All:
Nice to see this dance has been well received so far. I'm sure it makes a proud Dad
even prouder. For those interested, here's some background on the choreography of
this dance. The A1 is not new, and goes back over 10 years to a dance I wrote for Jim
Kitch:
Kitch as Kitch Can Improper
A1. Balance, box the gnat, Mad Robin
A2. Gents allemande L 1 1/2, 1/2 hey (PR, LL, NR, GL)
B1. Partner gypsy and swing
B2. Ladies chain, star L
Jim in turn found a way to include a second swing:
Seven Sevens Becket
A1. Circle L 3/4, neighbor swing
A2. R and L through, star L
B1. W/next balance, box the gnat, Mad Robin
B2. Gents pass L, partner gypsy and swing
It is this dance that has become better known. Lesson learned; whenever one writes a good
dance with one swing, try to find a better dance with two swings.
So to write The Raeden Reel, I just switched the swing connectors. I also went back to
improper to emphasize the balance. The new transition in The Raeden Reel is the Mad
Robin/circle, which as far as I know isn't in other contras -
Bob
From: sharedweight_net(a)veino.com
Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 17:16:28 -0400
To: Callers(a)sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] New Dance: The Raeden Reel
Hi Folks, passing along a new dance I'm partial to (not the least reason
being that it's named after our baby daughter). The dance is by Bob Isaacs
and the composition was won as an auction item at a recent Concord Scout
House fundraiser by a friend of ours, whom named it after our young maiden.
It was first called at the Thursday 4/19/12 dance before NEFFA, to our
total surprise (and with Raeden dancing with us!).
There's a video of it being called by me this past Saturday (not my best go
of the evening :) to music by the new band Firefly at
http://youtu.be/tDtih1tgdVs .
-Don
The Raeden Reel – DI – Bob Isaacs
A1
(4,4) Bal., box the gnat
(8) Mad Robin
A2
(6) Cir. Lt. 3/4
(10) p swing
B1
(8) G allem. Lt. 1+1/2
(8) n swing
B2
(8) Rt. & Lt. Thru
(8) star Lt.
*Bob says: “In the Mad Robin, gents pass in front to start. All push off
from the box the gnat and can confidently look at their partner because
they know where their neighbor is.”*
*Sponsored by Robin Humes for Don and Sage Veino's daughter Raeden. Robin
won it at the Concord Scout House auction 11/12/11. Composed 4/12/12,
called first at the Scout House on 4/19/12.*
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7:12 p.m.
Last weekend Susan Moffett called this dance at the Lexington dance. I
loved the first part. Cary Ravitz and I worked on another alternate version
of it that he has up on his page now:
http://ravitz.us/miscdances/#rr. He just called it Raeden Reel alternate,
but it is actually very very close to Seven Sevens.
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Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 2:30 PM
To: Shared Weight
Subject: Re: [Callers] New Dance: The Raeden Reel
Hi All:
Nice to see this dance has been well received so far. I'm sure it makes a
proud Dad even prouder. For those interested, here's some background on the
choreography of this dance. The A1 is not new, and goes back over 10 years
to a dance I wrote for Jim Kitch:
Kitch as Kitch Can Improper
A1. Balance, box the gnat, Mad Robin
A2. Gents allemande L 1 1/2, 1/2 hey (PR, LL, NR, GL) B1. Partner gypsy
and swing B2. Ladies chain, star L
Jim in turn found a way to include a second swing:
Seven Sevens Becket
A1. Circle L 3/4, neighbor swing
A2. R and L through, star L
B1. W/next balance, box the gnat, Mad Robin B2. Gents pass L, partner
gypsy and swing
It is this dance that has become better known. Lesson learned; whenever one
writes a good dance with one swing, try to find a better dance with two
swings.
So to write The Raeden Reel, I just switched the swing connectors. I also
went back to improper to emphasize the balance. The new transition in The
Raeden Reel is the Mad Robin/circle, which as far as I know isn't in other
contras -
Bob
From: sharedweight_net(a)veino.com
Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 17:16:28 -0400
To: Callers(a)sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] New Dance: The Raeden Reel
Hi Folks, passing along a new dance I'm partial to (not the least
reason being that it's named after our baby daughter). The dance is by
Bob Isaacs and the composition was won as an auction item at a recent
Concord Scout House fundraiser by a friend of ours, whom named it after
our young
maiden.
It was first called at the Thursday 4/19/12 dance
before NEFFA, to our
total surprise (and with Raeden dancing with us!).
There's a video of it being called by me this past Saturday (not my
best go of the evening :) to music by the new band Firefly at
http://youtu.be/tDtih1tgdVs .
-Don
The Raeden Reel - DI - Bob Isaacs
A1
(4,4) Bal., box the gnat
(8) Mad Robin
A2
(6) Cir. Lt. 3/4
(10) p swing
B1
(8) G allem. Lt. 1+1/2
(8) n swing
B2
(8) Rt. & Lt. Thru
(8) star Lt.
*Bob says: "In the Mad Robin, gents pass in front to start. All push
off from the box the gnat and can confidently look at their partner
because they know where their neighbor is."*
*Sponsored by Robin Humes for Don and Sage Veino's daughter Raeden.
Robin won it at the Concord Scout House auction 11/12/11. Composed
4/12/12, called first at the Scout House on 4/19/12.*
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